Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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AGGREGATES MANAGER / July 2016 11 by Therese Dunphy | Editor-in-Chief | tdunphy@randallreilly.com ROLLOUTS Your complete guide to new and updated equipment and supplies in the aggregates industry. Upgrades increase productivity of heritage crushers Metso launches a new generation of upgrades to increase the productivity of its old crusher models, while reducing maintenance costs and bringing equipment into line with enhanced safety practices. The upgrades include: • Symons cone crushers — advanced bowl adjustment control, hydraulic motor bowl adjustment system, and hydraulic tramp release and clearing system. • Nordberg HP800 and MP cone crushers — jack screw locking nut, top-mount clamp cylinder, heavy-duty head, MP1250 retrofit kit, and head maintenance stand. • Superior gyratory crushers — super spider, arched spider, shimmed spider bushing, hydraulic shell separators, dual- balance cylinder. Metso says users who implement the upgrades will see improved productivity through increased product rate capability, easier setting adjustments, better crusher reliability, and reduced bridging for over-sized material. Metso | www.metso.com Tier 4 loader improves efficiency and productivity Komatsu America Corp. introduces the new WA500-8 Wheel Loader equipped with a 357-horsepower, Tier 4 Final engine. The standard bucket, with an increased capac- ity of 7.6 cubic yards, fills easier and retains material better, resulting in better efficiency and productivity gains of up to 10 percent. Komatsu's SmartLoader Logic, combined with the lockup torque converter that activates in second, third, and fourth gear, provides opti- mal engine torque for improved acceleration, hill-climbing ability, a higher top speed, and fuel savings, while a new air-suspension, high-back heated seat softens machine vibration for operator comfort. The Komtrax telematics system provides key machine metrics, including KDPF status and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF)-level data, fuel consumption, and performance information collected and sorted by Operator ID. Komatsu America Corp. | www.komatsuamerica.com New generation of bucket crusher attachments offers higher output Atlas Copco Construction Equipment introduces its new genera- tion of bucket crusher attachments with higher output and greater reliability than previous models. The new bucket crushers — the BC 2500 and BC 3700 — are said to process about 80 percent more material due to their hydraulic drive system. The bucket crushers fit 49,000- to 85,200-pound carriers. The attachments feature components that allow carrier operators to crush up to 110 tons per hour of material; a drive system of two hydraulic motors and a timing belt that generates high torque needed to power the crushing jaw; and a reverse function that easily removes any blockage by pushing material back through the inlet. Atlas Copco Construction Co. | www.atlascopco.us