The demolition sector has always been characterised by the need
for very hard-wearing machinery: the intensity of the stress which it must
withstand and the amount of dust and debris that it comes into contact with
require effective and durable engineering solutions that limit the wear and
tear of components.
However, over the years,
this sector has changed greatly, giving rise to new needs that require new
solutions.
While wrecking balls were
once the dominant tool in this area, versatile machinery is now needed
with mechanical arms and interchangeable accessories that help carry out very
different tasks with just one piece of equipment.
The use of these
attachments has greatly changed the earth-moving sector in general and, more
specifically, the demolition sector, meaning that having
a wide range of interchangeable accessories is essential for companies and a
factor for lowering costs.
At the same time, awareness
has grown towards the environment, introducing new approaches to the disposal
and potential recycling of waste; this issue also involves the
need to control dust and the release of hazardous agents into the air,
such as asbestos.
To support all these
changes, which are now standard in the sector, new solutions needed to be
introduced for hydraulic circuits, which are the heartbeat of
every machine: it only works properly if the fluid is kept at the required
pressure.
The introduction of
attachments and the need to change them several times in just one day therefore
caused a problem, i.e. guaranteeing that the coupling and
decoupling of lines could be done quickly but that, at the same time, there
were no losses of fluid despite the intense stress of the
circuit, which would otherwise block the machinery and become a risk both for
the environment and for workers.
These two aspects seem
incompatible, but this is not the case.
Stucchi has been operating in the quick coupling sector for over
60 years, offering a constant flow of solutions for all fields of application,
including in demolition.
Stucchi’s flat-faced design, used
as the benchmark for establishing the standards provided for by standard ISO
16028, offers many benefits thanks to the
combination of threading and a flat face for quicker and easier coupling and
decoupling, without the need to use any tools, along
with an innovative triple valve system that allows a connection with residual
pressure.
Ultimately, with
Stucchi’s quick couplings, downtime is reduced, increasing
operability and making it easier to meet job deadlines, while workplace
safety is improved and contamination is prevented, both
from the circuit to the outside, preventing the loss of fluid, and from outside
to inside, stopping dust and debris from getting into the circuit and damaging
the machinery.
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