Metso Outotec has responded to the growing demand for sustainable solutions. The company is conducting a program to develop a new, complete range of electrically driven track-mounted crushers and screens.

The new Lokotrack range will be built on a unique platform that the company has been developing since 2020 with a total R&D investment of EUR20-million. The development work will take place primarily at Metso Outotec’s technology centre in Tampere, Finland.

The platform concept has now been developed, and the company is currently entering the design phase of the first new products. The new Lokotrack range will be transformational for the whole aggregates industry of mobile crushing and screening. This will also significantly contribute to the company’s Planet Positive strategy and its commitment to reaching the 1.5 C climate target.

“The next generation Lokotrack range will address the needs of our crushing and screening customers by providing new easy-to-use diesel-electric equipment,” comments Renaud Lapointe, Senior Vice President at the company’s Aggregates business area. “The possibility to run track-mounted machines from an integrated genset or to connect to an external power source lowers operational costs and allows access to renewable energy for our customers,” he continues.

The new unique platform will enable a faster and more agile way to develop products and reduce the number of components. “Using one common architecture throughout the range allows scalable solutions that can be seamlessly combined and adapted for different applications and capacities. Harmonised design together with advanced digital solutions enable our global service network to support the customers throughout the entire equipment lifecycle,” says Jarmo Vuorenpää, Director, New Lokotrack Offering, Aggregates business area at the company.

Lokotrack-LT120E-LT200HPX-ST410E. Image credit: Metso Outotec

Lokotrack-LT120E-LT200HPX-ST410E. Image credit: Metso Outotec