With an emphasis on enhancing mining productivity and safety, the new equipment is designed to maximize customers' operational efficiency. "Screens and crushers are typically the workhorses of an ore processing operation," said Dr. Ekkhart Matthies, Weir Minerals global vice president of comminution. "Weir Minerals' design and application expertise, combined with our product support resources will ensure the new products provide optimum performance as they cope with the demands of today's mining industry, and we are already developing the next generation of crusher technology for future applications."