Develops and manufactures patented attachments for excavators and loaders: crusher, screening and sorting buckets, drum cutters and demolition pulverizers
MB S.p.A.
Fara Vicentino (VI), ItalyNew on Amplifa
About MB S.p.A.
MB S.p.A. is an Italian company based in Fara Vicentino (Province of Vicenza) that develops and manufactures attachments for construction machinery under the MB CRUSHER brand. The company is regarded as the inventor of the jaw crusher bucket, for which it received international patents in 2001. The product portfolio includes Bucket Crushers (BF/MB-L), Demolition Pulverizers (MB-P/MB-PT), Screening Buckets (MB-S/MB-LS), Padding Buckets (MB-HDS), Drum Cutters (MB-R) and Sorting Grapples (MB-G), usable from compact loaders up to 70-tonne excavators. The entire production – design, manufacturing and assembly – takes place at the headquarters in Fara Vicentino on more than 45,000 m², where research, development, sales and administration are located. Wear parts are made of Hardox wear-resistant steel; welding processes and personnel are qualified according to UNI EN ISO 9606-1, 14732 and 15614-1. With around 250 employees, nine foreign subsidiaries, more than 230 dealers and sales in over 150 countries, MB serves industries such as demolition, civil engineering, quarries, tunnelling, recycling, pipeline construction, agriculture/forestry and foundries.
- Site
- Fara Vicentino (VI)
- Processes
- Crushing plant (Bucket Crushers BF/MB-L), Demolition Pulverizer MB-P/MB-PT (for excavators, backhoe loaders, compact loaders), Screening plants (Screening buckets MB-S/MB-LS), Shaft processing/Padding Buckets MB-HDS, Drum cutters MB-R, Sorting Grapple MB-G, Customer service (24/7 support), On-site consulting
- Materials
- Hardox (wear-resistant steel), Steel (construction/structural steel, welded constructions), Hardox wear-resistant steel, Structural steel (welded)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, UNI EN ISO 9606-1:2017, UNI EN ISO 14732:2013, UNI EN ISO 15614-1:2008, Directive 2006/42/EC (Machinery Directive), Directive 2014/68/EU (PED), EN 12100:2010 (Machine design safety), UNI EN ISO 9606-1:2017 (welding personnel), UNI EN ISO 14732:2013 (welding processes), Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, PED Directive 2014/68/EU, EN 12100:2010
- Employees
- 250
- Industries
- Demolition, Civil engineering/Road construction, Quarries and mining, Tunnelling, Recycling of construction materials/aggregates, Pipeline construction
- 01
Research & Development
- 02
Design
- 03
Steel processing and welded fabrication
- 04
Assembly
- 05
Quality inspection and product certification
- 06
Sales via foreign subsidiaries and dealer network
- 07
Customer service, training and spare parts supply
Materials & Processes
Hardox wear-resistant steel
Used extensively for wear parts of the crusher and attachment buckets to increase service life when working with rock and demolition material.
Structural steel (welded)
Base material of the welded bucket and frame constructions, manufactured with qualified welding processes.
Locations
Fara Vicentino
ITHeadquarters: administration, production, R&D, sales
- Materials
- Hardox, structural steel
- R&D laboratory
- Production departments
- Assembly
- Sales and administrative offices
Product Range
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crushing plant (Bucket Crushers BF/MB-L)Crushing/Recycling (special machinery) | – | – | – | – | Construction or building materials, Rock, Waste, Organic materials, Foundry waste and metals |
| Demolition Pulverizer MB-P/MB-PT (for excavators, backhoe loaders, compact loaders)Crushing/Demolition (attachments) | – | – | 55,115 lb (carrier machine) | – | Concrete/Demolition material, Metals |
| Screening plants (Screening buckets MB-S/MB-LS)Screening/Classification | – | – | – | – | Inert materials, Soil, Waste |
| Shaft processing/Padding Buckets MB-HDSScreening/Mixing | – | – | – | – | Soil, Inert materials |
| Drum cutters MB-RExtraction/Milling | – | – | – | – | Rock, Asphalted/reinforced surfaces |
| Sorting Grapple MB-GHandling/Sorting | – | – | – | – | Demolition material, Metals, Waste |
7 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patented jaw crusher attachment bucket (Jaw Crusher Bucket) | MB CRUSHER (MB S.p.A.) BF/MB-L | – | – | – | Fara Vicentino, Italy (production) |
| Demolition Pulverizer | MB CRUSHER MB-P/MB-PT | – | – | – | – |
| Screening Bucket | MB CRUSHER MB-S/MB-LS | – | – | – | – |
| Padding Bucket (shaft/mixing bucket) | MB CRUSHER MB-HDS | – | – | – | – |
| Drum Cutter | MB CRUSHER MB-R | – | – | – | – |
| Sorting Grapple | MB CRUSHER MB-G | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing plant Fara Vicentino (>45,000 m², R&D, production, assembly) | MB S.p.A. | 1 | >45,000 m² | – | Fara Vicentino (VI), Italy |
Additional services
Quality & Certification
All processes from raw material to finished product are continuously inspected and certified. Products are certified according to Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, PED Directive 2014/68/EU and EN 12100:2010; welding personnel and processes are qualified according to UNI EN ISO 9606-1:2017, UNI EN ISO 14732:2013 and UNI EN ISO 15614-1:2008.
| Evidence | Fara Vicentino |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| UNI EN ISO 9606-1:2017 (welding personnel) | |
| UNI EN ISO 14732:2013 (welding processes) | |
| UNI EN ISO 15614-1:2008 | |
| Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC | |
| PED Directive 2014/68/EU | |
| EN 12100:2010 |
History
- 2001
Invention of the first jaw crusher bucket; international patents received
- 2020
International reference supplier: 9 foreign subsidiaries, more than 230 dealers, sales in over 150 countries