Productive breaking

Atlas Copco says that its medium-size MB1500 hydraulic breaker is both versatile and productive. Robust and sturdy in design, this hammer can be used for demolition, trenching or quarrying work. Straightforward and reliable, the MB1500 is said to have low maintenance needs and is not fitted with a high-pressure accumulator, reducing the number of moving components it features. However the unit is equipped with Atlas Copco's StartSelect and AutoControl packages, which allow start-up and shutdown to match th
February 22, 2012 Read time: 1 min
161 Atlas Copco says that its medium-size MB1500 hydraulic breaker is both versatile and productive. Robust and sturdy in design, this hammer can be used for demolition, trenching or quarrying work.
Straightforward and reliable, the MB1500 is said to have low maintenance needs and is not fitted with a high-pressure accumulator, reducing the number of moving components it features. However the unit is equipped with Atlas Copco's StartSelect and AutoControl packages, which allow start-up and shutdown to match the application and deliver maximum percussion power despite the operating conditions respectively. The 1.5tonne MB1500 is aimed at use with carriers in the 17-29tonne class and slots into the Atlas Copco range between the 1.2tonne MB1200 and 1.7tonne MB1700.
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