What Are Excavator Mounted Concrete Processors?

Concrete Processor

• A concrete processor is made up of hydraulics and a set of grasping jaws that are able to crush and tear up concrete. The processor is attached to the arm of the excavator, and the arm is used to insert one side of the processor under the concrete and clamp the top over it. The concrete can then either be lifted and ripped out of its location or simply crushed so that it can be easily removed. Generally, the use of the processor depends upon the needs of the construction site as well as how thick and hard the concrete is -- or even what method was used to reinforce the concrete.

Interchangeable Parts

• The need for concrete processing is not great enough for the average company to buy a specific machine to do this work. The mountable concrete processor with interchangeable parts allows a construction company to have the availability to process concrete by detaching the bucket from the excavator and re-attaching the concrete processor. In many cases, this allows an excavator to quickly switch between jobs. Often, a concrete pulverizer will also come with interchangeable blades so that it may be used for processes other than concrete pulverization. These usually include demolition purposes and even scrap recycling.

Uses

• In many cases, an excavator mounted concrete processor can be used during construction to help lift, remove and pulverize concrete. However, it can also be used to load large sections of concrete and to pulverize concrete for later use.

Environment

• A concrete processor does not require the use of its own specific engine, which allows companies to save on metal production. However, the concrete processors biggest environmental contribution is that processed concrete can often be recycled and reused after being pulverized. This allows for acres of concrete to stay out of landfills and dumps.