Capital Equipment News March 2019

Epiroc offers four models of its BC crusher buckets.

crushing of soft rock, by using a Transformer, the crushing and loading of the raw material can be done at the same time. The attachments reduce the need for buffer storage areas and material transportation, while investment costs are much lower than the large stationary processing stations. Features and advantages MB crusher buckets are said to be the only ones in the world that do not need drainage. They have a low hydraulic demand both in terms of the need for pressure and hydraulic flow rate. The extreme compactness and low centre of gravity improves balance and drastically reduces strain on the excavator arm. “MB’s crushing productivity power exceeds 110 m³/hour thanks to the exclusive power enhancer, which allows the bucket to crush the hardest and most tenacious materials such as basalt and granite, ensuring a finished product with the lowest price in the market and in compliance with the high quality standards required for waste material reuse,” says Sahraoui. Sterley says using crusher buckets offers less transportation or dumpsite costs – crushed material can be directly reused on site or sold to third parties. “Our range of bucket crusher range offers up to 80% higher output than the predecessor models. The bucket crushers are an innovative answer to crushing requirements on today’s worksites,” says Roets. By using a rig-mounted bucket crusher, Sterley says all types of inert demolition material can be crushed and re-used on site. “The process requires less mechanical equipment, less transportation and dumpsite costs and only one operator who handles the demolition attachment, as well as the bucket crusher,” says Roets. “Wherever contractors need to minimise noise and vibration during demolition, guaranteed high precision in selected demolition jobs or deal with concrete, rebar and ever steel girders in one process, our silent demolition tools provide the answer,” adds Roets. Van der Merwe says placing the crushing jaws in a cross position, together with its circular motion, gives the Xcentric Crusher the faculty of grinding wet material. “This way, what you get is the movable jaw to ‘bite’ the wet material and together with the circular movement drag it to the outlet, without sticking to the walls of the bucket,” concludes Van der Merwe. b

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