Case Study: FIVE IDENTICAL LOW PROFILE FEEDERS - THE WIDEST ON THE MARKET

Scope of Project: potentially solving their need for a very wide feeder to deliver material onto With the economic life cycle coming the new generation of super wide to an end of an existing Pilbara mine, screens (4.3m deck width) used in our client had to look into a new iron ore. Conventional belt feeders processing facility to keep up with and apron feeders are limited to a supply and demand. maximum width around 3m, so an innovative alternative was required. The facility is projected to produce 80 million tonnes per annum of Transmin already had experience of Location: iron ore making it the largest iron supplying LPFs at 4m belt width so Newman, ore processing facility ever built in the initial brief was to develop a 4m Western Australia Western Australia. wide LPF to suit iron ore within the Operation Type: lowest vertical envelope which could Iron Ore The Solution: be achieved, therefore saving height in Transmin had been in discussion with the scalper screen building. Equipment Solution: the client for a number of years before Five Low Profile Feeders the contract was awarded as the Additional requirements in the brief Year: Low Profile Feeder (LPF) technology included a tail end drive arrangement 2020 had been identified by the client as so that it didn’t interfere with the access and space at the discharge Transmin’s Aftermarket conveyor end adjacent the scalper screens and brand, ConveyorPro supplied the 4m Benefits of the LPFTM a plough to effectively spread the load strip edge conveyor belt, ProEDGE.  Elimination of belt tracking across the full width of the feeder for The benefit of ProEDGE, is with maximum screening efficiency. its hot vulcanised edge strip, the issues bond strengths between the edge  Space saving Rated to deliver 4000tph per feeder, strip and the belt are strengthen,  Elimination of belt slippage each machine was driven by a therefore increases wear life, reduces 132kW motor and gearbox which are maintenance and product spillage.  Minimal product spillage controlled by VVVF speed units to fine  Conventional belt cleaners tune the feed to the scalper screens. Berco D4 SALT (sealed and for ease of cleaning Each drive is direct shaft mounted with lubricated) track chain was selected torque arm and sunshades due to the for its robustness and proven track  Proven industry standard harsh weather conditions on site. record in this industry. Transmin components is also able to support the Berco These 4m wide feeders are the widest product effectively due to the fact in service in the iron ore industry and Transmin is the sole Berco agent in its interesting to note that Transmin Western Australia. is also in the process of developing +5m wide machines to fit beneath Transmin’s inhouse Quality Control the new generation of ultra wide high team ensured that the steelwork, capacity plate filter presses being fabrication and other components used in modern dry tailings plants. complied to Australian standards and specifications outlined by the client.

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