Capital Equipment News November 2021

ATTACHMENTS

Bucket crusher attachments can turn carrier equipment into multi-purpose loading and crushing tools.

The ALLU recycling bucket sorts materials from actual waste and, in doing so, lowers transportation and landfill costs.

Coupling technology He says the market is gradually migrating towards the use of coupling technology which allows the carrier to use a number of different attachments in a single operation. “This allows the operator to not have to leave the cabin while operating the machine, so improving operating efficiencies and safety on site.” He says quick coupler function hydraulic hoses are connected automatically as the

points to attachments that are configured to crush coal. “There is an increase in demand for attachments that serve as alternates to more common mobile jaw crushing equipment. These attachments allow the operator to load run-of-mine (ROM) and crush directly into mobile or static screening equipment, so reducing cost, removing double-handling and improving your cost of coal processing per tonne.”

operator locks the quick coupler to the tool. “Some of the new developments in the hydraulic automatic quick coupling system allow the operator to use a number of different hydraulic attachments with one carrier. These systems are controlled and operated from within the cabin.” Increased demand When asked which attachments are experiencing increased demand, Modisane

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