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Wimmer ’ s Blue Badger progressing through rock at a gemstone mine owned by Suacuai Mineracao LTDA in Brazil
used for working heights of 4.2-7 m . As with the Badger family , the excavator boom is custommade by Wimmer , offering high breakout and tear force alongside a boom that can be swivelled by 45 °. All heads can also be switched out , changing from , say , a roadheader attachment to a drill , depending on the application .
The Yellow Fox is powered by a 90 kW US Tier 4 Final-compliant engine .
New products and direction for Hydreco
At Bauma , Hydreco Hydraulics plans to present its new range of directional control valves , the
MS series , and the new multifunctional ergonomic handle , the MHC .
It will also use the event to display the most recent developments of the external gear pumps made in its new production site in Parma , Italy .
Designed in cooperation with Duplomatic MS , the new MS range includes central bypass , sixway , open-centre directional control valves for mobile applications . The range is designed for high performance with a wide range of configurations and options to meet customer needs .
Key features include compact and modular construction , with a single pump able to supply one to 12 services that cover pressures up to 350 bar .
The new MHC handle , meanwhile , has been designed to host a wide number of controls in a compact space . This sees the new electroproportional roller , as well as the full range of switches and devices , available on Hydreco handles .
Hydreco currently sells around 70 % of its products direct to OEMs , with many of its CAN BUS-based joysticks used on underground mining machines . The company is also looking to provide a direct offering to the market through other channels .
Bauma 2022 offers a meeting place for Hydreco customers to find out about this new offfering , and will also provide the company with
ROBBINS MDM5000

Twice as fast as conventional drill & blast

The world ’ s first successful rectangular tunnel boring machine
The Robbins MDM5000 is designed with mines in mind , capable of boring long drifts and access tunnels at 10-12 m / day in hard rock .
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