https://www.engineeringnews.co.za
Asphalt|Atlas Copco|Business|Components|Compressor|Concrete|Design|Efficiency|Energy|Industrial|Industrial Equipment|Innovation|Pneumatic|Power|Safety|Service|Systems|Technology|transport|Water|Equipment|Maintenance|Products
Asphalt|Atlas Copco|Business|Components|Compressor|Concrete|Design|Efficiency|Energy|Industrial|Industrial Equipment|Innovation|Pneumatic|Power|Safety|Service|Systems|Technology|transport|Water|Equipment|Maintenance|Products
asphalt|atlas-copco|business|components|compressor|concrete|design|efficiency|energy|industrial|industrial-equipment|innovation|pneumatic|power|safety|service|systems|technology|transport|water|equipment|maintenance|products

Pneumatic breakers increase efficiency and productivity

RTEX PNEUMATIC BREAKERS The breakers have a breaking power that matches much heavier top class 30 to 35 kg breakers

TEX BREAKERS The TEX breakers have a low centre of gravity and are well-balanced

27th November 2020

     

Font size: - +

The powerful, lightweight and ergonomic RTEX and TEX pneumatic breaker ranges from industrial equipment manufacturer Atlas Copco exemplify abalance between high performance and high comfort, says Atlas Copco portable products business line manager David Stanford.

The advanced technology in breaking efficiency and ergonomics that Atlas Copco has incorporated in the design of the latest RTEX medium breaker sets a world-leading benchmark in pneumatic technological innovation, he adds.

“This breaker owes its record-high breaking efficiency to a number of ground-breaking design features that include a patented design featuring a constant pressure control principle that encompasses a constant pressure chamber, which improves energy transfer.”

This, Stanford says, provides up to 40% more energy output than conventional units. The machine also features a longer piston compared to conventional breakers, which increases the interaction time with each blow. The efficient stroke mechanism also radically lowers energy consumption.

Consequently, the RTEX, weighing only 25 kg, has a breaking power that matches much heavier top class 30-35 kg breakers.

He highlights that the RTEX can therefore do the same job equally well as the heavier machines while using only half as much compressed air.

“A 50% reduction in compressed air consumption for the same breaking capacity also means that a compressor only half the size is needed, or two breakers can be used on one compressor which previously powered only one breaker,” he notes.

He adds that a smaller compressor requires a smaller investment, uses less fuel, has lower emissions and is easier to transport.

Ultimately, it delivers a return on investment that is second to none, Standord highlights.

“Owing to the ingenious solid or single body design, the RTEX and TEX breakers have a low centre of gravity and are well-balanced which make for simple, easy handling. These one-piece machines have fewer parts and therefore, less moving components that can wear, which results in improved reliability, extended lifecycle and reduced maintenance time and costs.

Further, the breakers’ unique two-step Softstar trigger gives operators full control ensuring that the first cut is surgically precise with no chisel slippage or misfiring even under tough conditions.

An integrated lubricator minimises tool wear and also holds enough lubricant for an entire normal work shift which boosts productivity.

However, prolonged exposure to high vibrations and noise levels can result in operator fatigue which compromises safety and productivity. To counter this, Atlas Copco has the hand and arm protection systems enabled its pneumatic breakers.

An efficient stroke mechanism with a constant pressure chamber keep vibration levels below 5 m²/s, increasing operator comfort and making it possible to extend working hours up to six-fold.

In addition, the tools’ piston switches on air-cushions on both ends of the cylinder, almost fully eliminating metal-to-metal contact when working off-load, thereby further shrinking vibration and wear.

Moreover, the pneumatic breakers are also fitted with a wear-resistant polyurethane silencer that diminishes noise levels by up to 75% compared to a machine without a silencer.

The TEX light and RTEX medium pneumatic breakers will make light work of service jobs and general demolition tasks. Atlas Copco’s TEX heavy pneumatic breakers are recommended for heavy-duty demolition work on material such as asphalt and reinforced concrete, says Stanford.

Atlas Copco offers customers professional after-sales service to support the RTEX and TEX pneumatic breaker ranges with a high-quality range of Air Line accessories such as air hoses, hose nipples, couplings, water separators and Air Oil lubricants.

Edited by Zandile Mavuso
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Features

Comments

Array

Showroom

SABAT
SABAT

From batteries for boats and jet skis, to batteries for cars and quad bikes, SABAT Batteries has positioned itself as the lifestyle battery of...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Booyco Electronics
Booyco Electronics

Booyco Electronics, South African pioneer of Proximity Detection Systems, offers safety solutions for underground and surface mining, quarrying,...

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







sq:0.335 0.403s - 172pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now