Mobile crushing plants are currently a good alternative to fixed ones, as is the case in the European and North American markets. These countries process around 80% of their crushing in mobile plants and 20% in fixed plants, a scenario that reaffirms the importance of mobile crushing and the expectation that this type of solution is increasingly present in the aggregates industry, mining companies and heavy construction.

One of the main reasons for this trend is the possibility of taking the crushing equipment to the production site, eliminating the cost of transporting aggregates. It enables notorious mobility in various infrastructure projects and temporary jobs, such as road paving, construction of dams and hydroelectric plants, construction of subway stations, among others.

“In addition to the possibility of using the mobile crusher within the same job site, it can be configured to fulfill different functions, transported to work on different sites”, informs Paulo José Alves dos Santos, director of engineering and innovation at Athox Mining Solutions. This possibility of crushing in several workplaces is an important differential for construction companies, service providers and the aggregates industry, which can move the crusher to where the virgin material is and save on operation, while the fixed plant requires a large fleet of trucks to be fed.

Versatility of the Athox mobile crusher

The Horizontal Mobile Crusher manufactured by Athox Mining Solutions is an excellent option to meet these expectations. Mounted on tracks for easy mobility around production sites, the equipment is versatile and widely used in the aggregates industry, concrete recycling, mining operations, and can even replace stationary crushing systems or be added to the process to optimize transportation costs. .

Paulo explains that the mobile crushing set works with Athox Horizontal Impact Crushers (HSI) used in aggregate operations due to the high quality, cubic product and high capacities in a single piece of equipment. “Plants with crushers are the right solution for anyone looking to combine high crushing capacity with good cubicity of the final product. The mobile crushers are efficient in crushing rocks and materials for recycling and jobs that require high continuous capacity”, he reinforces.

The equipment has great processing capacity and serves a wide range of applications. In new ventures, choosing mobile plants has the potential to provide different gains, such as equipment startup time.

“While the fixed ones require long periods to obtain operating licenses, the search for electricity, the execution of civil work and assembly, the mobile ones basically just need adjustments and checking. In fixed plants, the completion of all stages can take up to a year and a half, while a mobile plant starts operating in about six months”, conjectures Paulo.