A new Bobcat TL43.80HF Waste Expert telescopic loader has provided the ideal solution for Gatim Srl, a company based in Calabria in Italy, that is a leader in the recycling of end-of-life tyres (ELT) and rubber. Secured by La Nordica Macchine Srl, the new Authorised Bobcat dealer in Calabria, this is the first sale in Italy of a Bobcat Waste Expert telescopic loader.
Recent important developments have produced strong growth in the market for recycled ELT in Italy. Approximately 400,000 tonne of ELT is produced every year in the country through the scrapping of vehicles and spare parts. The country’s Minister of the Environment passed an “End of Waste” Decree specifically for recycled ELT rubber in April 2020.
This provision definitively recognizes the recycling of ELT as a cornerstone of the circular economy for tyres in Italy. The Decree is aimed at increasing the share of ELT destined for material recovery, improving the quality of the recycled materials and supporting the development and investments in companies in the ELT recycling chain.
Gatim Adds New Bobcat TL43.80HF Waste Expert Telescopic Loader
Gatim has purchased the new Bobcat TL43.80HF Waste Expert telescopic loader for use at the company’s recycling plant, built in 2001 on 12,000 m2of industrial land, for the transformation of special waste into raw materials, in particular rubber granulate, used in the construction of synthetic pitches for football and other sports, rubber and textile insulating panels and rubber floors used in the public and private construction industry.
The dedicated design of the new Bobcat TL43.80HF Waste Expert telescopic loader provides the perfect combination of compactness and high operating capacity to meet customers’ needs and expectations. The TL43.80HF Waste Expert, working together with a Bobcat skid-steer loader, is involved in different stages of the treatment, crushing and processing of ELT. Specifically, it is used with forks for handling still untreated tyres, with a bucket for loading the product from the first processing stage and, again with a bucket, for loading material into containers after the second stage. In many cases in this process, material must be handled in confined spaces.
“Bobcat’s Waste Expert telescopic loader is smaller than its competitors,” said Domenico Azzarito, General Manager of the Gatim Plant. He continued: “The TL43.80HF maintains high levels of power and always ensures excellent performance. The compactness of the machine makes movement easier in cramped environments and the lightweight materials bucket we use on the machine, with a width of 2100 mm, satisfies our specific need to load containers from the rear, where the width of access is only 2250 mm. The ability to push material to the bottom and back of the containers with the telescopic arm on the Bobcat telescopic loader is also key.”
Another factor in the purchase decision was the availability from Bobcat of special extreme-duty solid tyres on the TL43.80HF Waste Expert telescopic loader, guaranteeing excellent traction, greater durability and preventing punctures caused by the waste being treated inside the facility.
Bobcat Waste Expert Telescopic Loaders
Complementing the company’s successful construction and agricultural products, the Bobcat Waste Expert range of telescopic loaders has introduced a new, dedicated material handling solution for the waste and recycling markets.
TheTL43.80HFis one of four models in the Waste Expert range, that also includes the TL35.70,TL34.65HFand TL38.70HFloaders, which together offer lifting capacities from 3.4 to 4.3 tonne and lifting heights from 6.5 to 8 m.
Sturdy, Efficient and Easy-to-Operate
The new Waste Expert machines are the most robust on the market, with impressive bucket breakout forces, efficient cooling systems, a low centre of gravity and a long wheel base to improve stability and lifting capacity.
The HF/High Flow Technologyin the HF models offers outstanding hydraulic capabilities and performance with a class-leading 190 l/min load sensing pump and flow sharing distributor. This allows the operator to work at significantly lower speeds, consume less fuel and benefit from remarkably shorter working cycles. To prevent unnecessary oil heating and power loss, the load sensing pump supplies oil only when hydraulic power is required.
Recycling and waste management sites are tough working environments so the equipment they use needs to be up to the challenge. As a result, the new Waste Expert machines are even more robust, with heavy-duty Dana Spicer axles and additional reinforced protection, making them the toughest on the market.
They also incorporate an extra large boom head, a high tensile steel boom, boom cushioning and protected hydraulic rams under and inside the boom. Like all Bobcat telescopic loaders, the Waste Expert machines have a box welded frame to meet heavy duty cycles and offer a high ground clearance, with a bottom plate along the entire length to protect vital parts.
Visibility from the cab is also crucial, for the safety of the operator and anyone around them. In the Waste Expert machines, all-round panoramic visibility is provided by the Patented Asymmetric Cab with ROPS/FOPS Level 2 protection and a pillar-less rear window.
Nordica Macchine Srl
La Nordica Macchine Srl, founded by Salvatore Chiaravalloti, has been in the earthmoving machinery sector since the early 1960s. Now into its second generation as a family business, Director, Guido Chiaravalloti, has added new headquarters and has ensured the company is fully integrated in the waste treatment sector for the provinces of Catanzaro and Cosenza in Italy, providing material handling equipment for sale and to rent.
The service support from the company is particularly appreciated by customers. La Nordica Macchine has state-of-the-art workshops and highly qualified and specialised engineers who make use of innovative technology for machine monitoring, reducing repair times and downtime.
“We chose La Nordica Macchine,” said Domenico Azzarito, “for the relationship of trust that has been established for many years. In particular, we value the guaranteed service back-up from La Nordica Macchine, which we had already experienced in previous business with the company.”
In fact, La Nordica Macchine, thanks to the reliability of Bobcat telescopic loaders, has provided Gatim with an extended warranty period of 4 years or 5000 working hours and a 4-year service contract, to provide further peace of mind for the customer. In addition, La Nordica Macchine engineers regularly visit Gatim with a mobile workshop, to provide assistance not only with the Bobcat machines, but also competitors’ machines, which demonstrates the close relationship between the dealer and the customer.
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