Page 8 - HUB-4 Magazine Issue 77

Cover story
McLanahan continues CMB’s
renowned service and support
in Europe
Since CMB International was established in 1996, its philosophy has been to provide effective on-site plant maintenance and to help customers get the best possible production from their plant. This carried through the evolution of its business to include CMB’s own range of crushing and screening equipment designed and manufactured in the United Kingdom, as well as into CMB’s compact crushing brand RubbleCrusher, which provides a zero-waste approach to the construction and demolition recycling industry.
Now, as part of the McLanahan Family of Companies, that customer-driven focus has only increased, with unmatched service and support along with bespoke designs continuing to win sales for the company.
Some notable sales since McLanahan’s acquisition of CMB was announced in May include screening equipment for various applications across the United Kingdom.
In Scotland, a major aggregate producer purchased a 2.2m x 4m double-deck primary Inclined Screen to replace a competitor’s unit that had come to the end of its usable life. The Inclined Screen will be used to separate whinstone, a hard dark-colored rock, at 100mm and 45mm.
The producer already had two existing CMB vibratory screens, which have been working extremely well for them for the past two years. This positive experience with the CMB screens gave McLanahan an advantage during the sales process.
A unique feature of this screen is the condition monitoring function, which will allow the operator to check the bearings, vibration, temperature and speed of the screen. Monitoring the condition of the bearings will help the operator to identify any necessary repairs to avoid unexpected downtime.
While the condition monitoring is an optional feature, RubbleCrusher Business Line Director Liam Holland, who has been with CMB for several years, said it is something all prospective screen buyers should consider adding to their screens.
“Anyone can monitor it,” Holland said. “You can sort it at home and check what it’s doing, and you can send updates.”
Another aggregate producer purchased a slightly smaller screen for processing asphalt in Cheshire, England. The 1.8m x 4m double-deck Inclined Screen will be used to make four products: 20-14mm, 10mm, 6mm and dust.
Again, CMB’s prior relationship with the producer and bespoke equipment solutions brought back repeat business for McLanahan. For this project, McLanahan had to design the screen to fit into the customer’s existing space, as it was replacing a competitor’s existing screening unit. The customer also wanted the drive motor in a different orientation to allow more room for maintenance activities.
Additionally, McLanahan had to modify the screen design to accept a circulating oil system used on the existing screen for lubricating the bearings. The plant processes a percentage of recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) with its virgin aggregate, which requires the RAP
to be superheated ahead of reprocessing. The temperature of the RAP increases the temperature of the working environment of the screen, so McLanahan needed to be able to accommodate the cooling system in its design.
| p8 |
www.hub-4.com Nov/December 22 - Issue 77