Making its official start in 1996, Keestrack was founded by Kees Hoogendoorn with an ambitious idea, to mount a directly fed scalping screen on tracks. Until then, the idea of serious mobile equipment was unheard of, let alone a machine a quarry would use.
The success of this invention changed the industry and now mobile scalping screens are an industry norm, with every major manufacturer taking a queue from Keestrack's initial design. The mobile scalping screen plant has improved the operational efficiency of quarries and contractors the world over due to its versatility as a pre-screen, fines post-screen and the ability to handle the largest of rock down to pebble.
Keestrack's history of innovation doesn't end with the mobile scalper, since 1996 the company has also brought forth some of the most advanced mobile HSI impact crushers, defining the field of impactors for use as primary crushers in quarries, replacing a jaw and cone in a traditional configuration.
In 2010 Keestrack acquired OM, and added a full suite of jaw crushers to the range. OM's jaw technology enabled Keestrack to produce single toggle mobile jaw crushers that had full hydraulic adjustability on the fly without the use of wedges that are still common today.
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In 2018 the R3e was awarded the prestigious Red Dot design award, a first for mobile quarrying equipment, and solidifying Keestrack as a leading manufacturer of sustainable crushing and screening plant. Since bringing the R3e to market, they've continued to roll out their full-electric 'e' platform to the rest of their range of crushers, screens and stackers.
Even with the modernisation of equipment and technology some things at Keestrack haven't changed. Building superior crushing and screening equipment has been their foremost endeavour, not volume; as such all equipment and their subsequent parts are manufactured by Keestrack, not outsourced or rebranded.
Ensuring innovation and quality has been what makes Keestrack machines the highest performing in the industry and highly suitable to New Zealand's demanding environment of performance and mobility.
Keestrack's core focus is on superior engineering and build quality, which is reflected in the common feature sets found in their equipment.
All Keestrack Diesel-Hydraulic mobile machines integrate their signature Load Sensing Pump Technology. Whilst traditional mobile plant use gear pumps and restrictors, Keestrack's Load Sensing Pumps do just as the name says, they sense how much fluid is needed to run the plant to what the operator has configured.
Compared to the aforementioned gear pumps, Load Sensing Pumps save businesses up to 25% on their Diesel Burn, a significant economic and environmental saving, best yet their just as reliable as the traditional gear pump and have reduced wear as hydraulic componentry is not oversupplied.
Keestrack is one of the foremost leaders in Quarry equipment electrification. Their E-Series equipment features an all-electric drive system and an integrated Diesel Generator for off the grid running.
By utilising E-Motors over traditional hydraulic motors and engine direct drives, E-Series machines have higher output power with less energy consumption in addition to a longer operational life span.
The E-Series onboard Diesel Genset provides the necessary power to run the machine off the main grid and delivers a 50% fuel saving compared to the equivalent Diesel-Hydraulic machine, as an all-electric drive system is more efficient resulting in less generated energy being lost.
When set up via 3-phase grid connection E-Series machines reach another level of cost and carbon reduction. Powered directly from the grid the energy cost is 70% less than the equivalent Diesel-Hydraulic machine, and the equipment carbon footprint is further reduced to that of the grid.
Keestrack's Wireless Remote offers more than just a convenient way to start and stop the machine, it's a fully-featured platform giving operators full control of the machines and its functions from the comfort and safety of the cab.
The Wireless Remote enables start and stop, tracking,and adjustment of machine-specific parameters like C.S.S on a Jaw and Aprons onan Impactor. It also includes an emergency stop switch, making it an extension of the machine's safety systems.
The Wireless Remote has 2-way communication with the plant, enabling the remote to display the machines current configuration and what the operator is adjusting.
Like your cellphone, the Wireless Remote is USB rechargeable and is securely paired with the machine. Built from a weather-sealed polycarbonate hardshell it also incorporates a rubberised grip for impact protection.
The Keestrack-er Remote Telematics System is an advanced monitoring system that allows monitoring and remote adjustment of any PLC monitored components.
The PLC is connected to a cellular telematics modem, the unit stores and transmits the data to the Keestrack-er cloud, where the owner or service agent can access the telemetry.
If an area with no signal the telematics unit will upload the stored data once back in range. Keestrack-er offers some distinct advantages for fleet management. Allowing managers to see where the equipment is positioned on the site via a map overlay and how productive the mobile plant has been.
Metrics like fuel usage, engine load, crushing/screening parameters, conveyor parameters are all monitored and recorded, allowing managers to see real-time and historical data.
In addition to tracking a mobile plants productivity, the Keestrack-er Telematics System enables equipment to be remotely diagnosed and adjusted by Equip2, helping solve production issues using data.
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