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CONSTRUCTION EUROPE
OCTOBER 2013
BREAKERS
Caterpillar has expanded its E
Series Hammer line with the
addition of the new H75Es and
H95Es (pictured), designed for
backhoe loaders and small
excavators
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that can be attached to
each other [breaker and
carrier] but a solution to
the customer.” He added,
“This particular rock breaking
solution is a product that is
highly tuned for a specific
task, and the services Volvo
offer apply to this component.
“Supplying the breaker is
only one part of the puzzle,”
said Talbot.
This year, would prove to
be a busy one for Volvo for
hydraulic breakers, he said.
“February included the
introduction of Volvo CE’s
hydraulic breaker range for
utility machines – mainly for
Europe.
This includes four breaker
models for compact excavators,
two models for skid steer
loaders and a breaker for
backhoe loaders.”
Looking into the future, Talbot
predicted that the next step in
terms of breaker technology
could include a focus on
power and speed.
“Maybe technology will raise the
bar and develop the speed controls that
exist today, which could see one breaker
model becoming suitable for a wider
range of applications.
“Or maybe the key is to go minimalistic
– meaning fewer parts, lower breaker
weight and more power to widen the
carrier’s working range and, therefore,
help to improve overall efficiency.
“My guess is both, actually, but mostly the
latter,” he said.
WEIGHT OPTIONS
Meanwhile, over at Doosan, its product
manager for heavy attachments, Quentin
d’Hérouël, said that a major focus for his
company was making sure that a complete
range of weight options were available to its
customers.
“The new models fill in the gaps in the
weight categories so that customers have a
true choice when it comes to balancing the
energy of a breaker and the weight of its
carrier,” he said.
“The 940kg DXB100H has been designed
for carriers from 11 to 17 tonnes, while the
1,620kg DXB170H is for carriers weighing
between 18 and 28 tonnes, so we created
the 1,090kg DXB130H to match the machines
from 15 to 22 tonnes better,” he explained.
This decision has resulted in the DXB range
now consisting of five different models,
with the upper end covered by the 1,818kg
DXB190H for 22 to 30 tonne carriers, and the
2,450kg DXB260H for 27 to 34 tonne machines.
For FRD Europe’s marketing and sales
manager Mark Lisman, economic conditions
have proved mixed for the company’s breaker
products.
He said, “The European
market is still struggling
as a result of the economic
downturn of recent years,
but outside this region we see
considerable opportunities in
various regions of the world,
such as Latin America.
“We also tailor our products for
certain of these regions where
there is a demand for a product
with less features at a lower cost,”
he added.
Earlier this year, Chicago
Pneumatic
launched
five
breakers in its RX range of heavy
breakers that are suitable for
Keeping it simple
Montabert breakers are currently available in North America under the Tramac trade name,
but 2014 will see this arrangement come to an end and Montabert will become the brand
name around the world.
The company, which is a subsidiary of Doosan, also said that although it has traditionally
focused on developing its breaker range, the future will see other products added to its
breakers and crushing/screening bucket product offering.
Montabert used Bauma in April to introduce a new 730kg medium breaker that is intended
for use with carriers from 8 to 18 tonnes. If offers what the company claimed was an
exceptional power to weight ratio – indeed, the company said that it offered the same power
level as its 1,000kg model.
It features a new design, with fewer parts and without tierods, and is claimed to be very
robust, with blank fire protection, steel cast housing shield, large tool with a diameter of
106mm and an optional Easylube greasing station fully protected by the housing.
The 2,600kg RX38 hydraulic
breaker from Chicago
Pneumatic is for use with 29
to 46 tonne carriers
