Anaconda launch larger screen at Hillhead
Anaconda Equipment International, the Northern Ireland-based manufacturers of compact screening and conveying equipment, announced the launch of the DF512 tracked screener at the recent Hillhead 2012 exhibition. The DF512 is the ‘big brother’ of the DF410 model and represents a significant move away from the compact range of screens on offer from Anaconda up until now.
Considered to be a more ‘mainstream’ screening unit, the capacity of the DF512 is up to 350 tonnes/h, allowing it to work in tandem with many of the medium-sized crushers on the market in applications such as scalping or screening quarry rock, mining minerals, recycling construction and demolition waste, soil or compost.
Asked about the move from compact screens to this larger model, sales and marketing director Con Gallagher said input from the dealer network around the world was key.
‘The DF512 is certainly a move up the scale in terms of machine size but … the success of our other products has given the market confidence that we can design, build and export larger models. This, coupled with the high level of sales and service back up from our network of dealers around the globe, means end-users are requesting larger machines from Anaconda. This feedback from dealers has been instrumental in our R&D plans.’
The DF512 has a 12ft x 5ft (3.66m x 1.52m) double-deck screenbox, a Caterpillar 4.4 water-cooled engine (100hp), belt or apron feeder option, three integral stockpiling conveyors and a crawler track chassis for ease of movement around/off site. The unit has hydraulic folding hopper sides as standard, hydraulic screen angle adjustable from 15-19 degrees, hydraulic screenbox raise/lower for ease of mesh change and wired-in remote as standard (radio remote is available as an option). The machine weighs 27 tonnes with the apron feeder.
Using Hillhead as the launch pad for this machine was part of the overall planning process and, according to Mr Gallagher, interest in the product was very encouraging. ‘We have been very pleased at the level of interest shown in the DF512 at Hillhead. It is a great show for this type of product and the visitors to our stand were very complimentary about the quality of all the products on show. The FTR150 feeder conveyor generated lots of interest as it is also relatively new to market, having been launched at the Intermat show in France back in April, but the DF512 seems to have been a move in the right direction for us as we have taken some orders and have a lot of very good enquiries to follow up on. Overall, we couldn’t have asked for a better response.’
Anaconda Equipment distribute all products via a worldwide dealer network. With the exception of the DF512 screen, Anaconda’s range of screens and conveyors has been designed to fold, track and offload in 40ft containers with little or no breakdown. This concept not only saves substantial sums of money on shipping, but also means that the products are commissioned and working within 20min of arrival on site.
