At ONTRAC Group, we are proud to be an exclusive manufacturer of XMOR® buckets—an innovation that is redefining productivity in the extractive industry. Designed to move more material in fewer passes, XMOR buckets feature a unique curved design and patented keel, reducing total suspended load while increasing payload capacity.
In a recent interview, Brian Coulson, lead engineer of the XMOR buckets explained that the goal was to allow operations to “skip a weight class,” achieving the same production with a smaller excavator. Manufactured using Hardox® Wear Steel and Strenx® Performance Steel, XMOR buckets are lighter, more durable, and designed for long-term efficiency.
With replaceable heel segments and an optimized design that enhances digging performance, XMOR buckets help sites lower fuel consumption, reduce equipment wear, and maximize profitability.
“One of the most difficult shapes we struggled with was taking all the wear parts off the bottom of the bucket.”
“And that’s how we innovated the inverted keel design, which takes the bottom of the bucket away from the materials that you are digging, and adds strength back into the bucket.”
“We wanted it to be possible for operations to skip a weight class when it came to their buckets. As in, moving the same amount of product each pass as you would with a 90-tonne machine, but using an 80-tonne machine instead.”
Read the full interview on Quarry Magazine → Curved Engineering Excellence
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* Manufactured under license from SSAB. XMOR® is a trademark of the SSAB group of companies.