Plant Equipment and Hire July 2018 | Page 27

PRODUCT FOCUS supply is available as an option for even more economical operation. The power generator can also supply downstream plants such as a screening plant or a stockpile conveyor with power. The MC 120 Z PRO has an independent double-deck pre-screen with an extra- large screening surface of 3.5m². The thorough screening of the fines helps boost productivity and increases the final product quality, while also reducing wear at the crusher. The medium grain can be passed via the crusher bypass at the jaw crusher, which further reduces the wear. To quickly adapt the plant to different applications, the crushing gap can be adjusted with a few commands on the 12” touch panel. This is just one of the plant functions that is operated using the new and intuitive control concept, SPECTIVE. The operator is guided through the menu step by step. The movement of the MC 120 Z PRO and the control of the feeding unit are additionally affected via the radio remote control. Despite its robust design, the MC 120 Z PRO is very easy to transport. The pre-screen, chute, and crusher can be removed to reduce the transport weight. The crushing plant is quickly placed in operating position as the hopper walls of the feeding unit can be folded hydraulically and are self-locking. Maintenance and refuelling are also simple as all machine components can be reached from the ground or via spacious work platforms. The MC 120 Z PRO can be customised by adding optional equipment. For instance, the crusher unblocking system can remove jammed material and a rock chisel can crush larger pieces of rock. McNeill believes that Finlay’s reputation as a global pioneer in mobile solutions, stemming from its over 55-year history of [A Zambian customer has reported] that the Finlay dual power units burn half the diesel of a competitor’s unit.” Stephen McNeill, Bell Equipment manufacturing mobile crushing, screening, washing, and recycling equipment, together with Bell Equipment’s sales and product support, are key to the partnership’s strong results in the region. To provide customers with maximum benefit on static crushing plants, customisation should be a given. While customised supply remains a large source of income for many OEMs, there has been an increase in the demand for standard machines over the past few years for applications with a throughput requirement of under 600tph. A number of these standard designs are in part customised, simply by fitting them with accessories to suit the application. Schoeman says that customised static plants are the solution where higher outputs are required. “We can supply a plant that caters for growing demand over time by instituting throttling of specific sections of the plant, then delimiting these sections at a later stage, thereby obviating the need to invest in two separate machines. The ability to design a solution in this way is made possible by entrenching oneself in the customer’s business. We also leverage advanced technology using a plant design program that maps the customer’s needs. This has proved to be very advantageous on greenfields projects where we can ensure accuracy levels of up to 95% without any actual working data being provided.” Mobile crushers are the solution for contractors who frequently move from one site to another. One theory is that with mobile, one takes the equipment to the deposit — not the deposit to the equip