Mechanical Technology

Mechanical Technology — August 2015

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Materials handling and minerals processing

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he Metso NW Series is the

first and only wheel-mounted

crushing plant on the market

that fits compactly into standard

40 ft (12 m) containers so that it can

be shipped quickly and cost efficiently

overseas or via a railway network.

A complete plant in a single day

The combination of Metso NW106

primary jaw crushing plant and the

NW220GPD secondary cone crushing

plant with a large dual-slope screen has

been optimised to be relocated regularly.

Hydraulically fine-adjustable support

legs, hopper walls and screen lifting fa-

cilitate fast installation and dismantling.

The plant has also been designed to be

“easy and safe to operate and maintain

on site”, explains Eric Lavieville, global

product manager, portable plants at

Metso.

“Setting up a conventional portable

crushing and screening plant often re-

quires preparations with foundations

and other site conditions. The new Metso

NW Series plant solution is designed to

avoid all these challenges, and only mini-

Rapid set up of full-scale

crushing and screening plant

Metso, a leading company in the mining and aggregates industries and in

the flow control business, has introduced the Metso NW Series crushing and

screening plant solution to the global market. The solution enables plant

setup in less than 12 hours without heavy cranes, allowing customers to

make the most challenging crushing sites more profitable and to move to

another site more easily.

The Metso NW106 wheel-mounted portable

jaw crusher is designed to fit into a standard

40 ft (12 m) container.

A 20% higher capacity is being achieved,

mainly because of the powerful Nordberg

GP220 cone crusher and its new dual-slope

screen.

The combination of the Metso NW106 pri-

mary jaw crushing plant and the NW220GPD

secondary cone crushing plant with a large

dual-slope screen requires no foundations

and has been designed to be “easy and safe”

to operate and maintain on site.

mal preparations on site are required,”

Lavieville continues.

“Metso’s completely new plant con-

veyor design with fewer support legs

makes setup quick and simple. No

heavy cranes or concrete foundations

are needed. Service platforms on the

conveyors make daily operations easier

and safer,” he adds.

Increased production and full

process control

Typical capacity of the Metso NW Series

portable plant with very hard feed mate-

rial and four calibrated end products is

20% higher when compared with any

conventional solution now available in the

same size class. The increased capacity

is mainly achieved by the powerful Nor-

dberg GP220 cone crusher and the new

dual-slope screen. The screen enables

higher screening performance, and the

whole process can be precisely adjusted

by Metso’s new process control system.

The new Metso IC50C process control

system is designed to form a seamless

combination between the primary crush-

ing stage and the secondary crushing and

screening stage of the plant. The whole

process can be started and stopped by

the push of a single button, making daily

operations easy and safe.

“The IC50C system has been devel-

oped to meet customer expectations for

consistent production, safety and easy

control of the whole process. Feed and

discharge conveyor control, wear com-

pensation, auto setting adjustment and

computer remote control are just a few of

the many benefits the system offers. The

innovative Metso IC50C system comes

standard with the Metso NW Series

crushing and screening plant,” concludes

Lavieville.