Around our offices at ELRUS we often share and discuss and reminisce about the state of the industry, people we’ve known in the business, the successful and those that weren’t. We started to notice some themes in our observations that we think are important to share and discuss.
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The FIVE Characteristics of Successful Crusher Operators and Owners.
Posted by ELRUS Aggregate Systems on Thu,Nov 01,2018 @ 09:55 AM
Topics: crusher profitability, Aggregate Crushing and Screening, Portable and mobile crushing and screening
Bottom Adjusting vs Top Adjusting Cone Crushers: What You Should Know
Posted by ELRUS Aggregate Systems on Thu,Feb 22,2018 @ 08:40 AM
The machine central to almost every crushing spread is the cone crusher and there are two basic families of cone crushers; top adjusting bearing cones and bottom adjusting bushing cones. For operators who are considering the purchase of a cone, it is important to understand differences between the two types – especially, production, parts and maintenance implications.
Read MoreTopics: crusher profitability, Hydrocone Crusher, crusher maintenance
Grizzly bars and feeders improve primary crushing efficiency
Posted by Wade Buehler on Tue,Jul 11,2017 @ 09:00 AM
In the business of making small rocks out of big ones, improving crusher efficiency by removing any material that could slow down or otherwise hamper the crushing process is the first step in optimizing crusher performance.
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Topics: Gravel Crusher, Primary Jaw Crusher, crusher profitability, Aggregate Crushing and Screening
There is an optimum time to change your cone liners. Too soon and you don’t get the value for the cost of the liner, too late and you suffer from significant production losses.
Topics: Downtime, crusher spare parts, gravel crushing and screening costs, crusher profitability, maintenance, Cone crusher, Constant Liner Performance, Crusher Wear Parts, Cone Liners, Maximize Production with Sandvik Cones and CLP, manganese
Why you Need an Adequate Crushing & Screening Record Keeping System
Posted by ELRUS Aggregate Systems on Mon,Jul 08,2013 @ 08:29 AM
What is the biggest idea you can apply and see added profits for little to no cost?
The answer is pretty un dramatic... an adequate crushing and screening record keeping system. That's right; an adequate record keeping system that tracks production is the foundation of all your attempts to become more productive and for a number of reasons.
First and foremost, you cannot even know if you are making a difference unless you have accurate records to see if what you are doing is making a difference.
Topics: Aggregate Equipment Maintenance, crusher profitability, crushing and screening maintenance