Amid the in-depth advancement of China’s “double carbon” strategy and the urgent demand for green and low-carbon transformation in the steel industry, XCMG’s electric excavators have emerged as a powerful driving force for steel mills to achieve cost reduction, efficiency improvement and environmental protection. With an astonishing cost reduction effect of nearly 90% in practical application, they have won the title of “best partner” in the transformation and upgrading of many large steel enterprises.
The steel industry is a key field of energy consumption and carbon emission. In recent years, under the dual pressure of policy supervision and market competition, steel mills have been actively exploring green transformation paths. However, the high energy consumption and high operation cost of traditional fuel engineering machinery have long been a “pain point” restricting the transformation process. XCMG, adhering to the concept of “technology leading green development”, has focused on the R&D and innovation of electric construction machinery, and its electric excavators have successfully broken through this bottleneck.
Taking a large iron and steel complex in Hebei as an example, before introducing XCMG electric excavators, the enterprise used traditional diesel excavators for raw material handling, slag cleaning and other on-site operations. The daily fuel cost per unit reached more than 3,000 yuan, and the annual maintenance cost was also as high as nearly 50,000 yuan due to the complex structure of the engine system. After switching to XCMG XE380E electric excavators, the daily electricity cost of each equipment is only about 350 yuan, and the number of wearing parts is reduced by more than 60% due to the simplified power system, and the annual maintenance cost is controlled within 8,000 yuan. Calculated on the basis of 300 working days a year, the annual cost of a single machine is reduced by nearly 90%, creating significant economic benefits for the enterprise.
The outstanding performance of XCMG electric excavators stems from its in-depth research on the application scenarios of the steel industry. These products are equipped with XCMG’s independently developed high-efficiency permanent magnet synchronous motor and large-capacity lithium iron phosphate battery pack, which not only have strong power performance comparable to that of diesel excavators, but also have a continuous working time of more than 8 hours, fully meeting the needs of steel mills’ continuous operation. At the same time, the equipment is equipped with an intelligent energy management system, which can realize fast charging in 1.5 hours and slow charging in 6 hours, flexibly matching different operation schedules of steel mills.
In addition to significant cost advantages, XCMG electric excavators also show obvious environmental protection benefits in the steel mill environment. Compared with traditional diesel models, they achieve zero exhaust emissions during operation, which effectively reduces the concentration of particulate matter and nitrogen oxides in the workshop, and improves the on-site working environment. The noise during operation is less than 75 decibels, which is 20-30 decibels lower than that of diesel excavators, creating a quieter and healthier working condition for operators.
“The introduction of XCMG electric excavators is not only a replacement of equipment, but also a key step in our enterprise’s green transformation.” The person in charge of the above-mentioned Hebei iron and steel enterprise said that since the use of XCMG electric equipment, the enterprise’s unit operation cost has been significantly reduced, and the environmental protection indicators have also been further optimized, laying a solid foundation for the enterprise to achieve high-quality development.
According to the relevant person in charge of XCMG Construction Machinery, up to now, XCMG electric excavators have been applied in more than 200 steel enterprises across the country, covering raw material yards, steelmaking workshops, rolling mills and other multiple scenarios. The cumulative cost saved for customers exceeds 500 million yuan, and the cumulative carbon emission reduction is more than 30,000 tons. In the future, XCMG will continue to focus on the pain points and demands of the steel industry’s transformation, accelerate the R&D and iteration of new energy construction machinery products, and provide more efficient, green and intelligent solutions for the high-quality development of the steel industry.
With the continuous advancement of the green transformation of the steel industry, the market demand for new energy construction machinery will continue to expand. XCMG, with its leading technology and excellent product performance, is bound to play a more important role in the transformation and upgrading of the steel industry, and help the steel industry to move towards a more green and low-carbon future.