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Yours Sincerely Rafa López, General [email protected]

Even though it was the year that a number of key territories emerged blinking into the post-recession light, 2013 remained tough and challenging. A number of regions re-mained depressed, and even those countries that were first to enjoy economic growth have acclimatised slowly and cautiously to the post-recessionary landscape.

And yet for Rammer, 2013 was a notable and highly successful year.

It was the first full year since the brand re-emerged and already it has reclaimed its position as the world’s number one hydraulic hammer brand, winning market share and expanding its global reach. It was a year in which the product range was expanded and enhanced with both new and improved mod-els. It was the year in which we welcomed

WhEn thE GoinG GEts touGh…

new dealers to the Rammer global network and new faces to the Rammer family. And it was the year in which our long-planned fac-tory improvements finally came to fruition, ensuring that we are fully prepared to meet the demands of the continuing global upturn.

Many of these important changes will evident to visitors to the ConExpo and Hill-head exhibitions this year where Rammer will once again be taking their place among the industry elite. And those improvements are also evident within the pages of the new Rammer magazine where we are delighted to bring you the very latest product news, customer testimonials, and full details on our fantastic new factory layout.

We sincerely hope that you enjoy this new edition and we look forward to receiving

your feedback. And don’t forget, if you’re attending the ConExpo or Hillhead shows, please be sure to come and look us up.

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Published by Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy, Breakers Lahti, P.O.Box 165, (Taivalkatu 8), FI-15101 LAHTI, Finland. Tel. +358 205 44 151, www.rammer.com Editor-in-Chief Sanna Kanto. Layout Ilme Oy. Printed by Markprint Oy, Lahti, Finland. No. 1/2014 Front cover picture: Ali Muntasir. © Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy. Our thanks to Rammer representatives, interviewed contractors, authors of articles and photographers for their cooperation. The use of articles and photographs printed in this Rammer publication either wholly or in part is permitted contingent upon acknowledgement of the “Rammer Magazine, official Rammer Customer Magazine” as the source.

When the Going Gets Tough… 2

Factory News 4

Jet Powered Breaking 6

Lee Demolition Breaks Loose 8

Rammer Hammer Safeguards Quarry Production 9

From check-out assistant to excavator operator 10

Rejuvenated by Rammer 12

Rammer Provides Healthy Option 14

Sun, Sea, Sand and Sales 16

Combining Business with Pleasure 18

A Meaty Solution 19

Going the Extra Mile 20

Quarter Century Partnership 22

1.4 km below ground in the Pyhäsalmi Mine 23

Braving the Elements 24

Spearheading Sydney’s Redevelopment 26

Blooming Bulgaria 27

Rosenlund Off to a Flying Start 28

Breaking Glass 29

Time to Change 30

Rammer Hydraulic Hammers 32

Rammer Booms 33

Rammer Demolition Tools 34

2013 was a notable and highly successful year.

Rafa López

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The Rammer Booms line-up of pedestal-mounted breaker booms has been expanded by the addition of the new B300 compact model which is designed specifically for mo-bile crusher applications.

Designed to tackle blockages and bridg-ing in the crusher chamber, the B300 is equipped with a Rammer 315 kg Rammer 777 hydraulic hammer. This is mounted on a purpose-built breaker boom that provides a 4.2 metre maximum reach and 360 degree rotation for optimum flexibility.

FACtoRY

Rammer brand has maintained its reputa-tion for innovation with the introduction of an important addition to its Medium and Large Range hammers (except the Rammer 7013). The new development in Rammer’s new globally patented lower tool bushings is a replaceable bearing insert located inside re-usable body sleeve.

The replaceable bearing inserts are manu-factured from bronze which helps protect the tool surface from damage, prevents fatigue fractures and tools snapping. The smooth

BushinG insERts MARk LAtEst RAMMER innovAtion

surface also improves the dust seal capabili-ties to provide a longer working life.

The bushing can be maintained by monitoring and replacing only the bearing insert when it becomes worn. The bearing insert is field-replaceable in approximately 30 minutes without dismantling the ham-mer. The bushing assembly’s reusable body sleeve stays in place during the bearing insert renewal and the new insert is manoeuvred through the hammer housing’s tool open-ing. An easy-to-use tool is used to remove

The bearing insert is field-replaceable in approximately 30 minutes without any speical tools or dismatling the hammer.

the bearing insert, while a new replacement insert can be installed without any special tools.

When the bearing insert is monitored and replaced according to the manufac-turer’s prescribed wear limits, the bushing assembly’s body sleeve has an unlimited lifetime.

The new tool bushing is available for medium and large range Rammer hammers as a spare part. Contact your local Rammer service contact for more information.

BooM tiMELike the Rammer hammer around which

it is built, the B300 boom is designed for optimum durability and reliability. The radio-controlled unit features oversized Expander® pins and robust pivot points for greater wear resistance; and centralised, manual greasing and maintenance-free bearings for ease of servicing. All hoses are fully protected for resistance to wear and impact.

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Rammer has added an exciting new feature to its Large Range hammer line-up. Starting from model 2577, all Rammer big hammers except the 7013 are equipped with a new style of overflow protection valve as standard.

iMPRovE YouR DEMoLition PRoDuCtivitYOur latest development Pyramid shaped tool for Small Range 111, 255, 355 and 455 hammers is now available. The tool has been tested in field conditions in collaboration with our customers. This unique tool is ideal for the applications such as:

• Brick walls• Concrete floors• Frozen ground • Asphalt breakingLarge diameter, pyramid-shaped tool

enhances the demolition efficiency when breaking steel reinforced concrete. Due to tool shape it generates more cracks to the material to be broken. Contact your local Rammer dealer for more information.

“I had the pleasure to test these tools over the past year, this is a great tool. The shape allows better penetration in reinforced concrete. It reduces wear of bushing and best of all its self-sharpening giving the tool a longer lifetime which reduces costs.”

Bruce Murray, Murray Plant, Scotland

Piston movement

Oil flow through the hammer

Ramvalve activatesRamvalve setting

Hammer`s max. allowed oil flow

RAMvALvE – thE nEW nAME in ovERFLoW PRotECtion

The name of the new globally patented valve is Ramvalve.

Oil overflow leads to overpressure. Over-flow and overpressure together is a major cause of overheating, excessive internal

stresses and – in extreme cases – catastrophic failure.

The operating principle of the Ramvalve is simple but highly efficient. The valve moni-tors the oil flow through the hammer. If the oil flow exceeds the pre-defined setting, the valve activates and adjusts the flow to a very low level and hammer’s impact rate drops down significantly. The Ramvalve resets after the hammer re-starts with a correct oil flow.

Fitted as standard to all new Large Range hammers (except the Rammer 7013) and available for retrofit, Ramvalve offers the following key benefits to the user:

• Protection against accidental overflowing and overpressure.• Enhanced hammer reliability • Improved protection against oil spillageIn Rammer Large Range assemblies,

Ramvalve replaces the previous check valves. However, the check valve functionality is in-cluded within the Ramvalve, adding protec-tion against oil spillage if the hammer supply hose breaks.

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The National Gas Turbine Establishment (NGTE) facility in Farnborough, Hampshire was created by the merger of the Royal Aircraft Establishment turbine development team and the Power Jets company started by jet engine originator Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle.

For over 50 years, the facility was at the forefront of gas turbine development. It was probably the largest site of its kind in the world. The power of the air house al-lowed Concorde’s engines to be tested at

JEt PoWERED BREAkinGIndustrial demolition specialist Brown & Mason is using a new 4,750 kg Rammer 5011 hydraulic hammer supplied by London and South East dealer John F. Hunt to demolish a former jet engine and turbine testing facility with an historic past.

3,200 km/hour (2,000 mph). V bomber, Harrier and Tornado engines were tested on site, as was every gas turbine installed in Royal Navy ships. The facility was closed in 2000, and now heavy industrial demolition specialist Brown & Mason is charged with levelling the site to make way for a new busi-ness park.

Built to LastTo withstand air speed in excess of 2,000 mph, the NGTE facility was built to last. In

places, the concrete is up to six metres thick and heavily reinforced. All in a day’s work for Brown & Mason, a company with an international reputation for heavy industrial demolition on power stations, refineries and nuclear facilities.

“Industrial demolition is where we ex-cel,” says Brown & Mason’s Nick Brown. “There are lots of companies out there that can demolish a house or an office block. But there are very few that can do what we do.”

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With its expertise in industrial demolition, the company’s equipment fleet is suitably ro-bust, a fact highlighted by its purchase of a new Rammer 5011 hydraulic hammer, one of the first of its kind in the UK.

The new model benefits from a new op-erating principle that allows the 5011 to be purpose-matched to individual applications and materials using a simple working mode selector located on the breaker. Brown & Mason is utilising a high energy mode to provide a lower blow frequency for opti-mum breaking power in the site’s heavily reinforced concrete. “We have tried other brands of hydraulic hammer but Rammer is the only one tough and powerful enough to withstand the type of contracts in which we’re involved,” Brown explains. “All of our equipment has to be exceptionally robust, durable and reliable. On a programme like this, we can’t afford breakdowns and delays. That is why we stuck with the Rammer brand.”

One Million TonnesNick Brown reports that the new Rammer 5011 utilises long-life, high-tension VIDAT tie rods for improved reliability, extended

service periods and lower operating costs. “Everything about the Rammer 5011 has been designed with longevity in mind,” he asserts. “The tool-retaining pins are locked by simple rubber rings. And the surface of the lower tool bushing has been specifically designed to provide longer tool life.”

The Rammer hammer will need to be tough. Covering an area of approximately 45 hectares, the NGTE facility will produce around one million tonnes of arisings - including half a million tonnes of concrete – during the 12 month project duration. The majority of that concrete will be broken out by the Rammer hammer which is mounted on a demolition specification Komatsu PC450 excavator. The steel will be removed from the site for recycling and reuse while the half million tonnes of concrete will be crushed, processed and retained on site for use in the construction of the new business park.

“We have trialled and tested a number of alternative hammer brands but none of them come up with the goods in heavy demolition,” Nick Brown concludes. “Quite simply, the Rammer hammer is the best on the market.”

Quite simply, the Rammer hammer is the best on the market.

Nick Brown

Scan the code and watch Rammer 5011 in action.

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As the UK demolition industry awakens from its recessionary slumbers, Kent-based Lee Demolition has signalled its intent with the purchase of 17 assorted new Rammer hammers from South of England dealer INMALO. The unprecedented hammer haul comprises four of the first Rammer 355 ham-mers in the UK, together with a multitude of larger hammers including six of the new Rammer 777 units. The Lee Demolition or-der also included three 505kg Rammer 999s, an 870 kg 1533 from Rammer’s Medium Range, and three 1,760 kg Large Range Rammer 2577 units.

Unprecedented OrderThe sale of the Rammer hammers - the larg-est non-hire hammer deal in the UK this year – was won against stiff competition ac-cording to INMALO’s Charles Polak. “Lee Demolition really did its homework before placing this order, evaluating different manu-facturers and models,” he says. “And with such a significant order on offer, our competi-tors were extremely aggressive on price. But ultimately, the quality and durability of the Rammer hammers and their ability to with-stand the tough demolition environment won through.” Several of the new Small Range breakers – including the 150 kg 355 and 385 kg Rammer 777 – were pressed into im-mediate service on a technically challenging demolition contract in the heart of London.

Twin Tower BlocksLee Demolition is contracted by client Berkeley Group to top-down demolish a pair of nine-storey tower blocks that were the former home of the Ministry of Justice. These will be replaced by a pair of exclusive residential apartment blocks to be known as Abell & Cleland House.

Constructed in the 1930s, the original towers were extensively strengthened - par-ticularly around the heavily reinforced lift

cores – during a refurbishment programme during the 1980s.

“The reinforced concrete beams are in-credibly heavy and tough. They really take some breaking,” says Lee Demolition site manager Jim Shiel. “But the new Rammer hammers are among the most powerful breakers on the market and they are coping with this material remarkably well. Our pre-vious hammers were taking a day or more to break out the central cores. With the Ram-mer 777, it takes just a few hours.”

Shiel reports that the power of the Ram-mer hammers has been particularly useful on this challenging contract. “As this is an inner city site, we have virtually no room for on-site crushing so all arisings are taken off site for crushing and recycling,” he explains. “The additional power of the Rammer breakers – particularly the 777 units – breaks the concrete very cleanly, minimising addi-tional segregation from the reinforcing bar and reducing the concrete to a size that is suitable to be skipped off site.”

Meeting the DemandsDespite the toughness of the concrete and the need to partially process the concrete in-situ, Lee Demolition says it has been impressed

by the productivity of the Rammer hammers. “We are demolishing the blocks at a rate of approximately one floor every ten days. That is a good rate of production on any top-down demolition contract of this size but, given the toughness of the concrete, that is a remarkable level of productivity.”

Although it is early days in the life of Lee Demolition’s new Rammer hammer fleet, the company is already impressed by the support shown by local dealer INMALO. “Through-out the purchase process, INMALO was helpful and knowledgeable and really helped us choose the best hammers for our existing fleet of carriers and for our specific demo-lition needs,” Jim Shiel concludes. “They helped us install the hammers, trained our operators on how to get the best from them and showed our fitters how to take care of them. And although we haven’t had to call them out for repair or maintenance duties as yet, I know they’re just a phone call away.”

LEE DEMoLition BREAks LoosEKent-based Lee Demolition has set its sights on expansion with the purchase of an unprecedented 17 new hydraulic hammers from Rammer.

Charles Polak

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Scan the code and watch Rammer 355 and 777 in action.

Covering an area of 36 hectares and 80 me-tres deep at its lowest point, Aggregate In-dustries’s Back Lane Quarry near Carnforth, Lancashire in the North West of England produces between 800,000 and one million tonnes of high grade limestone each year. Ranging in size from 225 mm to dust grades, the majority of that production is destined for the quarry’s own asphalt plant where it is used to produce base and surface course materials. The quarry also supplies external customers across the north west and is a key source of road building materials in the region.

Oversized MaterialOn average, the company carries out one production blast per week, although this is sometimes supplemented by a second devel-opment blast designed to reveal more of the site’s 40 million tonnes of reserves.

Each production blast frees upwards of 30,000 tonnes of material from the 15 metre high quarry face that is loaded into three 60 tonne payload rigid dumptrucks for the 1,500 metre haul to the company’s primary crusher. “Through a combination of geol-ogy and the blasting techniques used, these blasts often produce a degree of oversized material that could cause damage to our primary crusher. These are cast to one side for further processing,” explains assistant quarry manager Matthew Turner. “But it is important that this additional breaking is done quickly and efficiently. While it’s im-portant to protect the primary crusher from oversized materials, it is equally important

to keep the face clean and clear to safeguard production.”

According to Turner, that is why the sec-ondary breaking task has been charged to a 2,350 kg Rammer 3288 hydraulic breaker supplied recently by local dealer Trojan Plant Equipment.

“We’ve had Rammer hammers here on hire before and always found them to be highly productive and reliable,” explains Turner. “So when the time came to buy our own breaker, Rammer seemed like the obvious choice.”

Best EverThe Rammer 3288 benefits from a new oper-ating principle that combines stroke length, blow energy and Rammer’s proven idle blow protector. It is easily modified to allow break-ers to be matched to individual carriers and applications, improving hydraulic efficiency and productivity and delivering massive im-pact energy and a high blow frequency for exceptional power-to-weight ratio.

As with all new Rammer Large Range hammers, the 3288 features the VIDAT sys-tem, which provides improved reliability and lower operating costs.

Mounted on a Komatsu PC340LC hydrau-lic excavator, the 2,350 kg is armed with a blunt tool that achieves excellent penetration and fracturing of the Back Lane Quarry’s limestone, quickly reducing the product to a more manageable size and keeping the work-ing face clear of debris.

“The Rammer hammer is a vital link in our production process. If it stops, production

slows or stops altogether as we can’t risk damaging the primary crusher or the tyres of the trucks,” Turner asserts.

“Thankfully, the Rammer 3288 has proved to be every bit as reliable as we had hoped. And when we have encountered problems, the team at Trojan Plant Equipment have been responsive and knowledgeable and have got us back in action quickly.

Turner’s enthusiasm is echoed by veteran operator William Dennison. “I have worked in the quarrying business for more than 40 years and, as far as I am concerned, Rammer means hammer. There is nothing else that even comes close,” he concludes. “I have used a lot of hydraulic breakers over the years, but the Rammer 3288 is simply the best I have ever seen.”

RAMMER hAMMER sAFEGuARDs QuARRY PRoDuCtionQuarrying giant Aggregate Industries is using a new Rammer 3288 hydraulic hammer supplied by local dealer Trojan Plant Equipment to maintain production levels and protect the primary crusher at its Back Lane Quarry in Lancashire.

Rammer means hammer, thinks veteran operator William Dennison who has worked in the quarrying business for more than 40 years.

Scan the code and watch Rammer 3288 in action.

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FRoM ChECk-out AssistAnt to ExCAvAtoR oPERAtoR

Turku-born Jonna Laine has been driving an excavator for around five years. Jonna is completely self-taught and has been enjoying the earthworks industry ever since she first grabbed the levers. She has received very few snide remarks and plenty of encouraging feedback.

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We all know the jokes about female drivers. A woman behind the wheel usually elicits at least a sneer and serves as an easy target for endless ignorant comments. So what do these jokers say about a slim, pretty woman in the cab of a huge excavator? Well, the surprise is generally enough to make the jokes run dry.

Turku-born Jonna Laine (31 years) got tired of working in a shop around five years ago and decided to make a radical change and venture into a completely new field: earthworks. She hasn’t looked back since.

“Initially I was supposed to just go and help out a family friend who was working on the Lohja–Muurla motorway, and we only talked about a couple of weeks at most,” Jonna says. The family friend was Ismo Vairis from Lieto, whose company, Vairine Oy, specialises in all kinds of excavation works. She still works for Vairine Oy, and her weapon of choice – a trusted Caterpillar 330 – has not changed either.

“I spent exactly four days carrying dy-namite for the guy responsible for charging explosives. Then a co-worker called Jani told me that Ismo had called and asked me to get on the hydraulic hammer instead. He showed me how to use the levers and how to make the hammer strike. And that was that. The problems I had at the start now feel pretty insignificant,” Jonna reminisces.

“There was a big pile of rocks in front of one of the motorway tunnels. It gave me a chance to practise with the machine in peace, without anyone looking on. Occasionally a group of builders would stop by and watch me. That made me a little nervous, but I always got good feedback, at least face to face. No-one talked down to me because I was a girl,” Jonna says.

The days of practising are now a thing of the past. Jonna’s current job site is a resi-dential estate in Espoo, where she uses the hammer to manoeuvre and break rocks. Her skills have grown over the years, and she is now a solid professional.

Hammering the evenings away“I have learned to find the right place to strike a rock. I didn’t used to manoeuvre the rocks at all at the beginning, and I often went for the wrong spot. That’s definitely something that I’ve learned on the job.” Jonna uses a Rammer 3288, which she got just under a year ago.

“We are currently at the excavation stage, so my job is to cover explosives, clear the blast sites afterwards, and hammer away in the evenings. There’s not much time left for the hammering, because I have to break up both blasted rock and natural stone. We use a rigid arm with a hook, which replaces the bucket, to move blasting mats. I have to switch between the hook and the bucket many times a day, and I only really get to put on the hammer in the evenings,” Jonna explains.

She thinks back to the early days when helpful male colleagues would attach her hydraulic hoses and service the machine. Now, Jonna is just as adept at changing oils and attachments as any other heavy machine operator.

A woman’s job“My job is well-suited to a woman. All the controls are nice and light these days. I only have to climb down from the cab to change attachments; otherwise I get to sit down most of the day. I just think that girls are unlikely to consider earthworks for a career. Then again, there are quite a few female lorry drivers nowadays,” Jonna says.

She does, however, believe that girls whose fathers and brothers are in earthworks may end up in the same profession.

Jonna’s excavator is no longer as good as it once was, and she can only image how easy it would be to work with a brand-new machine.

“I have one friend who owns a mini-excavator and one who drives a lorry. Men who approach us on a night out are usually pretty dumbstruck when we tell them what we do for a living. It’s pretty easy to get rid of any unwanted company by just starting to talk shop.”

Jonna and her Caterpillar are a constant source of intrigue at the construction site. It is not exactly a common sight.

“There are quite a few people who want to take a picture. I usually agree if they ask, but quickly turn the machine away if some-one tries to take a picture without permis-sion”, she says.

“Earthworks is an interesting field. I’m also really happy with my employer. The atmosphere at work is great. Compared to the retail sector, I earn more doing this. There’s also very little stress and bickering among co-workers, which were everyday occurrences when I worked in a shop. I would recommend the earthworks industry to other girls too, whether they want to just get in and learn on the job like I did, or train,” Jonna concludes.

At the end of the working week, Jonna jumps on her motorbike, which she bought last autumn, or heads to the gym.

My job is well-suited to a woman.

Jonna Laine

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As China increasingly opens up to the out-side world, a specialist blasting company is enjoying a period of expansion and diversi-fication following its purchase of a Rammer hydraulic hammer. And now that Kunming Pengcheng Special Blasting Engineering Ltd has won a major contract as part of the development of the new New Chenggong district, it is once again putting its faith in the world leading and Finnish-built breakers.

Major ConstructionKunming Pengcheng Special Blasting Engi-neering Ltd was founded in 2000 by Yang Gao who had just retired from his previous company. Gao’s new venture was stared with a Komatsu PC400 hydraulic excavator equipped with a new Rammer G100T hydrau-lic hammer. Thirteen years later, that Rammer hammer is still going strong, and as his com-pany continues to expand, Gao has once again called upon China Rammer team to supply a second model: a 3800 kg Rammer 4511.

That 4511 – part of the Rammer Large Range – has been pressed into immediate

REJuvEnAtED BY RAMMERA 73-year old company owner says he’s been reinvigorated by the arrival of his latest Rammer hydraulic hammer.

action as part of the creation of a new hous-ing and business district, the largest con-struction project in Yunnan province.

“Our experience with the original Ram-mer G100T hammer was so positive that when we started to look for a new hammer to help with our expansion, Rammer was the obvious choice,” says Gao. “Although we handle most of the maintenance ourselves, the support from local Rammer team has also been a huge help to us.”

Expansion TrailGao reports that the Rammer 4511 is tack-ling both primary and secondary breaking in the hard limestone and quartz sandstone that makes up the geology in a city that lies some 1,900 metres above sea level in the moun-tains of the Yunnan province.

“Our new hammer is already working even more effectively than we had hoped,” says Gao proudly. “Business is continuing to grow and we are already looking to ac-quire another Rammer hammer, a 5011 this time.”

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Although we handle most of the maintenance ourselves, the support from local Rammer team has also been a huge help to us.

Yang Gao

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RAMMER PRoviDEs hEALthY oPtion

QAtAR

The Rammer hammers were selected primarily for their power and productivity but that durability and low noise characteristics have been key considerations.

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A fleet of six Caterpillar 345 hydraulic excavators, each equipped with a 4750 kg Rammer 5011 hydraulic hammer, is working round the clock as part of a 255 million Riyal ($70 million) contract to build a new health care centre in the Qatari capital, Doha. Both the excavators and the hammers are on hire from Al Jaber Company and are being used by experienced contractor Amana Qatar Construction to break out extremely hard limestone as part of the deep excava-tion and foundation process.

Fast-TrackBased in Doha, Amana is the local leader in the design-build construction of indus-trial and commercial facilities, having erected over 1,500 buildings across the region. The company, which was founded in 1993, has built its reputation on the ability to offer design-build solutions for extremely fast-track projects. The company’s key areas of activity include: Design-Build turnkey solu-tions; Turnkey construction; and Design-Build of steel building systems.

The construction of the Doha health cen-tre is scheduled to take just 76 weeks, with the centre scheduled to open in October, 2014.

Round the ClockBefore that opening, however, the heavy construction works are taking place. Amana

Six Rammer 5011 hydraulic hammers are spearheading a project to build a much-needed health care centre in Qatar.

reports that the health centre will be located in an area where the local geology comprises dense and extremely hard limestone. Further-more, the project requires deep excavation foundation. And with the construction pro-gramme condensed into such a tight period of time, that excavation has been charged to the 45 tonne class Caterpillar excavators and, more importantly, the Rammer 5011 hydraulic hammers.

Amana reports that the Rammer ham-mers were selected primarily for their power and productivity but that durability and low noise characteristics have been key considerations. “Construction is continuing 24 hours per day, and it is not unusual for the Rammer hammers to work 22 hours per day,” the company explains. “When we’re working through the night, the low noise of the Rammer hammers ensures that disrup-tion to local people is kept to a minimum.”

The company says that the greatest benefit of the Rammer hammers, however, has been their durability and reliability. “This is a fast-track construction project and we cannot afford any delays. Despite working around the clock in some very tough conditions, the 5011s have been extremely reliable and pro-ductive,” the company concludes. “The local dealer – Arabian Supply Center (ASC) – is a regular visitor to the site and takes great care of the hammers. They are playing a key role in a vital project.”

The health centre will be located in an area where the local geology comprises dense and extremely hard limestone.

Anybody that thinks a sales seminar is a tedious event filled with spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations has clearly never attended a Rammer Sales Seminar. For the company’s latest seminar and dealer brief-ing, Rammer took representatives from over 25 countries to Valencia in Spain for an interactive and immersive event de-signed to propel the company to the next level.

The theme of the event was “Engagement and Serving – The Key to Our Success”; a long way of saying that Rammer recognises

sun, sEA, sAnD AnD sALEsMore than 30 delegates from over 25 dealers gathered in Valencia, Spain at the end of last year to take part in the next stage of Rammer’s rebirth.

that it cannot afford to rest upon its already excellent levels of customer care.

Hosted by Rammer General Manager Rafa López and counting with the invalu-able support of Product Area President Pekka Nieminen, Vice President Ola Ulmala, Sales Director Kaj Koskela as well as bunch of Rammer team members without whom the event would have not been possible, the three and a half day event covered subjects such as: Rammer’s progress since its return; it’s global strategy; new technologies and the new products that have joined the product

line to ensure that the Rammer range is really young, not more than three years old. Delegates were also able to evaluate Rammer progress since its return as well as partici-pating, by giving feedback as well as sharing ideas, on setting up basis for future Rammer strategy.

As delegates were together for as much as 16 hours per day – sharing ideas and experi-ences – Rammer had organised some leisure activities including Valencia city tours, an oceanographic tour, and massages in the hotel spa.

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The event culminated with a gala dinner to celebrate Rammer’s 35th anniversary. During the dinner, we made a number of key awards including:

• Best Sales Growth 2013 - Arabian Supply Center, Qatar.• Best Rammer Customer Care - Murray Plant, Scotland. Rammer also gave diplomas to several dealers that have promoted

the Rammer brand online.“We are very proud of the feedback we received from all the delegates

and we are already using that feedback to drive our thoughts about the next event,” concludes Rafa López. “Our dealers have an unrivalled connection with the markets in which Rammer operates and these events are invaluable in sharing information and experiences that will help to continually improve Rammer’s products and customer care.”

During the gala dinner the dealers were awarded for example of the good work of promoting Rammer brand.

We are already using that feedback to drive our thoughts about the next event.

Rafa López

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The service managers and technicians across the global Rammer dealer network have an unrivalled reputation for their dedication, flexibility and resourcefulness. So what bet-ter way to recognise, encourage and reward those important attributes than with a visit to the Vierumäki resort in southern Finland for a combined service seminar and bonding exercise.

Set in a picturesque pine forest teaming with Finnish wildlife and surrounded by beautiful lakes, the Vierumäki resort offers a vast array of leisure activities from golf through to pistol shooting and the smoke saunas so beloved of the Finns. And the venue provided the perfect backdrop for an event designed to familiarise key service per-sonnel with the very latest developments and innovations from the Rammer range.

The exclusive, invitation-only event at-tracted service personnel from the four corners of the globes with delegates trave-ling from nearby Sweden, Russia, Germany, Portugal and Spain and from as far afield as

CoMBininG BusinEss With PLEAsuRE

Japan, India, USA, Australia, Brazil, Ghana and Turkey.

“The event lasted for three days and more than half of that time was spent receiving and discussing feedback from our service personnel from across the world,” explains Rammer Customer Support Manager Jyrki Hyyrönmäki. “They see all our products in the field every day and, in many ways, are probably more familiar with them than we are at the factory. This was a fantastic oppor-tunity for us to learn from their experiences and to take away information and sugges-tions that will make future Rammer products even better.”

Delegates were also given a guided tour of Rammer’s Lahti factory which has un-dergone numerous improvements in recent years, many of them aimed at improving parts and service response times and product uptime for customers. Having been brought up to speed on the latest products to join the Rammer range and those that will extend the customer offering in the coming months,

the focus of the event then turned to training and, more specifically, a newly-developed and comprehensive Rammer service training scheme. Rammer now offers dealers four days Breaker training, three days Advanced training and a variety of online training schemes to help dealer personnel better meet the needs of local customers.

But it wasn’t all hard work. Between ses-sions, delegates were able to relax with a variety of typically Finnish leisure activities including a traditional smoke sauna before diving into a cold lake; a truly memorable experience for most participants.

“Regardless of where in the world the delegates came from, their passion is to serve our customers well and to fulfil or exceed their expectations,” Jyrki Hyyrönmäki con-cludes. “This was a very rewarding seminar, with a lot of good feedback and invaluable experience from abroad which is always wel-come. It was a real education for us and for our service representatives and it can only make us both better in the future.”

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Service Seminar participants at Vierumäki Resort.

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Rammer’s distributor in Argentina and Uruguay has celebrated its relocation with a typically carnivorous event and some hy-draulic hammer training.

It is often said that it’s not what you know but who you know that ultimately leads to success. That has certainly proved to be the case for Carlos Calvo, former managing di-rector of Sandvik Mining and Construction of Argentina and owner of Argentina and Uruguay Rammer distributor Marlexing.

Calvo has been in the business for almost 40 years and has many friends in the min-ing and construction industry. When he heads that one such friend - Plinio Larocca

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of Larocca Mineria S.A – was planning to move his business from Buenos Aires city to a new, purposely built premises close to Ezeiza airport, the two old friends put their heads together and came up with an exciting plan to share office space and to share a sales resource. “Both Marlexing and Larocca Mineria S.A are active in the construction and mining businesses but we don’t actually compete,” explains Calvo. “The idea of shar-ing a sales force just seemed to make perfect sense.”

Larocca Mineria moved to its new prem-ises in September 2013 and at the end of October seven of the Larocca team took part

Rammer training participants. From left, front row: Matti Aalto, Marcela Calvo, Federico Larocca, Carlos Calvo. From left, back row: Juan Dusserce, Javier Ruiz, Marcos Larocca, Plinio Larocca, Walter Diez.

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in a Rammer training programme. And in typical Argentine fashion, the lunch on the first training day was “bife de chorizo” (NY strip loin), prepared on the company’s own grill.

“Larocca Mineria has been an exclusive Bridgestone and Nokian Off-Road tyre dis-tributor for more than 30 years. They provide excellent customer service and are market leaders,” concludes Calvo. “The Larocca people are very enthusiastic about the new opportunities with hammers and I am sure this company will have a very good cover-age of the market. Working with a company like this gives us a real boost and a chance to become Argentina market leaders.”

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South Africa is a big place, and once outside the main conurbations, the road network can become somewhat less than predictable. While some companies might use that as an excuse for slow and late deliveries of parts to more remote locations, that is not the Ram-mer way. So when the company supplied 20 off BR 623 & 9 off BR 777 hammers (fitted to Rammer G 330 booms) to a mine located across the border in Zimbabwe some 970 kilometres from its headquarters, local dealer Hydraulic Hammers came up with a unique solution.

The company purchased a 12 metre con-tainer, stocked it with a number of consum-able parts, greases, spare tools and other vital supplies required to keep a hammer working in the harsh African conditions.

GoinG thE ExtRA MiLERammer’s South African dealer has underscored its commitment to a large mining company by installing a dedicated parts store at the company’s remote facility.

The parts store is manned by a trained and dedicated Zimbabwean member of staff who is constantly on hand to assist the customer selecting and installing parts.

This approach typifies Hydraulic Ham-mers willingness to engage with its custom-ers. The company recently held an open day and demonstration for more than 80 guests to show off its head office and – more specifi-cally – its new workshop facility.

“Our existing clients were satisfied that Hydraulic Hammers is committed to on-going service,” the company concludes. “And a number of potential new customers that are currently using competitive hammer brands said that they would approach us in the future when buying or replacing their existing hammers.”

Our existing clients were satisfied that Hydraulic Hammers is committed to ongoing service.

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Managing Director Peter Harrison from Hydraulic Hammers and PA Breaking Vice President Ola Ulmala.

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QuARtER CEntuRY PARtnERshiPA Canadian contractor has celebrated a 26-year association with the purchase of a new Rammer Model 5011 hammer.

It is 51 years since Ontario-based Len Cor-coran Excavating, Ltd. first opened its doors. The company started with a single machine – a dozer paid for with the winnings from founder Len Corcoran’s racing car successes. Under the guidance of Len’s son Dan – the current president and owner - the company has grown to some 60 full-time seasonal and 30 part-time seasonal workers today. The company’s equipment fleet has also expanded and today comprises 25 items of excavating equipment including 14 excava-tors of various sizes. The company’s fleet also includes six Rammer hammers: Model 927, Model 1229, Model 4511 (3) and a newly-purchased Rammer Model 5011.

Failure to CompeteIn 1987, the company purchased its first big Rammer hammer; a Model 1600HD mounted on a 235 CAT excavator that – at the time – was the second largest hydraulic hammer in Canada. “During the purchase process we demonstrated against a competi-tive hammer,” recalls Dan Corcoran. “Actu-ally, after seeing the limestone the Model 1600HD was able to break, the competitor refused to demonstrate their hammer. We have subsequently moved through 4510’s to 4511’s with the Rammer Pro Control variable speed option. We have purchased our three 4511’s from Van-Ed Equipment in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada (an Allied Construction Products, LLC Distributor). Despite the distance from Ontario to British Columbia, the product support, parts avail-ability, delivery and technical support has been great.”

That relationship was strengthened still further with the purchase of Canada’s first Rammer Model 5011 hammer. “We were the successful bidder on a project in Kingston, Ontario for storm, sanitary, and water infra-structure replacement that required 9,000 m3 of limestone to be removed without the use of explosives,” Corcoran explains. “The ma-terial is all trench rock with depths to six me-tres and width to four metres. We started the project with our Model 4511’s, and quickly concluded we needed some additional power. So, we called Allied’s Van-Ed Equipment and took the opportunity to purchase the first Model 5011 in Canada.”

Exceeding ExpectationsThe Rammer 5011 is mounted on a CAT 345B hydraulic excavator and has already exceeded Corcoran’s expectations. “Once pressures and flows were adjusted we quickly noticed a 40 percent increase in productivity over our already effective Model 4511. The Model 5011 does not stop going into the rock, even where the limestone is hardest,” Dan Corcoran concludes. “We are work-ing in a trench application, so side scaling is inevitable, and the anti-blank feature is a life saver for the hammer and makes our operators more confident and productive. The stroke selector feature has not been used yet because all the rock so far has been very hard. But we look forward to the opportu-nity to switch and increase the speed of the hammer if the rock softens.”

After seeing the limestone the model 1600HD was able to break, the competitor refused to demonstrate their hammer.

Dan Corcoran

Tim Howes Mechanic superintendent for Corcoran, Dan Corcoran President and owner Cal Marcellin Head Mechanic Van Ed Equipment.

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The Pyhäsalmi Mine is one of the deepest mines in Europe. It has been producing cop-per, zinc and sulphur since 1962. The cur-rent known mineral resources are enough to keep the mine open until around 2018, but mineral exploration is still going on, with the deepest drill holes reaching down to almost 2.5 kilometres.

A total of 1,384,000 tonnes of ore was extracted from the mine in 2012 (3,800 tonnes per day), yielding 12,600 tonnes of copper, 25,600 tonnes of zinc and 891,700 of sulphur. The mineral processing plant operates at 96 per cent of its maximum capacity.

The mine employs approximately 200 full-time staff and 50 subcontracting staff. The operators, Pyhäsalmi Mine Oy, have invested heavily in staff safety and welfare. Health and safety inspections are carried out more frequently than what is required by law. There have been no accidents at the mine in the last two years.

The operation has now progressed to a third mine shaft, which is approximately 1,410 metres deep. The ore is chuted down to the bottom of the mine from different levels. Some of the ore breaks down in these two chutes. At the bottom, the ore is carried to a crushing silo, from where it is fed into a Metso C 200 jaw crusher by a plate feeder. From the jaw crusher, the crushed ore is car-ried by two conveyors into a lifting bucket, which lifts the ore to the surface 21.5 tonnes at a time.

Rammer products work well undergroundThe chunks of ore dropped into the silo at the bottom of the mine are sometimes large and need to be broken down for them to fit between the crusher jaws. This job is carried

1.4 kM BELoW GRounD in thE PYhäsALMi MinEThe Pyhäsalmi Mine, property of the Canadian First Quantum, is one of the world’s most modern and efficient copper, zinc and sulphur mines of its size. The boom and hydraulic hammer of the rock breaker operating at 1,410 metres below ground were replaced in July last year by a Rammer M550RC boom and a Rammer 1533 hydraulic hammer.

out by a Rammer M550RC boom and a Rammer 1533 hydraulic hammer, which have been positioned on the edge of the silo and are controlled remotely. Both accesso-ries were bought last year to replace an old Rammer that had provided reliable service for many years.

The new boom and hammer were assem-bled in collaboration with Finnish Rammer dealer Marakon. The mining company’s maintenance department first disassembled the old hammer and boom and then laid down a new base and attached the boom. Marakon assisted in assembling the hammer

itself, as well as providing a one-day crash course for operators. During the day, the Rammer M550RC boom and the Rammer 1533 hydraulic hammer are mostly operated by the mineral processing plant maintenance staff; miners take over for the evening shift, and mineral processing plant operators are in charge at night.

The hydraulic hammer is a vital acces-sory for the crushed ore silo. The hammer prevents blockages in the silo, which means that the mineral processing plant only needs to be shut down for scheduled maintenance four times a year.

Tuomas Kukkohovi from the maintenance department shows how the remote-controlled hydraulic hammer responds to commands.

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It is an event organisers’ worst nightmare. With 500 guests scheduled to arrive for an outdoor machine demonstration, tropical thunderstorms and torrential rain sweep in, threatening to wash out a carefully-planned event.

But the team at Malaysian Rammer dealer Power Ram Sdn Bhd need not have worried. Their customers are made of tough stuff and would not be put off by some unpleasant weather.

In fact, around 95 percent of all the guests invited showed up for a day long programme of machine demonstrations that included a Ram-mer 777 on a Caterpillar 416F backhoe loader.

The event was hosted to celebrate the return of the Rammer brand and was endorsed by

Persatuan Ampunya Jentera Pembinaan Berat Malaysia.

Despite the weather, the open day was a huge success. “This was a great way to demonstrate to our customers that the Rammer brand is back and better than before,” says Power Ram’s Ky Kok.

Ky Kok’s enthusiasm is shared by his col-leagues. “The demonstration went exactly according to plan, and the display of the Cat backhoe equipped with the Rammer 777 ham-mer was extremely well received,” concludes Power Ram’s Stephanie Yap. “During the day, we sold seven new Rammer 777 hammers and a smaller Rammer 522 unit.”

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BRAvinG thE ELEMEntsAlmost 500 guests braved thunderstorms and torrential rain to attend the Power Ram open day in Malaysia.

Ola Ulmala PA Breaking, KW Lam and Ky Kok from Power Ram and Kaj Koskela from PA Breaking.

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Civil engineering and demolition specialist Theos Bros. is playing a key role in Sydney’s largest redevelopment project. And the com-pany’s fleet of 12 Rammer hammers are play-ing a vital role.

Future of SydneyBarangaroo is described as the future of Sydney. It is being created as a landmark for the city’s economic future and to give people maximum access to the harbour.

Valued at over $6 billion AUD ($5.6 bil-lion), Barangaroo is Sydney’s largest redevel-opment project this century and will evolve over the next 10 to 20 years, injecting more than $1.5 billion AUD ($1.4 billion) into the New South Wales (NSW) economy annually.

Barangaroo is located on the shores of Sydney’s world famous harbour and is currently 22 hectares of disused container wharves. When complete, however, Baranga-roo will showcase how city populations can live sustainably. It will include six hectares of a new headland park, busy public waterfront walks and parks, commercial office towers and apartments, all serviced by new and ex-tended transport systems.

Theos Bros is the main earthmoving con-tractor for the Barangaroo south project that will involve the removal of more than 400.000 cubic meters of material in advance of the primary construction works.

Maximum PunchBefore the earthworks can begin in earnest, however, Theos Bros must break out the dis-used wharves together with the mixture of sandstone and shale that makes up the local geology. To tackle this mammoth task, Theos Bros has called upon its fleet of 12 Rammer

sPEARhEADinG sYDnEY’s REDEvELoPMEntAn Australian contractor is using a range of Rammer hammers to spearhead a 20-year redevelopment project that is described as “the future of Sydney”.

hammers and, in particular, the Rammer 4099 that is the latest and largest addition to its fleet. This 3,400 kg unit is mounted on a 45 tonne class Volvo excavator that is charged with the heaviest of the breaking and demolition works.

The Rammer 4099 is ably supported by a range of smaller breakers that includes 555, 1533 and 2577 units together with some older S23, S29 and E63 CITY sound

suppressed breakers that form the mainstay of the Theos Bros fleet.

Although the company has been using Rammer for more than 15 years and is a long-time advocate for the brand, managing director Peter Theos says he had particular reasons for selecting the Rammer brand to spearhead the Barangaroo contract. “Com-pared to other hydraulic breakers, the Ram-mer hammers just punch harder and are far more reliable,” he says. “The performance really is second to none.”

Theos further believes that his Rammer hammers have additional capabilities and characteristics that make them ideally suited to this high profile and prestigious contract. “The sound suppression on the Rammer hammers make them among the quietest on the market. That is a vital consideration for inner city work and for projects where we are working in close proximity to residents and businesses,” he insists. “In addition, Rammer hammers are low maintenance and extremely reliable. I particularly like the Ramlube automatic lubrication system. It takes the guesswork out of the lubrication process and ensures that our breakers are properly greased and protected from every-thing this project can throw at them.”

Theos reserves special praise for local dealer Ground Tec Equipment. “From our very first dealings with Ground Tec, they have demonstrated a deep understanding of our business and grasped the need to ensure maximum hammer uptime to keep our pro-jects on schedule,” Peter Theos concludes. “Over the years, the aftersales and parts support from Ground Tec has been superb. I really can’t fault them.”

From left to right: Peter Theos - Managing Director, Theos Bros. Wolfgang Reinhard - Groundtec Equipment Rammer Dealer.Kevin - Operations Manager, Theos Bros.

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As Bulgaria begins to emerge from a long-lasting economic downturn, Euromarket Construction JSC is looking to take full ad-vantage of an upturn driven by infrastructure and EU investment by becoming the national dealer for the Rammer product line.

The company operates across Bulgaria with depots in Sofia, Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Burgas, Varna, Ruse, Veliko Turnovo, and Pleven. Moreover, through its existing con-nections with Sandvik Construction, the company already claims a 35 percent hy-draulic hammer market share and an unri-valled aftersales support capability.

The company’s appointment could not have come at a better time. The Bulgarian mining industry – which already accounts for around five percent of the GDP – is on the rise; construction is recovering from a deep recession. And infrastructure projects supported by European Union funds include the construction of highways and integrated water cycles in urban regions.

“Work is just starting work on a number of key infrastructure projects that will be

of national importance here in Bulgaria,” says Mr. Yavor Asenov from Euromarket. “These include the Struma Motorway that will connect Sofia with the Greek border as part of the E79 and Pan-European Transport Corridor. In addition, there will be a Maritza Motorway connecting Sofia with the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint for faster access to Greece and Turkey, and the construction of the South Stream Pipeline that will supply gas from Russia to Western Europe.”

Euromarket believes that the Rammer product line provides perfect synergy with its existing brands that already include Hyundai excavators and Hidromek backhoe loaders. “The main segment for hydraulic hammers in Bulgaria is the market for backhoe loaders of up to 9 tonnes. But the greatest potential for development in hydraulic hammers dur-ing 2014 is in the range of 17-30 tonne car-riers,” Asenov continues. “We are extremely ambitious. In 2013, we had a 35 percent market share of all registered hammers sold in Bulgaria. In 2014, our aim is to reach 50 percent.”

The company is clearly excited at the pros-pect of joining the “Rammer family”. “Ram-mer became market leader by continuously improving its products and implementing innovations. That is precisely the approach we take at Euromarket,” Yavor Asenov con-cludes. “We are delighted to have a partner such as Rammer; a company with a proven track record, long history, and vast product range of hydraulic hammers.”

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Yavor Asenov from Euromarket.

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A Rammer 2577 hydraulic hammer has played a key role in the demolition of the former Australian Air Express Depot at the busy Brisbane Airport. Mounted on a Kobelco SK250 hydraulic excava-tor, the 1,460 kg hammer was used by Rosenlund Demolition, one of Queens-land’s foremost demolition companies and a long-time advocate of the Rammer brand.

Rosenlund prides itself on being one of Australia’s most informed demolition companies. Not content with acquiring knowledge locally, the Rosenlund team regularly travels to global demolition events to learn more. And one of the company’s team – Paul Ryan – recently visited the UK to see a Rammer hammer in action at London’s famous Victoria Station.

Australian contractor gets on board with Rammer for prestigious airport demolition contract.

It is clear that the company is at the forefront of demolition equipment utili-sation in Australia, being one of the first to embrace high reach excavators and slowly building an impressive portfolio of attachments. These include Rammer 999, E68, 3288, G80, G88 and G100 hammers, an RC22 cutter crusher, and – the latest addition to the company fleet – the Ram-mer 2577 hammer that led the six month demolition works at Brisbane Airport.

“We have been running Rammer hammers for many years now and we are delighted with the partnership,” says managing director Neil Rosenlund. “We are constantly impressed by the reliability and durability of the Rammer breakers. We have been very happy with product throughout the years, and with the sup-port provided by the local dealer.”

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During a shift change in November 2011, the employees of the former Temperit company in the Swiss Hinwil were informed that the manufacturing facility – a key producer of safety glass – was to close. Last year, that closure happened. And now the story of the plant is complete as a formidable combina-tion of equipment has carried out the con-trolled demolition.

The demolition of the disused glass fac-tory required the demolition and recycling of 77,000 cubic meters of enclosed space over a contract period of approximately 10 weeks. Some of the heaviest beams were more than a metre thick, and the contractor was also required to process around 10,000 cubic meters of concrete and 1,000 tonnes of steel.

Custom-BuiltDemolition and construction specialist Toggenburg AG Winterthur was charged with the demolition duties. Founded 85 years ago, the company now has approximately 300 employees and 32 machines that are used in a variety of demolition, earthmoving and environmental applications.

To cope with this demolition in the required time, Toggenburg put its newly-delivered Cat Demlone DEM100 demolition excavator to work on the site. The excavator – the first that Toggenburg has had custom-built to its own specifications - is based on a large excavator Cat 385C excavator and is fitted with a 34 metre high reach boom. Equipped with an OilQuick coupler, the ma-chine can work with attachments of up to 5.1 tonnes at full height.

In the preplanning and realisation of this project Toggenburg’s Marcel Stadler and his team relied on the experience of longtime partner, Avesco, which has supported the company for several decades. “Avesco not only has the products, but also the training and aftersales support capabilities,” Stadler says. “After so many years, we know each

BREAkinG GLAssA Rammer 7013 hydraulic hammer mounted on a Demlone excavator is playing a key role in the demolition of a safety glass manufacturing plant in Switzerland.

other very well and we appreciate these per-sonal relationships.”

The resulting co-operation ensured that the new DEM100 machine was well pre-pared for the site in Hinwil with attachments including a concrete cutter with over 10 tons, a ripper tooth almost two metres tall, and a 5.8 m3 capacity bucket.

Big HammerTo remove the massive 3 x 3 x 1.5 metre machine foundations from the old factory system, a newly-acquired Rammer 7013 will be used. Weighing in at seven tonnes, the Rammer hammer delivers optimum demoli-tion power and performance. Toggenburg reports that the constant blow energy of the Rammer 7013 afforded by its FBE system

was a key consideration while the unit’s noise and vibration damping was an obvious choice to ensure maximum protection of the carrier machine and the lowest possible noise levels.

A membrane type of accumulator fully utilizes the energy from the excavator and keeps this part from the hydraulic hammer maintenance free.

The performance and reliability of the Rammer hammer will come as no surprise to Toggenburg, however. The company has been a Rammer customer and advocate for more than 20 years. “This is the tenth Ram-mer hammer to join our fleet,” concludes Marcel Stadler. “And based on what we have seen so far, it will not be the last.”

Handing Over Rammer 7013. Mr. Daniel Kuss, Operator from company Toggenburger and Mr. Roman Mohr, Service Adviser from company Avesco.

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How do the changes improve safety?Our biggest single safety investment is the introduction of a burr removal robot that safely removes metal burrs created in the manufacturing process. This helps minimise dust and flying metal particles that could harm our factory operatives, and reduces exposure to vibration that might cause occupational disease.) This machine also improves the finish of the machined com-ponents.

tiME to ChAnGEWhile large parts of the global construction equipment sector was gripped by economic downturn, Sandvik was investing and working behind the scenes in readiness for the upturn. The most significant part of that investment has been a major change in the layout of its Breakers Lahti factory that is now more productive, more environmentally-friendly and – above all - safer than ever before. With the two-year programme now nearing completion, Rammer magazine caught up with Supply Director, Jussi Maksimainen, to see how the factory layout change has impacted upon quality, safety and the environment.

But while that is a big change, there have also been a lot of smaller changes to enhance safety. The flow direction from raw materi-als to finished product has been greatly improved to minimise the number of lift-ing operations. In the Small Hammer area, the number of lifting operations has been reduced from seven to just two. Lift truck movements and manual handling processes are also reduced. We have added a number of new storage machines as well, so the way the various components are stored and moved

has changed to ensure that items like the power cells don’t fall over causing damage and, potentially, injury. A significant propor-tion of the component moving operation is now conducted by the manufacturing robots and requires no human involvement at all.

Have the changes reduced the factory’s environmental impact?Along with safety, reducing the environmen-tal impact of our manufacturing process was a key driver behind the decision to change

Jussi Maksimainen is very pleased with the new showroom and good opportunity to familiarise visitors with the structure of the different product ranges,and carry out training and safety presentations prior to the factory tour.

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the factory layout. We have been filtering and reusing our process water for many years now and that will continue. But we are also in the midst of switching the internal light-ing to LED technology. This system lasts as much as five times longer and yet consumes around 90 percent less energy. In addition, by minimising waste and improving our spraying techniques, our use of paint has been decreased by around 60 percent which is another significant contribution to our green policies.

Why invest during a recession?Making these changes was made easier by the downturn as there was is less demand. It also means that now the recession is over, we are ready to respond. However, this change has been a long time coming and the decision to change was actually made several years ago. We analysed the proposals for around 12 months and then there was a period of almost 16 months from the moment we gave the green light to the new equipment was in place. At the same time, the Rammer product offering was changing. No hammer in the current range is more than three years old, and most didn’t even exist when we started to plan the reorganisation. So those changes also had to be factored in and fine-tuned to

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match the exacting standards of our latest products.

How have the factory workers responded to the changes?Actually, that has been the most interest-ing part of this whole exercise. Like most people, our workers were initially resistant to change. They had become familiar with a particular way of working and were reluc-tant to learn a new process. But we involved them throughout the process and the change was remarkable. They were genuinely enthu-siastic about developing their own working environment and now, rather than thinking they “must” learn something, they’re seizing the opportunity to do so.

What was the thinking behind the creation of a product showroom?The showroom is something we have been waiting for a long time. We welcome hun-dreds and even thousands of visitors to the factory each year from across the globe. And while they can see the production process and enjoy our hospitality, there has never been a place in which to really get under the skin of our products. Now we have the showroom, we can familiarise visitors with

the structure of the different product ranges, and carry out training and safety presenta-tions prior to the factory tour. We can also display the parts of the factory that, for safety reasons, are not accessible to visitors.

How have the changes impacted upon Rammer’s standing compared to its main competitors?The Rammer brand is already known as a global leader in terms of quality, innova-tion, durability and aftersales support. These changes merely reinforce our position as the forerunners in the industry. Now, in ad-dition to buying the world’s best and most advanced hydraulic hammers, our customers will know they are buying them from the best, safest and most advanced hydraulic hammer factory in the world.

Has it been worth of it?Unquestionably, yes. Productivity has im-proved and we have already seen a lot of positive safety benefits. The changes are also reflected in an improved working environ-ment for our workers and for visitors to the factory and, above all, to the end users that buy Rammer products.

What next?We have no intention of resting on our lau-rels.That is not the Rammer way. Our ideol-ogy is one of “continuous improvement”, and even though some of the latest changes are not quite complete, we are already look-ing ahead to make further enhancements. These will include LEAN manufacturing, and further modernisation of our heat treat-ment plant, for example. We are also plan-ning a whole host of other improvements to make our products better, our workers safer and our customer more satisfied.

Compact range

Model Working weight, kg (lb)

Impact rate, bpm

Operating pressure, bar

(psi)

Tool diameter, mm (in)

Acceptable oil flow,

l/min (gal/min)

Mini excavator weight, allowed

range, t (lb)

108 70-85 (150-190) 400-1900 100-140

(1450-2030)104

(4.09)12-30

(3.2-7.9)0.8-1.8

(1800-4000)

211 100-120 (220-260) 400-1900 100-140

(1450-2030)119

(4.69)14-40

(3.7-10.6)1.2-2.6

(2600-5700)

315 135-160 (300-350) 400-1900 100-140

(1450-2030)131

(5.16)16-50

(4.2-13.2)1.6-3.6

(3500-7900)

522 205-245 (450-540) 400-1900 110-150

(1595-2175)150

(5.91)20-70

(5.3-18.5) 2.5-5.5

(5500-12100)

small range

Model Working weight,kg (lb)

Impact rate, bpm

Operating pressure, bar (psi)

Tool diameter,mm (in)


l/min (gal/min)


range, t (lb)

255 110 (240) 600-3200 95-150

(1380-2175)40

(1.57)15-35

(4.0-9.2)1.2-2.5

(2600-5500)

355 150 (330) 800-3000 90-150

(1305-2175)48

(1.89)25-55

(6.6-14.5)1.6-3.6

(3500-7900)

455 230 (510) 700-2600 100-170

(1450-2465)56

(2.20)40-70

(10.6-18.5)2.7-5.2

(6000-11500)

555 275 (610) 600-1800 90-140

(1305-2030)72

(2.83)35-90

(9.2-23.8)3.2-8.0

(7100-17600)

777 385 (850) 500-1700 90-140

(1305-2030)80

(3.15)40-120

(10.6-31.7)4.3-9.5

(9500-20900)

999 505 (1110) 500-1700 100-140

(1450-2030)90

(3.54)50-150

(13.2-39.6)5.8-13.0

(12800-28700)

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sPECiFiCAtions

small range


Impact rate, bpm




l/min (gal/min)


range, t (lb)

111 70 (150) 1000-2600 80-130

(1160-1885)36

(1.42)15-33

(4.0-8.7)0.8-1.8

(1800-4000)

222 105 (230) 1100-2600 100-150

(1450-2175)42

(1.65)20-48

(5.3-12.7)1.2-2.7

(2600-6000)

333 150 (330) 1050-2050 100-150

(1450-2175)50

(1.97)30-63

(7.9-16.6)1.8-4.0

(4000-8800)

Medium range


Impact rate, bpm

Operating pressure, bar

(psi)



l/min (gal/min)

Carrier weight, allowed range,

t (lb)

1533 870 (1920) 550-1050 140-160

(2030-2320)105

(4.13)80-140

(21.1-37.0)10-19

(22000-41900)

2155 1240-1280(2730-2820) 490-780 140-160

(2030-2320)118

(4.65)120-180

(31.7-47.6)16-26

(35300-57300)

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Carrier weight, allowed range,

t (lb)

2577 1760 (3880) 450-750 135-145

(1960-2105)135

(5.31)140-200

(37.0-52.8)21-30

(46300-66100)

3288 2330-2350 (5140-5180)

370-630/460-740

150-160 (2175-2320)

142 (5.59)

160-250 (42.3-66.0)

26-40(57300-88200)

4099 3380-3540 (7450-7800)

400-560/520-700

150-160 (2175-2320)

166 (6.54)

250-350 (66.0-92.5)

34-55(75000-121300)

5011 4750 (10470) 370-530 160-170

(2320-2460)190

(7.48)280-380

(73.9-100.4)

43-80(94800-176400)

7013 7000 (15432) 350-450 150-170

(2175-2465)203

(7.99)300-400

(79.3-105.7)

60-100(132300-220500)

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Demolition Grapples RG1877 RG3077 RG4577Weight 1860 kg (4100 lb) 2750 kg (6060 lb) 3500 kg (7720 lb)

Min working weight 2140 kg (4720 lb) 3150 kg (6940 lb) 4000 kg (8820 lb)

Lifting capacity 4000 kg (8820 lb) 5000 kg (11020 lb) 6000 kg (13230 lb)

Max. jaw opening 865 mm (34.06 in) 1080 mm (42.52 in) 1235 mm (48.62 in)

Jaw width 500 mm (19.69 in) 630 mm (24.80 in) 700 mm (27.56 in)

Crushing force 500 kN (112404 lbf) 670 kN (150622 lbf) 800 kN (179847 lbf)

Volume, jaws closed 150 l (150 l) 260 l (260 l) 330 l (330 l)

Max. operating pressure 350 bar (5075 psi) 350 bar (5075 psi) 350 bar (5075 psi)

Oil flow (recom.) 240 l/min (63.4 gal/min) 240 l/min (63.4 gal/min) 240 l/min (63.4 gal/min)

Carrier weight (1) 10-25 t (22000-55100 lb) 20-40 t (44100-88200 lb) 35-60 t (77200-132300 lb)

Cutter-Crushers RC504 RC706 RC2022Weight 205 kg (450 lb) 355 kg (780 lb) 2300 kg (5070 lb)

Max. jaw opening 312 mm (12.28 in) 400 mm (15.75 in) 720 mm (28.35 in)

Max. cutting force 460 kN (103412 lbf) 750 kN (168607 lbf) 1600 kN (359694 lbf)

Max. crushing force 180 kN (40466 lbf) 240 kN (53954 lbf) 700 kN (157366 lbf)

Max. operating pressure 250 bar (3625 psi) 250 bar (3625 psi) 320 bar (4640 psi)

Oil flow (recom.) 40 l/min (10.6 gal/min) 60 l/min (15.9 gal/min) 180 l/min (47.6 gal/min)

Connections, rotation N/A 1/2” BSP JIC 06 (9/16-18)

Cutting blade length 100 mm (3.94 in) 200 mm (7.87 in) 400 mm (15.75 in)

Carrier weight (1) 2.5-6 t (5500-13200 lb) 4-9 t (8800-19800 lb) 20-40 t (44100-88200 lb)

Pulverizers RB 2430 RB 3042Weight 1800 kg (3970 lb) 3050 kg (6720 lb)

Max. jaw opening 870 mm (34.25 in) 1155 mm (45.47 in)

Max. cutting force 1350 kN (303492 lbf) 2330 kN (523805 lbf)

Max. crushing force 770 kN (173103 lbf) 1220 kN (274267 lbf)

Max. operating pressure 320 bar (4640 psi) 320 bar (4640 psi)

Oil flow (recom.) 180 l/min (47.6 gal/min) 250 l/min (66.0 gal/min)

Cutting blade length 280 mm (11.02 in) 280 mm (11.02 in)

Carrier weight (1) 18-28 t (39700-61700 lb) 24-42 t (52900-92600 lb)

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sorting Grapples RG433 RG633 RG1233 RG2033 RG3033Weight 280 kg (620 lb) 380 kg (840 lb) 800 kg (1760 lb) 1200 kg (2650 lb) 2020 kg (4450 lb)

Lifting capacity 2000 kg (4410 lb)

2000 kg (4410 lb)

4300 kg (9480 lb)

4600 kg (10140 lb)

5600 kg (12350 lb)

Max. jaw opening 1005 mm (39.57 in)

1425 mm (56.10 in)

1830 mm (72.05 in)

2060 mm (81.10 in)

2440 mm (96.06 in)

Jaw width 400 mm (15.75 in)

550 mm (21.65 in)

800 mm (31.50 in)

1000 mm (39.37 in)

1250 mm (49.21 in)

Crushing force 20 kN (4496 lbf) 20 kN (4496 lbf) 53 kN (11915 lbf) 55 kN (12364 lbf) 70 kN (15737 lbf)

Volume, jaws closed 160 l (160 l) 330 l (330 l) 420 l (420 l) 650 l (650 l) 890 l (890 l)

Max. operating pressure 320 bar (4640 psi) 320 bar (4640 psi) 350 bar (5075 psi) 350 bar (5075 psi) 350 bar (5075 psi)

Oil flow (recom.) 50 l/min (13.2 gal/min)

50 l/min (13.2 gal/min)




Carrier weight (1) 3-6 t (6600-13200 lb)

5-11 t (11000-24300 lb)

10-17 t (22000-37500 lb)

16-23 t (35300-50700 lb)

23-40 t (50700-88200 lb)

Multiprocessors RD807 RD1515 RD2019 RD2525 RD3032Weight 600 kg (1320 lb) 1600 kg (3530 lb) 2210 kg (4870 lb) 2760 kg (6080 lb) 3300 kg (7280 lb)

Max. jaw opening 494 mm (19.45 in)

566 mm (22.28 in)

702 mm (27.64 in)

829 mm (32.64 in)

912 mm (35.91 in)

Max. cutting force 840 kN (188840 lbf)

2060 kN (463106 lbf)

2800 kN (629465 lbf)

3300 kN (741870 lbf)

3420 kN (768847 lbf)

Crushing force, front 290 kN (65195 lbf)

640 kN (143878 lbf)

880 kN (197832 lbf)

1050 kN (236049 lbf)

980 kN (220313 lbf)

Crushing force, rear 440 kN (98916 lbf)

900 kN (202328 lbf)

1350 kN (303492 lbf)

1420 kN (319229 lbf)

1500 kN (337213 lbf)

Max. operating pressure 250-320 bar (3625-4640 psi)

320 bar (4640 psi)

320 bar (4640 psi)

350 bar (5075 psi)

320 bar (4640 psi)

Oil flow (recom.) 100-150 l/min (26.4-39.6 gal/min)





Cutting blade length 130 mm (5.12 in) 130 mm (5.12 in) 130 mm (5.12 in) 180 mm (7.09 in) 220 mm (8.66 in)

Carrier weight (1) 6-10 t (13200-22000 lb)

10-18 t (22000-39700 lb)

16-25 t (35300-55100 lb)

22-35 t (48500-77200 lb)

28-35 t (61700-77200 lb)

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