Capital Equipment News January-February 2024

TRACKED FEEDERS

The Astec Telestack HF 520 unit is proving to be a significant asset where it operates.

High-spec hopper feeders are a must in South Africa Astec Industries South Africa has been awarded a significant order for Astec Telestack tracked hopper feeders, reflecting the growing demand in South Africa for this safe, heavy-duty, cost-effective, fuel-efficient, and highly mobile range of hopper feeders.

I reland-based Astec Telestack has been part of the Astec Industries portfolio since it was acquired by the group in 2014. Astec Telestack equipment is improving the productivity in South African operations ranging from warehouses, rail yards and ports to mines and quarries and quarries, and the Astec Telestack HF 520 unit is proving to be a significant asset where it operates. Astec regional product and sales manager Andre Kruger explains that a customer in the Northern Cape will use an Astec Telestack HF 520 unit in a load-out application. The HF 520 is a track-mounted, fully mobile conveyor. Like all of the stacking equipment in Astec’s tracked hopper feeder range, it is designed to be loaded directly from wheel loaders, grab cranes, and excavators. This means that the same piece of equipment can be used to stockpile material, feed auxiliary equipment or fixed equipment, reclaim onto overland conveyors, load barges, vessels and rail wagons directly from wheel loaders, or grab cranes. Since the hopper feeder is track mounted, the unit has

excellent mobility on site and will eliminate the need for Astec South Africa’s customer to double handle material, Kruger explains. This translates into reduced overall costs, he states. “Our customer recognised this outstanding machine’s potential to lower operating and fuel costs by up to 50%. In today’s tough economic climate, these are substantial savings. But while offering cost savings, the HF 520 does not compromise on safety, quality, and performance. It is a high spec machine designed for easy maintenance and maximum production,” says Kruger about the Telestack tracked hopper feeder. Low operating costs Kruger explains that the HF 520’s reduced loading and tramming improve safety and lower operating costs. “Eliminating the need to stockpile with a wheel loader enhances safety and increases production,” says Kruger. The HF 520’s hydraulic folding head section allows for compact road transportation, and it can be packed into 12m containers for easy, cost-effective transport around the globe.

“Astec Telestack is an exceptional brand with a well-earned global reputation for safety, quality, and productivity, and we at Astec South Africa are excited to continue growing its footprint and enhancing aftermarket support for Astec’s Telestack range of products in South Africa.” According to Kruger, understanding each sector’s differing needs and designing the unit to suit the application is fundamental to the Astec Telestack design. “Whether in a quarry, port, recycling, reclaiming, or mining application, Astec Telestack has a hopper feeder range easily

“Astec Telestack is an exceptional brand with a well-earned global reputation for safety, quality, and productivity, and we at Astec South Africa are excited to continue growing its footprint and enhancing aftermarket support for Astec’s Telestack range of products in South Africa.”

Andre Kruger, Astec regional product and sales manager Andre Kruger

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