Customer case

Lower weight & higher efficiency

July 03, 2019

5 min read

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Trailers and body builders

This heavy-duty mining truck was redesigned and upgraded using Hardox® 450 in the tipper body. By reducing the material thickness and removing extra stiffeners, the weight of the tipper body was reduced by 40%. This increased transport capacity and lowered fuel consumption. At the same time reducing the tire wear and downtime.

SSAB EcoUpgraded

Together with our customers, SSAB continually upgrades steel and equipment designs. SSAB EcoUpgraded saves CO2 both in steel production and during the full lifetime of the machine.

From the CO2 payback time and onwards, every extra hour brings additional savings.

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Savings on CO₂

EcoUpgraded heavy duty tipper
Calculation data
Fuel consumption, fully loaded280 litres/100 km
Fuel consumption,without load80 litres/100 km
Machine usage per year48 000 km/year
Distance with maximum load0 %
Service lifetime8 years
Maximum payload (before upgrading)50 000 kg
Gross weight (fully loaded)70 000 kg
Weight of original parts10 000 kg
Weight of upgraded parts6 000 kg