Shears Do More With Less
Genesis Attachments’ new line of XP MAXX mobile shears give users more power on smaller machines. The shears have much larger cylinders and an increased cylinder stroke, resulting in greater power without the need for a larger base machine.

The MAXX model comes in two sizes: the GXP660 MAXX, for material handlers in the 70,000-pound class, and the GXP990 MAXX, for 100,000-pound base machines. The 660 MAXX provides the cutting power generally found in shears used on 100,000-pound handlers, and the 990 MAXX affords a cutting power generally found on shears mounted on 125,000-pound machines, the company states. Both models feature Genesis’ patented bolt-on piercing tip, dual guide blades, and four identical, four-way indexable blades.

Call 715/395-5252 or visit www.genesisattachments.com.

Shorter Trailer Offers Flexibility
The Super Mini from Benlee Inc. is a new roll-off trailer that’s as short as a roll-off truck, yet more maneuverable and able to carry more weight, the company says. At 25 feet 11 inches long, the tandem-axle trailer is small enough to get into tight spaces but still capable of carrying high payloads, Benlee states.

The Super-Mini, which weighs 13,500 pounds and carries up to a 24-foot container, features zinc dichromate-coated hydraulic lines, Parker “Tough Cover” 3,000 psi hoses, and chrome-plated cylinder rods. The trailer is also available with options like in-cab controls, just like a truck, the firm notes.

Call 734/722-8100 or visit www.benlee.com.

Thermo Adds Small-Spot, Light Element Capabilities
Thermo Electron Corp.’s new NITON XLt 797X analyzer features a smaller X-ray spot than any other portable XRF analyzer, the company says, allowing on-site screening of polymers, solders, and electronic compounds. The XLt 797X uses new, proprietary X-ray tube technology coupled with a color video camera to identify, analyze, and record the image together with the chemical analysis of an individual component.

Also new from Thermo Electron is the NITON XLt 898He nondestructive, portable analysis tool for light element content--including aluminum, magnesium, phosphorus, and silicon--in aluminum and titanium alloys, nickels, superalloys, stainless steels, and more. The XLt 898He system fills the interior of the XLt’s measurement head with pure helium, purging atmospheric air from the X-ray analysis path, allowing light element X-rays to contact the XLt’s high-resolution X-ray detector. This allows operators to measure light-element alloy content with the same analyzer that they use to test high-temperature alloys.

Call 800/875-1578 or 978/670-7460, or visit www.thermo.com/elemental.

Firm Offers Shear Cleaning System, Hammermills Support
The new “Clean and Stack” Shear Cleaning System from The U.S. Shredder & Castings Group requires less maintenance and offers a heavier frame than similar models, the company says. The system includes a heavy-duty vibratory pan feeder, which removes dirt immediately following the shearing process; conveyors; and a radial stacker for cleaning prepared scrap from a shear.

In other U.S. Shreddernews, the company announced it will support and upgrade existing Hammermills shredder installations. It will supply cast and fabricated wear parts specifically built for Hammermills to rebuild base, mid, and top sections, upgrade older model Hammermills to more recent designs, and build or rebuild spider and disc rotors to fit Hammermills machines. Most upgrades use existing foundations to reduce overall costs. The company also can integrate new shredder operating-control systems and water-injection programs into the old shredders.

Call 601/835-4095 or visit www.usshredder.com.

Grapple Scale Weighs While Lifting
TheVEI Helper P5-GR2 grapple scale from RMT Equipment Inc. helps scrapyards avoid truck overloads, the company states. The weighing chamber, located between the head of the grapple and the end of the dipper stick, measures the force of stretching exerted to the grapple and then converts it into weight. The monitor for the Helper P5, with integrated printer, is installed in the cab, allowing the operator to select the moment it weighs. The device comes in different configurations according to the application and type of grapple.

Call 800/648-8132 or 450/622-0682, or visit www.rmt.ca.

New Holland Upgrades Warranty
New Holland has announced a new one-year, unlimited-hour standard warranty on all of its skid-steer loaders, compact truck loaders, loader backhoes, tractor loaders, compact excavators, compact and full-size wheel loaders, crawler dozers, and motor graders.

Visit www.newhollandconstruction.com.

Axle Scale Features At-Scale Signal Conversion
Intercomp’s semi-portable AX900 axle scale allows the weighing of commercial vehicles where permanent scale installations are not feasible. The AX900 performs analog to digital conversion at the scale. Its digital output of individual axle, axle group, or total weight provides clear signals and interchangeability with all components. The deck, which is 3.6 inches high and 32 inches wide, comes in lengths of 7, 10½, 11, 12½, and 14 feet with capacities ranging from 60,000 to 100,000 pounds. The decks come in both aluminum and steel with an epoxy finish.

Also new from Intercomp are the medium-range CS1500 crane scale and the high-capacity CS3000 crane scale, which come with a 20-bit A/D converter that yields a load accuracy of plus or minus 0.1 percent. Both scales house their electronics in a weatherproof, cast-aluminum base and are powered by eight D batteries. The CS1500, which has a 0.8-inch LED digital readout, handles jobs ranging in capacity from 250 to 20,000 pounds. The CS3000, with a 1-inch readout, lifts loads ranging from 500 to 600,000 pounds, the company says. The CS3000 also offers a wireless remote control option that allows the user to operate the scale from a distance.

Call 800/328-3336 or 763/476-2531, or visit www.intercompco.com.

Case Engines Accept Biodiesel
Case Construction Equipment has approved the use of B5 fuel blends, which are 5 percent biodiesel and 95 percent petroleum-based diesel, in all of its mechanical engines. The company also has announced that B20 blends (20 percent biodiesel, 80 percent petroleum-based diesel) can be used in all Case engines other than electronic engines and those in the Case 410 and 420 skid-steer loaders.

Visit www.casece.com.

Wheel Washer Cuts Dust
A new portable wheel washer from Riveer Environmental helps prevent trucks from carrying dust, mud, and debris from the scrapyard to the street. The Cyclonator uses two 150-gallon-per-minute pumps to flush mud and debris off vehicles’ tires and undercarriage. The sludge and rocks drain into a center trough, where a conveyor removes debris. The water is recycled to nearby retaining ponds or holding tanks. The wash can handle vehicles weighing up to 30 tons at the rate of 60 vehicles an hour.

Call 888/857-7304 or 269/637-1997, or visit www.riveer.com.

Tramac Launches New Attachments
A new line of Muscle Mate attachments from Tramac Corp. includes grapples, pulverizers, mobile shears, and universal processors.

The new line’s DRG Series rotational sorting grapples, for 22,000- to 110,000-pound carriers, have a heavy-duty rotation motor; wide, sealed pivot points; and a single, large-diameter cylinder for powerful closing and low reactive force at the hinge. Interchangeable, reversible HB500 steel wear blades can be turned three times, the company says. The grapples come with either perforated or solid shells.

The Muscle Mate MP Series multi-purpose grapples, which fit carriers from 36,000 to 154,000 pounds, have an articulating lower jaw, which allows a larger opening and quicker loading, the company says. The BB Series mechanical pulverizers, for carriers between 36,000 and 90,000 pounds, have teeth designed to crush both vertically and horizontally simultaneously. The pulverizers easily strip concrete from rebar and bundle the rebar into a compact pad.

The Muscle Mate line also includes the PFH Series demolition shears for cracking and shearing heavily reinforced concrete beams and panels, and the PBH Series crushers/pulverizers for rapid on-site crushing of concrete chunks and shearing rebar.

Call 800/526-3837 or 973/770-4457, or visit www.muscle-mate.com.

Conveyor Systems Cater to Shears, Debalers
Karl W. Schmidt & Associates Inc. has introduced conveyor systems for shears and debalers. The shear take-away system consists of a vibratory conveyor, inspection conveyor, and a 60-foot radial stacking conveyor. The debaling system is designed to “de-densify” and meter baled material, with or without size reduction. It consists of five shafts with specialized separation discs that can be configured for different outputs, including reducing bulk feeding of bales to pulpers or shredders, allowing inspection of material for tramp metals and other contaminants, and providing a more constant stream of material. The base system includes an infeed conveyor, the automatic debaler, the take-away conveyor, and all necessary chutes, hoppers, and transitions.

Call 303/287-7400 or visit www.karlschmidt.com.

Portable Drum Scale Weighs In
A new portable drum and barrel scale from Alliance Scale Inc. also can weigh skids and crates. Its separate, battery-powered digital weight indicator, with a 5-digit, 1-inch-high LCD display, has a keypad with selectable unit conversion and RS-232 output. The scale has built-in wheels and handles as well as two live rails for weighing skids and crates. The scale comes in 500- and 1,000-pound-capacity models measuring 30 inches long, 40 inches wide, and 4½ inches high. It weighs 105 pounds and is made of heavy-duty steel with a baked-on powder finish.

Call 800/343-6802 or visit www.alliancescale.com.

Hydraulic Slab Buster Tackles Foot-Thick Concrete
Allied Construction Products LLC has introduced the Hammerhead II Model HB 550 attachment, a three-part, totally self-contained hydraulic concrete slab buster designed to demolish concrete flatwork up to 12 inches thick by rubblizing it at a 45-degree angle.

The HB 550, which can operate either vertically or horizontally, requires no nitrogen gas. A hydraulic cylinder and valve set “loads” the system with 3,350 psi of hydraulic pressure. The return stroke releases a 4-inch impact bar weighing 388 pounds, which hits the concrete with up to 4,000 foot-pound energy class impact force and resets automatically. The HB 550, which requires 8 to 20 gpm at 1,700 to 3,500 psi, breaks at a rate of 25 to 40 blows per minute. The 1,130-pound unit mounts easily on a 5,000- to 9,000-pound skid-steer, 7,000- to 15,000-pound mini excavator, or 9,000- to 16,500-pound loader/backhoe.

Allied also has debuted the 5,225-pound Rammer Model G 88 G-Series hydraulic impact hammer for base machines weighing 60,000 to 88,000 pounds. The Rammer offers fixed-blow energy, a protected front-end housing, operator-controlled impact energy, a hammer body that rotates 180 degrees in the housing, an idle selector to accommodate specific breaking conditions, and an improved heavy-duty lower boot. It requires 42.3 to 60.8 gpm at 2,030 to 2,180 psi, and it breaks at a rate of 300 to 400 blows per minute.

Call 800/321-1046 or 216/431-2600, or visit www.alliedcp.com.

Remote Increases Tarp Safety, Ease of Use
Scrap haulers can monitor the tarping of their load from a safe distance withRoll-Rite LLC’s enhanced Wireless Power Pack with Black Box remote control. The power pack works on Roll-Rite tarps operated via electronic gear motors, including roll-offs, hooklifts, and luggers using one or more adjustable system features. A six-function wireless key fob powers a hydraulic tower up and down, adjustable pivots in and out, and deploys or retracts the tarp. The black box houses relay-activated controls and also can feature an optional safety alarm that indicates when the tarp is in motion.

Call 800/297-9905 or 989/345-3434, or visit www.rollrite.com.

Large Funnel Banishes Burp
The Burpless Large Poly Funnel from New Pig Corp. smoothes the transfer of liquids into drums. This 18-inch-diameter funnel contains an internal vent tube to prevent pressure buildup, which can cause the liquid to “burp” back, and a built-in strainer. The funnel threads into the 2-inch bung opening of a drum or other container. Its polyethylene material resists corrosive chemicals, and it comes with a hinged lid for safety and segregation.

Call 800/468-4647 or visit www.newpig.com.

Tilt Trucks Double Payload Capacity
Meese Orbitron Dunne Co.’sH-Series heavy-duty tilt trucks have twice the carrying capacity--to 2,000 pounds--of its previous line. The trucks feature dual reinforcing braces set near the upper rim and midsection for added strength. They’re rotationally molded in a single piece of polyethylene for structural strength and virtual immunity to rain, snow, sunlight, and cleaning chemicals, the company states. The trucks are set on full-perimeter, powder-coated steel underframes resting atop four industrial-strength casters. The company offers a wide range of accessories, colors, and custom options.

Call 800/829-4535 or visit www.recycleosaurus.com.

Caterpillar Unveils New Trade Dress
Caterpillar Inc. is introducing a revamped look for its equipment through its new Power Edge trade dress. As the shape of machines and tools has changed, Caterpillar designers found it difficult to retain the traditional red beltline that Cat’s 700 products have displayed since the early 1990s. Now, starting with the M-Series Motor Graders and continuing with all future lines, Cat products will feature a red slash setting off model numbers and highlighting the company logo. All Cat products will display the new graphics by April 2007.

Product Resources

• Pennsylvania Crusher Corp. is offering a free 2006 Handbook of Crushing, available bound or on CD-ROM. This illustrated, 42-page manual provides an overview of mechanical reduction methods, a checklist of crusher selection criteria, and a guide geared toward finding the right crusher for the job.
  
  The handbook explains current technology and terms and contains formulas for measuring crushing resistance and relative abrasiveness. Several detailed charts provide the physical characteristics of materials and minerals, coded according to abrasiveness, flowability, and special characteristics.
  
  The handbook also gives detailed information about all Pennsylvania Crusher products, including Bradford breakers, cage mills, granulators, hammermills, impactors, jaw crushers, grinding mills, roll crushers, Mountaineer sizers, and Posimetric feeders.
  
  Call 610/544-7200.
• Bunting Magnetics Co. has three new catalogs detailing its metal separation products. The 28-pageMagnetic Separation Equipment for Ferrous Contaminants catalog showcases the company’s products for removing ferrous contaminants from dry particulates, liquids, and slurries. The equipment includes units designed to remove ferrous metal contaminants from gravity, mechanical, or pneumatic conveying systems, including solutions with built-in separation detectors and/or separation equipment designed not to disrupt product flow.
  
  The 36-page Magnetic Separation Equipment Specification Guide (for Ferrous Contaminants) describes Bunting’s separation equipment product by product. It offers size options, descriptions, general know-how, definitions, and codes to point users to products geared toward their industry.
  
  Magnetic Separation Equipment for the Plastics Industry details the company’s magnetic metal separators, electronic metal detectors, and electromagnetic and electrostatic separators designed for a full range of plastics processing and recycling applications. The 28-page guidebook also includes information about Bunting’s Move-It conveyors for moving plastic materials and parts.
  
  Call 800/835-2526 or 316/284-2020, or visit www.buntingmagnetics.com.
• Lincoln Electric Co. is offering a GMAW Welding Guide and an UltraCore Wire Product Catalog. The 96-page GMAW (gas metal arc welding, also known as MIG) guide includes information on improvements to the welding process and technical data on all aspects of welding, including modes of metal transfer, components of the welding arc, and a list of appropriate shielding gases. The guide also contains an overview of equipment, guns, and accessories; procedure guidelines; a glossary of welding terms; and safety tips.
  
  The UltraCore catalog features Lincoln Electric’s full line of gas-shielded, flux-cored wire and a guide for matching the right wire to the application. It gives detailed information about each wire’s mechanical properties, deposit composition, and typical operating procedures in addition to a question-and-answer section on understanding flux-cored wire classifications and applications.
  
  Call 216/481-8100 or visit www.lincolnelectric.com.
• ASTMInternational has developed a test method for analysis of nickel-based alloys by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. The E2465 test method provides information on the proper way to calibrate and analyze nickel alloys for a wide range of elements, the organization states.
  
  ASTM International also is developing a performance-based method for determining nickel alloys via inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry and determining trace elements in nickel alloys via mass spectrometry.
  
  Call 610/832-9500 or visit www.astm.org.
• Jergens Inc. has produced a 96-page guide to its Kwik-Lok pins, spring-loaded devices, threaded inserts, and threaded components and washers. The catalog contains comprehensive ordering, application, and installation information, with both U.S. standard and metric specifications. The company also offers an online tooling components catalog as well as a printed master catalog and individual catalogs for Kwik-Lok pins, clamping products, and hoist rings.
  
  Call 800/537-4367 or 216/486-5540, or visit www.jergensinc.com.

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