Spanish recycler expands heavy equipment fleet

IMEE’s new Doosan DX380LC-7 has an operating weight of 40.2 t and will be used to help improve the efficiency of its aggregates recycling operations. (Photo: Doosan)

IMEE provides construction and demolition waste treatment services to private and public companies and authorities across the Valencia region, recovering 95% of the waste products for subsequent recycling.

It added the Doosan machine to help keep its recycling plant, located in Quart de Poblet, operating at peak efficiency, amidst the rising demand for its services. 

The Doosan DX380LC-7 model has an operating weight of 40.2 t and features “intuitive controls”, a 360° camera system and safety features that include non-slip steps and platforms, as well as safety rails on its upper structure. 

It is said to offer high performance and low fuel consumption thanks to the manufacturer’s D-ECOPOWER technology.

Nacho Llácer, Managing Director of IMEE, said: “We are growing between 20-30% every year, so we needed a new excavator to work in our facilities and Doosan proved to be the best for the size of excavator to meet our needs, with a lower fuel consumption and a quality design.

The Doosan excavator will be used to carry out sorting and loading at the company’s facilities, which comprise a recycling plant, treatment plant, a transfer centre and an inert waste dump.

“We need to load, unload, excavate and transport stockpiles to the crusher to recycle, collect the waste that arrives at our facilities - with an average of 140 trucks per day and about 2000 tonne of material per day - and carry out various jobs on the plant.”

IMEE uses its existing Doosan DX170W-5 excavator for waste sorting tasks. (Photo: Doosan)

A provider of aggregates and crushing services, IMEE is using its new excavator alongside its existing Doosan DX170W-5 wheeled excavator, which is fitted with a 6-cylinder Doosan engine that incorporates EGR and SCR emissions treatment technologies.

Nacho continued: “The DX170W-5 is ideal for its size and power. We equip it with a clamp to sort and separate various materials into groups.

“In addition to handling work in the waste area, the Doosan DX170W-5 excavator literally rips the plastic out of the big bags, separating the content from the container, which allows us to quickly and conveniently divide and select materials and soil or rubble. It also transports and stacks the containers we use.”