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VOLUME 6 • NO. 5 NOVEMBER 06 - JANUARY 07

SPECIAL FEATURES 8 Concrete Cutting Survey 2006

17 EDCO enhances Street Saw

New smart vacuum from US Ruwac

18 Diamond Products introducesCC4100D rear differential diesel saw

Diamond Products introduce new cut off saw

Diamond Products CC1600 wallsaw in high cycle models

Grab-n-Tote makes concreteslab removal easier

Husqvarna ConstructionProducts launches new brand

20 Ruwac’s new DS 2 Power-houseSeries Vacuum

New dry Core System forreinforced concrete

The Braxx Tornado Saw CutsConcrete with Ease

New Power Units from Diamond Products

Sensors & Software inc. announcesConquestView Version 2

21 Tractive gears up for Bauma

22 Adamas and Core Powertoolsat work in Iceland

HTC950-RC floor grinder forPolyseal in Australia

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CONTENTSPDi • issue no. 5 Dec. 06 - Jan 07 • volume 6

REGULARSEditorial

4 “The scoop of the year”

Is training becoming accepted way of life?

Business 6 Daiichi Cutter promotes new President

DITEQ new staff

Brokk’s new appointments

ICS appoints new sales zonemanager for the northeast

ICS new digital library

K2 Diamond appoints new regional sales manager

Growing Eastern market for Hydro-Tec

A happy wire saw owner

Reports12 Life on the cutting edge

32 Adamas refocus long term stragety

38 “Is Sweden’s heaviest an FRD?”

Association News24 The European lobbyist for the

demolition industry

25 “Recycled aggregates potentiallycheaper than primary materials”

24 Guidance notes for high reach demolition rigs

42 Demolition Conference 2007 in Berlin

CSDA/OSHA alliance provides free seminar

IACDS release second edition of its standard“Tolerances and Limits forConstruction Drilling and Sawing”

Demolition27 Decontamination and demolition

of chemical industry complex in Cyprus

30 ”Shaken but not stirred”

31 “David meets Goliath”

Shows34 World of Concrete 2007

Recycling40 Terex Pegson XR400 crusher for

UK demolition contractor

First demo of Red Rhino’s new 3PL 4000

DSB - simply easy to use

New Breaker from Bobcat

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23 Boost for JCB breaker in handarm vibration test

New vibration reducedCP 0017 pick hammer

New Mid-range Mini-excavator from Bobcat

28 Nimbus service keeps the blades cutting

36 Pure Remote Controled “Sisu”

NEWS

Italy:A country tofall in love withpage: 3

The Italian Demolition Industry:“A Euro 500 million revenue”page: 4

“Who is General Smontaggi?”page: 3

A Mix of the Sweet LifePresentation of Italian manufacturerspage: 8-15

SpecialSupplement:Italy

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Is trainingbecomingacceptedway of life?

Words from O’Brien“The scoopof the year”WHEN YOU RECEIVE this issue of PDi, year 2006 will have passed and a new year

started. I hope you all had a nice Christmas and a good start to the New Year. As

always the combined December/January issue of PDi provides flash backs of the

previous year’s events and are included in our Concrete Cutting Survey. With help

from the umbrella association The International Association of Concrete Drillers

and Sawers, we are providing some statistics relating to the size of the international

concrete sawing and drilling industry. From previous issues of PDi, CSDA’s magazine

Concrete Openings, other association magazines and completely new material, we

are publishing several reports on new products and other events that occurred in

the concrete cutting industry during 2006.

As this issue is largely dedicated to the concrete cutting industry we are including

an article about the US diamond chain saw manufacturer ICS Blount. PDi Editor

North America Jim Parsons recently met with ICS marketing manager Joe Taccogna.

In addition we include our Italian Supplement presenting the Italian

demolition, recycling and concrete sawing and drilling industries. The supplement

is included as an extra magazine in the centre of the issue.

In October the European Demolition Association held their autumn session

in Stockholm. Several interesting subjects were discussed of great importance for

the future development of the European demolition industry. PDi’s specialist on

demolition and recycling, Heikki Harri, reports on page 40 to 42.

Also included in this issue are details of several new products to be launched at

the two important trade shows this year, World of Concrete 2007 in Las Vegas and

Bauma 2007 in Munich. On page 50 there is a list of exhibitors at World of Concrete

related to our industries.

In addition Furukawa Rock Drills in Europe has taken the delivery of one of

the biggest hydraulic breakers in Sweden, the F100 weighing over 7 t. The Swedish

demolition contractor Lodab bought the breaker and reports that it has exceeded

expectations.

In this issue we also have a scoop relating to remotely controlled demolition

equipment. As the first magazine in the world we are publishing on pages 52 - 53

an article about a completely new brand of demolition robot, the Finmac F16. The

Swedish manufacturer Brokk AB dominates this market, particularly in Europe

and USA. Finmac is up against a tough competitor, but the company is convinced

that there is a market for one more

brand. The Finmac robot will be

introduced at Bauma in April.

And last I would like to thank all

our contributors and advertisers for

2006 and I wish you all the best in the

New Year.Jan Hermansson

[email protected]

Can it be that the sawing and drilling

community is maturing to the point that

training of operators, management and

sales people is becoming an accepted

way of life? Some countries where the

government mandates training for sawing

and drilling operators have well establis-

hed programs. However, those countries

where training is not required, naturally,

have less participation. It has always been

much easier to put off training when

facing obstacles to keep a business alive.

When I first became involved with

CSDA in the 1980’s, the association had

no formal training programmes and the

group was reluctant to develop training

programs. Those operators who had

been in the business many years were

the experts and, therefore, there was no

need for formal training programmes. But

gradually over the years, CSDA began

to establish training programmes and

many of those experts realized that they

might not know all there was to know.

The introduction of the 101 courses by

CSDA in the past few years has lead to

a strong interest by owners to send

operators to these courses, which are

meant for new employees so that they

can learn the r ight way from the

beginning.

Many companies realize the benefits

of properly-trained employees - reduce

time lost on the job due to accidents and

increased productivity to the smarter

worker. The CSDA Insurance Programme

has opened many eyes since it collects

data that dramatically shows where

accidents occur and how frequently.

Better training of employees is often the

best option to reduce future risk and

improve the general profitability of the

business.

In some industries where safety and

training are ingrained, training as a part

of risk management is mandated for

anyone who comes to work on a job site.

The chemical industry is one of the

leaders in this area and it is virtually

impossible for any sawing and drilling

operator to come on a job site unless

they have successfully completed all the

required safety training programs and are

certified to be on the job. Even sales

people are required to complete training

programs or they are not permitted on

the job site.

Sales people are increasingly

required to be certified in order to be on

certain job sites. In the U.S., some states

are requir ing sales people are to

complete the 10-Hour OSHA

Construction Safety course or they are

not allowed on the job. A recent highway

death of a sales person has also lead to

a manufacturer requiring that all their

sales persons be OSHA certified. It is a

shame that an unfortunate death was

required to change the mentality, but

soon a similar type of certification or

training will be required on more and

more job sites.

The sawing and drilling industry that

began 60 some years ago has indeed

matured as the industry has expanded

many times over. With more visibility

comes more scrutiny and formal training

programmes wi l l help educate

employees so that the industry can

continue to grow and thrive. Training is

the key and associations will fill a critical

need in developing training programmes

for future generations of employees.

Best regardsPatrick O’Brien

President IACDS

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Daiichi Cutterpromotes newPresidentOne of the world’s biggest concrete sawing anddrilling contractors Daiichi Cutter has changedmanagement members recently. The twofounders Yoshio Nagano and Takashi Watanaberetired last September and Shunichi Hirose hasbecome the new president.

The President Shunichi Hirose was born in1952 and brought up in Hokkaido, the northernpart of Japan. After serving in the Air Force, hemajored in chemistry at the Kitami Institute ofTechnology. Soon after graduating from the col-lege, he started working for Daiichi-Cutter in1977. Since then, he has experiencedmanagerial positions at several branch offices,appointed as a director in 1993 and becomea president in September 2006.

The two founders, Yoshio Nagano, andTakashi Watanabe had retired in September, dueto the company’s regulation which stipulatesdirector’s retirement age at 65. The new presi-dent and any other five directors, have no familyrelationships with the founders, since thecompany’s regulation prohibits director’s child-ren from entering the company.

www.daiichi-cutter.co.jp

DITEQ new staffDITEQ, which manufactures and supplies highquality diamond tools and construction relatedequipment, has made several additions to itsstaff. These include, South eastern RegionalSales Manager Art Phenis, , Western RegionalSales Manager Jeff Nelson, Strategic AccountRepresentatives Casey Hutsell, Cindy Stevens,Dave Kurle, Jeff Teddy, Keith Baird, Kevin Pavlichand Mark Hall, and Strategic Accounts Mana-ger Alan Hutsell.

Brokk’s newappointmentsIn an effort to further strengthen service and

support, Brokk has appointed Jonas Petters-son as a full time field mechanic. With a longexperience in Europe, Jonas wil l servecustomers throughout the US and Canada. Inaddition, William D. Smith has been appointedMidwest Sales Manager. Before joining Brokk,Smith held a number of executive level salespositions with various companies in the industry.In his last post he marketed surveyingequipment and diamond blades.

www.brokkinc.com

ICS newdigital libraryICS has a new Web si te at

ICS appoints newsales zone managerfor the northeastICS Blount Inc. has appointed Bill Vasta as thenew sales zone manager for the northeast U.S.Vasta joined the ICS heavy user division inJanuary 2006. He brings vast experience andprofessionalism to help to provide seasonedprofessional support to the pro-cutter market.Vasta has 29 years of experience with cuttingequipment, including 10 years as a district ser-vice manager, 10 years as a territory managerand 9 years as a regional sales manager.

www.icsbestway.com

www.icsdownload.com, which features digitalimages of all the ICS products, PDF files for allICS product literature, price lists, replacementparts lists and operator and shop manuals.

K2 Diamond appointsnew regional salesmanagerK2 Diamond has appointed Rich Gladinus asRegional Sales Manager for the Northwest areaof the United States. Gladinus graduated fromMonmouth College in Illinois and has been inthe cutting industry for the past 25 years. Hisproduct and application knowledge, combinedwith his industry experience, will be of greatvalue to all professional cutters in the Northwest.

Hydro-Tec sums up there participation inthe Zagreb fair as very interesting in particularfor concrete sawing and drilling equipment.

www.hydro-tec.de

A happywire saw ownerThe Indian demolition and concrete cutting firmTrinity Stewards PVT, we reported on in PDi issue2-06, has provided an update. After the first storywe published Trinity contacted Tyrolit as they wereinterested in purchasing a new wire sawing sys-tem in order to take on a large concrete bridgedemolition.

“Now we are a proud owner of a new TyrolitHydrostress wire sawing system”, says MrSritharan, founder and owner of Trinity Stewards.

The structure was a precast prestressed M40grade concrete. During the preparation of it thestructure got damaged and had to be disposed.

“Using the Tyrolit Hydrostress wire saw sys-tem we saw the structure into several small pieces.The performance of the hydraulic wire saw wasexcellent. It was simply marvelous to see the wiresaw slicing through the heavy reinforced concretelike a heated knife into butter. Further I would liketo say that we were able to buy this machinebecause of PDI magazine. Now my company’scapacity and confidence has enhanced ten fold,”ends a happy Sritharan.

Growing Easternmarket for Hydro-TecThe German company Hydro-Tec, offering avariety of first class equipment for concretecutting an light demolition tasks, has been veryactive in East Europe this year. The focus onthe eastern block of Europe is a strategic stepfor Hydro-Tec and this year they have attendedshows in Moscow, Bukarest, Budapest andlately also Zagreb in Croatia, all with very goodresults. Hydro-Tec reports that the autumn fairin Zagreb was stamped of many interestedcustomers from the Croatian construction andconcrete sawing and drilling industry. Specialinterest counted the core drilling systems withhigh frequency core drill motors. In the largercities as well as Zagreb and the vacationsstrongholds Split, Zadar and Rijeka, many newbuildings in module method of building emerge.Gaps for installation directions of the guilds forheating and sanitary first retroactively arebrought in. The specialty public showed a greatinterest for in particular the core drillingequipment from Hydro-Tec. Several hand helddrill motors in the achievement class until 2.0kW for the use in that dry and wet drilling weresold directly in the stand. Hydro-Tec offeredhand held core drills for concrete, brick andmasonry up to 70 mm, as well as core drillsfor dry drilling in concrete, brick stone, masonryand Schamotte up to 200 mm.

PDi concretecutting survey 2006

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The International Association of Concrete Drillers and Sawershas, as usual, provided the latest worldwide market figures.However, due to several member countries not providingfigures for this year it is hard to give a complete picture. Thetotal number of concrete sawing and drilling contractors haseven declined from 10,868 contractors at the end of 2004 to10,780 at the end of 2005. But only Germany, Sweden,Switzerland, United Kingdom and USA have provided figuresfor 2005. Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic,Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, NewZealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia and Spain have not updatedtheir figures. It is not clear if there are any changes in thesemarkets.

Slight market increasesThe German association has reported a slight increase of 10members between 2004 and 2005, while the total Germanmarket shows a decrease of 100 concrete cutting companiesfrom 1300 to 1200. The average annual revenue has also dec-reased from US$ 400,000 to US$350,000 bringing the total

German concrete cutting market to a value ofUS$420,000,000 from US$520,000,000 in 2004. This rat-her drastic change is surprising, as the German constructionindustry has shown a slight upturn over the last two years.Also Switzerland’s latest figures are showing a decrease. Thenumber of member companies stays the same but the totalnumber of sawing and drilling contractors has gone downfrom 320 to 300 and the average annual revenue hasdropped from US$ 450,000 to US$435,000 as well as thetotal market value for Switzerland now lies atUS$130,500,000. The United Kingdom is unchanged for2005 with 83 members in the association, and an estimated250 contractors with average annual revenue of US$600,000and a total market value of US$150,000,000.

The two member associations in IACDS showingincreased figures for 2005 are Sweden and USA. The Swe-dish association reports an increase of 5 members from 97to 102. The total number of concrete sawing and drillingcontractors stands at 475. With unchanged annual averagerevenue of US$500,000 the total market value stays on US$

Another year has

ended for the world’s

concrete cutting

industry. Even though

several of the world’s

markets have been

experiencing an

upturn in terms of

concrete sawing and

drilling projects, there

have been no major

changes.

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235,500,000. There is also a similar small increase in the USA.The total number of members in the association has risen from326 to 333. The increase of 7 members does not affect thetotal estimated number of 2,300 contractors as well as theaverage revenue of US$ 2,100,000. The total US market valueis US$4,830,000,000.

The world market value in terms of concrete sawing anddrilling for 2005 is US$9,898,100,000, compared withUS$9,972,800,000 in 2004. But with incomplete statisticsthe true picture is not clear.

West holds positions while east is increasingHowever, the figures do indicate that the western markets heldtheir positions. 2006 has also showed a strong increase onmany European markets in terms of construction and althoughthere are no figures for 2006 estimates suggest a slight increasefor the year. PDi estimates that the markets of Eastern Europehave been doing well and showing steady growth. Russiareports some 200 companies working with concrete sawingand drilling today. About 20 of these are professional concretesawing and drilling contractors with an estimated turn overbetween Euro 150,000 to 500,000. Action has been taken toset up a Russian concrete sawing and drilling association anddiscussions in this direction were held last summer in Moscow.Other eastern European markets, like Hungary, Bulgaria andRomania are also showing clear signs towards a more confor-med concrete cutting industry.

The annual market survey from IACDS has, for manyyears, listed 21 countries reporting concrete sawing and dril-ling activities. We would like to see more on that list as concretecutting methods are used in many other markets. In 2006 wereported from India where professional concrete sawing anddrilling techniques have been taking a stronger foothold. Thereis also similar activity in Brazil, Argentina and Chile. In marketswhere concrete sawing and drilling is in its infancy, but wherean association does not yet exist, it is often the manufacturersof concrete sawing and drilling equipment that hold the markettogether. The manufacturers also play an important role inbringing contractors together, allowing them to exchangeexperiences. The Russian market is a good example of thiswhere suppliers like Hilti, Husqvarna Construction Products,Tyrolit and several others regularly organise client meetingsthroughout the country.

Easier US access or bigger US interest?From PDi’s regular contact with the industry’s manufacturers,

most report a good market climate for the past two years.Several have increased production with most coming fromdemand from new markets, such as Poland, Czech Republicand Hungary, while others, like Russia, Ukraine, Belarus,Bulgaria and Romania are still developing. Most of the in-ternational manufacturers of concrete sawing and drillingequipment are European based, although they operate ona multi national basis. European diamond toolmanufacturers have lost a great deal to Chinese and Kor-ean manufacturers but not yet on the equipment front.

What is remarkable is that the USA still is very weakin the international concrete sawing and drilling equipmentbusiness. But the US domestic market is so strong the USmanufacturers have generally shown little interest inpromoting their products abroad. There is one exception.ICS Blount is a true international player with a strongfoothold in Europe. The situation with demolitionequipment is different and the majority of the US brandsare exported worldwide. During the last two years severalEuropean manufacturers have been successful selling theirequipment in the US. This is quite an achievement, as theUS market has been considered closed and hard to breakin to for non-US manufacturers.

From a method point of view concrete sawing and dril-ling has been carried out in different ways in Europe andUSA. The Americans tend to be more into heavy-dutyequipment in size, weight and power, while the Europeansprefer light and compact equipment. The two continent’sconcrete cutter industries have been moving towards eachother. Europe’s concrete cutting equipment manufacturershave adapted and developed the high frequency techniquesthat originally came from the US. Several Europeanmanufacturers are selling their products in the US and tosome extent large equipment has been replaced by lighterand compact powerful systems.

Besides the major manufacturers like, HusqvarnaConstruction Products, Tyrolit and Hilti, that havestrengthened their positions in the US, companies such asTractive, with the Pentruder system, EDT eurodima andHTC have become common brands in the US market. TheUS market has always been and is more tempting then everfor overseas manufacturers. The US concrete cuttingindustry is now worth more then US$5,000,000,000,which is about 2.5 times more then the value of the Euro-pean concrete sawing and drilling industry.

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YOU CAN’T WALK THOUGH THE PORTLAND, Ore., headquartersof ICS Blount, Inc., without passing a model of thecompany’s first diamond chain concrete cutting saw. Asthe forerunner of the flagship 853Pro series of hydrauliccutters, the tool is a fitting reminder of the convergence ofinfluences and ideas that made ICS’s patented diamond-segmented chain technology possible.

Roots in the timber industryAppropriately for a company based in the U.S. PacificNorthwest, ICS has roots in the timber industry. Anentrepreneurial employee of Oregon Cutting Systems(OCS), the wood saw manufacturing division of parentcompany Blount, Inc., discovered that the precision grin-ding qualities of diamond chains made them ideal forconstruction and demolition applications.

“At that point, ICS manufactured only guide bars anddiamond chains for other companies,” explains MarketingManager Joe Taccogna. “As the opportunity to focus onthe construction market became clear, ICS began to developa complete diamond chain concrete cutting saw, which weintroduced in early 1994.”

“5 percent of the world’s market”Just over a decade later, ICS has captured 5 percent of theworld’s hand-held saw and diamond tool markets with atotal of six gas-powered and hydraulic models of cuttingsaws, as well as eight types of chains in lengths from 9 to 24 in. that are engineered for different materials and user

preferences. ICS also manufactures hydraulic power packs,slurry vacuum systems, and other specialty accessories.

In addition, the company has established a solid in-ternational presence, with 40 % of

its sales outside the U.S. Whilemost customer support is hand-led from the Portlandheadquarters, the company isaugmenting its existing sales and

distribution operations in Nivelles,Belgium, with representatives in

Germany and the U.K.

Straight from the sourceICS’s success is not due solely to an innovative means

to do concrete cutting and demolition work.“We felt that the best way to learn about this

business was to focus on and work with the peoplewho did the most of it,” says Taccogna, pointing to

ICS’s active involvement in the Concrete Sawing andDrilling Association as an example. “Our managers haveserved as CSDA leaders and training course instructors,and in other professional development roles.”

One of the most important lessons gleaned from thisindustry immersion is that no two cutting contractors are

Text: Jim Parsons

Photo: ICS Blount

US manufacturer ICSBlount in Portlandintroduced their firstcomplete diamondchain concrete cuttingsaws in 1994. In just12 years the brand hasbecome well knownamong professionalconcrete cutters aro-und the world. PDi’sJIm Parsons reports.

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alike, and that the mantra of ”faster, better, cheaper” is amoving target that requires constant product innovationand improvement.

“Concrete cutting is a relatively small, specializedindustry, so contractors are almost always busy,” saysTaccogna says. “Our strength is that we offer a labour andtime saving tool, but there has to be more to it than that.Contractors are looking to us to enhance capabilities suchas flush cutting, which allows them to use a saw closer to awall, making square openings in deep wall panels forductwork and utilities without the need for overcuts; andportability so that they can work virtually anywhere.”

Similarly, industry-wide cost pressures requirecontractors to closely monitor the return on their investmentin tools and equipment. “If someone is going to pay acertain amount for your product,” says Taccogna. “You hadbetter make sure it lives up to their expectations.”

That’s one reason why ICS has tailored its product linenot only by speed and job type, but also by expected use.The gas-powered 6.5-hp 633GC and its somewhat slimmercousin, the 5.7-hp 613GC, are designed for contractors whohave a wide range of cutting needs on a weekly to monthlybasis.

For the rigors of everyday use, ICS’s hydraulic 853Proseries provides ruggedness without compromising flexibility.The 853Pro-F flush-cut saw with the WallWalker® feature

allows users to easily make cuts within .087 inches of anadjoining wall. A compact model in the series, the 11-hp 814Pro, provides hydraulic cutting power in a moreportable package.

An affordable advantagePractical value also underscores the newest ICS productline Redzaw®, enabling the company to reach beyondthe core market of professional concrete cutters. A smal-ler-scale version of ICS’s other lines, the gas-powered 4.2-hp RZ60 cutting saw can use chain bars up to 12 in.long, while the comparable RZ60C Chop saw usescircular diamond blades up to 14 in. (356 mm) in dia-meter.

“It’s the same diamond chain technology as our otherlines and the 60cc motor is virtually identical to the 80ccmotor in the 613CG”, says Taccogna. “We’ve simplyfound a way to put them in a smaller, more affordablepackage.”

Diamonds may be the source of ICS products’ uniquecutting capability, but it’s the micro-sized o-rings thatprovide their durability. “The o-rings seal the chain jointsfrom grit and water, helping to balance the life of thechain chassis with the life of the diamond segments,”

Joe Taccogna, MarketingManager at ICS.

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says Taccogna. “Otherwise, you’re literally throwing awaydiamonds.”

Taccogna is quick to add that manufacturingrefinements are helping mitigate the added costs of diamondchains. Once entirely manual, the assembly process is now

largely automated. “There’s still some hands-on work,but our machines can precisely spot any

improperly set components,” he says.

Future featuresCurrent and prospective users of

diamond chain cutting saws can count on even moreproduct innovations thanks to ICS’s active research anddevelopment programme, which takes advantage of OCS’snationally recognized testing lab. One initiative is focusingon an alternative material chain that can be used to cutductile iron.

Taccogna says that ICS is also committed tocultivating the cutting profession itself.

“We’ve evolved our sales force to caterto the specific needs of our market,placing a big emphasis on training for

heavy users,” he says. “That’s alreadywell established in the U.S. and Belgium, and will soon beprovided by our U.K. sales group as well.”

“That approach is not limited to simply understandingvarious aspects of cutting technology,” adds Taccogna. “Wesupport CSDA’s efforts to help operators improve their ownprofessional abilities, such as making estimating and other

management skills part of their classes. Raising theindustry’s professional profile will helpeveryone do a better job for their customers.That’s an outcome that benefits everybody.”

www.icsbestway.com

ICS Model 613GC

ICS Model 633GC

ICS Model 814 MIni

ICS Model 853Pro-F

ICS Model 853Pro

ICS Model PRK Angle

ICS Model RZ60

ICS Model RZ60C

The slurry collector.

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“Concrete bits and pieces”On the following pages there are some flash backs of eventslast year. In January 2006 Tyrolit started out with a majorcustomer event inviting hundreds of clients mostly from Eu-rope to its head office in Schwaz, Austria.

Dutch company Core Powertools with its first CX20model launched a new brand of core drill motor in 2006.

The diamond tool manufacturer Hagby Asahi was soldin spring 2006 to Sandvik AB. Hagby was originally Swedishbut was bought by Japanese Asahi Group during the 1990s.With the new owner Sandvik the more then 50 year old com-pany is restored to Swedish ownership. Another Swedish com-pany Husqvarna Construction Products AB was formed as anindependent company with their brands Dimas, Partner andDiamant Boart. Just before Christmas the company advisedthat the Dimas and Partner brands have been replaced withHusqvarna. Only Diamant Boart is unchanged as it has a verylong history, especially in the stone industry (see page 18).

During the spring of 2006 the German plumbing and

installations equipment manufacturer RothenbergerGroup outside Frankfurt acquired the Austrianmanufacturer eurodima. Rothenberger is a world leaderin their field with more than 2,500 employees. Eurodimais now known as EDT eurodima. The acquisition was animportant step for eurodima and with the financial muscleof the Rothenberger Group EDT eurodima can focus oncontinuous product development. EDT eurodima haslaunched the 18 kW high frequency wall saws SB170, alsocalled Typhoon and also the bigger 32 kW SB320 namedTornado. Both saws have become very popular in the USmarket and over 30 of the SB170s are operating in theUSA and sold through its distributor Sanders Saws, whichis part of the Multiquip Group.

Concrete floor grinding equipmentAnother group of products that has strengthened its posi-tion among concrete sawing and drilling contractors, aswell as light demolition and renovation contractors, is floorgrinding equipment. As this method is closely related,many contractors are picking up floor grinding as anadditional service. The biggest company in this field isHTC Sweden AB. With strong organic growth HTC hasgone from a small local player in the beginning of the1990s to a world leader with new production plant anddevelopment centre in Söderköping, some 150 km southof Stockholm. A new US office provides marketing, salesand service functions and assembly for the US market.HTC also has its own sales company in Germany and isusing another 20 distributors in its sales work.

HTC has experienced strong growth in the lastthree years, which made the UK investment company3i Group plc interested in the family owned business.Since the second half of 2006 3i has bought 34% ofthe shares and will take an active part in the future ex-pansion of the company.

German Schwamborn, founded in 1935 by AloisSchwamborn, is selling its floor grinding productsworldwide, and launched the new planetary grinderDSM 800SDOC at the beginning of 2006. The com-pany also launched the new BEF 250scarifier. AnotherSwedish floor grinding equipment manufacturerScanmaskin launched its new ScanCombiflex 500. The500 model is a planetary machine, weighs 120 kg andhas been developed for tough conditions and hard toremove coatings.

Dust extraction equipmentAnother type of equipment closely related to concretecutting, light demolition, renovation and floor grindingis dust extraction and slurry collector equipment. The USmanufacturer Ruwac in Holyoke, Massachusetts haslaunched two new models. First is the fully portable anddual motor Little Red WNS 2220 vacuum for the concreteindustry. This is Ruwac’s most compact machine (see page44). The company has also introduced the redesigned DS2 Powerhouse Series vacuums, suited for continuous dustextraction (see page 39). Ideal for any industry dealingwith fine, dry problematic materials like powder and dust,the Powerhouse Series is powerful enough to be used incentral vacuum systems while remaining portable andfeatures a redesigned, maintenance-free filtration system.

Two other well-know dust extraction equipmentmanufacturers joined forces at the beginning of 2006. Pull-man Scandinavia acquired Ermator AB and formed Pull-man Ermator AB. Both companies had a strong footholdin Europe and presented a wide range of models for dustextraction and collection of wet material and slurry. Therehave been no new products from the new organisationduring the year, but the whole range has been redesignedand improved.

Ruwac, the US industrial vacuum systemsmanufacturer, has introduced the fully portable,dual motor Little Red WNS 2220 vacuum forthe concrete industry. Little Red is Ruwac’s mostcompact machine and is easy to use for pickingup both concrete chips and fine powders andcan be adapted for use with vacuum assist tools,preseparation systems, and point of sourceextraction or general maintenance.

Little Red is easily manoeuverable andcapable of moving 5.7m3/min. Little Red’soversized, long-lasting MicroClean filteris 99.9% efficient at 0.5 microns,allowing large quantities of finematerial to be collected withoutloss of suction, and is HEPA-readyfor absolute filtration. Loose debrisis dropped out of the filter with amaintenance free filtration system,extending filter life and reducingdowntime. A large drop downdustpan is foot lever actuatedfor easy and dust-free wasteremoval. The compressioncast composite fiberglasshousing will never dent or rust,and a tip-proof design allows for maxi-

New smart vacuumfrom US Ruwac

mum longevity. A variety of accessories andoptions are available. Little Red WNS 2220and the rest of Ruwac’s industrial vacuum linewill be displayed at the 2007 World of Concretein Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

www.ruwac.com

New “Z” Blade fromDisco-SEA AmericaDisco-SEA America has released the Discoblue-Z high speed saw blade. The multi purposeblade cuts reinforced concrete, masonrymaterials and a complete array of hard scapematerials. A V-gullet segment with 9mm heightand newly developed bond matrix enable 30%faster cutting and 15% longer life.

EDCO hasintroduced theenhanced SK-14 StreetSaw. It is constructed witha 7-gauge steel box frame,wide wheel-base and newlarger 200mm wheels thatensure smoother rolling actionfor straighter cuts with little to novibration. The three-belt drive sys-tem combined with a precision-machined drive shaft and a choiceof 9, 11 or 13 hp gasoline enginesallows this 350mm unit to cutfaster and provides a long bladelife. The newly added lifting bailalso makes it easier to load andunload.

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EDCO enhances Street Saw

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Diamond Productsintroduces CC4100Drear differentialdiesel sawThe CC4100D is a rear differential compactsaw with a powerful 44-HP Kubota turbo die-sel engine. Designed as an ergonomic,maintenance-friendly machine, the CC4100D´sbattery is located on the rear door of the sawand has a pivoting dashboard that allows easyaccess to the electrical system. It has a singlelever operation for forward/reverse and raise/lower and comes standard with a water mete-ring valve with water shut off lever. TheCC4100D also has a 5-position handleadjustment. The saw is offered with choice of356mm, 508mm, 610mm, 660mm and762mm blade guards and has a maximumcutting depth of 298mm with a 914mm guard.The Core Cut CC4100D rear differential die-sel-powered concrete saw from DiamondProducts will be available in April.

Diamond Productsintroduce new cutoff sawDiamond Products has added the SpeediCutCut Off Saw to its product line. The deep cutting,406mm blade capacity of the SpeediCut, isideal for professional concrete contractors.Weighing only 10.6kg, it is a lightweight, multi-purpose industrial saw that is used for smoothsquare cutting on a wide range of buildingmaterials. Specifications of the SpeediCutinclude an 81CC, 6.2 hp motor, maximumengine RPM of 9,350, maximum cutting depthof 146mm, an electronic ignition system forimproved starting and an arbor size of 20mm.

Diamond ProductsCC1600 wall saw inhigh cycle modelsDiamond Products introduces the new Core CutCC1600 high cycle wall saws to its productline. Using the rugged and dependable CoreCut CC1600 model, the wall saws are nowavailable in 460V, 400Hz and 508V, 400 HZ.These versions of the CC1600 wall saw use25-HP WEKA water-cooled high cycle motors.They are available with or without auto-feed,with all models featuring a user-friendlyremotely-controlled belly box. The CC1600high cycle wall saw system offers overload andoverheat protection.

Grab-n-Totemakes concrete slabremoval easierGMJ Company, LLC has introduced an easierand safer method for removing concrete slabscalled the new Grab-n-Tote®. The companyclaims the tool makes it easier for one personto safely lift and move a concrete slab weighingup to 226kg. The dolly-like tool attaches toconcrete slabs 100mm to 300mm thick by457mm to 1.22mm long using a metal claw tohook under the slab and lift it. The universalclaw-grabbing action allows the operator tograsp carpeted, tiled and even rough-surfacedconcrete slabs out of a trench or off a flat floorwithout using pry bars. The grab-n-Tote thenworks like a furniture dolly to easily negotiatesharp turns and confined spaces., GMJ Com-pany founder, Gary Justice, developed the Grab-n-Tote(r) for use in his concrete cutting busi-ness and has had much success with its abilityto prevent sore muscles and back aches.

Husqvarna Construction Products, which is partof the recently exchange-listed HusqvarnaGroup, has chosen to assemble its brands un-der a single joint brand Husqvarna. Therefore,Dimas, Partner and Target will be phased out inthe beginning of 2007. ”By focusing on a singlebrand, Husqvarna, we can clearly show ourstrength in the market and be perceived byeveryone as a strong, global brand,” saysHusqvarna Construction Products PresidentAnders Ströby. ”From a historical perspective,our strengths have been product development,global distribution and also service and sup-port. Now, when we are investing all ourresources in a single brand we will becomeeven stronger in these areas.”

The launch of Husqvarna will be carriedout simultaneously throughout the world and

Husqvarna Construc-tion Productslaunches new brand

“As of the New Year, our products willcarry the new logo and will bedelivered in the Husqvarna colours oforange and grey”, says Husqvarna

Construction Products Presi-dent Anders

Ströby.wil l bei n t r o d u c e dthrough an adv-ert is ing campaign,”Do you see thedifference?” in early2007. As from the startof 2007 products willcarry the new logo andwill be delivered in theHusqvarna colours oforange and grey.However, during the firstyear, a certain amount ofdouble branding wil loccur. This will be doneto make the changeoveras smooth as possible forcustomers.

”By changing to a single brand,Husqvarna, we will become more visible, havea clearer profile, and be perceived as one com-pany. Our customers will get better service andsupport and we will be able to offer more newproducts,” says Anders Ströby. However, thebrand for the stone industry, Diamant Boart,will not be changed. ”Diamant Boart is ourstrong, global brand for stone operations withinHusqvarna Construction Products, which is atotally separate business with its own customersand sales organizations. It is of vital importancethat we retain the brand, Diamant Boart, forthis operation,” says Anders Ströby.

www.dimas.com

Facts about HusqvarnaConstruction ProductsHusqvarna Construction Products is part of HusqvarnaAB and is a market leader of machinery and diamondtools for the construction and stone industries. The productrange includes power cutters, floor saws, tile and masonrysaws, wall and ire saws, core drilling machines anddiamond tools for these and other applications. In 2005,Husqvarna Construction Products accounted for almostone-third of Husqvarna’s sales of products for professionaluse. The Company has 2,000 employees, 10 largerplants around the world, and is represented in more than70 countries.

HCP’s new 300-, 400- and 500-series floor saws are the first tobe launched under the Hus-qvarna trademark.

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The US industrial vacuum systems manufacturerRuwac has introduced the revised DS 2Powerhouse Series vacuums, suited for continuousdust extraction. Ideal for any industry dealing withfine, dry problematic materials like powder anddust, the Powerhouse Series is powerful enoughto be used in central vacuum systems, whileremaining portable and features a maintenance-free filtration system.

Powerhouse Series vacuums can perform allday, extracting fine materials such as concrete,plaster and soot without loss of performance.Clean, dust-free environments are essential forproductivity and health in the workplace. The DS2Powerhouse Series now features Ruwac’s latestmaintenance-free filtration system with animproved dirt release function, extending filter lifeand reducing downtime. Equipped with anoversized, pleated MicroClean filter, thePowerhouse Series is 99.9% efficient at 0.5microns, removing fine dust from workenvironments.

Powerhouse Series vacuums range from7.5m3/min to 14.3m3/min and includes a footlever activated, extra-large drop down dustpan foreasy, dust-free removal of collected debris. Allvacuums are HEPA ready for absolute filtrationand adaptable to central vacuum systems or pre-separation systems.

Portable, compact, and extremely durable, theDS 2 Powerhouse Series provides a simple solu-tion to any cleanup application. A variety ofaccessories and options are available. ThePowerhouse Series and the rest of Ruwac’sindustrial vacuum line will be displayed at the 2007World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Nevada.

www.ruwac.com

Ruwac’s newDS 2 Power-house SeriesVacuum

Eibenstock has developed in cooperation withNippon Diamond Japan and MitsubishiMaterials Corporation a patented Dry Core Sys-tem for drilling 50 mm - 200 mm diameterholes in reinforced concrete. The introductionis planned for March 2007 and will be on dis-play at Bauma in the outside area stand HOFA1 A2/112.

The system allows dust-free drilling inreinforced concrete without water spray and isespecially advantageous for renovation work.Another field of application is drilling at nuclearpower plants where it is very difficult to collectthe contaminated water. Drilling with the DryCore System makes it possible to safely extract

New Power Unitsfrom DiamondProductsDiamond Products announces its new CoreBore CB24 Mark II and CB15 Mark II hydraulicpower units. The company has taken the currentCB24 and CB15 units and improved them witha smaller physical envelope, improved opera-tion control and efficiency and reduced opera-ting temperature. A new pressure-compensatedflow control valve, with built-in relief, allows theflow to be adjusted to any level without changingthe gas engine RPM, resulting in more efficientuse of available power. Plumbing has also beensimplified with two fewer hoses and seven fewerfittings, and the hydraulic tank now has a topaccess port and an improved internal returnline. In addition, the two easy to manoeuvre, 4-wheel units feature simplified hydraulic hosesand fittings along with self-draining water to oilcooler.

Sensors & SoftwareInc. announcesConquestView Ver-sion 2Sensors & Software Inc. has released the nextgeneration of ConquestView software, desig-ned for use with the newly released ConquestConcrete Imaging System. ConquestView gi-ves users enhanced features such as faster,improved processing algorithms to generateand update images quickly, an enhancedcalibration of concrete type to ensure accuratedepth est imates, the abi l i ty to processrectangular or partial grids with short or missinglines, simultaneous display of multiple grids, adrill locator to position a ”hole” of any diameteronto the image to ensure that no embeddedobjects within the concrete are hit and an easydetermination of embedded object position.ConquestView is fully backward compatible withdata collected with earlier Conquest systems.

The new Braxx Tornado 1000 Hz Hi-Cycleelectric wall saw from EDT eurodima is apowerful Hi-Cycle saw allowing professionalconcrete cutters to work quicker and moreefficiently. The Braxx Tornado SB320 uses a43.5 hp motor and accommodates blades upto 2.03m and has a maximum cutting depth of940mm.

The Braxx Tornado SB320 Hi-Cycle electricwall saw is portable and sets up in just minu-tes. The main saw body weighs 25 kg and bladeguard holder 6.76kg.

This all-electric saw operates at noise levelsof only 75 dBA and it disconnects from themain saw body reducing weight. This versatilemotor can also be used for multiple applications,including wire sawing and flat sawing. The Tor-nado SB320 1000 Hz Hi-Cycle electric saw

New dry Core System forreinforced concrete

and keep the collected dust. Thanks to thespecial assembly of the flush system on themotor the Dry Core System can be used for avariety of applications.

The Braxx Tornado SawCuts Concrete with Ease

package includes a 480-volt converter box withcables and hoses, mounting feet, guide railsand blade guards that are available in varioussizes. The Braxx Tornado is sold through a widenetworkd of distributors and in the US the EDTeurodima product line is sold by Sanders Saws.Sanders Saws is adivision of MultiquipInc. and is based inHoney Brook, Penn-sylvania. The com-pany manufacturesthere own diamondblades, core bits andconcrete saws.

www.eurodima.comwww.sanderssaws.com

Tractive AB in Sweden has had a busy yeardelivering Pentruder wall saws to customers aro-und the world. Since the introduction of the newhigh frequency driven machines in 2004, and themove to new premises in April 2005, the expan-sion seems unstoppable.

”We have been very successful with thetransition from hydraulically driven to highfrequency machines,” says Tractive founder An-ders Johnsen. ”I’d like to think that the success isdue to the fact that from the day we started thedevelopment of our high frequency wall saws, wedecided that high frequency is the future, not onlyas complementary machines, but to completelyreplace the hydraulic saw, and for all tasks. Wehave a complete range with four different highperformance high frequency wall saws. I think atleast one of them suits even the most cautiouscontractor contemplating a switch from hydraulicto HF.”

Transition phase is overThe transition phase of the high performance HF-driven equipment is now over for Tractive and itsrange of four different models of HF-wall sawsthat now account for more than 90% of the sales.They still build hydraulic wall saws, but it is verynoticeable that Tractive’s customers haveunderstood the advantages gained from the HF-technology. Since the start in 1997, Tractive hasbeen a leading developer and supplier of highperformance concrete wall saws, and this successnow continues with the HF-saws. According toTractive, their flagship product, the Pentruder 8-20HF, is a powerful, high-performance, wall sawoffering unparalleled productivity, reliability and easeof use.

“Concrete cutting with wall saws has quicklybecome a high tech business, whether we like itor not,” adds Anders Johnsen. “Staying competitiveand winning in this fast moving business demandsa supplier who can deliver a competitive advantage.We have the know-how to do that. Next year wecelebrate our 10th anniversary as a wall sawproducer with the Pentruder machines, but ourfirst experience from this kind of machinery goesback to 1977 when the first drill gearboxes werebuilt. We built our first wall saw in 1982, and Idon’t think any other team has such longexperience in this business as we do, and we still

enjoy working with it, so I guess we will be veryhard to beat.”

The distribution networkTractive AB export manager Marie Peil, is verypleased with the development and adds: “We havevery professional and knowledgeable agents andthey have really focused on increasing the marketshare for Pentruder wall saws. Tractive is growingquickly now, and the number of markets we ex-port to increases all the time. It could go evenquicker, but our policy is that we must make surethe agents get the support they need from us,and we expect them to have a competent serviceorganization. If the support is not present, it doesn’thelp how good the product is, and that is why anew partner and we spend much time on trainingtechnicians and salesmen. We sell equipment offe-ring exceptional productivity, and with adequateservice the equipment makes more money forthe customer than any other machine. Ourcustomers will be satisfied and they come backto us when they need their next machine.”

Germany is a big market for wall saws andthere the success of the HF-wall saws has beenconsiderable. Tractive’s agent in Germany, Hydro-Tec GmbH is an expansive company under cons-tant development and is also agents for EasternEurope, except Poland, where BMTG has soldmany Pentruders. As well as in other countries,also in Italy Tractive have a very capablerepresentative

Hydro-Tec Switzerland was founded at thebeginning of 2006 andalready they present verygood results. ”It looks verygood and Hydro-TecSwitzerland is alreadyexpanding their business andwe were very happy to seethat our new HF-equipmentenjoyed such a quickacceptance in the UK, Irelandand Norway. Diaquip in theUK, Diamand Teck in Irelandand Dia-Job in Norway haveall done a tremendous job inpromoting and selling ourproducts. They haveachieved far more than we

Tractive gearsup for Bauma

thought possible. For really hard flint concrete wewill have some news to show at Bauma. We arevery proud to finally have been accepted by thevery demanding British and Irish customers. Norwaywas already a strong market for us, but the factthat they accepted the HF-technology so quicklytook us by surprise,” says Marie.

“USA and Japan special cases”A market that has become increasingly interestingfor Tractive is the USA. Diamond B in Los Angeleshas been Tractive’s agent for several years. ”TheUSA as well as Japan are somewhat special cases,”says Marie. “They work with different voltages towhat we use in Europe and most other countries.For the US market we developed special powerpacks where one difficult challenge was to adaptour HF-system to be driven by existing CCC-type200V, 400 Hz truck mounted generators. Basicallya new frequency inverter and power supply units,with special servo drives, were developed to takefull advantage of these powerful generators. Ourspecialist HF-technician went to the US to fine-tune the 200V power packs to be run on different50 - 60Hz generators. It’s moving very fast nowand we are very happy with the overwhelming feed-back we get through Diamond B”

”The USA is a special case in more ways thantheir different supply voltages,” adds Anders. ”Ourfirst HF-customer in the Los Angeles, Mark Leo-nard, has now run his 15 and 22kW HF-motorsfor many hundreds of hours without any serviceother than oil changes and replacement of a fewcords and connectors. Diamond B has done a verygood job in introducing the HF-machines and willattend the World of Concrete in Las Vegas in

January. It will be very exciting to meet with theUS customers there. We can finish off 2006 on apositive note, and we are now looking forward toa prosperous 2007 for our customers, agents andourselves. We will introduce some exciting newsin 2007, all aimed at helping our customers toget that extra advantage.”

”2007 is a Bauma-year,” says Marie. ”Andwe are looking forward to meeting our Europeanand overseas customers at Bauma in April. Suchan exhibition is always a very good opportunity tomeet customers face to face.”

www.tractive.com

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In a remote part of North East Iceland under harshweather conditions and limited daylight a giganticworksite was set up to erect a huge aluminiumsmelting works for the Alcoa Company. A nearbywater reservoir and power station will generatethe electricity to produce aluminium from bauxiteore, which is delivered by ships. Thousands ofworkers are building complex steel and concretestructures for the various buildings, production andstorage facilities. Most of the workers are fromPoland, but also various local contractors areworking on this project, amongst them is theBerserkir ehf concrete drilling and cutting com-pany from Iceland’s capital Reykjavik. They werehired to drill thousands of precision holes in theconcrete structures for resin anchors. Hermannór Baldursson, who is the owner of Berserkir ehf,has invested in various Adamas drill rigs and CorePowertools drill motors for this project. He saysthat he chose these tools because of the extremereliability and ease of use. Specifically the highproduction rate of the Adamas thin wall diamonddrill bits is ideal for this project.

www.adamas.nl

Adamas and Core Power-tools at work in Iceland

The floor grinding at the new airport shoppingcentre, in Australia’s capital Canberra, was runningbehind schedule, and a large machine was neededto bring progress back on track.

Sydney based contractor Polyseal wasapproached for this challenge and after evaluatingdifferent floor grinders opted for the remotelycontrolled HTC 950-RC with the mist cooling sys-tem.

The HTC950-RC was ordered from CastleTools Tyrolit and air freighted, delivered andcommissioned on site within 2 weeks. Togetherwith the EZ change diamond shoes from the SFrange and CS2 double segments, which have beenspecifically developed for Australian conditions, the

HTC950-RC floor grinderfor Polyseal in Australia

HTC 950-RC and Polyseal got the project backon track.

Polyseal Sales Manager Guy Marshall, whohas over 20 years experience in all types ofconcrete rectification and surface finishes, is leadingthe company’s sales and marketing team with theHTC 950 . The company has also been awardedwork at the Aeropark Project Stages 1 and 2 inCanberra, Section 84 Canberra Civic, Curzon HallMarsfield, and Brindabella Commercial. ”We lookforward to purchasing more machines anddelivering a quality result second to none in allareas of the market nationally, with our ultimateaim to be the number one concrete polishing com-pany in the Australia,” says Guy Marshall.

“Who isGeneral

Smontaggi?”page: 3

A Mix ofthe Sweet

LifePresentation

of Italianmanufacturers

page: 8-15Italy:A country tofall in love withpage: 3

The Italian DemolitionIndustry:“A Euro 500million revenue”page: 4

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ItalySpecial PDiSupplement

Italy:A country tofall in love withpage: 3

The Italian DemolitionIndustry:“A Euro 500million revenue”page: 4

“Who isGeneral

Smontaggi?”page: 3

A Mix ofthe Sweet

LifePresentation

of Italianmanufacturers

page: 8-15

On the following pages is a presentation of the Italiandemolition, recycling and concrete cutting industry. SincePDi Magazine was founded in 2000 the editorial team havevisited Italy several times and met with many manufacturersand contractors as well as exhibitions at trade shows.

Many things attract visitorsItaly is one of few countries with such a large number ofmanufacturers of demolition, recycling and concrete cuttingequipment. The number of contractors in each sector is alsorather large, but does not correspond to the high number ofmanufacturers. That’s one reason why exports are so highamong Italian manufacturers. But it is not only Italy’sindustries that attract the visitor. Italy has a remarkableheritage in terms of culture, nature and of course its cuisine.

Impressive line of manufacturersItaly has a population of approximately 58 million and isone of Europe’s largest countries in terms of population. Itis difficult to estimate the number of manufacturers ofdemolition and recycling equipment, like hydraulic concretecrushers, pulverizers, breakers, sorting grapples, grabs andmagnets. It looks like almost every city has one or twocompanies in this field. The number of well knownmanufacturers exporting their products is probably around35 to 40 companies, with a combined sales revenue betweenEuro 200 to 300 million.

Many of these companies have existed for two or threedecades, but very few have been involved with demolitiontools for more than 10 to 15 years. This has naturally to dowith the fact the hydraulic demolition tools, except hydrau-lic breakers, started to emerge at the end of the 1980s andbeginning of the 1990s. Most of the Italian manufacturersin this field have a background in manufacturing differentkinds of excavation tools, like buckets. The biggest nameswith an extensive export business are Trevi Benne, VTNEurope, Mantovanibenne and Indeco. Examples of otherincreasingly strong companies Socomec, Promove, Italdem,Idromeccanica, Verdelli, Corazza, Demoter, Fran-Ko,Italmek, Zato, CMI and Euromech.

Italy’s demolition industryIt is hard to give a clear estimate of the size of the Italiandemolition industry. The Italian demolition association NADwas founded in 2003 by the nine biggest demolitioncontractors (see pages 26) and today the association has aro-und 15 members, which all are considered the biggest in the

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Italian demolition business. Besides these there are maybeanother 50 medium to large demolition companies. Butmany general excavation contractors also work withdemolition and recycling to some extent. The same alsoapplies to the recycling industry.

“A country tofall in love with”They say that the healties “cousine” can be found in Italy. Olive oil, a bigvariety of vegetables, root fruites, beans, wine and a lot of other thingshas found the right place to grow in the Italian soil. Not to forget thecheese, the pasta, the bread, the meat and not to forget the Italiandemolition, recycling and concrete cutting industry. On the followingpages you find a brief presentation of these industries wrapped up withsome photos of typical Italian ingrediences.

Below a photo of demolition contractor Cantieri Modernitaking down a six storey silo with a Volvo EC460B closeto Lake Iseo, Italy.

The Italian demolition industry has just as long a history asmany other European countries that dates back to the beginningof the 20th century. The industry is now worth an estimtedEuro 500 million, but it was only in April 2003 that the firstnational association of demolition contractors was foundedin Italy, named Associazione Nazionale DemolitoriItaliani or NAD for short. The founders werethe nine biggest Italian demolition contractorswhich are:

CM CANTIERI MODERNI S.r.lDEMICED S.r.l.DEMONT AMBIENTE S.r.l.,DESPE S.r.l.ECO-GE S.r.l.F.LLI BARALDI S.p.A.GENERAL SMONTAGGI S.r.l.MONTALBETTI S.p.A.TORINO SCAVI MANZONE S.p.A.

NAD is an affiliate of Federvarie, a chapter of Confin-dustria, which is Italy’s major grouping of business associations.

Full member of EDAThe current number of member companies in NAD is 14, butaccording to NAD press secretary Beatrice Celina, newmemebers will be elected during the first quarter of 2007. From

2004 NAD is a full member of the European Demolition As-sociation, EDA (see pages 40-42).

NAD´s chief objectives are to define parameters as regardsapplied technologies, safety measures, training and qualificationof staff and helping to make this activity with its own specific

working methods and standards. To expand itsmembership, NAD has established a code of ethics

that all members are required to observe. Thecode is outlined in several paragraphs conside-red to be the founding principles of the asso-ciation itself. It demands rigorous compliancewith environmental regulations, such as thepromotion of new technologies designed tominimise dust, noise and vibration outputs,and the implementation of emergency

measures in the event of natural disaster ofhuman-induced calamities.

The current president and vice presidents ofNAD, elected by the majority during the general

assembly, are Giuseppi Panseri (president of Despe), PieroMontalbetti (president of Montalbetti) and Fulvio Gotti(managing director of CM Cantieri Moderni).

Current big need of demolition servicesAs in many other countries the demolition actitivy is

frequently highest within the manufacturing industry. Along

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Counting just the demolition attachmentmarket, without hydrualic breakers, the annualmarket revenue is estimated to be some Euro 50million. There are no avaialble figures on the valueof the hydraulic breaker sector.

The Italian brands dominate the market withup to an 80% share, even though manufacturerslike Cat/Verachtert, Rammer, Atlas Copco,Montabert, NPK, FRD, Arden Equipment, LaBounty and some Korean brands are improvingtheir positions.

The demolition attachment manufacturerTrevi Benne for instance has more then 2,000Italian customers and domestic sales ofdemolition and recycling equipment andattachments of Eur 7,000,000.

Aideco combinesconcrete cutting and demolition

When it comes to the Italy has a vast unknownnumber of companies specialising in makingdiamond tools and equipment for cutting stoneand marble for the concrete sawing and dril-ling industry. This is not so surprising as Italyis one of leaders in processing natural stone.

There are about 15 to 20 companiesfocusing on manufacturing of diamond toolsand equipment for cutting concrete and mostare in the northern area of the country.

Traditional use of diamond tools in thebuilding and construction industry has quite a long his-tory compared with other European countries likeGermany, Sweden and UK. Italy also has a strong associa-tion in this sector Associazione Italiana DemolizioneControllata (www.aideco.it), which combines bothtraditional concrete sawing and drilling and demolition toa bigger extentd than other national associations. Aidecohas over 30 members and is a member of the International

The Italian Demolition Industry:

A Euro 500 million revenue

Association of Concrete Sawers and Drillers. The totalnumber of concrete sawing and drilling contractors in Italyis estimated at about 200 companies and the averagerevenue in turnover for an Italian concrete sawing and dril-ling contractor is around Euro 500,000. As of December2005 the estimated total market value is about Euro 121million.

The main primary demolition machine is a Case CX800 track excavator, equipped with a special demolitionarm and the FR50 rotating hydraulic pulverizer forreaching to a height of 40 m. The Case CX 800 is alsosupported by a Liebherr R 974 Litronic 100 t excavator,equipped with a hydraulically extending undercarriageand boom and arm to accommodate the HC 100 Trevi

Italian demoliAn Italian Trevi Benne HC 100 rota-ting hydraulic crusher and the modelFR 50 rotating hydraulic pulverizerhave been used by contractor Gene-ral Smontaggi to assist in thedemolition of the Italian Alfa Romeocar production plant in Arese tomake way for the new 265,000 m2

Innova Business Park.


Benne hydraulic jaw crusher. A battery of secondarymachines supports the primary demolition excavators,including a 50 t Daewoo 470 excavator, with a

Currentmembers of NAD

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with expansion, efficient demolition workis paramount. An example of this is thenext page demolition story at the AlfaRomeo plant in Arese. The Italian roadnetwork is going through an extensiveupdate, which has demanded a lot ofdemolition work. Further regular buildingdemolition in cities due to constructionof apartment houses, shopping centresand business centres needs professionaldemolition help.

According to Beatrice Celina thedominating type demolition applicationsare the mechanical often with high reachbooms. ”Even though the totaldemolition is dominating, the partialdemolition and demolition in connectionto renovation work is very common,” saysBeatrice Celina.

Demolition by implosion is anunusual method in Italy. According toNAD the annual revenue of the Italiandemolition industry is around Euro 500million.

ition professionalsWho is General SmontaggiGeneral Smontaggi S.p.A, founded in 1984, began their activity inindustrial demolition. Over the following years, they widened their rangeof operations to include other specific services, such as the removal ofmaterial containing asbestos, ground and subsoil land reclamation, andwaste disposal and recycling. Going strong for 20 years, the companyis now able to offer a global service in situations that require diverseskills, such as the conversion of former industrial sites with inter-relatedenvironmental problems, including the decontamination and disposalof processed materials and residues.

Approximately 80 people work in General Smontaggi S.p.A, whichis constantly updating to the latest operating and regulatory procedures.The company is equipped with modern and appropriate individualprotection devices and innovative equipment designed andmanufactured with the help and experience of their technicians, and incollaboration with construction companies. Their personnel arespecialized in each sector of the company’s activities, and are trainedthrough training courses given by in-house technicians, as well as externalinstructors. The participation of the specific operating technicians inhighly specialized areas is very important, such as the operators whoare responsible for the lifting arms and those responsible for thereclamation of hazardous substances.

Large and multi-level, as fitting for a highly specialized company,their pool includes more than 80 pieces of large equipment andmachines. These include tracked and wheeled vehicles weighing from20 to 140 t, modular demolition equipment able to cover a workingheight from 24 to 52 m, mobile sorting and crushing equipment,articulated trucks and dumpers, aerial platforms and telescopic elevatorsfor working at heights of up to 28 m. The approximate 100 strong fleetof ancillary equipment is constantly serviced and maintained, andincludes multi-function jaws, crushing machines and hydraulic jackhammers, hydraulic clippers for cold cutting of metal and other remotelycontrolled equipment.

Therefore, the operational and organization in General SmontaggiS.p.A is aimed at the management of a complete planning service forreclamation and demolition, and the execution of all the planned activitiesin total technical and operative autonomy.

The sector in which General Smontaggi S.p.A operates has becomeparticularly important in recent years, with the development of onsitereclamation of contaminated land and the planning, development andrealization of ground treatment facilities aimed at the recovery and reuseof land.


monolithic arm and standard dipper arm equipped witha riddle bucket for separating excavation wastematerials, and a 35 t Komatsu PC340 excavator. Bothexcavators have universal rapid couplings to facilitatethe inter-changeability of equipment, while theprinciple machines have traditional couplings directlyon their booms

The flagship and top of the Trevi Benne range isthe HC 100 primary hydraulic jaw crusher, whichweighs 11 t and is 3.5 m high. It has a jaw opening of2.050 mm and a gripping force of over 200 t and isideal for operating on carrier excavators from 80t - 120t and an ideal match for the Liebherr 974 Litronic

The FR 50 rotating hydraulic crusher allows primarydemolition and secondary crushing with just the oneattachment working with a single excavator due to itsclaimed unique characteristics. The 360° hydraulic rota-tion allows for perfect jaw functioning and permits theFR 50 to operate as a crusher and a primary demolitionattachment. The ideal carrier for the FR 50 is an excavatorof 45 to 65 t and is one of nine models in the FR series.

Michele Vitulani, managing directorof Indeco.

also makes fixed and rotating concrete crushers and pulveris-ers.

Completely new is Indeco’s line of compactors madeup of four different models, for use on carriers between 4 tand 45 t. According to Indeco managing director MicheleVitulano, the new compactors ensure better results, fasterapplication times and free up the other machinery, such as

mini excavators, backhoe loaders ormid-range excavators, for more suitabletasks. The compactors are manufacturedat Indeco’s North American subsidiary.Indeco has also announced that its rangeof rotating pulverizers would becompleted. Following in the footstepsof the IRP 1250, IRP 1000 and IRP850, which can be used with carriers of19 t to 50 t, comes the smaller 750, forcarriers of 13 t to 25 t. Indeco has alsocontinued the development of its multi-system by launching Multi 750 atIntermat, designed for 16 t to 29 tcarriers. The Multi-system series startedwith the Multi 850 and when completewill be made up of four rotating andthree fixed pulverizers, two multi-systems and two steel shears.

www.indeco.it

Socomec withgood reputation

Another well-known hydraulic breakermanufacturer is Socomec, which was

founded in 1973 and is based inMedesano in the Parma district. Theirbreaker series has a reputation for

smart technical design with high dura-bility and long life. Even though

Socomec only makes breakers the com-pany, like Indeco, has started development

and production of other types of demolitionattachments like crushers. At the last Intermat

Socomec introduced four new products. Theircrusher range was extended with the model PDO

650, a new scrap shear SCR800 was launchedtogether with three sorting grabs, SPS 400, 500

and 1000 and a new rotation-screening bucket calledSBV. Socomec has a strong position in Italy and

extensive export activity.www.socomecspa.com

New productsfrom Promove

Another but younger Italian breaker manufacturer is PMVPromove. Promove is also located in the Bari area and the

In a previous issue of PDi Magazinewe accidently named Socomec exportmanager wrongly. His name is LuigiPaini. To the right marketing managerNicola Barusi.

A mix of the sweet life

Italians has thegood sense and theability to mix workwith the essence ofthe good life. PDiinvites you on thefollowing pages to thewell loaded ItalianDemoliton table.


ITALY HARBOURS LIKE no other nation an impressive numberof manufacturers of equipment for demolition and recycling.The numbers are more modest for diamond tools andequipment and concrete sawing and drilling used in the

construction industry. The biggest manufacturers ofdiamond blades are SEA Diamond Tools, Cuts Dia-mant Srl and Pentax. The biggest suppliers of diamond

tools and equipment for concretecutting are Cuts Diamant, Dazzini,

Co.fi.plast, Diamit, Gamma Utensili.In addition companies Fast Verdini,

Trimmer, Comer and Edilgrappa also sellthis kind of equipment together with a

long line of other types of most handheldconstruction equipment.

Strong competitorsThere is also a large number of demolitionand recycling equipment manufacturers. Fo-reign competitors did not appreciate theItalians entering the internationaldemolition market as they considered theItalian brands were not the right quality andwere therefore very competitive in price.Some manufacturers even made copies andsome competitors said that it was almostpossible to find a breaker manufacturer inevery backyard in Italy.

Undoubtedly the Italian manufacturershave caused a lot of problems for theircompetitors, but that is competition. Italyhas a genuine mechanical industry tradition,not only within the demolition and

recycling sectors, but also in many otherindustries. There is also a huge domestic needfor construction and agricultural equipment.

Complaints from foreign competitorshave diminished and in many respects newdevelopment and innovation often comesfrom Italy. Proof of this can be found fromsome Italian exhibitors at any constructionequipment show.

30 yearanniversaryfor Indeco

There are now about 30 Italian breakermanufacturers, but only a handful exporttheir products. The biggest with a stronginternational presence is Indeco. TheVitulano family founded Indeco in 1976and head office and production islocated in Bari in the south of Italy.Indeco also has a production plant inUSA and sales are through aworldwide network of distributors.

The company is perhaps best knownfor its HP breaker range that wasrelaunched after a complete update a

couple of years ago. The range contains some 20 basemodels available in about 70 different versions. Indeco

company was founded in 1989 also manufacture crushers.Promove has been producing hydraulic hammers and

crushers since it was formed. The range of hammersincludes models from 90 to 4500 kg to fit excavatorsweighting up to 60 t, while the range of multi-processorcrushers include models from 360 to 3000 kg to matchalmost all the range of excavators used in demolitionapplications.

All the production phases, from design tomanufacturing are performed internally using CNCmachines in more than 6,000 m2 of factory space.

With a worldwide presence, Promove hammersoperate in the most difficultapplications like quarrying andtunnelling. Considerable attention isdedicated to satisfying customers’ needsand seeking feedback for future productdevelopment. The company’s objectiveis to be recognized among the top play-ers in the demolition industry.

The main technical features of thehammers are:• Low susceptibility to high backpressure allows

a match to excavators without modifying theoriginal hydraulic systems.

• Blank firing prevention system avoiding damageto the breaker and excavator.

• Frequency/energy adjustment valve allowsregulation of stroke energyaccording to the hardness of the rock. Theoperator can easily setup the hammer to theappropriate production/speed of work.

• Working pressure adjustment valve makesinitial setting easy and precise.

• Square-section cylinder to increase resistanceand life of tie-rods and prevent majordamage in case of tie-rod breakage.

• Automatic greasing system assures constantand ideal lubrication of the tool and bushingsand avoids stopping the machine for handgreasing.

• Special tunnelling kit to prevent entrance of dustand splinters into the hammer while used inupside-down demolition, typical of thetunnelling excavation. The system features bothspecial protection rings and water/air spray.

• Underwater application kit also available.

The multi-purpose crushers are desig-ned to be extremely aggressive to thematerial and versatile with easilyinterchangeable jaws for primary andsecondary demolition and metalcutting. It is possible to choose hydrau-lic or mechanical 360° rotation to suitworking speed or economy needs.

Latest product from Promove is theP60 PS hammer weighting 4,500 kg and energy of 13,750joules on a 180 mm tool. This is currently the biggest unitin the PMV range. This hammer is designed to fit 45 to

Recently, one unit has been purchasedby Italian contractor Massimo Pin tobuild a new port in Sardinia. Thehammer has been installed on CAT345B to break extremely hard graniteboth after blasting and in underwaterdigging. The customer was impressedby performance of the hammer and lowmaintenance requirements.

Two units of MHD 450 PS were sold byItalian dealer MAIA to a cementproducer along with two brand new CAT345C, and other units will be deliveredin early 2007 a success that testifiesthe quality of this hammer and makesPromove confident for an even widersuccess on International markets.

70 t excavators typically used for primarybreaking in quarrying, tunnelling andmajor demolition works. Impressiveperformance along with outstandingreliability were the key goals PMV desig-ners had for the P60 PS.

PMV’s constant developmentattitude is the main reason of success. TheP60 PS benefits from all the technicalfeatures of the other models in the range:Energy and performance are not affectedby the backpressure and blow frequencycan be adjusted according to jobrequirements. Furthermore, workingpressure can be adapted to the type of rockand working conditions, central greasingstation avoids stopping to hand-grease the

tool and provides constant and optimum lubrication.Promove looks at the future of demolition having biggerdemolition tools for bigger jobs and to fit on big excavatorsof 40t to 60 t. This is a very competitive market andPromove wants to be among the market leaders for bigbreakers. This hammer could be the weapon Promove needsto compete in this sector.

www.pmvpromove.it

New crushingbuckets

fromItaldem

The fourth strong breakermanufacturer in Italy is Italdem,which is produced by OfficineGiordano in Bitonto, Bari. Thecompany has 25 years’ experiencein the excavation sector, which hasallowed it to gain its Certificationof Quality ISO 9001. Italdem issold throughout the world and theGK series breaker line contains 27new and upgraded models. Italdemis known for its versatility and itsability to perform in the mostadverse conditions andenvironments. The highperformance is the result of thepower to weight ratio developedafter research carried out on variousmaterials. The simplicity of itsassembling and disassemblingcontribute to considerably reducedmaintenance costs.

Even though all hammers arebuilt for use underwater, startingwith the GK361S model, all top ofthe line products are equipped withinternal soundproof walls, whichcontribute to reducing noise to aminimum. Improvements have alsobeen made to their shock absorbentsystems where springs have beensubstituted with new rubbercushions to absorb vibration.Italdem also produce the GF line of

crushing buckets and include the recently launched GF35model.

www.italdem.com

Part of the Ital heavy duty line of breakers.

Italdem’s (Officine Giordano) export managerMichael Wolfsegger when PDi met him at theItalian show SAIE 2007 in Bologna.

Antonio Cannao, Export manager and Marianna De Pinto, foreign sales atPromove.


“First togain ISO9000”

Another breaker manufacturer inthe Bari region is Idromeccanicalocated in Molfetta. The com-pany has more than 20 years’experience developing hydraulicbreakers. The breaker linecontains 11 basic models, whichare available as silenced, vibro dampened andunder water versions. Idromeccaninca alsomanufacures plate compactors. According toIdromeccanica, the company was the firstItalian breaker manufacturer to gain ISO9000 certification.

www.idromeccanica.it

Hammer- a new name

The Bari area harbours many demolitionattachment manufacturers and just two yearsago the Hammer srl company was founded.Hammer has 15 breaker models weighingfrom 60 kg to 2300 kg. Recently thecompany launched the new H150Pand another model is to be releasedin January. The company alsodevelops and manufactures concretecrushers and multiprocessors. Ham-mer is now occupied with building upa worldwide sales network and so fartheir products are sold in Italy, USA,UK, Spain, Portugal, the Baltics,Scandinavia, Russia and Australia.“Our export service will be fullyoperational during 2007 and wealready record strong potential in fo-reign sales,” says Hammer exportmanager Antonio Cello.

www.hammersrl.com

Other strongnames

Other Italian breaker manufacturers include Rotair,Omal, Vistarini, Berco, Canginibenne and Demoter,which recently launched the S65, S400 and S550.

Other Italian manufacturers focus on other typesof demolition and recycling attachments, like concretecrushers, pulverisers, multiprocessors and scrap shears.Some companies, such as Indeco, Socomec and Ham-mer are also in this field. But for the heavy-duty

crushers, pulverisers and shears, the companiesMantovanibenne, Trevi Benne and VTN Europe are prominent.

From the left Hammers technicaldirector Giovanno Maduno and exportmanager Antonia Cello.

A multi processor from Hammer.

Crushers, shears and pulve-risers from Mantovanibenne.

Mantovanni-benne, over40 years inbusiness

The oldest of these three isMantovanibenne in Mirandola in thenorthern part of Italy and specializesin the design, production and marke-

ting of equipment for the earthmoving anddemolition and recycling industries.

For over 40 years Mantovanibenne has beenactive in building buckets and demolitionequipment, such as pulverisers, shear jaws,cracking jaws, pile breakers, grapples and quickcouplers, to meet customers’ varied requirements.The company is considered a leader among ma-jor European attachment suppliers. It has a largeshare of the international market, and directs50% of its production to exports.

Mantovanibenne has produced demolitionattachments over the last 15 years. The productrange covers attachments for carriers between 2to 125 t. The crusher range covers six modelswith mechanical rotation and four with hydrau-lic rotation. They have four models of fixedpulverisers and five pulveriser models with

continuous rotation. Mantovanibenne also manu-factureseight models of scrap shears, four sorting grapple modelsand one multi processor system with five different jaws.

At Intermat Mantovanibenne released a new type ofhydraulically adjustable bucket for trench digging. Thewidth of the bucket can be adjusted to suit the width ofthe trench being excavated and is believed to be unique.The company has not released any demolition equipmentrecently. However, Mantovanibenne marketing managerPaolo Mantovani advises that several new products will belaunched at Bauma 2007 in Munich.

www.mantovanibenne.com

New crushers fromVTN Europe

Another manufacturer in the same field with almost as long

Two new crushers from VTN Europe.

Paolo Mantovani, marketing managerfor Mantovanibenne.



a history is VTN Europe founded at the beginning of the1990s. VTN Europe’s real origins date back 20 years earlierto 1973, based on experience from earthmovingmanufacturer, Nerio Vaccaro. The company’s present

Chairman established VTN Benne, whichbegan producing buckets for excavators andloaders.

Innovative skills andproduct quality are the

strengths that have projectedthe company toward the topof its sector. Year after year,

thanks to the constantincrease in its customer

portfolio, massproduction hasbeen improved by

new, higher performance equipment.Such equipment is the result of thegrowing commitment to research, aswell as continuous investments inhuman resources and advanced

technologies.In 1988, the company achieved its long

term objective by producing the firstdemolition shears and crushers. Thesemachines not only became leaders in thedemolition and recycling market, but alsoconfirmed VTN’s success on the interna-tional scene.

The two production lines wereseparated when VTN Europe was foundedin 1993 and its head offices and facilitieswere located in Pojana Maggiore in theprovince of Vicenza.

In 1999, VTN Benne wasincorporated into VTN Europe and allactivities were transferred to the newindustrial complex at Pojana Maggiore.

VTN Europe has been in this busi-ness for more then 30 years along with itsmain partners that have always believed inthe innovation of its products, the qualityof its services, and its ability to satisfy eventhe most complex requests. The company invests vastresources in research and in the expansion of its productionareas and state-of-the-art technologies. It experiences marketdevelopments with its customers, gathering information todevelop new concepts, with the aim of perfecting equipmentand coming up with innovative ideas to improve product quality.

At the SAIE 2006 show VTN Europe introduced twonew crushers and followed the multi processor series MT03and the rotating screening bucket SR.

www.vtneurope.com

The pioneersof Trevi BenneThe third Italian major demolitionattachment manufacturer is Trevi Benne.The company with 30 years’ experience inthe sector of earthmoving machinery hasundoubtedly been an advantage for TreviBenne. The company, with considerableknowledge of the sector, has continued towork to provide a professional service.Young staff, exposed to new technologiesand determined to satisfy clientrequirements and expectations, work withcommitment, conceiving special productsfor potentially infinite applications. Theresult is a reliable, functional andpersonalized product, with highly advancedtechnologies, supported by a network ofassistance in Italy and Europe to supportits dealers.

The entire range of its products ismanufactured in its own factory. The com-pany produces everything in-house toensure the quality and the Trevi Bennetrademark and include general and specialearthmoving machine equipment. A lightline contains excavating, conveying,buckets, quick couplers, equipment forloading shovels and mixing buckets. Theheavy line is demolition and recyclingattachments for excavators from 2 to 150t. There is also a range of hydraulic fixedand rotating crushers, demolition andhandling grabs, shears for industrial scrapyards and screening and crushing buckets.

Trevi Benne works closely with itscustomers to gain feedback, which enables the company totailor products to customer needs alongside standardmachines. Trevi Benne has an extensive range of demolitionand recycling equipment, including its F-series of fixedpulverisers containing six models weighing from 550 kg to3.1 t. The rotating pulveriser series FR contains eight modelsweighing from 920 kg to 11.5 t. The MG multi processorseries has six different jaws for primary and secondarycrushing, cutting, combi-cutting, plate cutting and hand-ling. In addition the HC series is for concrete crushing andcontains 10 models from 180 kg to 10.7 t. The scrap Ma-rilyn shear series contains seven shears of 750 kg to 12.5 t.The shears are also available as fixed models.

For sorting and handling Trevi Benne has the PMGseries containing 10 models from 370 kg to 3.2 t. Thecompany also makes the FM series of mechanical pulveris-ers, the BM series of crushing buckets, PM series of hand-ling equipment, the BVR series of rotating screening buckets,the PC series rib positioning clamps and further a series ofstationary small crushers for recycling bricks and similarmaterial.

“We have a great pioneering feeling, even though ourcompany is rather old,” says Trevi Benne marketing mana-ger Christian Tadiotti. ”But we always try to stay in theforefront listening to our clients. I think that is why wehave had so much success during recent years. And ifsomething breaks, we are always there to fix it immediately.”

Part of the Trevi Benne sales team.

Trevi Benne’s marketing managerChristian Tadiotti and below one ofthe big Trevi Benne pulverisers.


Cont. on page 36.

The Betontaglio Ltd Group based in Switzerlandand Italy has been involved in a unique and veryimportant project to demolish a section ofbreakwater at the Gela refinery, Sicily using adiamond wire saw.

Over 400 m2 of underwater sawing wascarried out in order to raise some of thebreakwater’s caissons damaged in a storm inDecember 2004. The breakwater, situated in frontof the refinery and about 2.7 km from shore, wasbuilt to shelter oil tankers during loading andunloading. The breakwater can be reached bymotor vehicles only by a jetty. Goods and personnelmust be ferried daily to the site of the operation.

The breakwater, which was built around 40years ago, is made up of reinforced concretecaissons, each measuring 14m by 20m, and about

The GELA Refinery break-water project in Sicily

15m tall. The caissons were constructed like ahoneycomb and arranged in a semi-circlemeasuring approximately 1,200m long and filledwith sand as ballast.

During the storm three of the concrete con-tainers were damaged beyond repair and had tobe replaced. The operation was completed in aseries of operations. First the exposed section ofthe breakwater was demolished and the caissonsemptied of sand by barge-mounted excavators.This was followed by sawing the containers at adepth of 9.5m with a diamond wire saw, cuttingthem containers in sections to a maximum weightof 90 t, which could then be picked up by crane.

New concrete containers, matching theoriginals, were then positioned and external shellwalls extended to complete the renovation.

Group Betontaglio Ltd carried out the entire

underwater operation, including sawing thereinforced concrete, coordinating the divers, boatsand machinery to lift the damaged containers.

The first stage of their work involved installingall the necessary machinery on the narrow

breakwater. This was completely autonomous andwas done using generators, as the entirebreakwater electrical system had been destroyedin the storm.

The divers then followed on installing thespecially designed wire guide device. This was onlypossible during calm seas, because a sea swell ofmore than 2m made it impossible for the diversto work and stay in the water. All fixing holes of250 mm diameter and for the diamond sawthreading were carried out using a hydraulic core-drilling machine. Around 160 linear metres ofdiamond wire were used in the water for the cuttingstages at the bottom of the breakwater. All elementswere divided in sections of 50-90 t and lifted outusing a Liebherr 200 t crane.

www.betontaglio.comUnit featuring Liebherr 200 t crane.

Removal of damaged sections

View of the breakwater from shore,showing damage of approximately 60 m.

Installing building materials on thebreakwater.


The Trevi Benne products are sold worldwide through network of distributors andrecently the brand was introduced to theChinese market.

www.trevibenne.com

Scrap shearproducers

Some of the manufacturers are dedicated tomainly producing one type of equipment.For example C.M.I. has built up a reputa-tion for its scrap shear equipment. The com-pany also manufactures shredders. A similarcompany is Euromec that also has anextensive range of scrap shears. But perhapsthe most well known company in this seg-ment is Zato from Brescia. Even though Zatohas a full line of demolition attachments, thecompany is also known for its shears. Zatospecializes in designing, manufacturing, sa-les, service and distribution of equipment forcompanies and businesses associated with the handling, proces-sing and recycling of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap materials,including earthmoving and building demolition.

At present time, 65% of production is exported and theproduct range contains seven fixed and seven rotating shearsweighing from 550 kg to 7.8 t. Zato also has a range of rota-ting pulverisers containing five models from 1.1 to 4.3 t aswell as a four model fixed range. Zato also have a series of fourrotating crushers from 1.6 to 3.6 t as well as a series of sortinggrapples.

www.zato.com

A newbut old name

Just a few years ago a new company Eurodem was set up inItaly producing demolition attachments, such as concretecrushers, pulverisers and crushing and screening buckets.Eurodem is based in Roveredo di Guá and was founded byTiberio Vaccaro, who also set up Trevi Benne, which now runby his son Luca Vaccaro. Tiberio Vaccaro has a long experience

Below some of the staff from theItalian bucket crushing manufacturerMeccanica Breganzese and their lat-est product novelty BF 60.1.

Concrete crushers for light carrierfrom VD.

In the middle Paola Orsi from SK Professional, flanked by to the right Rudy Zappala from Pullman Ermator andrepresentative from Blastrac in the Netherlands.


in this industry and was also co-founder,with his brother Nerio Vaccaro, of VTNBenne in 1973. At the last SAIEexhibition Eurodem introduced a newmilling/screening bucket called EBM.

www.eurodem.it

From big tosmall

The company VD has a long reputationfrom making heavy-duty demolitionattachments, but decided some years agoto start up production of concretecrushers and pulverisers for miniexcavators and demolition robots.

Specialist incrushing

bucketsMeccanica Breganzese is located in Vicenza and producescrushing buckets for use in quarrying and demolition.The company also produce scrapers used in place of gra-ders, applied to the front of earthmoving equipment andsells its products all over the world.

According to MB the company was first to producea crushing bucket in Italy. MB has four models andrecently launched the BF 60.1 for carriers weighing 8 tto 12 t. Some of the benefits of this bucket are reducedproduction costs and the ability for customers to get afaster return on their investment.

www.meccanicabreganzese.com

Mobilerecycling units

There are also many manufacturers of heavy dutycrushing and recycling machines in Italy and some ofthe leading brands are OM Track, REV srl, Baioni

The new mobile crusher Caesar 3 from Guidetti.

Blastrac floor grindes, Hagby floorgrinder and milling machines fromVon Arx in SK Professional’s booth atSAIE 2006.


Crushing Plants S.p.A. and Guidetti Recycling Systems andMachineries.

OM Track recently launched a new track mountedrecycling machine called Atlante, which has a capacity of 210t/h depending on the material. Guidetti has also launched anew mobile recycler, Caesar 3 capable of producing 80m3/h.Like all other Guidetti machines Caesar 3 is compact andmeasures in transport position only 5.5 m long and 2.2 m wide.

“The chisel makesthe breaker”

Italian chisel manufacturers are also vital to the industry andthe biggest manufacturer is Corimag. The company has a widerange of chisels to cater for a variety of applications. The product

range fits most brandsof breakers, likeMontabert, Furukawa,Atlas Copco, includingKrupp, NPK, Indeco,Socomec, Stanley,Okada, Tabe, Korotaand Rotair. Corimag’slatest chisel is forbreaking very hard rockand has a hard steelcore and, like otherCorimag chisels, ispatented. AnotherItalian chisel manu-facturer is SamepTools.www.corimag.it

Mr. Giovanni Andrina, owner and thebrain behind the development of theCorimag products.

Space limitations prevent this report covering all ofItaly’s manufacturers of demolition, concrete cutting andrecycling equipment. There are also many other companies,such as Hinowa, Idrobenne, Libra, Messersi, Rozzi, Simexand many more, including the distribution company SKProfessional, which is based in Medesano in the Parma re-gion. The company represents a long line of brands mostlyrelated to indoor light demolition, renovation and floorgrinding. The product line contains milling machines fromVon Arx and Blastrac, floor grinding machines from Blastracand Hagby, dust extraction equipment from PullmanErmator, which were displayed at SAIE in October 2006.

www.sk-professional.it

Vibration-reduction is becoming a very importantissue and the new Chicago Pneumatic CP 0017hammer has been designed with the company’svibration reduction technology to comply with thelatest European Union Directive (NED step 2,2006) on noise control. The CP 0017 has beendesigned for light to medium hammer jobs and isavailable in three different shank versions to cater

JCB’s HM25 handheld hydraulic breakershakes off the opposition when it comes to handarm vibration (HAV) levels, according to inde-pendent tests. The evaluation, carried out bythe Off-Highway Plant & Equipment ResearchCentre’s HAVTEC register, shows the breakerhas the lowest HAV levels of all equivalentmodels.

The findings have been supported by JCBcustomer in the UK Mervyn Lambert Plant Hire,based in Diss, East Anglia, who have purchased30 of the HM25 breakers. MLP conducted theirown independent tests on a number of diffe-rent breaker manufacturers and found the JCBHM25 breaker gave the lowest HAV figures.

www.jcb.com

Boost for JCB breaker inhand arm vibration test

New vibration reduced CP0017 pick hammer

for the needs of different customer groups in dif-ferent markets. The CP 0017 SVR completes theChicago Pneumatic range of vibration-reducedhammers, which now consists of a pick hammer,CP 0017 SVR, a demolition pick and clay digger,FL 0022 SVR, and a heavy demolition FL 0025SVR tunnelling pick.

www.cp.com

Bobcat has expanded its excavator range with thelaunch of the new mid size mini-excavator model329. The 329 weighs 3339 kg with cab, is 1540mm wide, 2358 mm high and an overall length inthe travel position of 4880 mm. The new mini ispowered by a 20.6 kW (27.6 HP) Kubota D1703diesel engine and has a breakout force over thebucket cylinder of 3064 daN and a breakout forceover the dipper stick cylinder of 1716 daN. Maxi-

New Mid-range Mini-excavator from Bobcatmum digging depth is 3102 mm and dump height3184 mm. A selection of buckets with widthsranging from 330 to 990 mm and capacities from0.034 to 0.11 m3 is available.

The 329 complements the existing range ofBobcat’s mini excavators, which include 17 modelsfrom the 820 kg 316 micro excavator to the top-of the range 12.5 t 444 model.

www.bobcat.com

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“EDA is an interesting association, because within the na-tional demolition associations, we combine the demolitioncontractors and the manufacturers that supply the relatedequipment. This way all parties benefit, since the contractorscan present their needs and the manufacturers can listen andact accordingly, and the national associations present theopinion of all parties at EDA level,” says EDA ManagingDirector Dick Theunissen. “Maybe even more importantly,EDA is the body to promote and protect the interests of thedemolition industry within the European Union. The numberof projects we are involved in is quite large. Our role is tosupport the development of the EU legislation by expressingthe opinion of the industry to Brussels. A very importantaspect here is, while being a vital element in the legislativeand directive work, we also keep in mind the interests ofconstruction companies trying to keep under control the costsof running an individual demolition contractor’s business.”

Uniform legislationDick Theunissen says that the EDA’s primary objective is tocreate a uniform level playing field within the Europeancommunity. “Within EDA, the various member groupssupplementary combine an interactive relationship and thepractical experience of businesses, and that is where theexchange of information and knowledge is very important,”says Theunissen. “A good example of how EDA works inpractice comes from the UK’s National Federation ofDemolition Contractors. The NFDC has recently finalizedtheir Guidance Notes on how to work with High ReachDemolition machinery (see page 42). This project wasinitiated at an EDA conference in Cyprus two years ago, andwhen the project is completed, EDA will take the documentto Brussels in order to promote it as a European standard.”

EDA - the combination of nationalassociations

EDA was founded in 1978 by the national associations ofFrance, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.The association has its headquarters in Baarn, theNetherlands. Today there are eight national associationmembers in the EDA. They are the Netherlands, UK, France,Spain, Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Sweden, which is the new-est member and joined at the EDA Stockholm conference inOctober 2006.

“There are quite a few countries that are not yet members.One reason is that in manycountries, there is still nodemolition related association,

European Demolition Association:

The European lobbyistfor the demolition industry

which could join us,” says Theunissen. “For some others, thereare various reasons for not joining the EDA, which is of courseunfortunate for us, but also for them. They miss quite a lotbecause they cannot participate in modelling the EU legislationand guidelines and miss the opportunities of exchanging thehigh standard of knowledge. On the other hand, more asso-ciation members consequently provide us a stronger positionin representing the European demolition market. However,all industries, including demolition, are today becoming moreand more international, and I am sure that the parties willingto participate in the development of the demolition industryat the pan-European level, benefit from this.”

“The EDA also offers the opportunity of individualmembership, the so called International Committee member.For contractors and suppliers this means the exchange of

concrete information and knowledge about products, methodsof work, techniques and experiences. To put it shortly: EDA isthe European network for all parties concerned,” Mr Theunis-sen explains.

Publications, presentations, demonstrations and roundtable discussions facilitate these processes. By allowing not onlycontractors but also suppliers to form a part of the networkwill result in an increasing knowledge of demolition practicesall over the continent. “Logically, the more members we have,the better the network and the results derived from it. Whenthere are more and more contractors in the practical work, thebetter contacts and information the suppliers get. The ultimategoal naturally is to get as many members as possible, becausethen the importance of EDA grows towards a stronger pressuregroup to look after the interests of the European demolitionindustry,” Mr Theunissen concludes.

Since 1978 the Euro-pean Demolition Asso-ciation has promotedthe interests of thedemolition industry onthe continent. A lot ofwork has been donebut a lot is still neededas the importance ofdemolition is rapidlyincreasing. In fact, thework will probably willnever cease becausethe world is changingso fast.

Text: Heikki Harri

Photo: Jan Hermansson

During the Stockholmconference Dick Theunis-sen, left, had numerousdiscussions with thecurrent EDA president, JanBrandis from Denmark. Thepresidency rotates amongthe presidents of the natio-nal associations everythree years.

EDA’s current President Jan Brandisat the opening session.

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“We live in a dynamic industry that develops fast.Therefore we want to exploit all the avenuesavailable. One such and important avenue is theEuropean Demolition Association, since the venueoffers us the opportunity to meet the end usersand update continuously our knowledge of thedemolition industry in terms of methods,procedures, EU and national regulations addedby the anticipation of the future,” saysMantovanibenne Export Manager ChristopheJarrin. Mantovanibenne is an Italian supplier of awide range of machines, tools and attachmentsfor the demolition, recycling and constructionindustries.

Mantovanibenne has been an EDA memberfrom the beginning. “We cannot give enough valueto all the contacts, results and experience we havebeen able to gather over the many years of themembership. It is somehow indicative that so manyof the big players on the global scene are notEDA members because, obviously from theirperspective, the demolition industry is a niche

Mantovanibenne:“EDA - a venue for business contacts”

market and they concentrate in the main streambusinesses. On the other hand, the smaller sizecompanies, like Mantovanibenne, have taken thetime and effort to work closely with EDA and itsmembers because this is our main stream busi-ness,” adds Christophe Jarrin.

EDA improvementsMantovanibenne stresses that it is satisfied withEDA, but believes there are some areas whereEDA could improve its actions towards suppliers.“It is understandable the EDA looks forsponsorships but the suppliers would look forwardto more meetings and factory visits from time totime,” says Christophe Jarrin. “The meeting inStockholm was a major achievement by EDA. It

was well organized and rich in terms of contentand information and I learned a lot. Probably themost important improvement would be if the EDAestablished a system by which the associationmembers would be labelled as ’EDA certified’companies with a recommendation to contractorsto buy from them.”

Rammer:“Contractors thecore audience”“While some manufacturers and suppliers suchas Rammer have enjoyed a long membership ofEDA, my view is that the contractors are and shouldremain the core member group within the asso-ciation,” adds Rammer Recycling and Demolition

Recycled aggregates often turn out to becheaper than primary materials, at least in someapplications. The price can be affected by manyfactors including savings on taxes and fees,reduction of purchase cost of ’new’ materials,and reduction of transport costs. These weresome of the conclusions presented by Danishresearch institute DBT Engineeringcivil engineer Ida Henrichsen

There are even further benefits,particularly recycling on-site, whichresults in a reduction of traffic, exhaustand dust pollution. ”However, as sooften, the coin has two sides. Theapplication of recycled aggregates isnot effortless or costless. Some of theadditional costs, which should be ta-ken into account, include theincreasing cost of demol i t ion,additional cleaning and cleansing ofthe structures and materials, higherlevel of testing, preparation, andcrushing of the materials to thedesired sizes. Also the quality controlmust be stricter because of the inhe-rent variation in materials,” ads IdaHenrichsen.

Process planningimportant

Most of these costs can, however, besignificantly reduced and the value ofthe mater ia l for the chosenapplications can be optimised if theplanning of the entire process, from demolitionto application of the recycled materials, is done

DBT Engineering, Denmark“Recycled aggregates potentiallycheaper than primary materials”

degree of contamination and the cleansingtreatment, the cleanness of the material andhence the applicable demolition techniques andstorage of the material. To optimise the mate-rial value the entire process must be thoroughlyplanned and co-ordinated.

One of the first steps in the planningphase is the decision of the chosenend-of-life scenario. ”When trea-ting recycled materials there arethree end-life scenarios to look at.These are land-fi l l ing, externalrecycling and recycling on site,”adds Ida Henr ichsen. ”Thedecision regarding which one ofthese is the most app l icab ledepends on many parameters.They can inc lude na t iona llegislation or regulation, size ofproject, distance to recycling plant,d i s tance to land- f i l l i ng ordepositing site, cost of demolitionand the value of the recycledmaterials and such the decision istherefore very country specific.”

Currently guidelines are beingdeveloped within the context of theEU financed Integrated Decontami-nation and Rehabilitation of Buildings,Structures and Materials in UrbanRenewal research project. This hasthe aim of facilitating the applicationof recycled aggregates in con-

struction.http://projweb.niras.dk/

irma/

Manager Jaakko Lipsanen. Rammer, part of Sand-vik Mining and Construction, is a Finnishmanufacturer of hydraulic breakers and hasextended its product range in recent years to covermany types of demolition tool attachments.

“For us the membership simply offers an ac-cess to a source of information. Usually companies

have a lot of opportunities to participate in a hugevariety of various types of organizations and eventsand they just compare the investment against thebenefit and make decisions accordingly. For us atRammer, the participation in the EDA events isworthwhile. And when the EDA is useful tocontractors, everyone benefits from it.”

properly. This emphasizes the need for strongco-ordination between the recycling companies,material end-users and the demolition industry.The relative economical benefits of a givenapplication largely depend on the applicationgrade.

However, as Ida Henrichsen says, the type

Ida Henrichsen.

of suitable application for a given materialdepends on a number of factors, such as the

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Safety and economy were the principal objectivesfor the new set of ’High Reach Demolition RigGuidance Notes’ that were presented to theaudience at the European Demolition Associationconference in Stockholm. The definition of a ’HighReach’ machine is not a crane but a trackedvehicle equipped with a boom reaching theworking height of 15m and above.

The notes were compiled in the UK by theNational Federation of Demolition Contractors andpresented by National Secretary Howard Button.The work was initiated at an EDA conference inCyprus two years ago and is now a documentthat EDA will take to the EU to make it part ofEuropean regulations.

”While safety naturally is the most importantaspect, it is necessary to keep in mind that safetyshould be achieved without unnecessary,excessive or prohibitive expenditure,” says HowardButton. ”This type of guidance is never ready, so itnaturally calls for further discussions, remarks andadditional recommendation. In the UK, we havenever recorded a fatality involving a high or ultra-high reach vehicle in a demolition project, but asthe machines are getting bigger, higher and theirnumbers increasing, the NFDC decided to producethe document. Furthermore, we hope that thisguidance will form the basis of further discussionsbetween all parties concerned, namely thoseinvolved in the manufacture, supply and use ofthese machines and also those involved inprescribing, monitoring and policing safe workingpractices.”

The Do’s and Don’tsHere are some important points that need to betaken into careful consideration when using highor ultra-high reach demolition machines:• Always read the safety manual supplied wit

the machine;• Always have regard for your personal safety and

that of others;• Always undertake daily visual inspection of the

equipment and maintain records;• Always work in accordance with specific risk

assessment and method statement;• Always seek further training in machine

operation if necessary;• Always plan your work programme with site

management;• Always remove boom extension whenever

possible;

• Always report safety issues to site management;• Never cause any side load to the machine;• Never overload the machine;• Never strike the work with the attachment;• Never the machine to turn by lifting the tracks

with the equipment;• Never crane or pull with the machine;• Never move about the site with the equipment

fully raised;• Never approach a high voltage wire.

Copies of the 24-page document can beobtained from National Federation of DemolitionContractors, Resurgam House,1a New Road, TheCauseway, Staines, Middlesex TW18 3DH, UK.Phone: +44-1784-456 799, Fax: +44-1784-461 118.

www.demolition-nfdc.com

Guidance notes for highreach demolition rigs

UK National Federation of DemolitionContractors National Secretary HowardButton.

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Van Vliet Demolition, based in The Netherlandsand UK, has started the decommissioning,decontamination and demolition of the formerHellenic Chemical Industries plant at Cyprus. Theentire site, covering over 22 hectares, is to becleared to allow the construction of the new EnergyCentre Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal. The clientis the Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourismof Cyprus and the project is estimated to takeseven months.

The plant was closed in 1995 and left todeteriorate. The entire facility needs to be cleanedfrom large quantities of various wastes andresidues. These include chemical wastes,radioactive materials, asbestos and generalconstruction waste.

Photo of the Phosphoric Acid plantand Sulphuric Acid Plant.

Decontamination of the PhosphoricAcid plant.

Photo of the NPK Processing Plant,Packaging Plant and Fertiliser Shedwith asbestos roofing.

Photo of the Liquid Ammonia Spheresweighing over a total 1,000 t.

Start of the cold-cut demolition of the cleaned and decontaminated units

Decontamination and demolition ofchemical industry complex in Cyprus

After the decontamination and cleaning works,Van Vliet will demolish the phosphoric acid,sulphuric acid and NPK Processing and PackagingPlants. Various other structures within the projectrequire demolition and include three 25 m dia-meter spheres, each weighing 1000 t, a 110 mhigh flare stack, boilers, furnace, reactor andcondensation sections, tank farm, pipe bridges andvarious other ancillary buildings and structures.

Materials generated on the site are to besegregated and processed. They are then to beused as engineered construction backfill as partof the redevelopment programme. All steel scrapwill be shipped to a Steel mill in Greece.

Photo of the Sulphuric Acid Plant.Photo of the Pyrite handling and NPKProcess building

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Nimbus is proud to play a part in the successof Alfred McAlpine’s unique Welsh Slateproduction operation at Penrhyn in Wales.Months of close cooperation between the twocompanies have resulted in a new Nimbusrange of advanced-technology diamond bladesto complement the plant’s state-of-the-artPedrini primary saws, multi-blade machines andhorizontal splitting saws.

The new £6million, 6,500m2 factory atPenrhyn produces millions of roofing slateseach year which are now sawn to size ratherthan riven.

Much of the success achieved by the Nim-bus products stems from an intensivecooperation exercise between the company’sR&D department at Burgess Hill and the Nim-bus field team on site. In particular, thededication of Nimbus key accounts managerAl lan Cork has clear ly made a majorcontribution to the Nimbus impact on site.

The exhaustive trials carried out includedtests in Italy using Nimbus blades, Pedrinimachines and material supplied by Welsh Slate.

Nimbus service keepsthe blades cutting

This has resulted in the creation of a new bladespecification with a specially engineered grit/bond system designed to meet the demandingWelsh Slate requirements.

But the development and perfection ofdiamond tools is only part of the story. Withupwards of 100 blades cutting simultaneou-sly, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, WelshSlate’s need for an exceptional blade manage-ment service was obvious from the start. Andwith its unparalleled UK manufacturing facilitiesat Burgess Hill and

Leeds, coupled with a reputation as thecountry’s top supplier in its field, Nimbusbecame the clear choice to provide the levelof service required. In the event, with the fullstrength of the Nimbus organization behindthem, Allan Cork and his colleagues havecreated a level of on-site service that is quiteextraordinary. This requires a continuing Nim-bus presence on site to monitor performanceand to ensure that blade supply continues torun like clockwork.

In support of its all-embracing blade ma-

nagement control systems, Nimbus has set upa dedicated production line at its Burgess Hillplant to ensure that any request from WelshSlate can be met promptly. It has also desig-ned and built special steel transit framescomplete with combination locks. These ensure

Pedrini secondary saw fitted with a bank of 27, 1100mm diameter Nimbusblades reduces the slabs to 53mm thickness. Photo© Natural Stone Specialist

safe and secure transportation of blade packsbetween Nimbus and the Penrhyn site. Storageracks and special roller trolleys have also beensupplied to optimise movement of blades onsite.www.nimbus-diamond.uk.co

See us atWorld of Concrete 2007Booth no: S 10115

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Hughes & Salvidge, the well-known UK specialistdemolition contractor has recently completed dis-mantling the 007 James Bond stage at thePinewood Studios complex in Iver Heath,Buckinghamshire. This followed a serious fire,which meant that the one acre sized steel framedbuilding, which housed the set, had to becompletely demolished. The stage and buildingare being replaced and this will be ready in theNew Year.

Hughes & Salvidge was so pleased with theperformance of their first Mantovanibenneattachments, an SH400 shear and an MS30 Multi-system, they placed another order with importersINMALO for a second shear, an SH410, whichmade its debut on the prestigious Pinewood Stu-dios contract. For this demolition task, Hughes &Salvidge used a combination of theirMantovanibenne MS30 multi-system attachmentand the new SH410 scrap shear. The MS30 wasmounted onto a Hitachi Zaxis ZX460 crawlerexcavator equipped with 27 m of high-reach boomand stick. The SH410 was attached to anotherZX460 on standard boom.

“Shaken but not stirred”Hughes & Salvidge takes Mantovanibenne Attachments

The MS30 is a multi-purpose 360º rotatinghydraulic attachment with interchangeable jaws,suited to virtually any demolition task and whichcan easily be adapted to work as a cracker, plateshear, pulverizer or metal-cutting shear. The SH410scrap shear, also featuring 360º rotation andweighing 4.3 t, is one of a comprehensive rangeof eight models designed for carrier machinesweighing between 2 and 125 t.

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In many parts of Eastern Germany blocks offlats and high-rise buildings, which no longermeet current standards, are being demolished.These included a 22-storey, 65 m tall buildingin Halle and situated in a residential area withsmaller houses and two identical blocks of flatsand roads nearby.

To avoid the risk of flying or falling debristwo Darda CC420concrete crushers were usedin combination with a pair of 3 t mini excavators.The two CC420 concrete crushers started thedemolition on the top storey of the reinforcedconcrete building and bit their way down floorby floor. With an opening width of 420 mm theCC420 can break reinforced concrete up to400 mm thick, making it easy for the twocrushers to nibble away the ceilings and innerand outer walls of each storey. The debris wasdropped down the building’s lift shaft and remo-ved from the bottom by another excavator.

“David meets Goliath”

The owner of a 5,000 m2 production facility inthe South of Germany was about to change thelease contract and as the 15 year old coating wasworn out and showing a lot of cracks, it was agreedto have the complete surface renovated. To reducethe loss of rental revenue, the time between thechange over was kept to a minimum. As therewere a lot of different repairs needed in the factorythe time for the coating renovation was set at 5days from removal to application of the new layer.The most critical issue was the short time given todo the job without risking a penalty. Anotherdifficulty was hidden iron bolts from formerinstallations, partly covered by the old coating andcould have a serious impact on machine and tooldamage.

With the DSM 800SDOC, equipped with adrive overload clutch, Schwamborn could offer aperfect solution, giving the contractor the extrasafety and reliability when grinding with the machineover obstacles as well as the high grindingperformance for the short time span. To removethe top coating the contractor used a speciallydeveloped scarifying tool on the first pass. For thefinal pass, prior to application of the new coating,the surface was ground with a 30-grit diamondtool.

Due to the reliability and efficiency of the DSM800SDOC the project was carried out in time tothe complete satisfaction of the owner and thenew occupier.

www.schwamborn.com

Darda crushers demolish 65m tall building:

Each floor took about four to five workingdays to remove with the concrete crusherstaking out about 150 m3 of concrete each timewith reinforcement steel of 12 - 16 mm. TheDarda machines’ cutting force of up to 1240kN (126 t) allows reinforcement up to a dia-meter of 28 mm to be cut. On completion ofthe demolition of each floor a crane lifted themini-excavators to the storey below for the cycleto continue to ground level.

Originally it was planned to demolish the65 m high building, using a combination of themini excavators with Darda crushers, down to25 m followed by completion using a long reachexcavator with pulverizer. However, thedemolition with the CC420s went so well thatthe original plan was abandoned, leaving theDardas to complete the entire demolition of the65 m high building.

www.darda.de

The concrete crushers CC420 break 40 cm thick reinforced concrete.

Two mini-excavators with CC420concrete crushers and a compactloader perform their duties.

In Halle an old high-rise building fromsocialist times was demolished.

Coating removal on 5,000 m2 floor

Technical Specification:Motor 3 x 400 V/50 Hz, 11 kW, working width 800mm, tool speed 400-1300 r.p.m., operating weightmax 420 kg.

Features:- DOC-Drive-Overload-Clutch- Swing able saddle weight- Quick tool exchange- Motor soft start- Wet and dry grinding- Motor overload protection- Working 10 mm to the edge- Free floating drive mechanism

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32 PDi • 3 - 2006

PDi recently visited the company’s headquarters close to Rotter-dam to report on what we can expect of Adamas in the nearfuture.

Refocused long term strategyAdamas started its business in the late 1970s as a general resellerof various products for the construction industry. In 1980 thecompany decided to set up a production line for diamond drillrigs in the Netherlands, and another production plant fordiamond tools in Belgium.

As a result of the ongoing investments in research andproduct development and cutting edge technology inmanufacturing, product quality has always been paramount andhas lead to a steady rise in customer satisfaction and productionvolumes.

“But for several years now the whole industry has been go-ing through a rapid transformation and is still very much inmotion,” says Adamas export marketing manager Danny vander Zwan. “There are currently lots of diamond tools importedfrom Asia. Today, most of them are coming from China, butthere will soon be other Asian countries that will start with theproduction and export of diamond tools and machines. We arewell aware of that and of course have to respond to the newsituation.”

Due to this, Adamas has refocused the long-term companystrategy over the last two years. The goal is now to concentrateon developing and selling those diamond tools and machineswhere the company has the cutting edge technology and know-how for customers to benefit the most.

“We want to develop and sell only top quality products butwith a reasonable price. And we aim to be regarded as a globalsupplier with a fast and trustful service support and spare partssupplies for our customers,” says Danny van der Zwan. “This ofcourse means that we can’t do everything and have small volumes.We need to concentrate on specific products where we can selllarge volumes in order to be cost effective and reach a competitiveprice level for the customers and still maintain a healthy marginfor our dealers.”

Concerning drill motors and drill rigs the company hasalready managed to do this by attracting several big companiesthat sell the products under the Adamas brand name as well asunder their own private label.

Five product groups for growthAdamas has identified five distinct and strategic product groupsfor growth. These are diamond tools, drill rigs, drill motors, floor

saws and wall cutting systems. Thecompany is also making a strongeffort to develop a worldwidenetwork of dealers. “For manyyears we have had our own salesoffices and staff in Holland, Franceand Belgium which can beclassified as our traditional homemarkets where we have very strongand even a market leading posi-tion in some niche market seg-ments,” says Danny. “In additionwe are concentrating ondeveloping a worldwide dealernetwork. In the tough market

conditions today, where end users can get products fromanywhere, not the least on the Internet, it is too much to dem-and from a dealer to sell Adamas products on an exclusive ba-sis.”

Therefore, Adamas is searching for sales organisations thatare motivated and able to sell top quality products in aprofessional way by establishing a long-term partnership withthe manufacturer as well as the end user of Adamas products.Together with this, Adamas is developing a new dealer websitewith direct access for the dealers to get all the necessary informa-tion and assistance for products and product support that theyneed to market their products efficiently.

New product groupsThere are also new Adamas product groups in the pipeline, whichare to be launched in 2007. One is a complete range of wallchasing machines. The other new products will be revealedduring the Bauma 2007 exhibition in Munich, Germany togetherwith a new corporate identity.

Since the beginning of 2006 the company has noted a significantincrease in sales in all of Europe due to the investments in the newstrategy and a general upturn in the economic growths. “And ingeneral, the use of diamond tools is increasing all over the world fordrilling and cutting since labour costs are increasing. So we are actuallyvery confident about the future,” adds Danny van der Zwan.

www.adamas.nl

The Dutch AdamasGroup, with manu-facturing plants in theNetherlands andBelgium, is in theprocess of setting up anew strategy withdistinct productranges to become amajor player in themarket of diamondtools and machines forcutting and drilling.

Adamas refocuslong term stragety

Below the Dutch headquarters and production plant inMaassluis, between Rotterdam and The Hague.

Adamas has a manufacturing plant for drill rigs in Hol-land and a plant for diamond tools in Belgium.

The Adamas group has some 115employees focused on producing andselling diamond tools, drill rigs, drillmotors, floor saws and wall cuttingsystems, products within five distinctand strategic groups for growth.

Text & Photo: Mikael Karlsson

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At WOC, attendees can spend a week at the industry’slargest international event and find everything they needto keep their businesses competitive, profitable and strongall year long. After last years’ record-setting event, WOC2007 promises to be bigger and better than ever. Worldof Concrete is putting the final touches on its diverseand informative show including a seminar program thatprovides more than 10,000 industry professionalsvaluable information about products, techniques andstrategies to make their operations more efficient andmore profitable. New this year, WOC will offer 130+seminars, in both 90-minute and 3-hour sessions coveringmore topics to suit all needs and schedules.

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Demolition and concrete cuttingrelated exhibitors World of Concrete 2007

Acme America Inc C7495Allied Construction Products, LLC C6225Allied-Gator, Inc. S12127Aqua Blast Corp S11856Atlas Copco Compressors Inc. C4025Blastrac S10123, O30949Bobcat Co C5483Bosch Power Tools & Accessories O31776Bosch Rexroth Corp. N3203Brokk Inc O30234C & P Attachments C7089Case Construction Equipment C6269Caterpillar Inc C6069Center Capital Corporation C3961CDSA S10439Conjet AB S12605CS Unitec Inc, Eibenstock S11447CTI Inc N132, N129, N137CTL GROUP S11513Diamond B Inc S12523, O30033Diamond Blade Depot C3931, S10600, S14026Diamond Blade Warehouse S10349Diamond Concrete Tools S11414Diamond Liners Inc S13257Diamond Pauber SRL C3425Diamond Products C5829, O30013Diamond Products (form.Intertool) S10651Diamond Speed Products, Inc. S21017Diamond Tech Inc O30307Diamond Vantage Inc. C3632Dimas O30701, C4657Ditch Witch C7455DITEQ S10515, O30111Doka USA, Ltd C6657Dongshin Diamond Industrial S12054Eagle Solutions S13329EDCO S10529, O30727E-Z Drill Inc C6545Gehl Co C6689GOMACO C5168Hilti Inc C4649, O30677HTC S10816, O30935Husqvarna Construction Products O30701, O30601, C4657ICS Blount Inc C4529, O30409Ingersoll Rand Co C6286, O30437Innovatech Products & Equipment S10149, O30649IVS Hydrodemolition Services S11810King Concepts S20211Komatsu America Corp C6486Liebherr Construction Co. C7468Multiquip Inc C4813, O30419, O30419, O30429, O30519New Holland Construction C5869Padco Inc. S13550Peak Software Systems S14013Pearl Abrasive Co S11931Planet Diamond Tools S13219Protech Diamond Tools S14025Putzmeister America, Aquajet C5744, C6144, S10115Sanders Saws C4621, O30027Sensors & Software Inc S12952Soff-Cut International Inc C6252Stanley Hydraulic Tools O30309Star Diamond Tools Inc S12316Stihl Inc N2072Stow - A Division of Muliquip, inc. C4613Sun Diamond Technologies S13451Superabrasive, Inc. S10917, O30925Superior Concrete Products S10549Superior Power Trowel O30551Super-Krete International Inc S13615Target C4657, O30601Terex C5213aToku Pneumatic Co., LTD S14301Toolgal USA S12800VIC International Corp O30445, S10307Wacker Corporation C4315, O30344, O30331

International buyers programmeWorld of Concrete has been selected for the prestigiousInternational Buyer Program for the second year in arow. As a member of the 2007 IBP, World of Concreteworks closely with the U.S. Commercial Service in theglobal promotion of the 2007 show, bringing interna-tional buyer delegations to expand business bothdomestically and overseas.

Mason’s challengeSponsored by Masonry Construction Magazine. Watchtop masons and tenders compete in the Spec MixBricklayer 500 Competition in the Gold Lot in front ofthe North Hall. Cheer along with thousands of spectatorsas some of the country’s best teams compete to build a26-ft. double wythe wall in one hour!

CIM auction 2007The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) NationalSteering Committee (NSC) is hosting an unreservedauction at World of Concrete. Concrete industry-relateditems will be auctioned off with all proceeds benefitingthe CIM Program Expansion. The CIM program is nowoffered at Middle Tennessee State University, ArizonaState University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, andthe University of California at Chico. The CIM NSC,the CIM Patrons, along with World of Concrete (WOC)Show Management, Hanley Wood Publications andRitchie Bros. Auctioneers, will sponsor the auction. Formore on this program visit www.concretedegree.com and

Repair and demolitionThis all-inclusive display of products and equipment forrepair and demolition of commercial, industrial andresidential concrete structures includes: surface prepara-tion equipment, scarifying, grinding and sawingequipment, dust collection systems and more.

Outdoor demonstrationsProducts and equipment at work under jobsite-likeconditions. In the Outdoor Exhibits & Demonstrationareas, attendees will try before they buy, learn newtechniques and find the products that are right for them.

World of Concrete bookstoreBe sure to pick up your collector’s edition Mack GraniteMaterial Handler Model Truck at one of the WOCbookstore locations at the Las Vegas Convention Center.Last year, the model Mixer Trucks sold out and this yearshould be no exception.

Free sessionsOSHA Presents: Outreach Programs for ConstructionThis session will highlight OSHA’s cooperative programs,including the Alliance Program and the OSHA andCSDA Alliance, and will provide a regulatory update ofcurrent construction activities and review howparticipation in OSHA outreach programs adds value toa company’s safety and health program.

www.worldofconcrete.com

World of ConcreteGears Up for its33rd Annual Show!World of Concrete 2007 returnsto the Las Vegas ConventionCenter, Las Vegas, Nevada,January 23-26, 2007 with moreseminars, outdoor competi-tions, exhibitor demonstra-tions, and much more.

Pure Remote CoTHE NEW FINMAC F16 REMOTELY controlled demolition robotfrom Finland is making history. It is the first for a long time tochallenge the Swedish demolition robot manufacturer Brokk,which has dominated the industry since the beginning of the1970s and some years ago acquired its then only competitorDMX, also manufactured in Sweden.

No easy taskThe appearance of a new brand is not a complete surprise andto challenge Brock will not be an easy task. However, the world’sdemolition contractors will soon have two manufacturers ofdemolition robots to choose from. Despite the potential, Finmacstill has some work to do. The prototype is finished and nowthe company is planning production of the 0-series, which willbe tested thoroughly out in the field, prior to its launch. InApril the demolition robot will be displayed at Bauma 2007 inMunich, Germany.

Met the techniquein the foundry industry

The man behind the Finmac project is Paavo Salonen and hisfirst contact with demolition robots occurred while he wasworking with stripping linings from kilns at a foundry in Sweden.This was a difficult job done by hand, but soon a Brokkdemolition robot replaced him and his colleagues. Thisexperience set the seed for his interest in the potential for usingdemolition robots.

After he finished working for the foundry and several yearsas salesman and purchaser at Valmet Logging in the north ofSweden, he started his own company where he was selling diffe-rent types of components to the mechanical industry. Paavowas then approached by a company called Thordab asking if hewas interested in selling the demolition robot DMX in Finland.It was an easy choice as Paavo is Finnish.

“I made rather quick decision that there was a good marketfor the DMX robot in Finland. But just when I got started and

was about to close my first orders DMX was bought by thecompetitor Brokk and I lost some money,” says

Finmac Demolition Oy managing directorPaavo Salonen.

“After loosing thepossibility to work with

DMX I got even moreinterested in thesetypes of products and

I decided to findother ways to sellthis type ofequipment. And

The Finnish “sisu”

(read devoted natural

power and endurance)

has struck. And a new

remote controlled

demolition robot is

about to be launched,

and it is not a Brokk.

here we are today ready to launch a new brand of demolitionmachine.”

Northern Finland, a technical hubPaavo has lived in Umeå in the north of Sweden for many years.But Finmac Demolition Oy was set up in Vaasa in northernFinland, just a cross the Baltic Sea. Besides Paavo Salonen theFinmac company is owned by the engineering company Dow-aline Oy and the mechanical manufacturer Nipere Oy. Paavogot in contact with these two companies through thegovernment owned technologic centre Merinova Oy. One ofMerninova’s tasks is to support new technological business ideasthat are beneficial for the country. Thanks to Merinova Finmacalso received financial help through the Finnish governmentinstitutions Tekes and Finnvera, which offer loans and exportfinancing to new companies or special export projects.

“But our investors have just loaned us the money.Everything needs to be paid back when production is up andrunning. We have also received a small financial subsidy fromTE-Keskus, also a government owned institution,” says Paavo.

Strong partnersThe two part owners, Dowaline and Nipere, have longexperience in their respective fields of operation. The enginee-ring and design company Dowaline has nine design engineersand operates from premises next door to Finmac in Vaasa.Dowaline is owned by Timo Karhunen. Nipere Oy was foundedin 1976 and is a traditional manufacturer of mechanicalcomponents. Nipere manufacture components for othercompanies but develops and produces their own product linesas well, like complete systems for handling different types ofgrain. Head office is located in Teuva some 100 km south ofVaasa.

When the Finmac project started Nipere realised that theyneeded bigger premises and invested in additional facilities forthe Finmac production located in the city of Kristinestad, righton the shore of the Baltic Sea some 30 km west of Teuva. Acouple of new computer controlled multi functionalmanufacturing machines were also installed in the new premises.The assembling of the Fimac robot will be located in Kristinestadas well as some of the component production. The sheet metalproduction and welding will be done in Teuva. The companyhas several laser welding machines that can handle sheet metalplates up to 20 mm. Nipere has 45 employees but when theFinmac production starts more will be employed.

Nipere is a family company founded by Reino Ollikkalaand the current managing director is his son Ari Ollikkala, whois also chairman of Finmac Demolition Oy.

“We agreed immediately to the Finmac idea when Paavocontacted us. With the manufacturing knowledge we havecoupled with Dowaline experience I am really looking forwardto start manufacturing the first robots,” says Ari Ollikkala.

What makes Finmac Demolition unique is that theydevelop everything on their own and also manufacturer mostof the components, which are developed in-house. All standardcomponents though are purchased from well known

manufacturers like Parker Hannifin, BoschRexroth andSauerDanfoss. Another Finnish engineering companyis providing the steering system for the robot. Controlbox, joystick and other parts for the steering function

are standard components as it is important that the opera-tor recognises these functions in order to prevent accidents.

From the left Timo Karhunen andPaavo Salonen.

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ontroled “Sisu”

Profitable with out failuresWhen PDi met the three owners all were very enthusiastic and allsaid that the contractor is paramount.

“We have in our development work been focusing on amachine that will make money for the contractor right from thestart. All stops must be planned and I think we have been able tobuild in several safety functions that prevent unwanted failures.The power function of the machine is completely computerisedwhich makes it very easy to locate a failure in seconds. It is similarto how you locate a problem in a car and we can also through thissystem register if the operators has been running the machineincorrectly,” says Paavo.

Finmac F16 has two hydraulic systems, which makes itpossible to easily separate the upper part from the lower part.This function also makes it possible to access confined spaces.The upper part with the robot arm is carried in to a buildingwhile the lower part, with the hydraulic tank, stands outside. Themachine is radio controlled but has also a cable if radio control isnot allowed.

Finmac F16 weighs approximately 1.6 t and places itselfbetween the well known Brokk 90 and Brokk 180. The centre ofgravity is very low, which makes the machine stable and the powerpack is located in the lower part of the machine, similar to howBrokk 250 and DMX 520. The demolition boom has a reach ofsome 5 m and has an extension part reaching an additional 700mm. In the transport position the machine has a length of 2257mm, height of 1550 mm and width of 795 mm with the supportlegs in the upper position. Transport speed is 2,8 km/h and gro-und clearance 15 mm. The effect can be varied between 7,5 to22. At 18.5 kW the machine has an oil flow of 66 l/min and aworking pressure of 160 bar. Finmac F16 has been designed tocarry attachments up to 200 kg. It is track mounted and tracksare available in both rubber and steel.

Immediate export businessHome market is Finland and the number of units to be sold inFinland is expected to be high. But Sweden is expected to initiallybecome the biggest market, parallel with the US. “Remotecontrolled demolition robots are very well known in Sweden andthe need is also big. Same thing with the US market. We expectto sell around 15 machines in the first year and our target is 30machines in the second year,” says Ari Ollikkala.

“We will have production capacity for more machines, butwe don’t want to raise expectations too high.”

“The biggest sales volumes will come from USA wherewe already have some contacts. As we are going to exhibit atBauma we are hoping to make contact with potential salesrepresentatives and service partners,” says Paavo. The FinmacF16 is not a low budget machine, according to the owners.

“We are using only the best components, but as weare producing several components ourselves our price levelwill be slightly under what the market already is used too,”says Paavo.

Additional models and accessoriesAs Finmac Demolition is about to introduce their firstdemolition robot there does not appear to be anyother models in the pipeline at the moment.

“Finmac F16 takes all our attention ofcourse. But if it is well received by the marketwe are of course open to produceadditional models. If this happens Ithink we will go for a smallermodel first. But what we arelooking at already now isseveral accessories tothe F16. Oneexample is amobile diesel ge-nerator trolley for self-transportation and also operation inareas without electricity. But for the moment we want toremain humble towards the situation to launch Finmac F16in a proper way. Our product or we as company cannot letour potential clients down,” says Paavo Salonen. The FinmacF16 with be on display at Bauma in hall A1.

www.finmac.fi

A new computer controlled componentmanufacturing machine at Nipere Oy’snew premises in Kristnestad, Finland.

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From the left Reino Ollikkala, Paavo Salonen and Ari Ollikkala.

“Is Sweden’s heavies“Is Sweden’s heaviesFurukawa Rock Drills Europe b.v.

has recently sold one of its biggest

breaker models, the F100 to one of

Sweden’s biggest demolition

contractors Lodab Demolering AB,

through the distributor Amas

Svenska AB. The F100 is believed to

be the heaviest breaker working in

Sweden.Lodab, together with other large Swedish demolitioncontractors, is working on one of Sweden’slargest demolition projects divided intoabout 140 different schemes with a totalvalue of up to approximately EUR 450000 000. The Swedish Farmers Supplyand Crop Marketing Association decidea year ago to demolish all their silos andreplace them with continues trucktransportations. All silos are expected tobe demolished by 2012, but Lodab’sfounder and owner Lars-Olov Dahlquestions the reality of this. “There hasbeen so much discussion about this projectin Sweden and a lot of false informationhas been circulating. Some peopleestimated the demolition value of the 140silos to astronomic figures when themajority of the silos are rather small andcan be knocked down by standardmachines, while a few silos are really talland up to 70 or 80 m high,” says Lars-Olov Dahl.

Lodab has demolished three of theproject’s silo parks. “Farmers have reactedvery strongly against this project and I doubt that the farmersassociation can demolish their whole fleet of silos by 2012,”adds Lars-Olov Dahl.

From wrecking ball to gigantic breakerRecently Lodab demolished a silo park in the city of Köping.The tallest was 65 m and the contractor decided to use a 100 track mounted Sennebogen crane equipped with 80 m boomand 1.5 t wrecking ball. “The site was quite isolated and locatedin the harbour area and we decided that a wrecking ball wasthe best and most efficient method,” says Lodab site managerMats Johansson. Lodab hired the Dutch demolition contractorEuro Demolition to knock down the silos to a level reachablefor Lodab’s high reach excavators.

The job started in August with selective demolition andcontinued with wrecking ball demolition for several weeks.When the structures were reduced to a height of about 30 mLodab called in their high reach excavators to bring the buildingsdown to ground level and finished the job at end of last October.

A FRD VS30 primary crusher was alsoused in Köping, Sweden.

From the left Lodab operator Bert Sörman, Andersson from the Swedish FRD distributo

Clients and suppliers in front of the giant F100from Furukawa.

For the high reach demolition a Hitachi 750, Hitachi 650 anda Hitachi 330 with demolition booms up to32 m were used. In total some 30,000 t ofreinforced concrete were demolished and an-other tonne of iron was extracted. Thedemolition attachment came from Furukawaand Arden Equipment and a FRD V30 wasused for all primary crushing. The demolitionrubble were recycled with a mobile recyclingcrusher and reused in construction project closeby.

Heavy-duty breakerfor heavy-duty foundation

But the job was not finished when the silostructures were demolished. The silo park wasresting on a heavily reinforced concretefoundation measuring some 60 cm in thicknessand cover 400 m2. Lodab needed a new effcientbreaker for the job and contacted the Swedish

FRD distributor AmasSvenska AB. Lodab isfamiliar with FRDequipment and has severalFRD attachments, likepulverisers and FRD F19,F35 and F45 breakers.

To remove the concrete foundationAmas Svenska AB proposed the largesthydraulic breaker from FRD, the F100,weighing with around 7 t. The breaker wasdelivered to the site in the beginning ofNovember and was used on a Hitachi 650.The FRD F100 has impact energy of15690 Joule and an impact rate between200 to 350 blows/min. Operating pressureis between 160 and 180 bar with an oilflow of 280 to 390 l/m, depending on theapplication. The F100 is suitable for carriersin a weight range of 65 to 100 t. “F100 iscurrently our largest breaker and I amimpressed with its performance. I have beenin this business for a long time and used alot of different breaker brands. I have had

very little problems with the FRD breakers,” says Hitachi 650operator Bert Sörman.

“We now have five FRD breakers and I agree that ourFRDs cause very little trouble. They just work, are easy tomaintain and need very little attention, which also saves usmoney. They are able to provide the efficiency we need andthat has also been the case with the F100,” adds Mats Johans-son.

With the new FRD F100 Lodab was able to break up the400 m2 big foundation in just one day, even though it washeaviliy reinforced.

“Very efficient breaker, quick and easy. We expected thefoundation to be much thicker and with the powerful F100the job was done in no time,” adds Mats.

Before finishing the work with the silo in Köping Lodabstarted up the demolition of another silo park in the south ofSweden. Euro Demolition was also hired for this project againusing crane and wrecking ball.

www.lodab.com • www.frdeuropebv.nl

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st an FRD?”st an FRD?”

Magnus Uppsten and Peror Amas Svenska AB.

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The UK based demolition and recycling contractorDRS Demolition National, has taken delivery of aTerex Pegson XR400 tracked jaw crusher, whichis being used by DRS to reduce a large stockpileof demolition concrete into a saleable product.“We are very pleased with the performance of thecrusher,” says DRS site manager Nick Southall. ”Ithas exceeded our expectations in all areas, beinguser friendly and cost effective in terms of productoutput and reliability.”

The 1100 mm x 650 mm jaw crusher has acrushing action, which draws material down intothe crushing chamber, maximising the throughputof the machine. An unrestricted feed openingallows large material sizes to be accepted withoutprior breaking.

The fully skirted, 1m wide conveyor dischar-ges the crushed material at a height of 3.9 mforward of the machine for improved stockpiling.

Water sprays above and below the crusher and atthe conveyor head keep any dust emissions to aminimum. An overband magnet mounted over theconveyor takes out any metals in the materialstream to the side of the plant for recycling. Theconveyor can be lowered hydraulically to reducemachine headroom when travelling and

A 172 kW Caterpillar C9 diesel engine prov-ides power for the crusher, which is controlled bya PLC with automatic sequence start-up andshutdown. One of the many benefits of this newX400 range of machines is the HFO direct drivesystem, which makes for substantial fuel savingsagainst similar sized competitors’ machines.

Built-in serviceability has resulted in easy ac-cess to the crusher drive and power pack withhydraulic and oil filter changes extended to 2,000hour intervals.

First working de-monstration of RedRhino’s new 3PL4000The 29th September was another great de-monstration day at Red Rhino Crushers in theUK attended by dozens of clients and journaliststo witness the first working demonstration ofthe 3PL 4000 single toggle jaw crusher. With

Over the past last year the crushing equipmentcompany DSB, based in Linz, Austria, claims tohave conquered the market of mobile crushingand screening. Its product range consists of 3mobile impact crushers and two mobile screen-ers. The range of the innocrush impactors startswith a 30 t machine with an inlet of 1000 x 580mm, followed by the innocrush 35 with an inlet of1250 by 705mm up to the heavy duty 50 timpactor with an inlet of 1260 by 1060 mm. The

Terex Pegson XR400 crusherfor UK demolition contractor

DSB - simply easy to usescreens are adjusted to the individual DSBimpactor’s capacity and flexibility although they canbe used in connection with other machines orstand alone. None of the innocrush and innoscreenmachines use sophisticated electronics or complexcontrol systems. They are powered by Caterpillarengines and are easy to service and guaranteelong service and a short payback period, the com-pany claims.

www.innocrush.com

a cost similar to major accessories available totractor users, this was well received. Withhydraulically adjustable jaws 400mm by170mm, material can be crushed within a rangefrom 70mm down to 5mm. The 3PL 4000weighs 850 kg and designed to functioncoupled to the hydraulic power take off on atractor with a minimum hydraulic oil supply of100bar, typically found with tractors of 25hpand above.

www.redrhinocrushers.com

Bobcat has launched the new HB1180 hydraulicbreaker attachment that is approved for use onBobcat skid-steer models S220 through to theS300, compact tracked loader models T250 toT300, the A300 all-wheel steer loader and Bobcat337, 341 and 435 mini-excavators. The HB1180is intended for concrete and general demolitionwork and features a new internal design with fewermoving parts, reducing overall service time. TheHB1180 breaker also has an auto power feature,which is an automatic pressure regulator thatensures maximum performance of the hydraulicbreaker, regardless of tool carrier hydraulic flowvariations or changes in outdoor temperature. Thisallows Bobcat hydraulic breakers to deliver a highperformance impact blow across a very wide range

of hydraulic oil flow from different carriers. Theauto power feature also limits excessive pressureat the time of start-up resulting in protecting theenergy chamber diaphragm and allowing for longerservice life. The energy chamber diaphragm allowsthe nitrogen pressure to remain constant, so thebreaker performance remains constant. Noperiodic recharging is required, so the breaker isvirtually maintenance-free and operational as soonas it is mounted on the carrier. Bobcat hydraulicbreakers are easy to mount thanks to quick-changemounting systems. They can be utilised on a multitudeof Bobcat machines, including mini track loaders, skid-steers, compact tracked loaders, all-wheel steer loadersand micro-, mini- and midi-excavators.

www.bobcat.com


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EVENTSCALENDAR

World of Concrete 200723-26 JanuaryLas Vegas ConventionCenter, Las Vegas, Nevada,USAwww.worldofconcrete.com

CSDAConvention 200722-27 FebruaryThe Westin Maui Resort &Spa on Ka’anapali Beach,Maui, Hawaii, USAwww.csda.org

34th US AnnualDemolition Convention20071-4 April, 2007The Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas,USA.www.demolitionassociation.com

Bauma 200723-29 AprilMünchen Exhibition Centrewww.bauma.de

IACDS AnnualMeeting 200730th of April 30, 2007,Bad Murnau, Germanywww.iacds.org

ConExpo Asia 20074-7 December, 2007Chinese Export CommoditiesFair (CECF) Pazhou Complex,Guangzhou, Chinawww.conexpoasia.com

ConExpo Con/Agg 200811-15 MarchLas Vegas ConventionCenter, Las Vegas,Nevada, USAwww.conexpoconagg.com

Remember theIACDS annualmeeting 2007

Monday,April 30, 2007,at Bad Murnau,near Munich.

For more info visitIACDS websitewww.iacds.org

DemolitionConference 2007 inBerlinThis annual Demolition Conference will take placeagain on 16-17 March 2007 in Berlin, Germany.About 350 participants from different countriestogether with 40 exhibitors will gather at the HotelBerlin. Nearly 20 reports will be presented onproblems in demolition techniques and will befollowed by question and answer sessions.

The opening address will include a summeryof activities and results of the German DemolitionAssociation. Further reports will provide accountsof special demolition subjects, and will include forexample:

• Future removal regulations for demolitionmaterials

• The new German standard DIN 18459”Demolition works”

• Dangers of explosions during demolition works• Update of demolition regulations by the

building trade federation• Excrements of pigeons - a problem

for demolition work• New insight into high-pressure hydro-demolition• Aspects of safety during flame cutting• Extraordinary examples of concrete

sawing techniques• Chances of improved application of safety nets• Unusual demolition characteristics

of tall buildings• The use of small excavators for demolition• New legal decisions towards demolition work• Accidents and dangerous situations

at demolition works

The organizer is German consulting firm fordemolition and blasting technique ASCO GmbH.The participants will represent all demolitionassociations and most of the big demolitioncompanies of Germany. Also specialists ofconsulting and controlling firms and stateauthorities will take part. In recent years specialistshave attended the conference from Austria, Croatia,Czech Republic, England, Estonia, France, Hungary,Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Russia andSwitzerland.

The conference language is German, but asimultaneous translation into English will be offe-red. Excursions will be available after theconference. For further information please contact:Mr. Dietrich Korth, ASCO GmbH, Fax: +49 30508 29 06, e-mail: [email protected]

www.asco-abbruch.de

CSDA/OSHA AllianceProvides Free Semi-nar at the World ofConcrete in 2007In early 2006, the Concrete Sawing & DrillingAssociation (CSDA) entered into an alliance withthe Occupational Safety and Health Adminis-tration (OSHA). As part of this alliance, CSDAand OSHA intend to work together to achieveoutreach and communication goals withpresentations at major industry events. World

The International Association of Concrete Drillers& Sawers has announced the release of anupdated and amended second edition of its stan-dard Tolerances and Limits for Construction Dril-ling and Sawing. It was developed through thecooperation of sawing and drilling associationsfrom Australia, Austria, Germany, Italy, Japan,Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and theUnited States.

The IACDS Tolerance standard consists of ninesections that cover definitions, reason for theissuance of tolerances and maximum tolerancesfor each sawing and drilling discipline, includingcore drilling, flat sawing, wall sawing and wiresawing. Also covered in the standard are maxi-mum tolerances for crushing and bursting.”Tolerances form the preconditions during planningfor accuracy or possible limitations and therequirement for the tradesman,” saysrepresentative of the Swiss Association KasparDisch, who was instrumental in the developmentof this standard. ”The standard is intended toseparate the amateur from the professional.”

The tolerances for each different disciplineare defined by 8 separate measurements, includingangle accuracy, directional accuracy, verticality,horizontal level, surface roughing, diameter ofdeviation from a specified dimension, specifieddepth for pocket hole and alignment accuracy. Atypical standard for core drilling holes under 300mm in diameter is a minimum accuracy angle of+/- 85 mm/m, a directional accuracy of +/- 60mm/m with an inside evenness not surpassing 5mm and a maximum diameter deviation of 3mm. The alignment accuracy is +/- 5mm plus

IACDS release second edition of itsstandard “Tolerances and Limits forConstruction Drilling and Sawing”

2.5% of the diameter.The first edition was published in 2002. An

international group of specialists has updated andimproved the standard, unifying all units, clarifyingdifficult definitions and adding a standard foralignment accuracy. The IACDS delegatesadopted the second edition at their annual meetingin Kraków, Poland, in May 2006. The IACDSTolerance standard is now available on the IACDSWeb site www.iacds.org in the ”news” section,where it is available for download in English(including European and U.S. units) and German.A Swedish version will be available shortly.

The standard is meant for everyday work withdiamond tools on job sites. Whenever moreprecise tolerances are needed, then this standardserves as a solid base for negotiations betweenspecifiers and contractors. National associationsare invited to adopt the standard to their specificfeatures.

www.iacds.org

of Concrete 2007 provides a great opportun-ity for this with the largest annual gathering ofconcrete and masonry contractors.

CSDA and OSHA invite World of Concrete2007 attendees to the free seminar ”OutreachPrograms for Construction” on 24 January,2007 from 2 – 3:30 PM presented by theDirector of the Office of Construction Servicesat OSHA, Stewart C. Burkhammer.

This seminar wi l l h ighl ight OSHA’sCooperative Programmes such as the AllianceProgramme and the CSDA/OSHA Alliance. Itwill also provide a regulatory update of currentconstruct ion act iv i t ies and review howparticipation in OSHA outreach programs canadd value to a company’s safety and healthprograms. This session will also cover theelements of an Environmental, Safety & Health(ES&H) Management System and reviewOSHA’s success in obtaining professionalcertification for its compliance officers andmanagement staff. The World of Concrete 2006shattered all previous registration and exhibit

space records with the largest attendance in 32year history. Registration exceeded 80,000 withmore than 1,800 exhibitors occupying more than800,000 square feet (74,321 m2). CSDA is oneof 20 cosponsoring associations that work withshow management to promote this event.

Stewart C. Burkhammer is currently theDirector of the Office of Construction Services, forthe Directorate of Construction within OSHA. Heis a Professional Engineer, Certified SafetyProfessional and a Certified Occupational Safetyand Health Technologist. With more than 40 years’experience as an ES&H professional, Burkhammerhas assisted in the development of numerousES&H programmes. He has been a keynote spea-ker on related topics at several global conferencesand seminars.

Join CSDA and Burkhammer at the World ofConcrete 2007 and find out what outreachprograms OSHA has to offer the constructionindustry. CSDA and OSHA will share boothS10439 at World of Concrete 2007.

www.csda.org

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