First Screencore Boxer pugmill arrives in Australia

Porter Equipment recently delivered the Screencore Boxer pugmill to a contractor in Adelaide, Australia. (PHOTO: Screencore)

The company’s Boxer pugmill model, which has a transport weight of 19,000 kg (42,000 lbs), was sold through Porter Equipment, a Brisban-headquartered equipment dealer with over 50 branches that serve the construction and minerals extractive industries in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the United States.

Described as “an advanced and environmentally focused” machine, the Screencore Boxer is a tracked pugmill that can precisely mix, blend and dose feed material, such as asphalt, soil cement and other materials, to create a homogeneous ground material. It is suitable for ground remediation works on brownfield sites and for projects where large amounts of excavation have to been carried out.

Ciarán Ryan, Director at Screencore said: “This is the first Boxer to be sold in Australia and we are sure that it won’t be the last.

“The feedback we’ve received from Porter’s area sales manager, Tim Sharad and the service engineers, is that the Boxer is proving to be as effective as we said it would be and that the customer is delighted with its accuracy and effectiveness.”

A key feature of the model, which is powered by a Cat C3.6 engine, is that its belt feed hopper delivers a “uniformly proportioned feed onto the 1,200 mm twin drive discharge conveyor”.

Ciaran said: ““With a consistent material bed depth, the over belt cement weigh hopper and the inline twin paddle mixer box enables the user to literally dial-in material using the plc automation.”

The 12 m-long discharge conveyor can also be used for truck loading, “with the operator having full control of the material flow from the remote control start/stop action or through the Batch Processing facility”.

Screencore’s Boxer also incorporates a 7 cu m belt feed hopper, a 400-lt water tank and an additive bin.

The Boxer can be fed using an excavator but can also be used in convoy with crushing and screening equipment. (PHOTO: Screencore)

The machine’s PLC (programmable logic centre) allows operators to set belt speeds, additive flow and draw (both liquid and powder) to create the required output material.

The PLC also utilises dozens of sensors and actuators to monitor its operation and to provide real-time updates, as well as specifically tailored reports, to the operator, to ensure an accurate mix.

Capable of adding moisture content to road base materials, it can also be used for cement stabilisation applications and can be fitted with a double-deck vibrating grid to screen off oversize material.

Other optional extras available from the manufacturer include an extended hopper, an extended bin and a remote feed camera.