At Hillhead, Quarry Manufacturing and Supplies (QMS) unveiled the new QMBack and C3 Complete Crusher Control System, which are both designed to improve crusher efficiency and productivity.
The QMBack is the latest version of QMS’ own brand of crusher backing. QMBack is made of a 100 per cent solid epoxy resin backing compound that has been formulated to provide high, compressive strength support for wear parts in all kinds of quarry and mining machinery, such as crushers, grinders and other heavy-duty equipment.
QMBack combines high impact resistance, superior compressive strength, non-flammability, high stability and low shrinkage all in one system.
The latest version has been developed to prolong the life of machinery while protecting against impact and shock vibration. It extends equipment life, enhances productivity and delivers more labour savings. It is easily applied by machinery operating personnel with minimal training and has a proven track record to enhance performance in all types of crushers and climatic conditions.
C3 system
In addition to QMBack, QMS also featured an advanced solution for its leading range of B-Series cone crushers. This is the integrated Complete Crusher Control (C3), a PLC system designed and developed that simply controls all aspects of the crusher operation.
With the C3, operating the crusher is straight forward as the automatic start up routine incorporates cavity calibration to compensate for liner wear, with automatic adjustments made to the crusher setting to give consistent and reliable product shape.
Pressure and power in relation to load are automatically adjusted with all influencing conditions being taken into consideration. Furthermore, C3 automatically monitors all health functions and provides the operator with information via a touchscreen interface.Â
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The remote touchscreen gives full process control, and displays continual real-time monitoring of all parameters, and logs all events and alarms. Energy costs can be calculated as C3 records kilowatt hours used. The touchscreen also stores pdf versions of all operator manuals, spare parts list and electrical layouts. C3 also 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.
