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PRODUCT News
March 2017
MODERN MINING
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Metso introduced what it describes as
“revolutionary rock crushing technology”
at the recent CONEXPO-CON/AGG indus-
try event in Las Vegas. The Metso MX
TM
cone crusher is based on the patented
Multi-Action crushing technology, which
combines the piston and rotating bowl
into a single crusher.
According to Metso, the new crusher
provides a giant leap in profitability by cut-
ting operational costs 10 % and enabling
10 % higher uptime compared to tradi-
tional cone crushers.
“Aggregate producers are facing
increasing pressure on efficiency and
cost management. In order to meet these
demands, we rethought the crushing
basics and combined our long experience
in different cone crusher technologies with
our extensive engineering knowledge.
Two individual crushing methods based
on the piston and rotating bowl were con-
joined, and as a result, we created the MX
Cone with Multi-Action technology,” says
Jouni Mahonen, VP, Global Sales & Product
Support at Metso.
Designed for the most demanding rock
conditions and with a special focus on
automated adjustment features, the Metso
MX is said to enable extremely cost-effec-
tive and safe operations. It also provides a
very high reduction ratio with a premium
end-product shape and consistency critical
in aggregate applications. Its robust design
makes the Metso MX also very suitable for
demanding mining applications.
The key benefit of the Metso pat-
ented Multi-Action technology is the easy
under-load setting adjustment and wear
compensation without having to stop the
process. This can now be combined with
extended wear life and better mechani-
cal protection. Optimal cavity design,
stroke direction and effectively distributed
crushing action lead to the ultimate rock-
on-rock crushing motion. This combined
with the innovative Multi-Action tech-
nology results in extended maintenance
intervals and higher production.
The Metso MX also provides maxi-
mised tramp release distance with high
protection against uncrushable objects
and overloading. The crusher can uti-
lise up to 70 % of the mass of new wear
parts – a record-breaking utilisation rate.
Thanks to the intelligent design of the
crusher, the quality characteristics of all
sized end-product fractions stay consistent
throughout the lifetime of the wear parts.
Metso, tel (+27 11) 961-4000
Metso introduces innovative cone crusher
The newMetso MX
TM
cone crusher.