Another first from Pilot Crushtec
Johannesburg – 8 December 2006:
The first South African designed and manufactured tracked cone crusher
designed to meet a fast growing demand for crushed materials needed in
infrastructure development and building in South Africa, has been
launched by Pilot Crushtec.
The
introduction of the CrushTrac TC90 tracked cone crusher comes soon after
the launch by Pilot Crushtec last year of the TwisterTrac, the first
fully mobile vertical shaft impact (VSI) crusher in the world. Twenty of
these units have already been sold; eight are in use in Africa, one in
New Zealand, and the rest in the UK and in countries across Europe.
Incorporating innovative technology, the PilotTrac Cone TC90 has a
compact design to facilitate transport and quick set-up. The crusher has
a production capacity of between 80 t/h to 120 t/h with a feed input
size of about 180 mm. This is crushed to sizes of 25mm or smaller,
according to Mr Sandro Scherf, managing director of Pilot Crushtec. He
also added that the CrushTrac Cone TC 90 is the forerunner to the later
launch of a mobile cone crusher that will have larger capacities.
Mr Scherf said the CrushTrac Cone TC 90 is a typicall hard-rock
quarry-type cone crusher that can be utilized as a secondary or tertiary
crusher, using different liners and configurations. The unit comprises a
feed hopper of 6m3 capacity, a short head configuration cone
crusher and a 1 200mm wide chevron belting discharge conveyor. The Cat
C7 diesel engine (168 kW @ 1 700 r.p.m.) powers Danfoss hydraulics that
drive the crusher and the tracks. A Mitshibishi PLC, with diagnostic
sensors, monitors and controls operations.
“We see the crusher being used in mobile crushing applications, such as
in short term applications for road construction or to supplement
production rate at static plants, which is currently a common
application,” said Mr Scherf. “Demand comes very much from the
infrastructural field and the building industry at present, with some
demand from the mining industry as well.
“We are the first South African manufacturers to design and build a
standard production cone crusher on tracks. We present quite a
sophisticated unit in terms of the diagnostics and control systems and
we believe this compares favourably with anything available in the
world.”
Mr Scherf went on to add that the CrushTrac Cone TC90 complements the
current range of Pilot Crushtec crushers.
Discussing advantages of the new PilotTrac Cone TC 90, Mr Scherf said
the crusher is well priced at less than R2,5-m, while the closest
competitor is priced at around R3,5-m.
“Safety is given prime consideration,” he added. “Every one of our
products is designed for export and we meet all European safety
standards. Our track-mounted VSI has been sold into the UK, France,
Spain, Bulgaria, Italy, and most recently into New Zealand. We were the
first manufacturer in the world to offer a production tracked VSI for
tertiary or quaternary applications.”
The radio remote operation, a safety features found across all our
products, is also incorporated in the CrushTrac Cone TC90.
He
said Pilot Crushtec has used a well-proven cone crusher in the design of
the CrushTrac Cone TC90 and this is mounted on a chassis and tracks,
thoroughly proven in the TwisterTrac VSI unit.
“The CrushTrac Cone TC90 is compact, light and strong. We do all our
design work utilising finite element analysis, using computer software
to test equipment capabilities and in this fashion, cost as compared
with structural strength, is optimised.”
Mr Scherf explained that computerised diagnostic control, standard on
the TC90, has an enormous impact on safety and the efficient operation
of the crusher. Continuous displays illustrate the normal operating of
the crusher. Strobe lights illuminate and a siren is set off at the
early stages if attention to be various operational aspects is required
, and if operating conditions worsen, the crusher shuts down to protect
itself.
“We have spent time developing a system to remotely monitor the crusher
wherever it is operating, through the fitted Mitshibishi PLC and
diagnostic sensors. The system is being tested and we are likely to
launch the service next year,” he said, speaking about further
progress.
“We believe this is an exciting development. From our point of view, we
will be able to monitor our products and alert customers of their needs
with regard to servicing and repairs, thus providing a higher level of
service. The system will log the operations of a crusher and the
operator will periodically be able to view a graphic representation
illustrating when the crusher worked and its production. All this will
facilitate maximum productivity with minimum downtime,” he added.
South African-based Pilot Crushtec is a leading supplier of mobile and
semi-mobile crushing, screening and materials handling products.
Currently the company markets its products in more than 25 countries
that include countries in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. More
recently Pilot Crushtec also started exporting to India and New Zealand.
