Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) has launched the EC550E crawler excavator in India, which comes with a tier 3 engine. This the company says makes the machine a perfect fit for the Indian market, enabling customers to benefit from its industry-leading performance, productivity and efficiency.
The company says the EC550E is suited for mass excavation and heavy-duty digging – boosting productivity by up to 35 per cent. It is available with a range of optimum-sized buckets and is a good partner to the wide-body 38-40t hauling equipment, reducing the number of required passes – dramatically improving cycle times.
Volvo Construction Equipment states that the EC550E delivers digging forces and lifting capacity more commonly found in a 60-tonne excavator, along with superior swing torque and speed. It is ideally suited for handling heavy loads in the toughest applications, featuring a durable undercarriage with a long lower frame, a strong upper frame, and reinforced digging equipment with large pin size. The optional wider retractable lower frame provides further stability and higher ground clearance.
According to the company customers will get better take fuel efficiency thanks to the next generation electro-hydraulic system with Independent Metering Valve Technology (IMVT) and engine/pump optimisation, which lowers engine rpm while optimising power. The main control valve uses IMVT, an innovation from Volvo and the most advanced hydraulic system in the industry. It provides significantly more precise control compared to a conventional system and contributes towards up to a 22 per cent improvement in fuel efficiency.
Dimitrov Krishnan, Head of Region India at Volvo CE said, “Delivering the type of durability and performance more commonly expected from a 60-tonne excavator, the EC550E truly punches above its weight. Customers can get ready for up to 35% more productivity and 22% more fuel efficiency, combined with superb operator comfort and outstanding levels of uptime.”
The Swedish major says that with a host of uptime-boosting machine features combined with the support of its dealer network, the EC550E will deliver maximum machine availability. CareTrack, the Volvo telematics system, also helps customers to maximise machine uptime and reduce repair costs. Customers will be able to choose to keep track of their machines themselves, or let Volvo take care of it with ActiveCare. The Volvo Uptime Centre provides 24/7 machine monitoring, supplying weekly reports and notifying customers should preventive maintenance action be required.
