Excavator
using various devices or instruments like pick modules, conveyors,
electric chain, wire rope hoists etc for lifting and transporting heavy
materials, industrial products, or industrial wastes are termed as
material handlers.
In the modern era of industrial and infrastructural development,
material handler excavator has great relevance. Material handler
excavator with their sheer force can lift the heavy machineries for the
construction of industries. They are also useful in clearing various
industrial and non industrial sites.
Mechanical Operations
Material handler excavator are either mounted on wheel or on track.
Wheeled material handler excavator functions on the same principles as
other excavators do. The primary equipments of the excavator like arm,
boom, cab, joy stick, gear pump system more or less function in the same
manner as others excavators equipments does. It can also be associated
with bucket, clamshell, grapple or magnet.
The arm of an material
handler excavator which is also known as dipper is the structure that
connects the material handlers attachment to the boom. Tracked material
handler work on the same principle. However track gives it more
versatility and enable it to operate in tough geographical situation.
Applications
The important applications of material handler are :
- Earth moving
- Clearing of big industrial and non industrial sites
- Loading and unloading of heavy machines
- Road construction
- Bridge construction
- Demolitions
