EDBRO MANUFACTURES LONGEST EVER TELESCOPIC CYLINDERS FOR UNIQUE UK- DESIGNED CONTAINER LOADING SYSTEM FOR SCRAP METALS

“With the Horizontal loader we have solved a major problem in our industry: how to load export containers with scrap metals – especially difficult materials such as cables - without them being under or overweight,” said Steve Drew Sales Manager of Dunn Bros. “If they are underweight, the exporter loses money; if they are overweight, then the containers are returned unshipped.”

The Horizontal loader system has become a big seller for Dunn Bros: the company having sold 30 in just two years – in a recessionary climate. “It’s easy to see why our sales have remained buoyant,” said Steve Drew. “The system can payback its initial cost in as little as six-months; it only requires one man to operate – saving the cost of an additional operative, loads up to four containers an hour, with no risk of damage to containers, and is extremely safe in operation.”

An additional advantage is that the primary loading process can be achieved prior to the arrival of the container for final loading. The loading system comprises a transfer sleeve that is loaded with material to the maximum payload of the container, registered by inbuilt load cells on the operator’s remote display. The delivery vehicle is then reversed – with container doors open - to the loading sleeve through fixed wheel guides. A powerful ram, one of Edbro’s RK double acting hydraulic units, pushes the transfer sleeve containing the payload, via a floating bulkhead, directly into the container. Once the sleeve is removed the bulkhead is withdrawn, allowing the vehicle to be pulled forward, and the container doors locked.

“This is an unusual application for our RK cylinders, but one which really demonstrates their performance and reliability,” said Peter Angell, Edbro’s Sales Manager “The RK cylinders are ideally suited to this application, having proven themselves in some of the most demanding mobile applications, on mobile refuse vehicles and ejector trailers. Their multi-telescopic design is perfect for achieving the 12.5metre stroke length – the longest we’ve ever manufactured- required by Dunn Bros. The lightweight RK design also offers weight saving, proven reliability and unrivalled durability, with “fit -&- forget” performance that is so important with many of the Horizontal Loaders going for export.”

“We have used Edbro cylinders from the earliest prototype stage of the Horizontal Loaders and have found them to offer the ideal levels of durability and reliability demanded by the application,” said Steve Drew “What is more Edbro offers us full technical support, thorough its excellent technical centre, and comprehensive field support with dealers and agents right across the world.”