Capital Equipment News June 2021

CONSTRUCTION NEWS

New Komatsu Kprime tooth system delivers higher productivity

With excavator owners and operators always looking for more productive, reliable and safer tooth systems for their buckets, Kprime, a new generation of ground engag- ing tools now offers significant advances over previous systems. Komatsu’s new Kprime Tooth System from Hensley Industries is now available as standard on new Komatsu excavators and has been designed as a stronger and longer lasting product, offering additional safety and productivity enhancements. Replacing Hensley’s market leading KMax and XS Tooth Systems range of teeth, Kprime Tooth System is suitable for excavators with operating weights from 4 – 400 tonnes. According to Sifiso Dubazana, Komatsu South Africa’s GET specialist, the Kprime Tooth System builds on Hensley’s experience and expertise with its KMAX and XS Tooth system, offering significant ad- vances in safety, ease of use and extended periods between tooth changes. “With Kprime, we have built a truly unique product that delivers significantly more strength, productivity, reliability and is safer,” he says. “We did this by listening to our custom-

ers and developing the best solution for their issues. “Kprime Tooth System sets new standards for what GET should do for a custom- er’s business.” Safety enhancements to the Kprime Tooth System include an intuitive locking system, pry slots on the tooth and wear cap for eas- ier removal of worn parts, a low-torque pin for easier tooth changes, and the weight of individual units marked on each part. Reli- ability has been improved through a 10% stronger adapter nose design, an

Reliability has been improved through a 10% stronger adapter nose design.

rial – so teeth don’t need to be changed so often – improved penetration, and a design that ensures the tooth stays sharp throughout its life. “Kprime teeth are rotatable, to further extend life, while wear indicators on the wear cap and fastener let users know when those parts need to be changed,” Dubazana says. b

improved pin design that reduces the po- tential for accidental unlocking even after extended use, and an optimised design to reduce wear on adapters. Stability of the tooth on its adapter has also been improved through a tighter fit. Productivity has been significantly improved through a number of design advances, including increased wear mate-

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