Simex explores the new fields of material separation directly on site, acting on the levers of savings, dynamism and environmental sustainability.
The selective separation and screening of materials directly on site is an issue that increasingly involves operators in the earthmoving sector and opens up new scenarios and market developments. Treating waste materials directly on the field, where possible, conveys numerous benefits, especially in terms of saving time and money, the combination on which all construction site dynamics revolve. Simex, analyzing its target market, has decided to invest in the expansion and improvement of its line of screening buckets.
New VSE 2 and VSE 5 screening buckets for mini- and midi-excavators
Two new models have been introduced, for mini and midi excavators. We are talking about the VSE 2 for the 1.5-3.5 t range and the VSE 5 for the 4-8 t range. They are designed specifically for the landscaping sector, for the maintenance of green areas, for gardening and, in general, for all small urban construction sites, where, due to limited maneuvering space, the overall dimensions must be reduced to a minimum. It is thus possible to screen, reduce, reclaim and aerate vegetal waste and topsoil with a single bucket, accelerating the composting phase and produce a screening material of an ideal size for the restoration of green areas.
On the front-attachments side, Simex launched a new range of screening buckets for skid steer loaders called VS. Initially designed in a single model (VS 1500), the good response from the Demolition&Recycling market brought to a second and bigger model: the VS 2000 for higher hydraulic powers, with an operating weight of 920 kg. The VS screening buckets were created for having the same quality and constructive solidity of the VSE screening buckets for excavators on a skid steer loader, featuring a light and compact structure that guarantees ease of maneuvering and high performance even in urban contexts and small construction sites. Similar to the sisters of the VSE excavator line, the front screening buckets also feature the patented FIT tool system which allows a variety of configurations depending on the material to be screened.
The experience of a VS 1500 front screening bucket in reducing de-icing salt blocks in Northern Italy
A Ferrara-based company (Northern Italy) has found itself having to deal with an old unsolved problem, which reappears every winter: the crystallization of de-icing salt to be used for road thawing. Purchased by the company at the beginning of the year, during the summer the salt accumulated and solidified in large irregular blocks, up to 1 meter wide, making it unusable for salt spreaders. The intervention of the Simex VS 1500 skid screening bucket was providential and decisive. With an operating weight of 790 kg and a capacity SAE of 0.45 m3, the bucket features two rotating shafts made of FIT screening elements, in different shapes and sizes, which ensure intense whirling of input material. It was thus possible to rough and reduce the salt to an output size of 0-20 mm, ideal for subsequent use into salt spreader machines. The company was extremely satisfied with the work, admitting that if it hadn’t found an equally effective solution it would have been forced to dispose of the salt and buy new one.
