The Challenge High Above Sea Level
For Transmaq, a crushing contractor operating in Peru, the job was clear — but anything but easy.
The task was to process river rock with feed sizes of up to 400 mm, maintain a throughput of around 200 t/h, and keep the operation stable. What made this application exceptional was the environment: the jobsite was located at nearly 4,000 meters above sea level.
At this altitude, thin air affects combustion, cooling, and overall machine performance. Margins become tighter, and mistakes more costly. For Transmaq, success depended not only on power, but on control.
When Complexity Becomes the Real Problem
In many natural rock applications, river material of this size would typically point toward a traditional jaw‑and‑cone crushing setup. While technically sound, multi‑machine crushing trains introduce complexity that becomes harder to manage under extreme conditions.
More machines mean:
- higher fuel consumption
- greater manpower requirements
- additional transfer points
- increased downtime risk
- higher investment costs
At high altitude, these factors escalate quickly. Transmaq needed a solution that reduced variables instead of adding them.
A Smarter Setup with RM 100GO!
Instead of defaulting to the conventional approach, Transmaq and RUBBLE MASTER re‑evaluated the application. With modern impact crusher technology and the right configuration, it became possible to replace the jaw‑and‑cone setup with a single RM 100GO! mobile impact crusher.
The objective was straightforward: achieve the required throughput while simplifying the entire crushing process.
High Reduction. Low Complexity. Stable Output.
By using an impactor with a high reduction ratio, Transmaq simplified the crushing process while maintaining stable production at high altitude. The diesel‑electric drive concept supported consistent performance under demanding conditions, allowing daily output to remain controlled and predictable.
High reduction ratio
no secondary crushing required
Fewer machines
and fewer operators
Controlled daily output
even at high altitude
What This Job at High Altitude Showed Us
This application highlights the value of keeping crushing setups simple at high altitude. Using a single mobile impact crusher instead of a jaw‑and‑cone combination delivered stable river rock processing and handled large feed sizes without a secondary stage.
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