QMS announce B3 cone crusher export success
Quarry Manufacturing & Supplies fulfil orders from operators in France, Belgium and East Africa
QUARRY Manufacturing & Supplies (QMS) have recently fulfilled a number of orders for members of their award-winning cone crusher family. Various B3 cone crushers have, in recent months, been ordered and installed in France, Belgium, and East Africa. Manufactured by QMS in the UK, B-Series cone crushers are designed and built to deliver class-leading cone crushing performance, dependability, and ease of operation, backed by superior after-sales support.
‘The B-Series cone crushers combine robust design and high performance with a combination of high motor power, large throw and higher speed, giving these crushers capacities greater than other crushers of comparable size,’ explained QMS managing director Jonathan Beck. ‘These features, and others, were identified by our new customers in France, Belgium, and East Africa.’
B-Series cone crushers have been designed to meet exacting product quality demands, producing material of excellent shape and high quality, with setting adjustment being easily made during production. A unique hydraulic system provides automatic overload protection by allowing the head assembly to drop, thereby permitting the passage of tramp iron and other non-crushable material. The system then automatically returns the head assembly to its original position. These, and other features, have seen new QMS B3 cone crushers designed, manufactured, shipped and installed in France and East Africa.
B-Series cone crushers are also available in XC versions, specifically designed for use in secondary crushing applications. The B-Series XC cone crusher has very large intake capability and high capacity in relation to its size, which is achieved with a very long crushing chamber. To provide optimal operational economy, the long chamber is divided in three sections – upper concave, lower concave and mantle – which can be exchanged at different intervals.
‘Replacing a conventional secondary cone crusher with a B-Series XC cone crusher will revolutionize the performance of the whole plant,’ said Mr Beck. ‘The setting of the primary crusher can be increased, resulting in higher capacity, lower operating costs, and higher levels of reliability. One such B3 XC cone crusher was recently installed and commissioned for a very happy customer in Belgium.’
All the B-Series cone crushers come integrated with QMS’ Complete Crusher Control (C3) system, which controls all aspects of the crusher operation. ‘Operating the crusher could not be simpler: the automatic start-up routine incorporates cavity calibration to compensate for liner wear; automatic adjustments are made to the crusher setting to give consistent and reliable product shape; and pressure and power in relation to load are automatically adjusted to suit rock properties, moisture etc. All influencing conditions are taken into consideration, 24h a day,’ explained Mr Beck.
Moreover, C3 automatically monitors all health functions and provides the operator with information via a touch screen HMI (Human Machine Interface). This screen can be located at the side of the crusher or within a control room via an integrated ethernet connection. The remote touch screen gives full process control, displays continual real-time monitoring of all parameters, and logs all events and alarms. The operating hours of the crusher can be seen at a glance, both on and off load, and energy costs can be calculated as C3 records kW/h used.
Mr Beck concluded: ‘The touch screen PLC also stores pdf versions of all operator manuals, spare parts lists, and electrical layouts, and includes the main and auxiliary starters, eliminating the need for any third party electrical equipment. As C3 is an integrated part of the crusher system, it also eliminates nearly all local electrical installation work. The only requirement is for power to be connected. As our new customers in France, East Africa and Belgium have told us, this feature makes a real difference in the field.’
