PROJECT : C-Complex™ Trial – F3 Freeway Road Profiling
SUBSTRATE : High MPA Concrete
PLACE : F3 Freeway NSW Australia
STAKEHOLDERS :
- Downer EDI Works – Diamond Profiling
- Diamond Products – Supplier of the PC6000
- Tyrolit – Diamond Blade Supplier
DATE : August 2009
MACHINE : Diamond Products PC6000
BLADES : Tyrolit 18” Diamond blades x 200
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
Feed Rate :
WITHOUT: 27 TO 30ft / minute
WITH C-COMPLEX™: 40 to 45ft / minute
Additional Advantages
- Extended Blade Life
- Reduced Fuel Consumption
- Less vibration
- Significantly less wear on the machine
Trial – Adding C-Complex™ Diamond tool Performance Additive as a cutting aid for road profiling
In a collaboration with Downer EDI Works, Chemforce performed a road profiling trial using the C-Complex™ additive with a Diamond Products PC6000 PC Road profiling grinder.
Through Chemforce’s extensive research into the wear of sintered diamond tooling we have been able to set the following realistic and achievable objectives:
Overall objective – significant increase in productivity of the machine per shift
- Increased cutting speed ft / min or m / min
- Maintaining the cutting ability of the machine through the various stages of wear on the cutting head.
- Extended life of the cutting head
- More consistent and uniform cutting.
- Reduced load on the machine, less wear and tear
- Reduced fuel consumption
