The conical shape of Farmtech’s Gravis 2000 dumper body is made exclusively out of Hardox® 450 wear plate. This ensures endurance during the hard work of the agricultural industry, transporting dirt and big rocks, both off-road and on-road.
Farmtech is situated in the vicinity of Ljutomer in the dead center of Slovenian farmland, with fields stretching all around as far as the eye can see. Wanting the equipment to last longer, the farmers, hauling not only grain but also heavy soil and rocks, need the highest level of quality for their agricultural machinery.
“We have been using Hardox steel for many years, so we knew that it would be the perfect fit for the Gravis 2000,” says Miro Hajdinjak, development manager at Farmtech. “We decided to design the tipper body entirely out of Hardox 450, which gave an extra advantage.”
The most critical part is the floor, which is subject to very big loads. But the sides of the tipper body also need to withstand a lot of wear and tear.
“We have been using Hardox steel for many years, so we knew that it would be the perfect fit for the Gravis 2000.”
Being a Hardox® In My Body customer program member gives Farmtech an advantage in the market, as it is a guarantee for customers that the dump tippers are made out of high-quality steel. This is something Franz Jantscher, operational manager at Farmtech, has firsthand experience with. He knows that the customers need to be able to rely on the quality of the agricultural equipment.
“We get very good feedback from our customers,” Jantscher says. “They say it’s not cheap, but it's indestructible. Compared to our competitors, our vehicles offer a much higher stability and wear resistance.”
Jantscher explains that the Hardox® In My Body sign is very well known and much appreciated by customers. Farmtech serves a market all over Europe. Most of its customers are in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, but there are others in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Hungary.
“It is an advantage for us if we can demonstrate that we are using Hardox, which means that we are using a high-strength material,” he says. “Reliability and wear resistance are playing an important role, and the Hardox In My Body sign makes it possible for our customers to trust our products.”
관련 기사
업그레이드를 통해 얼마나 개선할 수 있을까요. NTT Group은 Hardox® 450을 Hardox® HiAce 내마모강으로 전환해서 특히 산성 조건에서 미끄럼 내마모 강판의 사용 수명을 대폭 연장했습니다.
한국의 (주)호룡은 건설 및 기타 작업 현장에서 사용되는 고소작업차 생산에서 28년의 노하우를 보유하고 있습니다. 이 회사에서 생산하는 특장차에는 고객 요구를 충족하고 글로벌 시장에 필요한 경쟁 우위를 확보하기 위해 SSAB의 Strenx® 고기능성 강재가 거의 대부분 적용됩니다.
현대자동차가 SSAB의 Hardox® 내마모강을 사용하여 특장차용 콘크리트 믹서를 생산하기로 결정한 이후 수요가 급증했습니다. 현대자동차 고객의 입장에서는 콘크리트 믹서의 사용 수명이 두 배 이상 늘기 때문에 장기 비용이 절감됩니다.
