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Upgraded steps for mobile plant
Lafarge Aggregates > Whitwell Quarry, Nottinghamshire > 01909 726200
transport – mobile plant: 17
All the treads and handrails have been upgraded at
this quarry in Worksop in a bid to improve access to
mobile plant. The slippery treads have been replaced
with open style anti-slip treads. The difference
between the old and new step areas can be seen in
the before and after pictures.
BEFORE
AFTER
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Loading chute for heavy mortar bags
CEMEX UK Materials > Haydock Plant, Merseyside > 0780 121 6825
The CEMEX Mortar Plant at Haydock has devised a simple modification to existing equipment to improve
the method of loading one tonne bags from the central mixer unit.
The company was concerned that its forklift operators had to position the bags below the discharge bowl
of the mixer, which was five metres above the yard. There was a risk that, if the product was discharged
too quickly from the mixer, the momentum of the product hitting the bag could over-balance the fork lift
truck.
The company decided to utilise an existing pneumatic system used to bring a wash-out chute under the
plant. A frame was fabricated, on which was mounted a seamless rubber sock supplied by the Conspare
Company. This new chute arrangement also had the added benefit of enabling a more accurate loading of
the mortar into tubs that had been brought in by customers on the back of their vehicles.
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Quick-fit release for loading shovels
CEMEX UK Materials > 0121 552 6699
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Loading shovels should no longer be used with a lifting
bracket if the bucket remains attached, due to visibility
problems etc. Therefore, CEMEX has installed a quick release
attachment, replacing the bucket with a telescopic arm, used
as a lifting attachment. It can be adapted for loading shovels,
provided they have parallel action loading arms.
Remote door operation from dumper cab
Aggregate Industries > Stoneycombe Quarry, Devon > 01803 872193
Aggregate Industries’ Stoneycombe Quarry, not far from Newton Abbot in Devon, is credited with
reducing operator fatigue and risk of cab access & egress slips, trips and falls on the “bins-to-stockpile”
cycle. The repetitive requirement was for the dumper driver to have to dismount to access the
air-operated chute doors, re-mount to load the dumper, then dismount again to close the door. The
solution being an infra-red remote control system with which to operate the loadout controls from the
comfort of the dumper cab.