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BAUMA PREVIEW 2013 about its SE-H range, they talk about increased safety, efficiency and productivity. The unit's rack and pinion technology allows it to lift heavy loads with a compact system. Delivered in a standard container, it can be assembled with several door configurations. "The design of the latest Alimak SE-H passenger and freight elevator offers a variety of doors—one, two or three vertical sliding doors or vertical biparting doors," said Anders Norberg, head of design, Alimak Hek. The doors can be positioned on any of the sides away from the vertical mast. Specially designed structural steel provides a maximum payload for a single mast is 3.3 metric tons or 6 mt for a system with two masts. Construction work is already in full swing. The loading terminals are expected to go into operation in 2014. A second expansion phase will run until 2019. Volvo Penta Improves Engines for Underground Mining With nine Tier 2 engines and nine Tier 4i engines, Volvo Penta can now offer the mining industry a complete range of engines approved for underground mining applications. These new engines are not only compliant, they also lessen the demand on mine ventilation systems. In 2011, Volvo was one of the first diesel engine manufacturers to receive stage 3B and Tier 4i certificates for its entire engine line-up. Later, the Volvo Penta 13L Tier 4i diesel engines were the first to be certified by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the Canada Center for Mineral and Energy A single-mast SE-H Alimak Hek lift has a 3.3 mt payload. Beumer Conveyors to Transload Iron Ore in Malaysia The Beumer Group, a leader in material handling and conveying, will deliver 16 belt conveyors to Vale for its iron ore transloading facility in the Andaman Sea. The order, which is valued at more than $100 million, was placed for Vale Malaysia Minerals, which is constructing an iron ore distribution center in Teluk Rubiah. At the facility, iron ore will arrive from Brazil and then be blended and shipped to the customers throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The Beumer troughed belt conveyors off the Malaysian coast, in the Strait of Malacca, for transporting iron ore from very large ore carriers to smaller vessels in a specially designed port and storage facility. www.e-mj.com MARCH 2013 • E&MJ; 51