Combining its knowledge of mining and recycling, Metso, headquartered in Helsinki, with U.S. offices in San Antonio, says it has developed the MBC 95/29 balance crane, featuring the “durability of heavy mining equipment.” As with all Metso balance cranes, the new MBC 95/29 incorporates the counterbalance principle, resulting in 50 percent less energy to move a load, and making it up to 80 percent more efficient than comparable hydraulic excavators, the company says. In addition, the new MBC 95/29 has been designed for optimum safety and durability and fir reduced maintenance costs.
“To develop the MBC 95/29, we broke the technology down into five segments—electrical, mechanical, structural, hydraulic and programing,” says Lee Stember, product manager, Metso Minerals. “Each segment was reviewed from an industry, customer, components and durability perspective to ensure we offer the best balance crane to the recycling industry.”
Metso has coupled its knowledge and experience through a technology transfer agreement with the European company HOICO, owner of the Sobemai technology. Sobemai stands out for having been the original inventor of equilibrium/balance crane technology, as well as for its installed base of more than 100 machines, most of which are involved in recycling throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
The Metso balance crane is well-suited for use in the recycling industry because it has a long reach, more effectively manages scrap stockpiling and efficiently feeds shredders and shears, according to the company.
While the use of balance cranes in Europe was primarily motivated by environmental needs, these advantages, along with the economic benefits, are now being noticed in the North American market, Metso says.
Key features of the MBC 95/29 include:
- smooth, quiet and easy machine operation over the total work area;
- low maintenance, power consumption and operating costs; and
- rigid, rugged construction developed through finite element analysis (FEA).
More information is available at www.metso.com/metal-recycling.
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