Maximus Crushing & Screening – official launch at Hillhead 2010

Maximum Crushing & Screening will be having their official UK launch at the Hillhead 2010 show. They will also be unveiling their new 16x5 scalper - the Maximus 516.

The company manufacture and supply a wide range ofmobile screening and crushing equipment for use in a multitude of applications;mining & quarrying, earthmoving, civil contractors, recycling and materialhandling industries, construction, aggregate production, etc. Their equipment can be found throughout theworld operating in the harshest environments.

The Maximus 512 tracked screen is a robust, highlydurable machine designed for the recycling and aggregate contractor market. Itcan be used across a wide range of applications and has proven extremelysuccessful in fine sand screening, coal, gravel, top soil, aggregates andcrusher circuits.

It has a 3,660mm x 1,525mm (12ft x 5ft) heavy-duty high-energy two-bearing screenbox and is driven by a 100hp CAT C4.4 (Tier III) water-cooledengine with engine shut down protection system.

The feeder has a 9.2m3capacity and is fitted with a remote control hydraulic tipping grid with 100mmgrizzly bars as standard (150mm are available). An optional two-deck vibratinglive head is also available. The Maximus 512 can be fed by loadingshovel, excavator or directly from a crusher circuit thanks to the optionalcrusher chute.

The feeder and main conveyor are fitted withheavy-duty belts and wing rollers. The feed conveyor has variable-speedcontrol to maximize the feed to the main conveyor and in turn to thescreen. Both side conveyors have individual variable control with adischarge height of 5m.

The Maximus 516 is a heavy-duty, high-capacity scalper,capable of screening a wide variety of material in the harshestconditions. It is designed to cope withthe heaviest applications and can be used in construction and demolition waste,primary crusher circuits, iron ore, aggregates, coal, recycling, heavy rock andtopsoil.

It has a 129HP CAT C4.4 (Tier III) engine, with engineshut down protection, heavy-duty hopper, heavy duty two-bearing 16ft x5ft screenbox with parallel discharge endsto prevent blockages, and an 8m3 (10.5yd3) feedercapacity.  The tail conveyor is fittedwith a 1.6m (63in) wide belt and the integrated folding side conveyors arehydraulically operated.

With a number of options available, including top-deckbofar bars, top-deck punch plate or heavy-duty finger screen deck, hardox apronfeeder (replaces belt feeder), radio remote controlled tracks etc, the Maximus516 is extremely versatile.

2AWashingbay Road, Coalisland, Co. Tyrone BT71 4NE; tel: (028) 8774 8873; fax: (028) 8774 6654.