Liebherr L 556 - Manual (Page 11)

Quarrying // 11
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Creaton AG
Clay roof tile manufacturing
9 locations, 15 plants, approx. 1000 employees
1884
Head office at Wertingen, Germany
CEO: Stephan Führling
www.creaton.de
L 538, L 542, L 566, L 580 IIIB, R 954 C,
PR 744 LGP
We cannot extract water from the raw material before molding.
That means that the moisture content must not be higher than
20 %, even in the pit. One Liebherr R 954 C crawler excavator is
in operation at the spoil. We have Liebherr wheel loaders, one
L 586 and one L 538, working on quarrying at the face. We also
have an L 580 on order. The main reason was that we could get
a certificate of exemption for single journeys for the L 580. That
makes it easier to change sites at short notice due to weather.”
To maintain reserves when operations are stopped, piles up to
623 ft 4 in long and 164 ft wide are laid out directly adjacent to
the pits, and these are protected with a fleece. The wheel loaders
at the face load the dumpers, which carry the material to the piles.
Operations at the face are a great stress on the wheel loaders.
The material is highly compressed and very heavy, causing the
equipment to operate at full throttle about 80 % of the time. The
hydrostatic drive is highly beneficial here. “We have performed
direct comparison tests with other machines and have found truly
enormous differences,” Roland Kanefzky says. “For example, the
Liebherr machines are much more economical in terms of diesel
consumption. The Liebherr drive is also easier to meter. After all,
we have often experienced overheating problems with converter-
powered wheel loaders.”
Ferdinand Kanefzky adds, “We have been working with Liebherr
since 1988. Economy, quality and service are what count for us.
Diesel consumption is, of course, important, especially for the
wheel loaders. Apart from that, we need high-performance
machines that can withstand a lot. To date we have very good
experience with Liebherr as a company. If ever we have had a
problem with a machine, a service representative was always
there very fast. The spare parts supply has always worked totally
smoothly as well. Nagel is a competent service center dealer
close by with very good people who really know what they’re
doing with the machines.”
“We attach great importance to working in harmony with nature,”
Ferdinand Kanefzky says, explaining the company’s slogan:
“Natural clay sets the tone.” “Protection of the environment is
important for us. Creaton is one of the first roof tile manufacturers
to be awarded the Bavarian Environmental Medal. We were one
of the first to change over from disposable pallets to Europool
pallets, and we stopped using plastic foil for our packaging a long
“We have been working with Liebherr
since 1988. Economy, quality and service
are what count for us.”
Ferdinand Kanefzky, plant manager at the Wertingen and Roggden locations
The highly compressed material means driving at full throttle 80 %
of the time, which the hydrostatic travel drive handles well.
time ago. We elaborately recultivate mined areas, for example,
for agricultural use, or we create a biotope. We have even planted
an orchard with 150 fruit trees.”
Feature: Creaton AG