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September 30, 2024

Recycler Kroon extends Lefort links with 1250T Trax model

Dutch scrap operator Kroon Metal Recycling took delivery of a new 1 250-tonne cutting force Trax shear-baler in July this year – the second Trax unit to be purchased by this client.

A family-owned business currently being run by the third generation, Kroon specialises in recycling iron and other metals. The company processes more than 20000 tonnes of ferrous scrap per year.

 

LOYAL CUSTOMER

 

Kroon has used Lefort equipment for 27 years, purchasing its first machine – a 600-tonne mobile shear-baler – back in 1997. Including this new Trax, Kroon has had a total of seven Lefort machines.
The customer is quick to affirm its general satisfaction with Lefort products. Its experience of the quality, production capacities and service offered by Lefort has been sufficient for Kroon to develop this long-term collaboration with the Belgium-based manufacturer.

 

IMPROVED YARD EFFICIENCY

 

Since using Trax machines, operations at Kroon have changed for the better, according to company owner Alexander Looij. In particular, he praises the machines’ ‘high productivity’, ‘robustness’ and ‘reliability’.
The self-propelled shear, which is fitted on extremely robust metal tracks, can move easily and safely around the yard, thus helping to position it closer to the various piles of scrap. ‘Before, we had to bring the scrap to a stationary shear,’ Looij explains. ‘Now we move the shear to the scrap, saving a lot in time and costs.’
Kroon’s latest machine is the largest in the Trax range, which includes cutting force options from 650 up to 1250 tonnes, box lengths of 6 or 7 metres, a pusher ram force of 180 tonnes and a hold-down force of 120 to 180 tonnes.

 

UNRIVALLED MOBILITY

 

The Trax was invented by Lefort and patented internationally. It offers a truly new mobility alternative to machines on wheels and portable machines on hydraulic legs, which have been manufactured by the leading Belgian manufacturer for decades. The Trax is an extremely stable machine that can access all areas and therefore massively reduce handling operations.
Lefort is launching a hybrid version: the E-TRAX. This is fitted with an electric main drive and an additional diesel module solely for moving the machine, which should make more sense for the recycling industry.

 

Read the full article published in Recycling Technology Mag by clicking the link below :

https://website.epublisher.world/recyclingint/view/55360#51

 

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