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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
AUGUST
2015
EQUIPMENT
According to Devin van Zyl, chief exec-
utive officer at Lambson’s Hire, the tile
cutters are available from key branches
and making these available is in line with the
company’s ongoing strategy of offering special-
ised rental equipment to niche sectors of the
building industry.
He adds that the company is unique in
the plant and equipment rental sector in that
it offers a range of specialised equipment for
hire. “It is important that our customers have
access to the latest equipment. We believe it is
this approach that attracts repeat customers, as
well as fulfilling our brand promise of being able
to meet customers’ specific requirements in
terms of rental,” Van Zyl comments.
There is a distinct trend in all projects,
from small residential to large develop-
ments, to use much larger tiles. This often
poses a problem when it comes to cutting
tiles to fit specific spaces. Lambson’s Hire
identified the need to make a tile cutter that
could copy with large size tiles available.
“This trend for larger-sized stone or tile pieces
is being driven by architects who require these
larger pieces to fit together very snugly for a
striking ‘slab-like’ look. This requires accurate,
chip-free cutting performance,” Van Zyl says.
TILE CUTTER FOR 1 METRE TILES
Lambson’s Hire has introduced the Imer Combi 250-1000VA Lite Tile
Saw into its rental fleet and reports that the machines have become
very popular because they can cut tiles that are 1 metre wide. The
machines can also be easily transported to site.
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Lambson’s Hire
has introduced the
Imer Combi
250-1000VA Lite Tile
Saw into its rental fleet.
A key feature of the Imer Combi 250-1000VA
Lite Tile Saw is its compactness which means it
is easy to transport. This high capacity machine
can cut a range of materials. It has a maximum
cutting length of 1 000 mmwith a 66 mm depth
in just one pass (105 mm with two passes)
facilitating optimum productivity on site. It is
equipped with a laser pointer which ensures
maximum precision making it easy to use.
Features include a gliding cutting head with an
adjustable height and a 45° reclining capability
which gives greater flexibility.
“Doosan, which has beenmanufacturing
heavy earthmoving equipment for over
40 years, has an ongoing development
programme to manufacture robust machines
with advanced design features and high perfor-
mance materials, for optimum productivity,
reduced running costs and low emissions,”
says Rod Watson, managing director, DISA
Equipment, trading as Doosan, part of Invicta
Holdings Limited.
“Doosan earthmoving equipment – which
encompasses heavy, wheel and mini excavators,
articulated dump trucks (ADT’s), as well as wheel
loaders and various attachments – has been
designed to cope efficiently and safely in Africa’s
harsh operating conditions.”
The DLA series, which encompasses four
wheel loaders – DL200A, DL250A, DL300A and
DL420A – have bucket capacities between 2 m³
and 4,5 m³, with optimised breakout force and
machine balance.
Environmentally friendly
machines
These environmentally friendly machines are
driven by Doosan Tier 2 engines, which are less
sensitive to fuel quality than Tier 3 engines, yet
IMPROVING ITS POSITION
With the addition of Doosan’s DLA wheel loader series to the range
nearly two years ago, Doosan has significantly increased its position
in the South African wheel loader market.
still offer reduced fuel consumption and low
exhaust emissions.
These machines have a smooth 4-gear
transmission and clutch cut off via a brake pedal.
The transmission has three modes of operation
– manual, automatic (automatic shift for all
gears) and semi automatic (automatic with a
‘kick down’ for first gear). A large capacity trans-
mission oil cooler ensures durable and stable
operation of the transmission.
The DL300A and DL420A units, which are
widely used in local conditions, have the flexi-
bility to handle diverse materials, including the
loading and transporting of granular materials,
as well as bulk loads.
The DL300A wheel loader, with an 8 litre
Doosan DE08TIS engine (156 kW at 2 100 rpm)
engine and the DL420A wheel loader, with
an 11 litre Doosan DE12TIS engine (210 kW at
2 100 rpm), have been designed for advanced
digging power and high traction for the penetra-
tion and handling of even the hardest materials.
Metal reinforced brake discs are integrated
into the planetary reduction gears in the hubs
where the rotation speed is lower. As a result,
discs are exposed to lower rpm and heat gener-
ation is reduced.
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