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Leading Equipment Supplier ‘Lincom Group’ delivers a NEW Compact Mobile Impact Recirculating Crusher to customer in Auckland.
A new size reduction crusher is currently processing concrete for Auckland Quarry Limited, a quarry located in the central Auckland suburb of Mt Wellington.
Auckland Quarry was incorporated in 2015 to meet the needs of the construction industry in Auckland. With the closure of inner-city quarries, contractors were being forced to travel greater distances to obtain aggregate supplies and tipping. The business came about due to growing demands of customers, to resolve growing inefficiencies caused by Auckland's growing urban sprawl. Given the increasing city traffic and distances to sites, job efficiency has been greatly affected, costing everyone time and money. Auckland Quarry has come about as the solution, by bringing the quarry and its services to the city doorstep while maintaining quality and service.
Auckland Quarry is a city busy yard, handy for tippers to offload concrete at rates per volume / tonne of material. Aggregate products can also be collected as per specification.
Given the growing distance of legal tipping sites and the increasing cost, we aim to operate an efficient solution at the best rate. We offer concrete tipping solutions with a focus on recycling and sustainability.
Concrete recycling is the smart, cost-efficient and environmentally-friendly way to reuse aggregate left behind when concrete structures are demolished.
The Lincom Group, a leading provider of material processing equipment, has just delivered the Powerscreen® Trakpactor 260SR to a customer in Auckland. The Lincom Group combines industry expertise and experience with its product, offering to help solve material processing needs within industry sectors. Lincom achieves this with a focus on safety and efficiency of production, maximising the return on investment for customers.
Jason, a director of Auckland Quarry says, ‘"The 260SR crusher has proved ideal as a recycling machine, with metals such as rebar being removed with an overband magnet belt.”
In the words of Caolann, Lincom Group's sales manager North Island NZ, “We are feeding the machine a crushed all-in 150mm material, producing a GAP40 product. For some time, Jason has been asked to supply a spec’d product, something he couldn’t do before. He now can make a GAP20, GAP40, and GAP65, all by changing the machine's screen media.
GAP20 is an excellent compacting metal that will create a great firm base. It is a long-lasting metal and is proven basecourse for driveways, and under paved areas.
GAP40 works extremely well when used for a firm base. The most popular applications would be for a top course road material, subdivisions, void filler on roads, sub-base material under driveways. It is a long-lasting metal which compacts to a solid base.
GAP 65 is commonly used below the basecourse. Best used for subdivisions, road works, and sub-base material it is a long-lasting metal.
When asked on the benefits of working with Lincom Group, Jason replied: “They help in the selection of the right gear for what you need. The sales personnel go above and beyond to provide the technical data and back-up to help make an informed decision. The after-sales service is an important aspect of why we choose to work with Lincom. From the parts guys to people like Caolann who you can ring at the drop of a hat and ask him to help out getting what you need when you need it.”
"It’s great to work with guys we know we can trust. They have always been there to help, advise, encourage and make sure that you get what you need.’’
Auckland Quarry has tested the crusher in a recycling application, and is satisfied with the machine’s solid performance, versatility, and mobility to move around from site to site, with the Powerscreen 260SR suiting the high recycling rate target requirements.
The 260SR is the ultimate concrete recycling machine. With its twin apron, the CCS can be adjusted independently of one another at the push of a button. This gives the customer the ability to quickly change the settings to suit different applications and deliver the highest reduction ratios possible, Caolann explains.
The Quarry’s concrete recycling is turning unwanted concrete into a new product. Instead of paying fees to dump the old concrete, it's providing a sustainable solution to unwanted concrete.
"Reinforcing steel embedded in the concrete is also not a problem for Auckland Quarry’s equipment. With the use of a pulverising attachment on an excavator, we break it down into small chunks to feed into a mobile crusher. Whatever steel we miss, the magnetic belt will pick it out of the crushed concrete, which we then use in one of our many products."
Lincom products are tried and tested to perform in several industries, including mining, quarrying, recycling and waste management, construction and demolition, composting and biomass.
Lincom worked closely with Auckland Quarry to understand specific requirements and to provide optimal solutions. The Lincom-supplied Powerscreen® Trakpactor 260SR features as per customer requirement:
- Replaceable tine bar cartridge style grizzly feeder
- Load management system to control feeder speed
- Crusher chamber, and patented hydraulic overload protection and adjustment system
- 4 Bar rotor and twin apron design
- Economical to operate with HPTO clutch & highly fuel-efficient direct drive system
- Crusher speed and conveyor height controlled with user-friendly PLC system
- Modular conveyor with raise/lower facility to aid clearance of rebar
- Dust suppression system
- Quick-detach post-screen to convert to standard Trakpactor 260
- Recirculating conveyor
Caolann says, “Another great feature on the machine is the access around the crushing chamber. The platform around the chamber lets you change the blow bars and service the machine with ease.”
The Powerscreen® Trakpactor 260SR horizontal shaft impactor is a compact track mobile crusher designed for the recycling and demolition markets. Capable of processing a wide range of material at a high output, the plant is versatile, easy to operate and fuel efficient due to its direct drive system. Featuring the Powerscreen® Trakpactor 260SR fixed hammer horizontal impactor, the plant offers users both excellent reduction and a high consistency of product shape, alongside key features such as hydraulic overload protection.
“The Lincom Group says its extensive range of Powerscreen-branded crushers offer unrivalled performance and production capabilities. We like the low noise levels of the Trakpactor 260SR, especially when working in urban environments. The recycling industry is growing in Auckland / NZ; people are more environmentally aware now than ever. With this machine, Jason can turn what was once a waste material into a useable product he can sell.”
“Any industry that requires an end-product to be crushed, screened or stockpiled can benefit from the vast range of equipment Lincom offers”, Jason says. “The mobile crushing plant makes your quarry business much easier and more efficient. The crusher has a post screen and recirculating conveyor, which allows the product to be produced from one machine. We are impressed with the plant's overall versatility to relocate easily on site. The crusher is easy to transport from site to site, and we will be using this machine at various locations.”
“Unfortunately, space isn’t a luxury we have here in Auckland, so when choosing the right machine with Jason, it had to be compact and still deliver the required throughput,’’ Caolann says.
The team at Lincom has the skills, expertise, experience and capability resources to get plant equipment site ready. Lincom meet and comply with the relevant standard requirements and machinery guidelines to provide safe work practices for their full equipment range in mines and quarries. By meeting these standards, Lincom puts steps in place to ensure the safety of persons and the proper functioning of the plant. These codes of practices also assist with the risk assessment of the machine during commissioning.
“Anywhere anytime, no matter the location, time or situation and we pride ourselves on delivering the right solution and after-sales support."
Impact crushers are designed to efficiently, effectively reduce materials, including limestone, sand, gravel, asphalt, cement rock, concrete, and many types of minerals.
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