Simex explores the new fields of material separation directly on site, acting on the levers of savings, dynamism and environmental sustainability. From crushing to selective separation, from volumetric reduction to screening, Simex has a range of buckets for excavators and front loaders that facilitate demolition and recycling operations, directly on site, of waste material from construction sites and excavations.
The importance of a versatile, low-maintenance and replaceable screening tool system.
Finding an effective way to separate and screen materials directly on-site is vital for cost and time-saving-conscious construction and earthmoving fleet operators. Available in eight models for excavators from 1.2 to 50 tonnes, Simex VSE screening buckets are specifically designed for separating different-sized materials directly on-site. The VSE product range features the rapid adjustment of output size via an instant control in the cabin. This exclusive patent allows the shafts to be instantly distanced and closed, with a maximum travel of 40mm.
Simex’s FIT screening tool technology, another standout feature of VSE screening buckets, remains popular with customers two years after its introduction. The low-maintenance system allows for the easy interchange of every single disc or blade without unstrapping shafts. This means up to 75% less maintenance costs than the previous system. Multiple configurations are possible, depending on the materials to be screened. FIT offers users four different set-ups, but many others are possible thanks to the 100% interchangeable screening elements.
Simex VSE screening buckets aim to sustainably recover and reclaim soil and aggregates resulting from demolition, helping deliver a circular economy.
The importance of secondary demolition for the correct reuse and recycling of aggregates directly on site.
In the world of construction, as well as road maintenance, the issue of recovering material deriving from demolition and scarification is becoming increasingly urgent, with the dual objective of combining environmental protection with economic savings. Those who work in the sector are well aware of the huge costs of transporting and disposing of aggregates and material from demolition, as well as the costs for the purchase and transport of new raw materials to the site.
In the light of the above considerations, Simex is expanding the crushing and recycling approach including the regeneration of all those materials which, once volumetrically reduced, screened or scarified, can be immediately recovered on site, in a sustainable and circular perspective, with both economic and environmental advantages.
Designed to reduce the volume of aggregates directly on site, CBE crusher buckets for excavator find their perfect application field when working with waste material deriving from demolition and excavations. Thanks to the rotor system, they don’t suffer iron, soil (even dump or wet), wood and deformable materials.
The importance of asphalt milling recycling: from waste to resource
Recycled road pavements are increasing: more and more companies are relying on the CBA asphalt granulator bucket which guarantees the production of milled asphalt with certifiable grain size.
The focus on the recycling of asphalt milling, more correctly called today bituminous conglomerate granulate by the legislation (called RA or RAP – Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement), begins from Simex expertise in the field of crushing and screening waste materials from demolition, combines the concept of milling drums with rotor crusher bucket technology. The range of CBA asphalt granulator buckets is becoming more popular by the operators in the earthmoving and aggregates field and, to date, is available in three models: CBA 20, CBA 30 and CBA 40 for excavators from 12 to 40 tons. The equipment features a cylindrical drum consisting of asymmetric teeth, driven by large displacement radial piston hydraulic motors, in direct drive. The rear grid determines the grain size of the material output and is available in several configurations, to meet the different characteristics required for the milled material by the regulations in force in various countries.
The possibility of obtaining a certifiable grain size thanks to the rear grids allows the operator to create a milled conglomerate with different grain sizes (0-25, 0-30, 0-35 or 0-40 mm), depending on the size chosen and specific local regulations.
The advantages are many. First of all, the evident reduction in costs, linked both to the purchase of new raw material and to its handling: significant costs for the transport and storage of material at disposal plants are avoided. The on-site volumetric reduction of the removed asphalt slabs guarantees full truck loads and less heavy vehicles transports. Last but not least, the attention to the circular economy: recovering road bituminous conglomerate is sustainable and eco-friendly. The certifiable granulometry of the output size allows to obtain a milled material that can be reused on-site or delivered to the appropriate bituminous conglomerate production sites, thus transforming a waste into a resource.
The CBA asphalt granulator buckets aim to ensure broad autonomy for operators engaged on a daily basis in road maintenance works, crushing aggregates and filling excavations for laying underground utilities. Cutting down the time and costs related to transport, minimizing the purchase of new raw materials, means optimizing the logistical and economic dynamics of your site, while keeping a watchful eye on the issue of environmental impact and the recovery of those materials which, subject to specific local regulations, could be considered a resource and no longer waste.
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