Cutterhead fabrication and production
In the past 25 years Niron Staal has gained the knowledge and know-how in the fabrication and assembling of various types of cutterheads. A cutterhead is a Cutter Suction Dredger’s (CSD) main and most important asset. The cutterhead largely defines the performance of the dredger as it is responsible for the excavation of the soil/rock and the creation of slurry. In close partnership with our clients, designers and end-users Niron Staal has produced more than 750 one-offs and small series of cutter heads.
Facilities
Our main construction hall is outfitted with in total four manipulators of which two have capacity of up to 30T and two with capacity up to 60T, the largest manipulators worldwide used for the production of cutterheads. The benefit of these manipulators is that the cutterhead can be assembled and welded from any type of angle and that all specialized welding of for example the adapters or blades can be done with the highest accuracy and quality. The welding process and assembly of cutterheads has been perfected over the years and has become a specialism of Niron Staal.
Our cutter types
Smooth Edge Cutterheads
These cutterheads have wear resistant edges welded to the arms. They are especially suitable for maintenance work.
Straight Edge Cutterheads
These cutterheads come with six to nine blades. They are suitable for bulk production in soft material and in soil with roots. The special teeth form a smooth self-sharpening edge.
Sand/Clay Cutterheads
The Sand/Clay/MP Cutterheads are equipped with wing adapters with CAP type tooth system. They come with five or six blades and are equipped with T-series wing adapters that give optimum scoping effect, blade protection and allow changing of tooth spacing.
Milling Cutterheads
The T-REX Milling Cutterheads are custom designed rock cutterheads with six to ten blades, and unique tooth lacing patterns that allow your Cutter Suction Dredger to work in much harder rock.
Rock Cutterheads
The T-REX rock cutterheads come with five or six blades and are equipped with heavy duty T-series tube adapters which give perfect protection to the blades and also allow changing of tooth spacing if required.
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