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Lahti Ring Road Landscape Transformed with Help from Allu

02/25/2021

A series of 167 improvements are currently underway around the southern ring road of the Finnish city of Lahti. One of the main contractors for the project, Skanska, has added a new tool to its armory in making the work as efficient, cost effective and environmentally friendly as possible. Allu DN Series Transformers have been successfully put to work screening excavated materials for reuse on the project thereby boosting the environmental credentials and efficiency of the project.

The southern ring road around the Finnish city of Lahti (Finnish national road 12) will when complete boost to the area’s economy with the project acting as a driver for industrial growth through improvements to the general traffic flow. At the same time, the ring road project is seen as of great strategic importance to the entire traffic system of Finland as it substantially improves cross country connections and links to St. Petersburg in Russia that are vital to Finnish industry.

“The road project will unambiguously bring growth and well-being to Lahti: jobs, apartments and better opportunities for entrepreneurs. Lahti’s competitiveness will improve significantly and the operating conditions of the basic industry will be strengthened under the influence of Finnish national road 12. We are very happy and thankful for this decision,” says City Board President Juha Rostedt of the project.

“Building the ring road to the south side of Lahti is a significant investment in the development of Lahti. We are ready to begin the project and will utilize the ring road to the fullest for the environment, the business sector and the job market,” added Lahti’s mayor Jyrki Myllyvirta.

Background to the development

The Lahti Southern Ring Road project involves rerouting the main road No 12 to the south of Lahti and improving the regional road No 167, which enters Lahti from the south. Main road No 12 is a major national east–west route, with the road currently running through the center of Lahti and the built-up areas of Hollola.

The development and infrastructure project consists of two works sites and three separate contracts. Subproject 1A involves widening the Lahti Southern Ring Road at the Hollola end to provide two lanes along main road No 12 between Soramäki and Okeroinen, as well as building 17 bridges. Subproject 1B covers the southern end of the Lahti Southern Ring Road, with work starting to the east of the Okeroinen interchange and ends at the Joutjärvi interchange. This is a technically challenging stretch of the road, and the project involves, among other works, building several interchanges as well as two tunnels.

Subproject 2 involves widening Uudenmaankatu to provide four lanes along regional road No 167, which enters Lahti from the south, between Renkomäki and Laune. The project also involves renovating underpasses and bridges. Works along regional road No 167 began in the spring of 2017 and works along main road No 12 in the spring of 2018. The goal is to reopen main road No 12 to traffic towards the end of 2020, with work finishing in 2021, and final surfacing is scheduled for 2023.

Objectives of the project

The rerouting of No 12 main road further south will improve traffic safety and flow considerably, as it will divert traffic away from the centres of Lahti and Hollola. Quality of life will improve in residential areas once traffic is diverted, and lower traffic volumes will mean lower noise levels, emission levels and congestion in the surroundings of the current route of main road. In addition, safer and smoother traffic flow will also improve the reliability of goods transport to the increasingly important Lahti business hub.

From the perspective of land use development, the Lahti Southern Ring Road will provide new opportunities for developing the area around Lahti railway station, the former plot of the Asko furniture factory, the Sopenkorpi district and the center of Hollola. The bypass will promote the development of the Nostava logistics park and create efficient transport links to the Kujala and Lotila industrial parks. The rerouting of the main road No 12 further south will also reduce the risk of groundwater contamination in the Salpausselkä area, which is an extremely important source of groundwater.

Ground works and landscaping

Given that the project has impressive environmental credentials that will not only improve the infrastructure, but will also lead to a higher quality of life for residents, the way excavated materials are treated has been an important concern on all the subprojects. One of the main contractors, Skanska Infra Oy, has been using Allu DN Series Transformers for landscape purposes, helping to create noise reducing embankments and to mix soil for planting. The Allu Transformer has proved perfect for the tasks at hand dealing with soils and other excavated material, being highly mobile enabling it to go directly to where it is needed. This has meant that there has been no need for transporting material to and from site thus further lowering emissions and reducing costs.

As part of its work on the ring road project, Skanska Infra Oy, is responsible for landscaping and constructing road slopes, embankments and noise barriers. To this end the Allu DN 3-17 X75 has proved to be invaluable. This is a screening attachment for compact base machines, being suited for excavators up to 28t, loaders-tractors and backhoe loaders up to 14t. The entire DN series is ideal for large landscaping projects, as it offers a truly mobile solution, providing high levels of working versatility and flexibility even in the most challenging environments.

The Allu Transformer comprises of an attachment which screens, crushes, aerates, blends, mixes, separates, feeds and loads materials. This results in the feed material being effectively transformed into highly valuable products, making operations on the project more efficient, and more profitable. At the heart of the Transformer is the unique top screen of its bucket. This is where the screening blades spin between the top screen combs with the end material size being defined by the space between the combs. Effectively these screening combs carry most of the material weight to ensure the drums and bearings take on less impact and load. This construction is clog free and maintains good capacity even with wet materials.

The use of the Allu Transformer has been pivotal on the ground works and landscaping operation on the southern ring road project. Following excavation the material is collected and its usability is analysed, then screened and mixed using the Transformer to provide a smooth soil mixture. After that, the ready to use soil is spread where it is required, ready for any planting. In the latter case, the construction of sight and noise barriers, as well as reaffirming the environmental credentials of the project, sees reforestation as a key part of the project. This all means that the use of the Allu Transformers sees material being reused from excavation operations, with no requirement to buy or transport extra material from outside the project, which is inefficient, both economically and environmentally.

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Versatility of ALLU DH 3 Shown in North America

02/25/2021

The capabilities of the ALLU range of Transformers are being seen firsthand in North America. Here, two companies (one in Wisconsin and the other in Canada) have invested in a D-Series attachment. The processing power of the Transformer has proven to be particularly effective in dredging a river and reducing tree bark for recycling respectively.

The ALLU Transformer series comprises of an excavator/loader/tractor mounted processing attachment which screens, pulverizes, aerates, blends, mixes, separates, crushes, feeds and loads materials. This results in the feed material being effectively transformed into highly valuable products, making any business more efficient, and more profitable. 

Catering for applications of all sizes, and capable of processing any material that can be screened and sorted, the ALLU Transformer series comprises of the compact DL & D Series as well as the truly massive M and G Series. All are designed to transform the way in which material handling and processing businesses are able to improve their efficiency and profitability. 

The ALLU Transformer, whatever its size and configuration, is ideal for recycling, processing concrete, waste, soil, sand, tree derived materials, rocks and minerals, as it also aerates, as well as screening, loads and crushes, all of which can be carried out on site. This truly mobile solution provides the versatility and flexibility to enable work to be accomplished more efficiently even in the most challenging environments. This results in substantial savings in material and transport costs, as no time is lost when waiting for replacement material.

Dredging in Wisconsin

One such application where the versatility, productivity and efficiency of the Transformer has proved itself is in Wisconsin. Here an ALLU DH 3-17 Transformer is being used to remove 600 mm of soil from a navigable river. The Transformer is mounted on a John Deere 470 excavator with a long reach configuration, with a position and angle sensor being mounted to the Transformer so that the operation can be observed on a monitor in the cab of the excavator.  A dredge pump for the operation is able to receive material up to 75 mm, with the Transformer removing rocks and other debris without unnecessary downtime.

Recycling in Canada

In Nova Scotia, Canada, another DH 3-17 Transformer is currently being used to separate board material from sawdust, and to crush tree bark. The Transformer solution has proved to be an efficient attachment for the job, as it has replaced the stationary processing equipment, which required expensive maintenance as it aged. The Transformer requires fewer people at the work site due to higher utilization, resulting directly in fewer pieces of machinery being needed on site.

Transforming Operations

At the heart of both the examples above is the ALLU Transformer DH with its unique top screen. Here the screening blades spin between the top screen combs with the end material size being defined by the space between the combs. Effectively these screening combs carry most of the material weight to ensure the drums and bearings take on less impact and load. This construction is clog-free and maintains good capacity even with wet materials (especially useful when dealing with dredged material in Wisconsin). 

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Keystone Drill Services Named ALLU Dealer

02/21/2021

ALLU Group Inc. announced Keystone Drill Services Inc., with headquarters in Somerset, Pa., as its newest dealer of the ALLU Processor line. Keystone will provide sales, parts and service for ALLU’s power-mixer attachments to customers primarily in the western United States.

The ALLU Processor is a hydraulic power-mixer attachment that converts a conventional excavator into a powerful and versatile mixing tool capable of penetrating and effectively mixing a variety of difficult materials — everything from clay, silt, peat, sludge and sediment, to dredged material and contaminated soil, according to the manufacturer.

Applications for this tool include site remediation, soil stabilization and contaminated soil treatment.

Founded in 1985, Keystone Drill Services provides products and services to the oil and gas, foundation/construction, elevator shaft, water well, blast hole, ground engineering, industrial power plant, pipeline, horizontal boring and directional drilling industries. With a corporate philosophy of “24/7 service,” Keystone ensures that its customers have the ability to reach a qualified person at any time, according to the company.

ALLU Group Inc. Vice President Marketing Edison Rocha said, “The ALLU Processor line is a simple solution for a highly technical application, which requires knowledge of this application to help customers to succeed. We believe Keystone has the experience, knowledge, customer relations reputation and capacity to offer the support these customers need.”

“Keystone Drill Services, Inc., is extremely excited to be representing the ALLU Soil Stabilization quality lineup of equipment,” said Scott A. Slater, chief executive officer of Keystone Drill Services Inc.

“After meeting the ALLU personnel and seeing their equipment at the 2020 ConExpo-Con/AGG show, we all agreed that this niche product provides new opportunities for our customer base needs, and it coincides perfectly with the support of Keystone.”

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Stepping Up Sustainability!

02/20/2021

As well as improving efficiency in material processing, ALLU Transformer buckets help businesses transform their green credentials.

With ALLU Transformers excavated waste materials are transformed into valuable materials and reused on site instead of sending to landfill. Less transportation of materials, less fuel consumption, less landfill and recycling of waste materials are all steps that support environmental sustainability.

Substantial savings are also accomplished in the form of lower haulage costs and landfill fees. As the Transformers facilitate the more efficient utilisation of waste materials, the need to purchase replacement materials is reduced and recycling the left-over materials can generate an income.

Sorting and processing of green waste, compost materials and construction waste with ALLU will reduce environmental impact and improve the bottom line.

Efficient Material Processing Allu

Transformers are purpose built for efficient material processing by reducing the number of process steps needed and transforming waste into useable material. ALLU Transformer buckets provide a one-stop-shop process by transforming any carrier; excavator, wheel loader, skid steer etc. into a multifunctional tool that will screen, process, mix, aerate, pulverise and load – all in a one-step operation.

As the Transformer bucket begins processing, the undersize material falls through the bottom screen and can be tipped directly into a truck or processing plant. The oversize remains in the bucket and can be tipped onto a stockpile. An added bonus is the bucket’s ability to handle wet material without clogging, which is often a serious challenge in clay-bound areas.

Blade thicknesses determine the fragment size of the end-product and ALLU has a range of blades than can easily be changed onsite to produce required fragment sizes.

ALLU units fit for almost any base machine, excavators, loaders and skid steers from 8t to 160t.

Minimised Downtime With Allu Mobile App

Using IoT technology, the ALLU App provides information about the working hours and instructions to guide the operator through safe working methods such as the right angle of inclination when using the ALLU attachment throughout the whole operating and ownership process.

In order to maintain maximum productivity on the site and to minimise equipment downtime, the ALLU Mobile Application (ALLU App) provides information about the ideal maintenance frequency and the changing of wear parts, based on the number of working hours.

Australia-Wide Network

Sales, parts and servicing of the ALLU Transformers is taken care of by a dedicated dealer in each state. The network includes:

  • Walkers Hammers (Victoria)
  • Groundtec (NSW)
  • QLD Rock Breakers (QRB) (QLD and NT)
  • Total Rockbreaking Solutions (TRS) (WA)
  • Renex Equipment (SA)
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ALLU Exhibiting At bauma China 2020

02/19/2021

ALLU will be exhibiting equipment from its world class equipment ranges. As well as established and proven equipment, ALLU will be unveiling its latest developments, including launching the new ALLU crusher and exciting solutions. ALLU aims to be the best in class, one step ahead enabling customers to get even more from their investment, making their businesses even more efficient. 

bauma China will be held from the 24th- 27th November in Shanghai, China. As the world’s leading construction equipment exhibition, ALLU will be using the show to exhibit and demonstrate leading members of its ranges, outline new features of the equipment, and launch its latest developments aimed at further enhancing customer business operations. 

Peter Grönholm Managing Director ALLU: “We are delighted to be at bauma China 2020, to unveil to the Asian market our new ALLU Crusher, which will offer customers more value and enhance their operations.” 

The ALLU stand will be located outdoors in A.19 area. The purpose designed stand will enable ALLU to show visitors how ALLU equipment and solutions are able to transform business operations, delivering improved productivity, efficiency, and profitability. Amongst the equipment being shown will include a selection from the ALLU DH Series and new crusher as well as other customer focused solutions.  

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ALLU Screener and Crusher changes the way for demolition.

02/16/2021

ALLU Screener and crusher has just paved the way for the future of demolition. These two solutions together now lead the market with innovation.

For the last 30 years ALLU have been producing screening buckets for the global market. ALLU has just launched the crusher buckets for 10 to 38 Ton machines which is adjustable for 13 different discharge sizes. ALLU has become the one stop innovation organization placing 2 solutions side by side provides demolition sites with increased capacity, saving the customer 5 times over, which saves time and money giving you a solution for your business.

The advantage of using both solutions side by side is increased capacity and resumed wear and tear for sites with 5 times the production rate. First launched in Finland and tried and tested with Nordic countries which are known for harsh environments, when a customer in Finland tested the crusher and screener side by side, it became a game changer for demolition. A sieve and crusher bucket chain for handling powdered concrete. At this site, 85% percent was screened and also partially crushed through a screener crusher bucket (Allu Transformer DH 3-17 XHD) and only the excess very hard material was crushed with a crusher bucket (Allu Crusher AC 25-37). We would expect this % to be higher in less harsh environments.

“The demolition concrete was treated after pulverization with two ALLU’s The excess obtained from the screener crusher bucket visible at the front was crushed to a 90 mm fraction with a crusher bucket. Thus, a total of about 5,000 tons passed through two buckets. The demolition of two two-story (lower floor underground) residential buildings produced a total of about 5,000 tons of concrete. The maximum fraction size achieved in the pulverization was 400 millimeters, which is a maximum good input feed size for the Allu crusher bucket.  The jaw is reversible, which enables fast and easy recovery of from possible blockages, in my 30 years in the industry this has changed the direction for demolition” says Ilpo Ellonen, Regional Sales Manager at Allu Finland Oy.

The demolition phase of the demolition yard site took a total of three weeks. At the time of the visit, approximately 600-700 tones of concrete waste were still untreated. In the next or fourth week, there was still a run-off of crushed concrete for use at the bottom of the forest road. The purpose of the entire process is to recycle concrete waste at Allu into stone aggregate for reuse, which replaces the need to use virgin aggregate providing an environmentally sustainable solutions.

Fine material by screening

The throughput of material from the screener crusher bucket is many times higher than with the crusher bucket, so the goal is to get the fines out as accurately as possible by screening so that the amount of material to be crushed is kept to a minimum and the customer was very surprised the blades were hardly worn during this tonnage.  The screener crusher bucket has a basic block type drum with a 75mm hammer configuration. In the future, it is worth examining carefully whether there is an economic justification for using more durable and expensive hammers. If the hammers cost half as much, then they should also reach at least double their service life. The replacement of hammers in Allu is fast, so it is handled conveniently on-site conditions.

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Keystone Drill Services Now a Dealer for ALLU Processor Line

10/06/2020

Screener/crusher attachment manufacturer ALLU Group Inc. has named Keystone Drill Services Inc. as the newest dealer for the company’s ALLU Processor line. Somerset, Pennsylvania-based Keystone will provide sales, parts and service for ALLU’s power-mixer attachments to customers primarily in the western United States.

“Keystone Drill Services Inc. is extremely excited to be representing the ALLU Soil Stabilization quality lineup of equipment,” says Scott A. Slater, Keystone CEO. “After meeting the ALLU personnel and seeing their equipment at the 2020 CONEXPO-CON/AGG show, we all agreed that this niche product provides new opportunities for our customer base needs, and it coincides perfectly with the support of Keystone.”

In a release, ALLU says the Processor hydraulic power-mixer attachment converts a conventional excavator into a powerful and versatile mixing tool capable of penetrating and effectively mixing a variety of difficult materials — everything from clay, silt, peat, sludge and sediment, to dredged material and contaminated soil. Applications include site remediation, soil stabilization and contaminated soil treatment.

“The ALLU Processor line is a simple solution for a highly technical application, which requires knowledge of this application to help customers to succeed,” says Edison Rocha, ALLU Group vice president of marketing. “We believe Keystone has the experience, knowledge, customer relations reputation and capacity to offer the support these customers need.”

Keystone Drill Services, founded in 1985, provides products and services to the oil and gas, foundation/construction, elevator shaft, water well, blasthole, ground engineering, industrial power plant, pipeline, horizontal boring and directional drilling industries. With a corporate philosophy of “24/7 service,” Keystone works to ensure that its customers have the ability to reach a qualified person at any time.

ALLU Group Inc. designs and manufactures screener/crusher attachments, as well as soil improvement systems. The company serves mining, pipeline and other markets from several regional offices, and distributes globally through an extensive dealership group. For more information, visit www.allu.net.

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ALLU Group Announces New Dealer for Maine, New Hampshire

09/21/2020

ALLU Group Inc. has selected Wimmer North America as its newest distributor for ALLU Transformer, ALLU Crusher and ALLU Processor attachments.

“Wimmer is a very high-quality attachment provider. It is for that reason they are great match for ALLU products,” says Edison Rocha, ALLU’s vice president of marketing. “Their knowledge of the market will be a key success factor for this partnership.”

Wimmer, based in Stillwater, Maine, will provide sales and rental of ALLU’s line of attachments for customers in Maine and New Hampshire. Wimmer will also offer aftermarket service and parts.

“ALLU attachments are the perfect complement to the Wimmer North America product line,” says Eric Clark, general manager for Wimmer North America. “Our customers will appreciate ALLU’s inventive design and focus on quality. Together, Wimmer and ALLU will continue to provide our customers with attachments that solve problems and increase efficiency.”

In a release, ALLU says its alliance with Wimmer furthers its mission to provide the highest level of customer focus in the industry. The company says the partnership combines Wimmer North America’s local expertise and support with the benefits of ALLU’s influence as a global company.

ALLU Group Inc. designs and manufactures screener/crusher attachments, as well as soil improvement systems. The company serves mining, pipeline and other markets from several regional offices, and distributes globally through an extensive dealership group. For more information, visit www.allu.net.

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The Purpose Designed ALLU Crusher Launched

09/18/2020

ALLU, the manufacturer of the ALLU Transformer and Processor range of material handling attachments, is introducing its latest development – the new ALLU Crusher.

The new heavy-duty range of ALLU crushing attachments have been purpose designed to meet the requirements of the demolition, recycling and quarrying industries. The new ALLU Crusher equipment will complement the existing ALLU offering such as ALLU Transformer D series attachment buckets that were designed to deliver a one-step screening and loading solution for use in soft rock processing applications, handling of sand and gravel aggregates, material loading at ports, de-clumping of hardened materials and processing of green waste and compost materials.

Troublesome Demolition Materials Effectively Reduced

Jeroen Hinnen, Vice President of Sales for ALLU Group, says of ALLU’s latest development: “By bringing this new product line to market we have been able to provide customers with what they have been looking for. The ALLU Transformer range offers unique productivity and efficiency benefits on soft rock and other materials, whilst the ALLU Crusher range enables hard rock, and often troublesome demolition materials, to be effectively reduced.

All ALLU equipment is focused on helping businesses transform their green credentials. This is achieved because less material is transported to the jobsite, meaning a reduction in fuel consumption, less material sent to landfill and the more efficient utilisation of waste materials.”

The global launch of the new ALLU Crusher series will initially include three models for excavators in the 10 to 33 tonne range. Each model has purpose developed features that make their use even easier and optimise their onsite performance, whilst providing easy maintenance in the field.

Amongst the many customer focused features included on the new ALLU Crushers are:

• Reversible crushing: This reduces the potential for jamming, blockages, or obstruction with rebar avoided, whilst delivering greater levels of production and reducing the need for any manual involvement in the crushing process.

• Feed plate design built into the jaw: Ensures that the feeding function in a fully loaded chamber delivers high rates of production with minimal risk of bridging.

• Simple mechanical pin adjustment for output size regulation: Makes the entire crushing process easy and safe with quick adjustment for various output specifications.

• The crusher ‘opens like a clam’: Through this design easy and quick replacement of wear parts is ensured through ease of access, saving time spent on maintenance, thereby minimising risk to operators and maximising productive crushing.

Data Acquisition

Processing data is of huge value to production and financial personnel and the large ALLU buckets tick that box too. Using IoT technology, the ALLU App provides information about the working hours and the right angle of inclination used by the ALLU Transformer. In order to maintain maximum productivity on the site and to minimise equipment downtime, the ALLU App provides information about the ideal maintenance frequency and the changing of wear parts, based on the number of working hours. 

Furthermore, The ALLU App provides instructions to guide the operator through safe working methods when using the ALLU attachment throughout the whole operating and ownership process.

Australia Wide

ALLU buckets are distributed to over 30 countries around the world and are available across Australia via dedicate ALLU dealer network: Walkers Hammers (VIC/ TAS); Groundtec (NSW); QLD Rock Breakers (QLD / NT); Renex Equipment (SA); Total Rockbreaking Solutions (WA).

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ALLU Group Inc. Announces New Dealer for Maine, New Hampshire

09/04/2020

ALLU Group Inc. is pleased to announce Wimmer North America as its newest distributor for the full line of ALLU Transformer, ALLU Crusher and ALLU Processor attachments. The company, which is headquartered in Stillwater, Maine, provides sales and rental of ALLU’s line of unique attachments for customers throughout Maine and New Hampshire. Wimmer also provides ALLU customers with complete aftermarket service and spare parts.

As a division of Wimmer International, a 36-year-old Austrian manufacturer of quality attachments, Wimmer North America is the general agent for all Wimmer products in the United States and Canada, as well as a representative for lines of specialty attachments such as ALLU’s. The Wimmer-manufactured buckets and quick-couplers available in North America are fabricated, serviced and repaired though Sargent Corporation, an employee-owned fabrication facility, also based in Stillwater, Maine. Sargent has been trained to support the ALLU products.

ALLU’s alliance with Wimmer as its newest North American distributor is the latest development in ALLU’s mission to provide the highest level of customer focus in the industry. The partnership combines Wimmer North America’s local expertise and support with the benefits of ALLU’s influence as a global company.

According to Edison Rocha, ALLU Group Inc. vice president marketing, “Wimmer is a very high-quality attachment provider. It is for that reason they are great match for ALLU products. Their knowledge of the market will be a key success factor for this partnership.”

“ALLU attachments are the perfect complement to the Wimmer North America product line,” says Eric Clark, general manager for Wimmer North America. “Our customers will appreciate ALLU’s inventive design and focus on quality. Together, Wimmer and ALLU will continue to provide our customers with attachments that solve problems and increase efficiency.”

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