Pilot Crushtec off to bauma
2007
Johannesburg South Africa - 5 February 2007: The bauma 2007 exhibition
in Munich, Germany, attracts leading equipment manufacturers from around
the world and this year Jet Park-based, Pilot Crushtec will be one of
the more than 3,000 exhibitors from 48 countries participating at the
world fair.
Pilot Crushtec joins a small group of South African exhibitors whose
products compete head-on in the world marketplace with brands from the
United States, Europe, and Asia.
Pilot Crushtec will be exhibiting its TwisterTrac AC210 mobile vertical
shaft impact (VSI) crusher; the only diesel hydraulically driven tracked
crusher in the world. Last year, Pilot Crushtec was proclaimed the
overall winner of the first annual SA Pro/Awards Competition that
recognises engineering design excellence, for the design of the
TwisterTrac AC210 mobile VSI crusher.
A leading supplier of mobile and semi-mobile crushing, screening and
materials handling equipment, Pilot Crushtec has a turnover of more than
R200-m.
“We exhibit our TwisterTrac mobile VSI crusher with confidence and pride
anywhere in the world,” said Mr Paul Chappel, export sales manager for
Pilot Crushtec, “as we are the world-leader in tracked mobile VSI
crusher design. This machine has proved itself in the most challenging
circumstances since it was launched at the 2005 Hillhead Quarrying and
Mining Exhibition in the UK. Already 25 units are in use in various
locations around the world,” he said.
He added that the purpose of Pilot Crushtec’s presence at bauma was to
support and expand the company’s European dealer network and to
introduce the latest development to end-users. Apart from dealerships in
Africa and a growing presence in the Middle East, Pilot Crushtec is
already represented in Greece, Spain, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia,
England, Ireland, Italy, Austria, India, Australia and New Zealand. Mr
Chappel said the company’s export drive started 15 years ago and, apart
from Africa, the main thrust has been into Europe.
The TwisterTrac comprises a variable speed belt feeder, a Twister VSI
crusher, a discharge conveyor and a diesel hydraulic power pack, all
mounted on a heavy-duty track undercarriage with dual speed
configuration and 25 degree gradability. A major feature of the
TwisterTrac, with its modular rotor configuration, is that the entire
machine is controlled via a PLC, which automates all the crusher’s
features and facilitates ongoing monitoring of all aspects of the
crusher’s operation.
Undoubtedly the world’s greatest show of construction machinery,
building material machinery, construction vehicles and construction
equipment, the bauma exhibition attracts exhibitors from some 48
countries, and more than half a million visitors during the week-long
show. Major names in the industry will be represented at the exhibition
that runs this year from April 23 to 29.
