Comparisons Between 1 piece and 2 piece jaw plate design

There are some jaw plates that are designed to 1 piece or 2 pieces. Different designs suit different jaw crushers and working conditions. Normally, large jaw crusher jaw plates are originally designed to use a 2 piece jaw die design, while the smaller jaw crushers used a 1 piece jaw die design. A 1 piece jaw design is now also designed for some large crushers.

1 piece and 2 piece jaw plate design

Benefits of 1 piece jaw plate design

• Under this design, it can get much faster jaw plate replacement, which can less downtime
• It can decrease necessary wear parts, such as the center wedges not required
• More easily to install, which suit for limited maintenance space, mobile applications

Benefits of 2 pieces of jaw plate design

• Longer lifetime expectation (when changed as recommended)
• Standard lifting tool supplied with the crusher
• Reduced scrap rate and cost/ ton
• Good nip angle if jaws are rotated according to recommendations