Kador has played a major role in the manufacture of two new salt harvesters for use at Shark Bay and Onslow in Western Australia.
Kador's experience in the manufacture of complex fabrications and ability to "fast-track" work while the design was being developed prompted Brisbane-based Loadquip to select Kador as a partner for this project.
The harvesters sit on crawler tracks, with a cutter head harvesting the dried salt and feeding it into two inclined conveyors, a cross conveyor and then into a truck.
Kador's scope of work included the fabrication and surface treatment of the main frame, the salt harvesting cutter and the conveyor support structure.
The harsh operating environment for the harvesters on the salt pans in northern WA required extensive use of 3CR12 steel and an onerous surface treatment specification.
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