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Head nut does the job

HYDRAULIC clamping technology can slash labour time and costs of changing lithium crusher mantles and enhance safety by eliminating unsafe practices, such as hydraulic jacking hammering or flogging spanners to cut the crusher’s burn ring, tool developer Technofast claims.

 Technofast’s EziTite hydraulic head nut being installed on a lithium mine crusher mantle to improve safety, speed and simplicity.

Technofast’s EziTite hydraulic head nut being installed on a lithium mine crusher mantle to improve safety, speed and simplicity.

The Queensland-based company recently received an Australian Manufacturing Growth Centre grant worth about $260,000 to commercialise its EziTite hydraulic head nut, which replaces original retaining nuts...

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