Design of LWL Bucket
Project Scope
- Design a 10 cubic meter rock bucket
- Ensure compatibility with existing machines and preserve original moldboard floor angle and linkage
Business Challenges
- Bucket design must maintain existing floor angle geometry
- Linkage system cannot be modified due to compatibility with customer’s existing fleet
ARi’s Solutions
- Designed paddle plate, top gussets, and floor liner to align with the moldboard
- Developed new side and bottom wear plates based on updated paddle and side plate geometry
- Updated CAD models and released manufacturing drawings via PLM system
ARi’s Value Proposition
- Delivered application-specific bucket design without requiring machine modifications
- Enabled reuse of existing machines with versatile work tools
- Brought expertise in designing buckets ranging from 10 m³ to 30 m³ for rock, coal, iron ore, woodchips, and general material handling
Download
Case Study
Case Studies
Related
https://www.arigs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Design-of-LWL-Bucket.pdf