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Worker Safety Must Extend to Coal Processing, as Well as Mining |
February 24, 2006 |
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Posted by dsublett at February 24, 2006 03:52 PM |
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It's not just the mining of coal that has come under increased efforts to improve worker safety. Recently, Jeffrey Specialty Equipment Corporation took a look at how previously installed Jeffrey Flex Tooth Coal Crushers could be made safer for operators by converting them to our EZ Access technology .
EZ Access technology offers significant safety and productivity improvements for operators and maintenance personnel. The EZ Access hydraulically operated door gives operators and maintenance personnel access to the machine from a safer location and lets them change hammers in a more ergonomic position.
The EZ Access design eliminates home-made apparatuses for opening and holding access doors in position. Plus the rotor can be removed without removing feed chutes and associated feed equipment, all of which take time and increase machine outages for maintenance. A rotor locking device keeps the rotor in position while it's being serviced.
Because the machine is easier to service, it will be serviced more frequently and on a regular basis, rather than when there is a problem. We also know that machines is serviced regularly are less likely to have a catastrophic failure.
This technology is only available on Jeffrey machines. We can equip new machines with EZ Access technology, or convert old machines . If you think of a machine as consisting of 3 major components--Upper Housing, Lower Housing and the Rotor—our EZ Access conversion replaces the housings and leaves the rotor in tact, and in the process we make the rotor more accessible.
Sometimes when our customers are looking for a replacement machine, they really only need a new housing. But they perceive they need the whole machine because of the way the housing looks. A retrofit can give them all the technical advances and safety features of a new machine, with a savings of 1/3 off the cost of new equipment. You can request a quote online to upgrade your old Jeffrey crusher. All we need is your serial number.
Douglas J. Sublett
Manager, Sales and Marketing
Phone: 864-476-7530
Fax: 864-476-7510
Web: www.jeffreycorp.com
