Bobcat S70 Skid Steer Loader Enhances Efficiency at Smelters
In a major step towards improving productivity and safety in battery recycling operations, the Bobcat S70 Skid Steer Loader was successfully demonstrated at a lead smelting site. The results showed a significant improvement in furnace loading times with reduction in fuel consumption leading to unmatched productivity and enhanced operational safety.
Optimising the Lead Recovery Process: The recycling process begins with the manual disassembly of used batteries. Skilled workers separate lead from the plastic casing, ensuring efficient material recovery. Once extracted, the lead is mixed with soda ash, charcoal, and rolling mill waste, which are essential for the smelting process. This mixture is then loaded into a rotary furnace using a special attachment that fits a 2-ton capacity forklift. Traditionally, this loading process, which is entirely manual, took around 45 minutes.
Smelting Operations: The rotary furnace, powered by natural gas and preheated to 1000°C, processes the lead mixture in 3 charging cycles over 3 to 4 hours. Each cycle consumes approximately 1100 units of gas, yielding a total of 10 tons of processed lead. After smelting, the molten material is allowed to cool in a trolley container. Once cooled, workers manually separate the slag from the lead, which is then cut and prepared as the final product for dispatch to battery manufacturers.
S70 Skid Steer Loader Delivers Results: During the demonstration, the Bobcat S70 Skid Steer Loader proved to be a game-changer. The S70 reduced furnace loading time from 45 minutes to just 20 minutes, saving 25 minutes per cycle. This led to:
• Reduced burner idle time, improving heating efficiency
• Lower natural gas consumption, cutting operational costs
• Less physical strain on workers, promoting safer working conditions
In addition to its impact on smelting efficiency, the Bobcat S70 demonstrated its versatility through various attachments:
• Breaker attachment as a substitute for battery dismantling
• Grappler attachment for improved scrap handling
Jobs Enhanced by the Bobcat S70
• Battery Breaking
• Material Shifting
• Mixing & Loading Operations
Key Benefits of the Bobcat S70 Skid Steer Loader
• Saves Furnace Loading Time
• Reduces Gas Consumption
• Enhances Productivity
• Reduces Manpower Effort
• Ensures Safer Operation
• Versatile Across Multiple Tasks
This successful deployment highlights Bobcat’s commitment to providing compact and powerful solutions for industrial operations.
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