Why VOSTA LMG Cutting Systems?

Underwater Cutting Wheel Systems

➤ Decades of expertise, great know-how This two-part cutting wheel system is an effective alternative to the cutter head.

➤ Advanced technology including CAD/3-D simulation

➤ Two cutter wheels work with identical efficiency in both directions
➤ Innovative engineering
➤ Top to bottom rotation feeds soil directly into the suction mouth between the
➤ Individual design and application to client’s demand cutting wheels for high take-up efficiency
➤ Complete free cutting design ➤ Two sectioned suction mouth make closure of the inactive wheel possible
(minimum wear and low energy loss) giving high mixture concentration

➤ Full range of patented cutting systems for every soil ➤ Large number of cutting blades ensures a low chip thickness by cutting action
and separation of oversize particles
and cutting power
➤ The suction mouth is fitted with deflectors, and is thus self-cleaning, with no
➤ Optimum hydraulic design (low spillage) clogging by adhesive soils
➤ Customer support and frequent site visits
➤ Superior quality of wear materials
➤ Longer life-time of adapter and tooth a] dredging ground
b] suction chamber
➤ Lowest cost per m 3 excavated
c] suction flow
d] suction chamber I
About VOSTA LMG e] suction chamber II

Armed to the teeth

VOSTA LMG is a leading engineering and contracting f] cutting area
company serving the worldwide dredging industry. Apart a c g] scraper
from custom-built and standard dredges, the company also d e h] suction mouth

for cost-effective dredging

markets dredge component packages and engineering and
k i h g f i] suction pipe
contracting services. VOSTA LMG has 100 employees in b
five offices - The Netherlands, Germany, USA and China. k] change-overflap

VOSTA LMG’s Cutting Systems

VOSTA LMG:
Cutter information sheet
To prepare quotations for cutters, we require the following data: Complete equipment solutions for cost-effective dredging
Design of Design of Suction and Cutting Automation Coupling
TSHDs CSDs & WSDs Discharge Systems Systems Systems Systems

Cutter power kW

Cutter speed rpm

Swing velocity measured m/min VOSTA LMG BV VOSTA LMG Beijing VOSTA Inc.
at the cutterhead
Klaprozenweg 75 1908A Jingtai Tower, 24 Jianguomenwai Street, 998 Gold Ridge Rd.
Rotation direction viewed - 1033 NN Amsterdam, The Netherlands Beijing 1000222, P.R.China Sebastopol, Ca. 95472, USA
from deck Phone: +31 20 493 6666 • Fax: +31 20 493 6670 Phone: +86 10 6515 6640 • Fax: +86 10 6515 6641 Tel: +1 707 823 8503 • Fax: +1 707 823 2467
E-mail: info@vostalmg.com • www.vostalmg.com E-mail: info@vostalmg.com • www.vostalmg.com E-mail: info@vostalmg.com • www.vostalmg.com
Inner ring diameter (A) mm

Setup height (B) mm

VOSTA LMG GmbH VOSTA LMG Shanghai
Hub length (C) mm Einsiedelstrasse 6-2nd floor 999 Pubei Road, Building 3, room 14-C,
D-23554 Lübeck, Germany Shanghai 200233, P.R.China
Screw thread details (D) -
Phone: +49 451 8085 100 • Fax: +49 451 8085 121 Phone: +86 21 5420 0585 • Fax: +86 21 5420 0586
Type of soil - E-mail: info@vostalmg.com • www.vostalmg.com E-mail: info@vostalmg.com • www.vostalmg.com
 ➤ Cutterladder with cutterhead on CSD600.

Complete range of high-tech tooth designs, adapters and locking systems

State of the art cutter head ➤ CSD350 with TSC04 cutting systems, to work in sand
and soft clay.

technology for better cutting results

VOSTA LMG: Full range for any type of soil and any type of dredge
your partner for dredge design & key components Full Range
VOSTA LMG is an international leader in the design and production of complete dredge systems and VOSTA LMG offers a complete range of cutting systems covering all types of soil from sand and clay ➤ WSD350 working with Underwater Cutting Wheel.
dredge components. Supported by a wealth of experience (dating from 1873), it is the company’s up to strong rock. The cutting systems are available for cutter powers from 15 kW up to 6000 kW.
priority to supply the dredging industry with the most effective equipment solutions for the best
Sand and clay cutterheads
dredging results at the lowest costs. The company believes it is not possible to be a good system
Suitable for all soils ranging from sticky clay up to cemented sand and also soil with roots. The cutter-
designer without good components, nor is it possible to develop good components without in-depth
heads have an open design, large contours, no convergences and are equipped with wing adapters.
system know-how and practical field experience. So VOSTA LMG’s component line includes a range
of key products designed in-house and they are among the world’s best in terms of quality and Multi purpose cutterheads
technology. It includes suction, discharge and automation systems, coupling and cutting systems. All These models are suitable for soils ranging from sand, clay and gravel up to moderately weak rock.
➤ Several options to
tools leading to better dredging results, and all in the one VOSTA LMG hand. Unique in the world of Their semi-open design, normal contour, heavy duty blades and wing- or weldon adapters make
protect backring
dredging. these cutterheads fit for the job.
➤ More m 3 per pickpoint
Leading in cutting systems Rock cutterheads
Suitable for all kinds of hard soils up to strong rock (50 Mpa). Opening between the blades matches
The cutting systems developed and produced by VOSTA LMG are versatile, extensive and advanced. ➤ Optimum flow of
the sphere passage of the dredge pumps. The contour depends on the dredging depths and winch-
There is a full range of special designs for everything from sand and clay to gravel and rock, and for material ➤ CSD Batang Anai with 1800 kW cutterpower.
and spud cylinder forces. These cutterheads are designed for strength and are equipped with tube or
any dredge of any size. Complete free cutting means there is no direct wear on adapters and blades
weld-on adapters. The positioning of the teeth gives even fragmentation of the soil and reduces
and a minimum in energy loss. Result-oriented cutting systems are almost always custom-built to
vibrations.
the specific needs of the customer. A wide range of cutter heads is complemented by a range of ➤ Quick locking system
efficient Underwater Cutting Wheels (UCWs). This is all supported by a committed research & A* A

development department, end-user feed back, innovative engineers and CAD and 3-D computer L
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Cutting angle Conventional
CUTTING ANGLE
WEAR LENGTH
CONVENTIONAL
WEAR LENGTH
KRUPP VOSTA

Cutting angle

techniques for better dredging results. They make VOSTA LMG market leader in innovative, cost-
Rake angle RAKE ANGLE

effective cutting systems.

Rake angle

CONVENTIONAL VOSTA D VOSTA SC

CONVENTIONAL VOSTA D

Tooth Systems
Designs are optimised by such techniques as Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis. Made of the
hardest steel and with a distinctive shape the result offers minimum wear and breakage, long life-times ➤ WSD built in China, especially designed to work in very
and exceptional productivity. The adapter is provided with a tooth locking system, which ensures a sticky clay.
➤ Long life adapter ➤ Optimum hydraulic design
constant tight fit due to pre-tension by a compressed rubber element, even when adapters are slightly
worn.

➤ CSD "Integrity" with SC15 cutting system to cut sand,

clay and soft rock.