Soil Adhesion Suppression Material for Hydraulic Excavator Bucket
GeoDrop™
Environmentally friendly construction and reduction of CO2 emissions
Summary
When using hydraulic excavators for earthwork, ground improvement, piling, etc., clay tends to stick to the bucket easily, resulting in inefficient work. When the bucket is covered with a large amount of cohesive soil, it is shaken off by rocking or impacting the bucket, which causes noise and vibration, and makes the bucket susceptible to fatigue and damage.
By attaching soil adhesion suppression materials made of fluororesin (PTFE) and metal directly joined to the bottom and sides of the bucket, the bucket not only increases the efficiency of digging and loading operations, but also contributes to suppressing noise and vibration and extending the bucket's service life.
Features
CO2 emissions are reduced
- We estimate that bucket shaking, and impact work can be reduced by about 90%, and the operating time of heavy equipment can be reduced by about 10% or more.
GeoDrop makes it difficult for clay to adhere
- The greater the area to which the soil adhesion suppression material is attached, the lower the weight of the overburden in the bucket.
Reduces environmental impact
- Since it is difficult for clay to adhere to the bucket, bucket rocking and impact work is eliminated.
- Even if cohesive soil adheres to the bucket, it can be shaken off with a small number of rocking movements, thereby reducing noise and vibration.
- Noise measurement results confirm that the generated noise is about 12 dB lower.
Effects persist even after wear
- Even fluororesin worn in wheel tracking tests remain effective, as the coefficient of friction remains unchanged.
- In addition to organic soil (Kuro-Boku) and Osaka kaisei clay, we have confirmed that the effect can be sustained with Kasama clay and bentonite mixed soil.
