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Crushing & Screening
Omega Crushing and Screening’s
electric jaw crushers offer simplicity,
fuel savings and low emissions
Hailing from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland’s ‘home of crushing and
screening’, Omega Crushing and Screening has developed a range of plug-in,
dual power, electric-drive jaw crushers which deliver reliability, fuel savings and
low/zero-emissions operation.
Simple design
The Omega project was conceived when the team became
aware of an interest in the market for a more simply-designed
machine which contained fewer complex electronic and
hydraulic components, and which would be straightforward to
both operate and maintain.
While the Omega machines themselves are powered by either
the mains electrical supply or an on-board generator, all of
their main components are also electrically driven, such as the
head and tail drums of the conveyors and the motors that run
the feeders.
Anthony Carlin, Technical Support Director, elaborates on the
crusher’s simple design. “Many quarry machines today have
become very high-tech, whereas the user often wants a
simple, user-friendly machine. The control panel is very
straightforward – there are no parameters or PLCs that you
need to look at. It also uses a three-phase electrical system
which is quite easy for electricians to work on. We have also
done away with the complicated hydraulic toggle tensioning
system on the crusher and gone back to the single drawback
rod tensioning system. This, combined with hydraulic wedge
adjustment makes it simple and reliable”, he says.
Fuel savings and reduced emissions
With other manufacturers now offering diesel-electric hybrid
machines, Omega Crushing and Screening has chosen to take
the next step in this direction and make its offering fully
electric. The crushers can be plugged into the power grid and
run without any diesel power input. Alternatively, when an
external power source is not available, the wheeled and
tracked models share a dual-power option. This means the
machines can run off an onboard 220 kVa powerpack with a
Stage V/Tier 5 Deutz engine.
Among the benefits of electric power is the ability of the
machine to run without producing exhaust gases. Sales
Director Colin Daly describes how the clean-running crushers
have found a niche with some customers in urban
applications. “As all three models in our range can run on
mains electricity, all three are being used in metropolitan areas
where emissions are an issue. For example, we recently sold a
machine in Bulgaria. The company that bought it was going to
work on a government project where particular emissions
targets had to be hit. Our machine was a perfect fit as it could
work on mains power and produce zero emissions”, he says.
Another strength of the Omega machines is the dramatically
lower fuel consumption they offer in comparison to
conventional hydraulic machines. When running on mains
electricity, fuel burn is reduced to zero. Even when using the
onboard diesel generator, the J1065 range consumes fuel as
low as 10 litres per hour, a saving of approximately 10-12
litres versus a similar hydraulic-drive machine.
Lastly, the electric drive is capable of operating efficiently in
the world’s most extreme climates. Omega has recently
completed a sale of a machine to the United Arab Emirates,
where daytime temperatures can exceed 40°C and hydraulic
machines can only run at night. In contrast, another Omega
customer is operating a crusher in northern Norway, where
lows of -20 °C are experienced.
Omegas range consists of Tracked, Wheeled and Static Jaw
Crushers Launching later this year the range will now expand
to include Cone Crushers and Screens.
Omega currently has a strong presence worldwide and some
of the major markets they currently have presence include UK,
Europe, USA and South America. Omegas emphasis on quality
and service has secured them strong relationships globally
with their partners.
Omega recently won the Best in Quarry Equipment
Manufacturing at the Machinery Movers Industry Awards
2024! This is a huge honour to be recognized as an industry
leader in the crushing and screening sector. A huge thank you
to our amazing team, customers, and partners who continue to
support us every step of the way.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aine Kelly aine@omegacrusher.com www.omegacrusher.com
+44 (0) 77 34451014
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