Rather than transporting large quantities of material to a static plant, equipment can be taken directly to the job site. “In many applications, it makes more economic sense to take the processing equipment to the material rather than continuously transporting material to a fixed plant.” The flexibility of tracked equipment is also valuable for contractors moving between projects, while mobile plants can reduce permanent infrastructure requirements and allow production to start relatively quickly. Keestrack is seeing strong interest across Africa in heavy-duty scalpers and tracked crushing combinations. The K5 and K8 screens are suited to applications ranging from aggregates and mining to overburden, coal, sand, and gravel. On the crushing side, the B5 jaw crusher, H4e and H6e cone crushers, and R3 impact crusher are among the machines attracting interest. Cost per tonne, not cost of entry Pandit says customers are increasingly looking beyond the initial purchase price. “For each customer, it ultimately
Production, uptime, fuel or electricity, wear, maintenance and support all contribute to the true cost of every saleable tonne.
Mobile crushing and screening can reduce material transport, permanent infrastructure and project start-up time while giving contractors greater flexibility.
Diesel, hybrid and fully electric options allow operators to select the power solution that delivers the most sustainable operating cost for their specific conditions.
Pre-screening, interconnected electric machines and telematics can reduce unnecessary crushing, fuel use, wear and maintenance while improving overall plant uptime.
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