Philippi-Hagenbuch to open production facility in Brazil

First published at CONEXPO-CON/AGG - March 13, 2020

Philippi-Hagenbuch’s stand at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020

Philippi-Hagenbuch (PHIL), a major global off-highway truck customisation company, has revealed that production of its patented Rear Eject Body will begin in Brazil in the second half of this year.

PHIL’s line of Rear Eject Bodies are said to offer the ideal solution for challenging hauling applications.These include general construction, road construction and sand/gravel to mine reclamation, and underground hauling situations where overhead barriers inhibit traditional dump bodies. The U.S. headquartered firm says the expansion of services in South America will better serve the construction and mining markets in that region.

PHIL’s Rear Eject Body debuted in 2000 as a safer alternative to end-dump bodies for articulated trucks. The patented design eliminates the need to raise the body of the truck when discharging materials. This allows for safer offloading while in motion and in the presence of overhead barriers such as power lines, roof lines or bridges, and in underground mining applications that have low overhead clearance. This versatility is said to increase efficiency without reducing stability by providing a lower centre of gravity and allowing discharge on downhill slopes and in conditions with soft footing.

Like all PHIL products, the Rear Eject Body is said by the firm to be engineered to provide productivity-enhancing solutions for the toughest hauling challenges. Manufactured exclusively out of Hardox 450 steel, the PHIL Rear Eject Body is, claims the company, the most robust ejector body available on the market globally. Additionally, with only one cylinder and no rollers, bearings or required greasing, the Rear Eject Body minimises maintenance while providing the reliability necessary for heavy-duty applications in extreme weather environments.

PHIL’s ejector bodies are currently operating throughout North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Australia.

Josh Swank, vice president of sales and marketing for PHIL, said: “By adding production for our world-class Rear Eject Body in Brazil, we are able to offer the product closer to where our clients need it. This helps reduce import tariffs and freight, while providing localized parts availability.”

With a wide array of off-highway trucks operating in South America, PHIL has the ability to build the full range of its chassis-specific designs in Brazil. Whether the client has a Volvo, John Deere, Komatsu, Caterpillar, Volvo, Bell, or Terex articulated truck, PHIL will be able to source the specific ejector body – either standard duty or mining duty – from the manufacturing operation outside of São Paulo, Brazil.

“As we expand our efforts into the Brazilian market, we continue to look for representation or an independent representative to assist our local sales effort within the country,” Swank said. “Until this happens, the PHIL sales department in Peoria, Illinois, will work directly with the off-highway truck dealers throughout the country. We are looking forward to this new expansion and opportunities it provides.”

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