Metso now offers diesel-electric Lokotrack models

Finland-based aggregates processing and recycling equipment maker Metso says its new Lokotrack EC range of mobile crushers brings a new diesel-electric power line to the aggregates market.

Metso says all the process functions of the product line are electric, significantly reducing the use of hydraulic oil needed in the crushing operations. All Lokotrack EC range units can be powered with external electricity.

At a launch event in Finland, Metso debuted the first two products of the new EC range.

Lokotrack LT400J is a 68-ton mobile jaw crusher designed for the primary crushing of hard rock and recycled aggregates while Lokotrack LT350C is a 50-ton mobile cone crusher for secondary and tertiary crushing.

The firm says the LT350C is equipped with a new Nordberg HP350e cone crusher while LT400J crushers include a Nordberg C120 jaw crusher.

“Both units can be seamlessly combined with each other as well as with Lokotrack mobile screens to produce high quality aggregates,” Metso says.

The Lokotrack EC range has been developed using new, modular architecture designed to reduce the number of components and to provide scalable solutions that can be adapted for different applications and capacities.

“When external electricity is available, the new electric power transmission provides high capacity with minimized operational cost and CO₂ emissions,” says Jarmo Vuorenpää, a director with the Lokotrack product line.

“When not available, the onboard diesel gensets allow maximum independent operation time. Also, auxiliary units, such as mobile screens and stackers, can be powered from the same gensets, which will further reduce the needed power to run the complete plant.”

“The new way to do product development enables a faster and more agile way to meet changing customer needs,” says Renaud Lapointe, senior vice president with Metso. “Furthermore, it enables more efficient support for the machines with [fewer] parts needed and easier upgrades of new features.”