by Kyle Molyneux | Wed 23 Aug 2023
Bobcat mini loader a glass act
Founded in 1946, Santos Jorge has two facilities in the towns of Mollet del Valles (Barcelona) and Montblanc (Tarragona), where domestic glass and industrial glass are treated and recycled. Thanks to the technology and versatility of the processes at these sites, they offer all kinds of recycled glass treatment services for different sectors such as glass manufacturing, water filtration, construction or abrasives, and are considered among the best in the European market.
Santos Jorge recycles around 100,000 tonne of glass per year, and the company recently added a Bobcat MT55 mini track loader to its machinery fleet, which due to its compact size is ideal for working in very confined spaces. Antonio Hernandez, Purchasing and Logistics Manager at Santos Jorge commented, “We needed to clean all the way to the corners under the belts that transport the glass and for this a super compact machine was essential, since we are talking about areas that are not too wide, with columns, and where a normal loader cannot access due to its size.
“Since we have been working with this Bobcat mini track loader, we no longer have to clean by hand with a shovel and brush, which has resulted in a comfortable, faster, more efficient and safer way of operating, and this also allows us to more easily keep cleaning and maintenance up-to-date, without accumulating glass debris,” Santos continued. “With the bucket on the loader we also load the glass waste into containers, and with a custom-made stacker we clean corners that it is impossible to reach with any other machine as the cabs would get in the way. Basically, this is the only model that allows us to access certain spaces in our facilities. And another noticeable advantage is that it is very easy to work with it.”
Currently, the Bobcat loader is performing maintenance on all the low and narrow corners of the recycling plant, performing maintenance on about 600m2 of operating space. The problems that Santos Jorge succeeded in solving with the Bobcat mini track loader are the same as those in aggregate plants and all those industries that work with conveyor belts.
Another model in Bobcat's mini track loader range is the MT100, which has a rated capacity of 460kg, a tipping load of 1,314kg, a powerful breakout force and a lifting height of 2,057mm. Its Iso joystick controls are ergonomically designed and offer very tight precision for more comfortable control of the machine, reckons its maker.
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