Dry Cargo Magazine: Clamshell Bucket

Clamshell Bucket Product Feature

Bateman Manufacturing was established in 1989 Barrie, Ontario. Since then, Bateman has become an industry leader providing material handling attachments both domestically & internationally.

“Coal is the second largest, in terms of trade volume, dry bulk commodity, behind iron ore, transported by sea accounting for about the 25% of the world dry bulk trade”- Open Sea Blog. Coal is one of the most important resources as it supplies approximately thirty six percent of global electricity worldwide, it’s of the utmost importance to secure coal without delay to prevent costly problems. That is where Bateman Manufacturing comes in, our Large Clamshell Bucket is able to effectively and efficiently load coal by cargo ports. Bateman Clamshell Buckets provide the best solution for re-handling, digging, and loading. Our hydraulic Clamshell Buckets come in light, medium, and heavy-duty models with either open or closed back designs. All our Clamshell Buckets come equipped with severe-duty rotator with continuous 360° rotation and internal hydraulic relief. All these enhancements allow for an increase in productivity and efficiency when used for Port applications such as loading coal.

The strategies we use stay competitive are; offering a client-oriented experience, increasing our brand awareness, and by continuing to innovate our products. Bateman aims to fundamentally transform the material handling industry into a customer-driven experience, fueled through the needs and challenges of the global market. Increasing Bateman’s brand awareness by staying relevant in the physical and digital world is an essential part of our business model. By attending the biggest tradeshow events and continuing to appeal to our audience with content of our products on social media, Bateman hopes to attract customers all over the world. We believe it’s imperative to be known and seen worldwide as a trusted brand and manufacturer of high-quality products. Finally, Bateman strives to innovate. With the help of our expert engineer team, we continue to optimize our product line to stay up to date on new technologies being developed. Our goal is to keep up with trends in the industry and stay at the peak of innovation to provide the best products to our clients and customers.

At Bateman, we work towards developing technologies to simplify material handling for our clients. Our Large Hydraulic Clamshell Bucket is Self-Contained, Remote-Operated, and Diesel Driven. By continuing to enhance our products we hope to not only simplify our clients’ jobs but save them time and money by increasing machine productivity. Bateman supplies material handling attachments to large stevedore port companies all over the world. Our latest project is manufacturing a Large 25-Yard Clamshell for Ship Loading.  

While Bateman offers material handling for Port applications, we manufacture a range of other attachments that are vital to many industry sectors. Whether it’s a Contractor Grapples for Demolition; Orange Peel Grapples for Recycling, Log Grapples for Forestry, and Rail Grapples for Railway, we cover what is needed in all sectors. We do this because we want to provide our 30+ years of experience manufacturing top quality products to our customers in whichever industry they specialize in. 

Published By: https://www.drycargomag.com

Written By: Xavier Chusan