The nature of the mining & quarry industry requires reliable machines that can deliver efficiency over long periods, and the machines must be able to stand up to demanding conditions and heavy usage. Whilst many mining companies have worked the same sites for years, the changing nature of the energy industry and the growth of new economies has seen new mining concerns spring up across the globe. Big industry and global manufacturers are turning their attention towards South East Asia, Africa and Latin America, where there are huge gains to be made by those willing to take the plunge.
Naturally, companies are looking for machines that will stand the test of time, but they also require plant that can adapt and remain useful long after their initial application is over. Once upon a time, static crushing and screening equipment was always the way to go. Companies would make big investments on big mines, and sit massive crushing and screening plant on top of their investment to harvest the benefits for years to come.
Now, more and more manufacturers are creating mobile plant that can suit a variety of applications suited to the needs of customers. The initial costs are lower, and the profit-affecting transport of material from static plant is no longer a problem. If these were the only benefits, companies would not be as inclined to switch over; after all, static equipment pays for itself after a long enough period of mining. So what are the other reasons for going mobile?
From the manufacturer’s point of view, it makes good business sense to produce and sell equipment that can be used in a variety of applications, because it makes the machines appeal to a broader range of customers. Whilst static crushing and screening plant is set atop of mine, mobile versions can be employed in road and bridge construction, urban construction, metallurgy as well as energy industry roles. They are capable of doing more, for more people, in more situations.
Mobile crushing plant breaks through the constraint of traditional fixed and high-cost of transportation crushing plant. It can deal materials in nearby site which is widely applied in mining, metallurgy, building material, transportation, water conservancy and other industries.
Mobile Crusher concept is fully adaptable to all mobile crushing needs; it set up a new range of business opportunities for contractors, quarry operators, recycling and mining applications. Mobile crushing plant can eliminate the obstacles of the crushing places and circumstances, and offer the high efficient and low cost project plants for the client.
The incorporated setting is easy to maintain and set-up which makes the mobile crusher plant have long endurance and higher efficiency.
Mobile crushers can be either wheeled type mobile crusher or crawler type mobile crusher.
Mobile Crusher Advantages and Features:
1. The portable crushing plants have high chassis, narrower body compared with other trucks, smaller turning radius, which means they can be easily transported on highways and moved to crushing sites, and this reduces the set-up time. These plants are more conducive to locate in the reasonable region of the crushing sites, which provides more flexible space and reasonable layout for the crushing process flow.
2. The portable crushing plant is able to achieve on-site crushing, avoid transporting material, which reduces the cost of transporting material for off-site crushing. In addition, the lengthened plant is able to transport the products to the motor-lorry directly, and then be carried away.
3. Incorporated portable crushing plant can be used independently, it can also supply more flexible applications to suit the contractor’s special requirements according to the material type and required product sizes. It can achieve the most efficient transportation and lowest cost.
4. The portable crushing plant can work independently or together according to the coarse crushing or the fine crushing requirement.
This, along with obstacle-removing features and multiple configurations to suit every purpose, make mobile crushing and screening plant more adaptable, reliable and cost-effective than their static counterparts. In a world where larger investments are not as easy to make as they used to be, getting the most out of heavy equipment has become a chief concern, and more and more companies are turning to mobile equipment that can get the job done faster, better and cheaper than ever before.
Jaw Crushers – The Benefits
Unlike a great deal of construction equipment, the category of crushing and screening plant has seen comparatively little innovation over the years. The jaw crusher for example, has remained largely unchanged in roughly 60 years. As in other sectors of construction and mining, the major improvements came with the implementation of hydraulics, but by and large these simply improved the speed and reliability of the equipment.
Jaw Crushers have considerable benefits as a primary crusher. Why not have a look at some of the benefits listed below?
Making the right decision about which jaw crushers to purchase involves a lot of different factors. The points for consideration may include the type of feed material the expected productivity and the desired aggregate size. Buying the right jaw crushers to meet your needs may seem expensive but if you have selected the right quarry equipment you will soon see the expense as an investment. Just look at some of the benefits you will experience when you decide to purchase jaw crushers:
- Slower RPM – this prevents potential crusher damage which crushers with quicker RPM may experience.
- Lower Maintenance – the maintenance costs associated with jaw crushers are normally low as there is less potential for damage to the crusher.
- Versatility - The design of jaw crushers allow the input of a wide variety of raw feed materials. Jaw crushers are much more responsive to abrasive materials than other crushers.
- Cost – Generally jaw crushers cost considerably less than impactors and for this reason alone they are seen as very desirable.
However, there are also some restrictions posed by the use of jaw crushers and these also need to be taken into consideration when making your decision. These include:
- As jaw crushers bite large pieces of material such as concrete slabs slowly, steel mesh and rebar are often left embedded in the concrete.
- Jaw crushers produce a flat, elongated product.
Jaw crushers only provide a low reduction ratio of approximately 3:1.
