When your job is to dismantle and demolish materials, having the best quality equipment is a top priority. Quality equipment not only safeguards your employees, but it ensures the project is done effectively and efficiently thus keeping customers happy. D.H. Griffin Wrecking Co. Inc. (DHGW), one of the leading demolition companies in the country, understands this simple equation.
DHGW has been in the demolition business for nearly 50 years with proven experience, specialized equipment, technical expertise and modern safety techniques. The company provides structural demolition services for commercial, industrial, institutional and governmental sectors.
“The longevity of our equipment is the lifeblood for our operations and competitiveness as a wrecking company,” explains Kenny Wayne Bates, Shear Division, D.H. Griffin Wrecking Company. “The shredder I manage processes nearly 400 tons of steel per week and every bit is moving across the steel plate in the shear.”
Two years ago, Bates tested a new steel plate – Astralloy 4800 – alongside standard OEM material and says he witnessed a significant difference. During the four-month trial, the previous steel plate experienced severe wear and tear while the 4800 managed the workload demonstrably better, according to an Astralloy news release.
“I was overwhelmed and impressed by the Astralloy 4800, so much that we now purchase it direct and create custom liners for our machines – the product is that good,” says Bates. “4800 is the ideal product for any metal-to-metal application. We don’t have a specific cost-savings number yet but we are definitely saving money on maintenance and repairs.”
In fact, the new steel plate has increased service life of DHGW’s equipment more than two-fold, providing a significant savings on maintenance time and repair costs, the company says. The wear-resistant, work hardening steel offers unique benefits because it can withstand extreme abrasion, severe bending and harsh temperatures, Astralloy says.
“We are excited to officially launch Astralloy 4800 in the U.S. market and have customers, like DHGW, who are already seeing the benefits from this improved steel plate,” says Axel Barron, international sales manager, Astralloy Steel Products. “Astralloy 4800 is perfect for many applications because of its unique, work-hardening properties.”
According to Astralloy, applications include blades, bucket liners, crusher stiffeners and shields, screens, dumper bodies, trommels and extraction equipment. Astralloy 4800 also is ideal for conveyor bottom plates, hoppers, helical gravity and screw conveyors, wheeled loader and excavator buckets, chutes, ventilators and containers, the company says.
More information about Astralloy 4800 and other Astralloy products is available at www.astralloy.com.
* This article was submitted on behalf of Astralloy Inc.