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CRAWLER-MOUNTED CONVEYOR BRIDGES FOR MORE EFFICIENT AND FLEXIBLE STOCKPILING

Crawler-mounted conveyor bridges are essential for efficient bulk material handling in mining and stockyard applications. Quicker and easier to deploy than fixed conveyors, these mobile conveyor bridges are specifically designed for continuous dynamic operation and make materials handling more time and cost efficient.

KEEP YOUR OPERATIONS MOVING WITH A MOBILE CONVEYOR BRIDGE

Crawler-mounted conveyor bridges offer the advantage of mobility, which allows them to be repositioned efficiently to optimise stockpile management and maintain seamless material flow in various heavy-duty material handling applications. FAM mobile conveyor bridges from BEUMER Group comprise a series of segments equipped with double crawlers, which allow the bridge to be moved at right angles to the conveying direction. Highly manoeuvrable, these mobile bridges are designed to compensate for uneven and inclined surfaces, ensuring continuous and reliable materials flow.

Crawler-mounted conveyor bridges

VERSATILE AND COST EFFECTIVE

FAM crawler-mounted conveyor bridges provide the versatility and reliability needed to meet the challenges of modern bulk material handling. Adjustable discharge heights and the ability to integrate with various equipment enhance operational versatility. These mobile conveyor bridges can navigate complex terrains and varying bench heights, providing seamless material transfer, even over long distances. And as temporary structures, FAM conveyor bridges are safer and cheaper to deploy than fleets of trucks, improving overall efficiency and driving down costs.

EFFICIENT MATERIALS DELIVERY

Stable and smooth operation is key to efficient materials handling. FAM crawler-mounted conveyor bridges feature a modular design that compensates for ground variations, ensuring stable operation without the need for extensive site preparation. Achieving perfect conveyor alignment, FAM bridge conveyors move perpendicular to the conveying direction to ensure flexibility in material distribution. The design has no vertical hinges, so the bridge is always straight and level – making bulk material handling precise, smooth and trouble-free.

SAFER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE

Robust and reliable, FAM crawler-mounted conveyor bridges can be deployed repeatedly, wherever materials transportation is required. This can be a more sustainable option because it uses fewer resources than building several permanent conveyor systems. Mobile conveyor bridges can also be a better alternative than a fleet of diesel trucks, which have relatively high carbon emissions and complex maintenance requirements. Fewer vehicle movements on-site also promote safer working conditions and reduce the risk of accidents. In addition, the low double crawlers on FAM conveyor bridges reduce ground pressure to just 4 t/m3, so subsoil is not compromised.

WHEN TO USE A MOBILE CONVEYOR BRIDGE

FAM mobile conveyor bridges are a great choice for continuous stockpiling and reclaiming processes, particularly in dynamic leach pad systems used in copper and nickel ore processing or dry tailing systems for red mud disposal. They can also be used to transfer materials from stockpiles to ships, trains, or trucks for onward transportation.

In a typical dynamic stockpiling application, the belt conveyor, supported by a tripper car, transfers material to the conveyor bridge for stockpiling. Following leaching, a bucket wheel reclaimer extracts the leached ore and transfers it via a mobile hopper car to the conveyor bridge, which then feeds a belt conveyor running alongside the stockpile. This dynamic approach allows for a continuous cycle where fresh ore is stockpiled while previously leached material is removed and transported to its final location.

KEY Benefits

  • Mobile Solution

  • Easy to deploy

  • Adaptable

  • Cost-effective

  • Safer work environment

  • Modular design

KEY APPLICATIONS FOR CRAWLER-MOUNTED CONVEYOR BRIDGES

  • Open-Cast Mining: transport overburden, coal or minerals from the excavation site to the processing area or dump site.
  • Stockyard Management: stack and reclaim materials, ensuring a consistent feed to processing plants or loading terminals.
  • Quarrying: move bulk aggregates, such as sand, gravel and crushed stone, from the quarry floor to the processing plant or storage areas.
  • Ports and Terminals: load and unload bulk materials from vessels or move materials within the port area.

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