FEATURE
Product
Spotlight
2012
DRILLING, LOADING, HAULING, CRUSHING, BREAKING, CONVEYING,
SCREENING, LOAD-OUT AND MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS INTRODUCED
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Smith
Atlas Copco Drilling System
Atlas Copco Construction & Mining developed a patented
T���thread drilling system called T���WiZ, which has been de���
signed to be the toughest (trapezoidal) T���thread system on
the market. It features a stronger thread surface and other
proprietary improvements to provide less wear on the
threads and faster rod changes, with results indicating up
to a 30���percent longer service life.
The new T���WiZ drilling system was designed to work in the
toughest rock formations, including fractured rock that
could result in off���line drilling or over���stressed threads.
The T���WiZ drilling system provides better thread efficiency
and greater thread stability for quicker rod changes. All
drilling applications, including underground, construction
and surface mining will benefit from this new design.
Keeping the standard (trapezoidal) T���threaded profiles al���
lows you to operate the T���WiZ components with standard
T���threaded components; however, the longer service life
can only be achieved when the complete drill string is
made up of Atlas Copco T���WiZ products. The secret is hid���
den in a stronger thread surface and other proprietary im���
provements to the T���WiZ drill rods and striking bars, the
company said.
Atlas Copco Construction & Mining,
www.atlascopco.us
ATLAS COPCO
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Bridgestone Tire Solutions
Bridgestone Commercial Solutions
now offers a total tire solution that
can save money and helps the planet
as well. Five new tires in the Bridge���
stone Ecopia line for steer, drive and
trailer positions; and four new tread
designs in the Bandag FuelTech line
that complement the drive and trailer
Ecopia line���up, provide drivers and
fleets a fuel���efficient and eco���friendly
option from new tire through retread.
The advanced compounding for lower
rolling resistance, the innovative,
tread designs for long, even wear and
BRIDGESTONE
the additional technology benefits
from the Ecopia tire and casing solu���
tion could save up to 5 percent in fuel costs, when com���
pared to leading competitors, and up to 29 percent in total
tire wear cost, when retreading an Ecopia casing with Ban���
dag FuelTech.
Bridgestone Commercial Solutions,
www.bridgestoneamericas.com
BTI Hydraulic Breaker
The design of the BX Series of
Hydraulic Breakers from Breaker
Technology Inc. produces stable
high���speed percussion, and ex���
ceptional value and durability for
all construction, demolition and
rock breaking requirements, ac���
cording to the company.
BTI
Features include: a breaker
mounted manual high/low
stroke selector (BX8���BX40) to
improve production capability; a
long stroke piston design, pro���
viding high levels of constant
blow energy; an anti���blank fire
on/off selector (BX8���BX40) to al���
www.rockproducts.com