SustainabilityReport 2023 high - Flipbook - Page 4
1.1. Earthmoving e昀케ciency for a better world
An excavator equipped with a tiltrotator from
Terratech’s product portfolio, including Steelwrist,
SVAB and Sjørring manufactured products, is between
20 to 40 percent more e昀케cient than a traditional
excavator. On a global scale we still only see a small
fraction of all excavators equipped with tiltrotators,
fully automatic quick couplers, advanced control
systems and high performance and optimized work
tools that truly boost the e昀케ciency of excavators.
It is therefore clear that Terratech’s, by far, biggest
contribution to a better environment is to equip
the world of excavators with more of our e昀케cient
products.
The main bene昀椀t is derived from the fact that the work
task of an excavator is done faster, which means a
decrease it the total fuel consumption. The excavator
also becomes more versatile, which reduces the
total number of machines needed on a job site, with
the added bene昀椀t of need for less transportation of
di昀昀erent machines. Additionally, there is less need
to move the excavator which also reduces the wear
and tear of the excavator itself, thus having an even
further positive environmental impact, as tracks and
other consumables last longer.
Other than the positive environmental impact, our
products also allow the excavator to perform many
of the potentially dangerous tasks with less need for
ground personnel working close to the excavator.
This, together with our high focus on safer technical
solutions, like our patented Front Pin Lock or
LockSense, allows the excavator operator and ground
personnel to be safe during the excavator work-toolcoupling-procedure and improves the safety on the
entire job site. From an ergonomic point of view,
the main Human Machine Interface between the
excavator operator and the excavator itself is through
the excavator joystick. With our SVAB joystick, that we
deliver to many of the large excavator manufacturers,
we are the leading supplier of ergonomic and
multifunctional joysticks for excavators.
Terratech’s continued vision is to be the leader in
developing, selling, and manufacturing work tools that
increase excavator e昀케ciency and safety. Excellent for
the environment, the job-site safety and well in line
with Terratech stakeholders’ assessment of what is
considered to be important for the future.
The design and manufacturing of equipment for
construction machinery is also fundamental to our
impact on the environment. Terratech’s focus on
product development, in close collaboration with
our customers, revolves around providing optimized
attachments and other types of equipment. These
optimized solutions are designed for manufacturing
and supply chain e昀케ciency as well as maximizing
productivity, minimizing operational costs, and
prolonging the life of construction machinery.
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