A Brief History Of Cone Crusher

A cone crusher is a type of crushing equipment able to crush all types of medium-hard mineral rocks and stones. The cone crusher offers many advantages over the other crushing machines, such as low energy consumption, reliable and efficient operation and a high crushing ratio. Despite being used in many industries, it is most commonly used in the construction and the mining industry. With the rapid development of the construction and mining machines, the cone crusher is being modified constantly in order to become the perfect crushing tool. However, it has not always been a common crushing tool. Continue through this article and learn something about the history of the cone crusher.

The first cone was developed in USA in 1878 and put in use in the next year. However, many believe that the original design of the cone crusher known today is a copy of the former Soviet union spring type cone crusher. Despite those rumors, Milwaukee Symons brothers are believed to be the designers and inventors of the spring cone crusher, so it is known as Symons cone crusher. By the end of the 19th century, USA began to use the cone crusher increasingly. After many years of constant development and research, the under pressure problem of the spring cone crusher was solved and today the cone crusher is one of the most efficient crushing machines.

The first hydraulic cone crusher was developed in 1948 by an American company. This cone crusher is able to expel some uncrushable materials that have somehow entered the crushing chamber and its discharging gap is adjustable. Until 1970s, an automatic controller was developed and featured in the hydraulic cone crusher. This was only the beginning. Through the following years, the cone crushers was significantly improved in all terms; efficiency, features, technologies, energy consumption, maintenance costs, etc.

Today, there are many different types of cone crushers, of which every type is most suitable for a specific range of applications and materials. The importance of this type of crushing machine has significantly increased, because of its effectiveness and surprisingly low operating costs. The cone crusher is able to crush hard, medium-hard and many different types of materials, while providing a reliable and efficient crushing operation. When compared with the jaw crusher, the cone crusher has a more stable structure, higher efficiency, economical operation and is adjustable, unlike the jaw crusher. Flexible and efficient, the cone crusher is widely utilized in many various industries.