OilQuick introduces fully automatic quick coupler for large material handlers

OilQuick AB, headquartered in Sweden, has introduced the OQC90, a suspended quick coupler designed for the largest material handlers in the world.

The system consists of a rugged 360-degree rotator mounted on a fully hydraulic quick coupler and is suspended from the handling equipment’s stick, enabling operators to remain in the cab while switching lifting hooks, wood chip buckets, clamshell grapples, grapples, magnets and other attachments with just a push of a button, OilQuick says.

The OQC90 can lift up to 68 metric tons, or 74 short tons, and has a 100 A electrical swivel connection and up to four hydraulic connections, making it ideal for large material handlers and harbor cranes, the company says.

The product is available for order now.

OilQuick says its quick couplers offer numerous advantages:

•  quickly change hydraulic, electric and mechanical attachments from inside the cab;  
• no personnel are around the machine during tool changes, improving safety;
• reduce the number of machines on the site;
• increased productivity and profitability;
• minimized oil spills;
• protected hose routing; and
• reduces dirt in the cab.

OilQuick Americas, Superior, Wisconsin, represents the company in the U.S. It is a joint venture between OilQuick AB and Exodus Global.