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Lifting high, shredding fine
Recyclers everywhere rely on the big muscles of robust recycling equipment. In
this article, we look at technical developments in the material handling and pre-
shredding segments.
such as plastic, household waste and
non-ferrous scrap. The vehicle has
three boom and arm configurations.
The straight boom can be fitted with
either a four-metre gooseneck arm or a
3.5-metre sorting arm, giving the
EW200E a max reach of 10 metres and
a max lifting capacity of about 11
tonnes.
Both versions of the new material han-
dler have an auto idle and auto engine
shutdown feature to help reduce fuel
consumption. New operators are eligi-
ble for a free year of ActiveCare Direct,
a telematics service providing 24/7
year-round machine monitoring and
fleet utilisation reporting in real time,
overseen directly by Volvo. ‘This helps
to catch problems before they occur,’
adds Stenqvist.
30% MORE PRODUCTIVITY
Danish recycling leader RGS Nordic
operates a fleet of 130 machines to
deal with a large daily flow of construc-
tion and demolition waste. Some 80 of
its material handlers have been sup-
plied by the Liebherr Group, including
40 XPower wheel loaders.
More than 1 000 truckloads of con-
struction waste and other material
arrive at RGS Nordic’s 22 facilities
every day to be converted back into
high-quality building materials. ‘The
Liebherr wheel loaders need less fuel,
are powerful and have hardly any
downtime,’ says strategic purchasing
manager Michael Jørgensen. ‘We are
The global material handler market is
booming and set to reach US$ 408 bil-
lion (EUR 380 billion) by 2032. Many
vehicles are deployed in the waste
management sector carrying heavy
loads across recycling yards that are
increasingly automated. The same
trend can be observed when looking at
the latest generation of telescopic han-
dlers, wheel loaders and other trucks.
Not only are they stronger, they are
smarter.
ACCELERATING CHANGE
Volvo Group has launched CampX, an
innovation hub in Lyon, France, to
advance sustainable mobility. It is
working with more than 50 promising
start-up companies to explore new
technologies and digital solutions for
electric and autonomous vehicles. The
new site represents Volvo’s fifth R&D
centre, following others in Sweden,
India, the USA and France.
CampX Lyon will focus mainly on
decarbonisation and urban logistics,
which could revolutionise the compa-
ny’s line of waste collection trucks and
material handlers. ‘Our innovation hub
serves as a strategic engine to boost
this transformation through partner-
ships,’ comments Lars Stenqvist, chief
technology officer in Volvo Group. ‘We
co-create to accelerate progress across
the industry.’
One of the latest additions to Volvo’s
portfolio is the EW200E material han-
dler aimed at the light waste handling
segment. ‘Its bigger brother, the
EW240E, is updated with a longer
boom,’ Stenqvist points out. Both give
customers new options for waste and
recycling applications.
The EW200E is said to be perfect for
handling light and medium materials
Liebherr is helping RGS Nordic realise its goals for construction & demo-
lition waste.
Volvo’s EW200E material handler targets the light waste handling segment.
A U T H O R Kirstin Linnenkoper
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