Size matters for Hitachi ZW150-5 in recycling plant08.03.2015 9.10
A Dutch recycling company has opted to rent two new Hitachi ZW150-5s as part of a €10million investment programme. Dolphin Metal Separation’s new wheel loaders are central to the specialist processing operation at its new plant at Harderwijk. The ZW150-5s were delivered by HCME Domestic, the domestic dealer of Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV, in November 2014. The machines were purchased by construction company, Vink, which already had a strong working relationship with Dolphin in place. Excellent price/quality mix Bart Radema, who is responsible for buying Vink’s machinery, says, “The price/quality mix offered by Hitachi was excellent. A DPF filter is also standard on this machine and a mandatory requirement in the recycling plant. It is fuel-efficient and the hydrostatic transmission delivers precise movements, which are also important at this site.” Other aspects of the recycling plant were taken into consideration during the order process. These included a high-dump bucket for loading trucks with the end products, deeper treads to protect the structure of the tyres, and anti-clogging radiators and a turbo 2 filter to withstand the fine dust in the confined working environment. The perfect fit! Dolphin’s owner, Jan Hooiveld, says, “We’re very happy with the addition of the two Hitachi wheel loaders. Careful consideration was given to the size of the product best suited to this facility and the ZW150-5 is the perfect fit. There is less distance for the machines to travel at the compact new plant compared to the former factory.” The first wheel loader works in the hall with the untreated materials, where it loads them into a bunker and stockpiles the different grades from the various suppliers. The second ZW150-5 is used for loading trucks with the end products: 0-15, 15-35 and 35-80mm of aluminium materials that are delivered into Europe; and 0-12 and 12-80mm of heavy metals that are sold into China and Thailand. Please note all modifications were made by the dealer to comply with site safety regulations. |