15.02.2010 – PowerAdapt is a system which shuts down the hydraulic breaker in case the oil pressure is too high. „This is for example useful when the hydraulic breaker is used on different carrier units,“ Torsten Treger, Product Line Manager Medium & Heavy Breakers explains. „Hydraulic breakers can generally be hydraulically overloaded if the carrier’s oil pressure has the wrong setting. In order to ensure that our customers can make full use of the equipment in terms of efficiency and power, we have equipped the entire range of heavy-duty hydraulic breakers with PowerAdapt.

With an improper carrier oil pressure setting, conventional pressure relief valves as the ones frequently used in hydraulic breakers continuously drain oil into the tank and therefore waste precious energy. This affects the efficiency and profitability of the equipment.

The improved hydraulic breaker guide system provides a better stability and resistance. „After all hydraulic breakers are subject to tough operating conditions,“ Treger adds. „A new retaining bar provides a better protection especially in the lower part of the hydraulic breaker which has to take a lot of wear and tear. The service window and the recesses for the lateral slewing screw couplings have been reinforced. The Non-Dust version of the HB 3100 is furnished with the all-round wear protection which all of the dust versions of the HB series of hydraulic breakers already feature.“

With its service weight of approximately 3.150 kg the HB 3100 can be attached to carriers of the 30 to 52-ton class.

All proven features of Atlas Copco’s heavy-duty hydraulic breaker line are also found in the new HB 3100: the VibroSilenced System to protect operators against noise and vibrations, AutoControl to adapt the blow frequency and impact energy to the rock hardness as well as the integrated automatic lubrication system ContiLube ™ II. With StartSelect the operator can influence the starting and shutdown behaviour of the hydraulic breaker. And with the optional DustProtector the hydraulic breaker is protected against dust and rock particles penetrating the lower breaker part.

The HB 3100 replaces the HB 3000. Sales are started with the Bauma 2010 fair.

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