21 February 2011 A new Doosan DL200 wheeled loader is being used to waste from the processing of grapes at the Tampieri Spa di Faenza industrial complex near Bologna, Italy.
Tampieri Spa di Faenza is a business specialising in the production of vegetable oils and in the distillation of agricultural waste products.
The DL200 wheeled loader is being used to load waste products from grape processing for use in a facility for producing electrical power.
The work is being carried out by MMT, a Russian company based in Ravenna, which is involved in a wide variety of activities including earthmoving.
Impressed by the performance of Doosan excavators in the company's earthmoving operations, MMT says that it decided to add a Doosan DL200 model to its fleet of wheeled loaders working at the Tampieri plant.
MMT is contracted to handle the large quantities of oil seeds and other waste products formed by the grape pressing process. This material is used as fuel for groups of boilers which produce up to 25 MW of electricity either for internal consumption at the plant, or for use in the national grid.
According to MMT, this is a tough application, requiring 24/7 operation. The DL200 loads pomace and grape seeds into drier hoppers to improve their combustibility, a task which is demanding because it is non-stop.
Operations are conducted 24/7 because the boilers need to be fuelled continuously to ensure the required levels of electricity are being produced.
The DL200 wheeled loader weighs 11.9 tonne and is normally equipped with a 1.9 cubic metre bucket. The DL200 purchased by MMT is fitted with a custom-designed bucket but the rest of the machine is standard, with features that make it a leader in its class.
Doosan claims that its DL6 Common Rail engine provides 107 kW of power at 2100 rpm and its low fuel consumption is a stand out feature.
The performance of the DL200 is enhanced by the presence of a bucket stabiliser for working on rough terrain and a load sensitive sensor ensures accurate movements in accordance with the load and regardless of speed.
According to Doosan, one of the advantages offered by the high reliability levels is the cost-effective running costs experienced by companies such as MMT.
Rossano Pezzi, owner of MMT said: "This is the first Doosan wheeled loader in our fleet. The application is particularly demanding more because of the heavy working cycles than the type of product being loaded.
"We totalled over one thousand operational hours during the first month alone. The operators, who alternate over three shifts a day, tell us that visibility and comfort are excellent and so is the manoeuvrability." he added.
"However, I think that the most outstanding features of the DL200 are most certainly its low cycle times, even when performing several movements at the same time, and above all, the fuel consumption. I think that today more than ever this factor is decisive because rumours of new increases in fuel prices abound."
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