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BSP Unveils New Range Of Lightweight Piling Hammers

BSP Unveils New Range Of Lightweight Piling Hammers

To increase and strengthen its product offering BSP International Foundations (BSP), one of the world’s foremost developers and manufacturers of hydraulic piling hammers, has announced the launch of a new range of powerful yet lightweight hammers which provide greater stability to piling rigs, especially in applications where a greater reach is required.

Designated the LX range and comprising three models, the new hammers also provide an economical solution for the installation of all types of piles. The three hammers, LX30, LX40 and LX50, are capable of driving steel, concrete or timber piles in a variety of soil conditions.

Major features include total control of hammer stroke and blow rate; precise matching of energy to suit the pile driving requirements while a highly efficient hydraulic system gives low energy loss and a low running cost.

Other important features include optimum power to weight ratio and due to the cage and dropweight design the hammers have a short overall length. Design of the cylinder, dropweight connection and shock absorber provide easy access for maintenance. The hammers can be fitted with a single acting hydraulic system to give an equivalent stroke of 800mm or alternatively a double acting cylinder can be fitted to give an equivalent stroke of 1.2m.

In addition, a range of standard drive caps and pile helmets are available for the LX range which can be operated from BSP power packs or from hydraulic piling rigs or cranes.

The new models join the impressive BSP line-up of proven hammers comprising the backhoe mounted BH120, the road-rail excavator mounted DX, the SL, the CX, the CG and the heavy-duty CGL ranges.These offer contractors a choice of hammers with dropweights ranging from 100kg up to 40t. All BSP hammers, which can be crane suspended or leader mounted, have made significant production contributions on civil engineering projects on both land and offshore in many countries around the world.

For more than a century BSP has been at the forefront in the innovation and manufacture of piling hammers and related equipment. During its 108-year history the company with its manufacturing facilities in Ipswich, England has pioneered the development of steam, air and diesel powered hammers culminating in the introduction of its first hydraulic powered hammer in the early 1970s.

Company info

Claydon Business Pk, Gipping Road
Suffolk,
GB, IP6 0NL

Website:
bsp-if.com

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