The development in road and rail sector will see a huge surge in demand for aggregates.

- Ramesh Palagiri

MD & CEO, Wirtgen India

How do you assess the demand scenario for your range of crushers & screens?

Crushing and screening market for track equipment has shown a growth due to the demand in the mining market. Also, new applications such as biomining have been a demand driver for this market. There is a surge in the requirement of biomining screening plants, both classifiers and scalpers, which give higher production to the customer.

What is the demand-supply scenario of crushers and screens in infrastructure projects?

Due to the new road projects being rolled out, there was an increase in demand for construction and road building equipment and with these, the demand for aggregates is  also  increasing  where  greenfield  projects  and  expansion  from  2  to 4-laning and 4 to 6-laning is being taken up. This has boosted the demand for crushing and screening units. Also, the development in road and rail sector will see a huge surge in demand for aggregates for construction. The new urban infrastructure projects also add up to the demand for aggregates and consequently for crushing and screening equipment.

What are the trending technologies for crushers and screens in India in construction and mining applications?

On the classification plants, we have four models of double-deck and triple- deck versions having capacities of 350 TPH and 500 TPH which can give 3 and 4 product output (Models MS 702/MS 703/ MS 952/MS 953). All Kleemann machines are equipped with telematics, we have named it WITOS (Wirtgen Telematics), as standard feature inbuilt with the machine. This helps the customer to know the major machine breakdowns, engine parameters and service intervals sitting at his office.

All Kleemann classifiers are equipped with optional EPS (Electrical Power Supply) system, which will enable the machine to work with grid power, apart from diesel.

How do you look at the demand trend in future for crushers & screens?

Government policies like smart city initiative will give more focus to waste screen opportunity of classifiers and scalpers. Faster clearance and allotment of Iron ore mines will entrust the demand for crushing and screening plants requirement in the mining sector. Government should focus more on the production output and should link it with bonus and performance clause which will give a good boost to crushing and screening industry in these segments.

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