Pipe Conveyors

Optimal solutions for Specialised Handling

TENOVA is a worldwide supplier of advanced technologies, products and engineering services for the iron & steel and mining industries.

PIPE CONVEYORS The pipe conveyor overcomes several of the problems commonly associated with conventional conveyors, e.g. spillage of material, belt training, limited angle of incline, horizontal curves and multiple flights.

Tenova Mining & Minerals is a total integrated solutions provider to the global mining, bulk materials handling and minerals beneficiation and processing sectors, offering innovative technological solutions and full process and commodity knowledge across the mining industry value chain.

Tenova TAKRAF is a key supplier of equipment and systems for open pit mining and bulk handling, having provided hundreds of complete systems, as well as individual machines to clients all over the world. Comminution systems for milling and crushing requirements in mining and mineral processing are based on a track record dating back to the 1920s. Air pollution control, specialised handling equipment, and technology for the cement and fly ash industries and pneumatic conveying, ensure selection of optimal processing options. A comprehensive after sales service is provided. Bateman Engineered Technologies (previously part of the Bateman Engineering Group) is now trading as Tenova TAKRAF. Tenova TAKRAF supplies a comprehensive range of specialised handling equipment and technology to the minerals processing, cement, food, water and effluent treatment sectors. Ensuring that optimal processing options can be selected, equipment is supplied, generally under equipment supply contracts, with global resourcing of material, technology and expertise.

THE PIPE CONVEYOR The conveyor resembles a conventional troughed conveyor at its tail end where the material is loaded. The open belt then passes through a series of transition idlers to form a pipe shape, which is maintained for the length of the conveyor. Just before the discharge pulley, the belt opens up again and allows the material to be discharged in the normal fashion. On the return side, the belt is again formed into a pipe shape.

SERVICES AND TECHNICAL BACK-UP Pipe conveyors are offered as turnkey installations, with the design done in-house by Tenova TAKRAF engineers, backed up by dedicated spares and after sales service teams.

TRACK RECORD. About 60 Pipe Conveyor systems have been installed.

PIPE CONVEYOR CHARACTERISTICS Totally Enclosed Conveying Material being transported by a pipe conveyor is completely enclosed by the conveyor belt for the major portion of its travel. This has several benefits, including I environmental pollution is minimised as dust generation and en route spillage are eliminated, I the product is protected from outside contamination, and I valuable product is protected from theft along the conveyors path. Steep Inclined Conveying Increased friction between the material and the pipe shape of pipe conveyors makes steep inclines possible, generally 50 % steeper than a conventional belt conveyor. This means that I the overall length of the conveyor system may be reduced, and I plant footprints can be smaller with further cost savings. Minimal Space Requirements The pipe conveyor is narrower than a conventional conveyor of the same capacity and uses less floor space. Return Belt Conveying The return belt is also formed into a pipe shape and can, in special circumstances, transport material. This offers cost advantages. Curved Transport The pipe shape of the belt permits the conveyor to curve horizontally as well as vertically. A single pipe conveyor can thus replace several conventional belt conveyors, reducing I the need for multiple transfer points and drives that require more space and cost, I power required to lift the product at repeated transfer points, I degradation of the product and dust generation at transfer points, and I costly chute liner replacements.

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS The table below shows indicative capacities of the pipe conveyor. Belt speeds indicated are nominal, based on selected idler sizes. Belt speeds and transport volumes can, however, be increased within accepted design limitations to cater for the customers specific needs. Pipe Diameter Belt Speed Transport Volume (mm) (m/min) up to (m3/min) 150 200 250 300 350 400 500 600 700 156 169 182 195 195 225 225 275 275 121 233 487 573 772 1,458 2,093 3,564 4,620 Lump Size up to (mm) 30 - 50 50 - 70 70 - 90 90 - 100 100 - 120 120 - 150 150 - 200 200 - 250 250 - 300

Tenova TAKRAF Tenova Mining & Minerals (Pty) Ltd 1 Kramer Road Bedfordview Johannesburg PO Box 75996 Gardenview, 2047 South Africa phone +27 11 201 2300 fax +27 11 455 4547 enquiries.TMM@za.tenovagroup.com TAKRAF GmbH Torgauer Strae 336 04347 Leipzig Germany phone +49 341 2423 500 fax +49 341 2423 510 sales@takraf.com Bahnhofstrae 26 01979 Lauchhammer Germany phone +49 3574 854 0 fax +49 3574 854 100 service@takraf.com Tenova S.p.A Via Albareto, 31 16153 Genoa Italy phone +39 010 6054067 fax +39 010 6054710 bulkhandling@it.tenovagroup.com

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Edition 1 August 2012

MINING & MINERALS