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Kalypso is the new dump for light manual collection vehicles or container of Gillard

Collection of household waste in narrow streets and small towns

Drafting Interempresas03/02/2010

February 3, 2010

French society Gillard, specializing in the manufacture, marketing and maintenance of equipment for the treatment of waste has just launched its new Kalypso design: a dump for light manual collection vehicles or container for narrow streets. Patented and adapted for narrow chassis, Kalypso has a load of 5 m³capacity.

Result of two years of research, the collection Kalypso dump presents an excellent ratio weight / strength on two main grounds:

Only used 3 hydraulic cylinders, instead of 6-9 as the traditional dump trucks, representing a considerable reliability, and the consequent reduction of weight.
The pieces have been carried out in steel rather than aluminium. Given that this material is more resistant, the cranks and shovel, which are subject to continuous wear, enjoy greater strength, and therefore its useful life is longer.

The pieces have been carried out in steel rather than aluminium.

The Kalypso elevacontenedores have been designed as the of traditional garbage collection trucks. You can get one or two containers, from 60 up to 1,100 litres, manual or automatic cycle, respecting also the 1501-5 standard. The fact of having chosen a material in accordance with the regulations demonstrates the will of the company Gillard to ensure the safety of the user. In addition, two radars detect any intrusion in the area of operation, from the moment that the bottom of the container reaches the height of one meter. Then, the automatic cycle is interrupted, and only allow manual cycles. In addition, strengthened security through lateral oil sumps which prevent that the operator getting caught. In addition, the blade, contracted during the transport phase, closed loading hopper to prevent it from falling debris or dust during transport. Also have referred to the risks of balancing, and to avoid them, two automatic mechanical cylinders stabilize the dump during emptying. When the dump is positioned at its maximum angle, the cylinders amount naturally, allowing the vehicle to move forward slowly to facilitate emptying in the soil.

The Kalypso elevacontenedores have been designed as the of traditional garbage collection trucks.

In addition to security, ergonomics is also optimised: a threshold of burden of approximately 1.5 meters guarantees the operator the simple collection in manual phase. The opening of the blade of compaction for manual loading of bags is directed through a button, which automatically disables the cells for detection of presence of containers, and puts into operation the elevacontenedores. When the hopper is full in manual loading, you can easily launch a cycle of compaction using a simple command.

Only used 3 hydraulic cylinders, instead of 6-9 as the traditional dump trucks, representing a considerable reliability, and the consequent reduction of weight.

Both for its design as the security offered to the users, the Kalypso dump is the machine suitable for the collection of household waste in narrow streets and small towns.

Gillard is currently searching for local representatives who wish to give to know the many advantages of Kalypso.