Crusher Specification Management for Equipment Manufacturers
Crusher specification management is about keeping technical machine data consistent, versioned, and usable in simulations. Replace scattered PDFs and spreadsheets with a single, controlled source that stays current as your range evolves.
Your crusher specifications live in too many places, and too many of them are outdated
A crusher manufacturer with a range of ten jaw, cone, and impact crusher models typically manages that data across dozens of documents. There is the product brochure for each model, the technical datasheet, the sales presentation deck, the capacity table spreadsheet that the application engineers maintain, and the version of that spreadsheet that someone emailed around three years ago and which is still being referenced.
When a specification changes — whether a capacity rating has been revised, a new CSS range has been tested, or a motor size has been updated — that change needs to propagate to every document. In practice, it propagates to some of them, eventually, and old versions continue to circulate long after the update.
The consequence is that engineers specify equipment based on outdated data. Sales teams quote capacity numbers that are no longer accurate. Customers receive a machine that performs differently from what was represented in the proposal.
Internal specification governance: how this differs from the public data platform
The equipment manufacturer data platform makes your machine data available to engineers and consultants designing and simulating crushing plants. This page focuses on the internal side: how machine specifications are governed, versioned, and approved before they are published.
Good specification management means:
- Each machine record has a clear status: draft, under review, published, or retired.
- Changes are tracked and attributed, so you know who made a change and when.
- Published data is the approved version — not whatever is in the most recent spreadsheet.
- Retired models are clearly marked, so engineers are not specifying equipment you no longer supply.
- Internal notes and context are separate from the published specification fields.
This structure gives product managers and application engineers clear control over what is published, when, and to whom.
Crusher specification management in Quorr
Quorr structures crusher and screen data in a format designed specifically for plant simulation. Each machine record holds the fields that an engineer needs to include the machine in a simulation and get a credible throughput calculation.
One record per machine model
Each crusher and screen in your range has a single, structured record. There is no proliferation of slightly different versions across documents and spreadsheets.
Draft, review, and published status
Specifications move through a clear lifecycle: drafted by application engineers, reviewed, and published when approved. Only published specifications are visible in simulations.
Version history
When a specification is updated, the previous version is retained. This allows you to understand what data was in use at any point in time.
Retired models
When you discontinue a machine, retire it from the library. Engineers are no longer able to specify it for new designs.
What a crusher specification record contains in Quorr
The data structure in Quorr is built around the parameters that drive plant simulation calculations. For a jaw crusher, a complete record includes:
- Machine type and model designation
- Feed opening dimensions (width × height, in mm)
- CSS range (minimum and maximum closed side setting, in mm)
- Throughput capacity by CSS (a table of t/h at each CSS step, for a reference material and conditions)
- Installed motor power (kW)
- Machine weight (tonnes)
- Maximum recommended feed size (mm)
- Applicable rock type and hardness range
For a cone crusher, additional fields include chamber configuration, eccentric throw, and head diameter. For a screen, the fields include deck area, number of decks, and aperture range per deck.
This structure is consistent across all manufacturers on the platform, which means an engineer comparing two jaw crusher options sees the same fields side by side, regardless of the manufacturer.
Specification versions and design traceability
When an engineer builds a plant design in Quorr using your machine data, the simulation uses the specification that is current at the time the design is created or last simulated.
If a specification is later updated, existing designs may reference the previous version. Users can choose to re-run their simulation using the updated specification, which may change the simulation results. This gives engineers the choice of maintaining the original design basis or updating to current data.
The specific behaviour of design traceability and specification versioning may evolve as Quorr develops. Contact us to discuss your requirements.
How published specifications are used in plant simulations
When an engineer builds a crushing plant flowsheet in Quorr and selects your machine, the simulation uses the capacity table and performance parameters you have published. The throughput prediction is grounded in your published data, not a generic model.
This means the simulation reflects how your equipment is specified to perform. When the engineer is satisfied with the simulation, they may proceed to specify that machine for procurement. The specification conversation starts from a simulation that used your data.
Simulation results reflect the data published by the manufacturer. Quorr does not independently validate or verify manufacturer specifications. Actual machine performance depends on application conditions, feed material, installation, and operating practice.
Managing crusher specifications in Quorr
Provide your machine data
Work with the Quorr team to structure your machine specifications in the platform's data format. This covers your full range of crushers and screens.
Review and approve
Review each machine record before it is published. Only approved specifications are published to the equipment library and made available to users.
Update as your range changes
When a specification changes or a new model is launched, update the record. The change is available to all users once published and approved.
Retire discontinued models
When a model is discontinued, retire it from the library. Engineers are no longer able to specify it for new designs.
Who manages crusher specifications in Quorr
Product managers
Own the machine range and decide when specifications are published, updated, or retired. Quorr gives product managers direct control over what engineers see when they specify your equipment.
Application engineers
Provide the performance data that goes into each machine record. The structured format in Quorr replaces the capacity table spreadsheet that circulates informally among applications teams.
Technical marketing teams
Coordinate machine launches and updates. Publishing to Quorr becomes part of the launch process alongside brochures and datasheets.
Replace your scattered crusher specs with a single controlled source
Talk to us about publishing your machine range on the Quorr platform.
Frequently asked questions
What is crusher specification management?
It is the process of maintaining accurate, current, and versioned technical data for each crusher model in your range, and making that data available in a controlled way to the engineers, sales teams, dealers, and customers who need it. In practice, this means having a single governed source for capacity tables, performance parameters, and dimensional data, rather than managing multiple PDFs and spreadsheets.
How does Quorr differ from a product information management (PIM) system?
A PIM system manages product attributes for commercial and marketing purposes. Quorr manages machine performance data specifically for crushing plant design and simulation. The data structure is built around simulation inputs: capacity by CSS, feed gradation ranges, power consumption, and dimensional constraints, not catalogue descriptions or commercial content.
Can Quorr handle a manufacturer's full crusher range?
Yes. Quorr is designed to hold the full machine range of a manufacturer, from primary jaw crushers through to secondary and tertiary cones and impact crushers, as well as vibrating screens.
What happens to designs that reference a machine that is later updated?
When a specification is updated, existing designs that reference that machine may be re-simulated using the updated specifications. The specific behaviour depends on how the update is applied. Users are given the choice of updating to the current specification or retaining their original design basis.
Is Quorr specific to certain crusher manufacturers?
No. Quorr is not tied to a single manufacturer. Any crusher or screen manufacturer can publish machine data to the platform.