A range of four fully electric mobile crushers and screens has been launched in response to the growing need by local customers in Southern Africa to lower both operating costs and capital outlay.

The models in the Powertrack range include a mobile jaw crusher, a mobile cone crusher, a mobile triple-deck screen and a mobile scalping screen.

Built by SRHeavy (SRH), the range will be available from Pilot Crushtec International sister company Athos Crushing & Screening which was established to create a specific crushing and screening unit, with a focus on entry-level and midtier segments of the market.

The company will be debuting the e-Power Powertrack range which includes the Powertrack PT Pro J-11E jaw crusher, the Powertrack PT Pro C-20E cone crusher, the Powertrack PT Pro ST-08E mobile triple-deck screen and the Powertrack PT Pro SP-08E scalper. Target markets include contractors, quarries and certain mining applications, particularly sites where there is access to grid power or renewable-energy sources, says Pilot Crushtec sales and marketing director Francois Marais.

“Ideal for aggregates, mining and recycling, the Powertrack PT Pro J-11E is equipped with an SJC108 jaw crusher with a 1 060 mm x 700 mm feed opening,” explains Marais. “The machine can handle a top size up to 600 mm and typically runs with a closed side setting of about 70 mm. It has the capacity to process between 150 t/h and 500 t/h, application dependent.”

The Powertrack PT Pro C-20E, which features the SCH2000 cone crusher, is ideal for secondary and tertiary crushing. The machine has the capacity to produce between 150 t/h and 250 t/h, depending on application.

The Powertrack PT Pro ST-08E mobile triple-deck screen comes with a 5.4 m x 1.5 m screen box and a large 8.4 m² screening area. With its four product conveyors, it can be deployed in 250 t/h production capacity requirements. The PT Pro SP-08E scalping screen, which comes with a 4.8 m x 1.5 m screen box, is ideal for pre-screening of feed with excessive fines such as topsoil, recycled waste and gravel, amongst others. The machine is designed to process capacities up to 500 t/h.

“A major factor behind the decision to go the fully electric route is that these machines come in at an extremely competitive price point,” says Marais. “Manufactured in China, inarguably the global leader in electromobility, the economies of scale for electric components such as electric drives provide for a notable cost advantage, making the e-Power Powertrack range an attractive crushing and screening solution for the local market, especially for cost sensitive, entry-level operations.”

Another advantage of fully electric crushing and screening solutions is the lower cost of operation, with electric drive systems said to be more cost effective and more efficient than their conventional diesel hydraulic counterparts. In addition, the machines can be plugged into grid electricity or can be powered using a separate generator set.

“This is a completely new concept in the local mobile crushing and screening market. One of the major benefits of keeping the generator away from where crushing takes place, is the elimination/reduction of dust ingression into the engine, which tends to be a major challenge for machines that come with an on-board genset,” concludes Marais.