THE first Develon DX230WMH-7 material handler to be sold in Europe is proving its worth at Pizzorno Environnement’s sorting and recovery centre in Le Muy in Var in France.
The machine operates 13 hours a day, six days a week, at the site which receives nearly 120,000 tonne of recyclable waste from household and industrial collections every year.
“This material handler is used for sorting and reloading waste into our customers’ semi-trailers,” said Jean-Charles Devalle, director of the general affairs division of Groupe Pizzorno Environnement. “We previously had a 20-tonne machine that was at the end of its life cycle. We chose a larger 24.5-tonne machine to improve our productivity. And our choice fell on the DX230WMH-7, which met our specifications.”
The material handler has a six-metre straight boom and 4.20m straight arm, equipped with a sorting grab for handling various materials. This is the first DX230WMH-7 sold by 510 Location, a specialist in the rental and sale of Develon equipment in the Var region.
The model boasts a standard elevating cab that can be raised by 2.5m to reach a floor height of 3.75m in the raised position. Operators can adjust the height of the cab without leaving their seat, thanks to a lever at the rear. Inside, they can access the video feed from the side and rear cameras on a screen. They can also monitor machine information.
The Develon Fleet Management TMS 3.0 Cellular telematics system on the DX230WMH-7 provides owners, dealers and the manufacturer with geolocation information as well as operational data, transmitted via computer or smartphone.
