Terminator Rock Breaker: The world’s most powerful rock breaker
The Terminator Rock Breaker is a gravity impact hammer designed and manufactured by Rocktec New Zealand. Designed as an alternative to traditional breaking methods, the Terminator Rock Breaker achieves outstanding results across a range of applications:
- secondary breaking in mines and quarries
- slag and and foundry waste
- over primary breaking
- demolition
The Terminator Rock Breaker functions by hydraulically lifting a forged steel weight and allowing it to freefall onto the striker pin. The striker pin directs this energy into the rock. As the weight falls it resets the cylinder, so the Terminator Rock Breaker is ready for the next cycle. Any over shock is absorbed by the patented buffering system. The Terminator Rock Breaker operates with very high-energy impacts at a low strike rate.
Advantages
The Terminator Rock Breaker has several important advantages over normal breaking methods:
Efficiency
The Terminator Rock Breaker breaks the rock to a size suitable for feeding to the crusher with only a few hits. This is ideal for reducing large oversize efficiently with minimal over breaking or flaking.
Production
Production rates are at least equivalent to hydraulic breakers with small to medium sized rocks. As the rock size increases the huge impacts delivered by the Terminator Rock Breaker lead to significant production increases.
Low carrier shock
Conventional hammers must be pressed hard against the rock to function. The weight and power of the carrier and boom are needed to stop the hydraulic hammer from pushing away from the rock. The Terminator Rock Breaker is different. It is simply rested on the rock. Large vibrations and impact loads are not transmitted through the carrier and onto the operator. The Terminator Rock Breaker does not cause high cycling loads in the carrier hydraulic system. There is no damage to the hydraulic pumps.
Performance life
The Terminator Rock Breaker uses gravity and the distance the weight falls to generate its impact energy. No matter what the age or condition of the Terminator Rock Breaker, it will still hit with the same force as when it was new.
Capital cost
The Terminator's low hydraulic requirements and minimal shock loading make it ideal for carriers near the end of their useful service life. This gives a big advantage in the total capital cost of the breaking combination.
Noise
Noise levels are commonly measured as total exposure over an hour. The Terminator Rock Breaker has a similar sound level per blow as a conventional hammer, but only hits 5% of the blows per hour to achieve similar production level. Total noise exposure levels are dramatically reduced.
Carrier options
Due to the low vibration the Terminator Rock Breaker can be mounted to wheel loaders as well as excavators, and can be used in conjunction with a quick hitch. This offers improved machine maneuverability and utilization.
Maintenance
The operating system of the Terminator Rock Breaker is very simple. Maintenance is easily accomplished without the need for specialized technicians. Operating costs are a fraction of typical hydraulic hammer costs. With normal maintenance there are no expensive rebuilds required.
Longevity
The simplicity of design and ease of maintenance leads to long service life and an excellent resale value.
