12 Mining Constru C tion 1 2013 W i t h m o r e t h a n h a l f a m i l l i o n s q u a r e meters of e xhibition space the Bauma trade sho ws in Munich are the lar gest in the w orld The upcoming constr uction sho w will see more than 3 000 companies competing for attention b ut Mining Construction s tip is to look for Booth 1108 in the outdoor area Here Atlas Copco will be displa ying its range of drill rigs and much more designed to mak e constr uction easier and f aster b ut abo v e all more cost effcient Flexi ro C t 45 slashes fuel bills Star of the Atlas Copco sho w will be the Fle xiR OC T45 a ne w tophammer surf ace drill rig equipped with the latest rock drill COP 3060 Lik e its predecessor the R OC F9 the Fle xiR OC T45 is a g reat produc tion w orkhorse b ut no w of fers higher pro duction capacity as w ell as outstanding fuel effcienc y F ield studies sho w that depending on the rock conditions the rig consumes onl y half as much fuel as the R OC F9 using the same rock drill And the COP 3060 rock drill using the T60 drill string drills lar ge diameter holes with top perfor mance and reliability Mario Santillan Product Manager at Atlas Copco Surf ace Drilling Equipment s a y s I t i s a g r e a t a c c o m pl i s hm e n t t o increase producti vity and drilling capac ity w hile reducing fuel consumption so dramaticall y The k e y to this achie v ement lies in a number of inno v ati v e solutions w hich ef fec ti v el y reduce unnecessar y ener gy losses and increase producti vity F or e xample the air fo w and the dust collector f an speed can all be adjusted b y the operator during drilling according to actual w orking demands The speed of the engine and compressor are then adjusted automaticall y In addition the number of hoses and couplings ha v e been drasticall y reduced the smaller h ydraulic tank mak es it possib le to use biode g radab le h ydraulic oil and the rig is also easier to ser vice and maintain Added to this the T ier 4 engine T ier 3 optional reduces par ticle emissions b y 90 percent Where the smart money goes Ne xt in the spotlight is the Smar tR OC T40 a drill rig w hich made its deb ut at the Inter mat sho w in P aris in 2012 and lik e the Fle xiR OC T45 has also been highl y praised for its lo w fuel consumption During tests in fv e European countries this rig also pro v ed that it is capab le of reducing fuel costs b y up to 50 percent compared to pre vious models and under nor mal drilling conditions This is thanks to a completel y ne w design platfor m w hich automaticall y re gulates the amount of ener gy required for an y gi v en function optimizing the po w er suppl y to vital components and decreasing the risk of w aste through h ydraulic leakage As a result the engine al w a ys r uns at optimum effcienc y w hich not onl y reduces fuel consumption b ut also reduces the num ber of times the rig has to stop w ork in order t o b e r e f u e l l e d T h e r i g c a n a l s o b e e q u i p p e d with a silence kit and radio remote control t ough crusher makes an impact As Atlas Copco is no w a major supplier of stone cr ushing equipment this aspect of the constr uction b usiness will also be w ell represente d in the displa y with the Atlas Copco P o w ercr usher PC5 impact cr usher The PC5 is an e xtremel y rob ust cr ushing machine designed to withstand the tough est of conditions w hile maintaining a high output capacity It is ideal for processing soft to mediumhard natural stone for road b uilding and constr uction and demolition materials In cer tain applications it can be used as a primar y unit eliminating up to tw o cr ushing stages Cutting edge way to remove rock Another area in w hich Atlas Copco has recentl y tak en a strong position is the dimensio n stone industr y with the Speed Cut range of diamond wire sa w rock cutters Originall y designed e xclusi v el y for dimen sion stone quar r ying the v ersatile SpeedCut has pro v en to be equall y at home on urban constr uction sites As infrastr ucture projects increase in inner city areas w hich are sensiti v e to noise and vibration the ability to carefull y cut and remo v e lar ge slabs of rock b y cutting is one alter nati v e to drilling and b lasting A case in point is the City Line project B a uma 20 1 3 s pringtime in M uni CH Construction professionals from around the world will gather in Munich Germany this April for Bauma 2013 the 30th trade show devoted to the international construction industry The show at the New Munich T rade Fair Centre April 1521 promises to draw some 400 000 visitors from more than 200 nations and there s one booth they will not want to miss