Kinshofer offers fully hydraulic quick couplers

Kinshofer, a Burlington, Ontario-based manufacturer of attachments for cranes, excavators and backhoe loaders, has announced it now offers its CMX210 SmartFlow quick coupler and the X-Lock pin-grabber-style quick coupler, which are suitable for 18-to-21-ton excavators and are fully hydraulic.

Kinshofer presented the X-Lock and the CMX210 SmartFlow at the Bauma 2016 trade show in Munich,  along with the KM 506 SmartFlow quick coupler for loader cranes.

The X-Lock also is equipped with a mechanical or electronic security indicator, which complies with the Euro standard EN474-1 and the future ISO 13031 safety standard, the company says. 

The advantages of the CMX210 SmartFlow include:

• automatic locking; 
• independent control of X-Lock safety knuckle or locking wedge; 
• self-adjusting wedge; 
• sensors on the locking wedge permit mechanical or electronic display of the locked state;
• less overall height in wedge-lock system; 
• step-by-step control of the locking and unlocking function; 
• fully adaptable and appropriate for all sizes of excavators; 
• easy one-man operation; and 
• protective cover for the hydraulic connections.