Capital Equipment News March 2019

precisely for this reason that the waste material processing equipment sector has evolved so rapidly and brought cutting-edge solutions such as crusher buckets to construction sites. Solutions like the MB crusher bucket, a product that creates value, is good for the environment and maximises profits for companies that use it.” Ranges in focus Epiroc offers four models, namely the BC2100 (0,5 m³ loading volume) for 18- 28 t carriers; the BC2500 (0,8 m³ loading volume) for 22-30 t carriers; the BC3700 (1 m³ loading volume) for 28-38 t carriers; and the BC5300 (1,2 m³) for 35-54 t carriers. MB Crusher offers one of the widest ranges of jaw crusher buckets – 12 models in total – from the smallest, the MB-L Series for skid steers, loaders and backhoes, to the largest BF150.10, suitable for excavators from 70 t and above. The ALLU range consists of Transformers and Processors. With operating capacity of up to 1 000 t/ hour, the ALLU G series Transformer is said to be the largest model ever produced. The ALLU Transformer is not a crusher bucket in the traditional sense. It is a high-capacity, multipurpose material processing bucket with which you can screen, mix and crush. Meanwhile, the ALLU Processor is a power mixer attachment which converts any excavator into a powerful and versatile mixing tool capable of penetrating and effectively mixing a variety of difficult materials. Materials suited to the attachment range from clay, silt, peat, sludge and sediment, to dredged material and contaminated soil. Xcentric Ripper also offers a wide range of crusher buckets. Pieter van der Merwe, MD of Xcentric Ripper South Africa, says the company has seven models available for the local market. These include the XC15 (for 13-15 t carriers); the XC17 (for 16-20 t carriers); the XC20 (for 20-25 t carriers); the XC30 (for 24-35 t carriers); the XC40 (for 32-40 t carriers); the XC50 (for 38-55 t carriers); and the XC60 (for 52-70 t carriers). Application range Crusher buckets definitely offer new possibilities when it comes to processing materials on site. However, they are not designed to replace specialised crushing and screening equipment such as mobile crushers and screens. Nonetheless, they have certain

MB Crusher offers one of the widest ranges of jaw crusher buckets – 12 models in total, available for all kinds of heavy machines.

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With operating capacity of up to 1 000 t/ hour, the ALLU G series Transformer is said to be the largest model ever produced

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Xcentric offers seven different models that range from 0,5 to 2 m 3 loading capacities. The range can crush wet material with circular jaw movement, and the high inertic powertrain

MB’s crushing power exceeds 110 m³/hour thanks to the exclusive power enhancer, which allows the unit to crush the hardest and most tenacious materials

Epiroc offers four models with loading volumes from 0,5 to 1,2 m³

a Volvo EC3800L excavator, was deployed to crush over 1-million m³ of basalt for road construction purposes. Reflecting on drivers behind the growth of the crusher bucket, Najmeddine Sahraoui, MB Crusher deputy GM for Middle East and Africa, says that we live in a time where people all over the world are concerned about what will happen in the future, and are wondering how best to use available resources more sparingly. “The population continues to grow, and with it is the demand for raw materials. It’s

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