Conveyors will be examined in detail in February – contact [email protected] if you wish to contribute technicaI news. In the forthcoming article John Chadwick will examine conveyor transfer points and their design and new systems, including high-capacity gearless driven conveyors from thyssenkrupp. RULMECA Germany has supplied rollers and garlands for the equipment of the new conveyor belt systems of the Mae Moh overburden project No. 8 in northern Thailand.

Melco Conveyor Equipment has acquired CPM (Conveyor Pulley Manufacturers) located in Johannesburg and NEPEAN Conveyors, has acquired Sandvik’s International Conveyor Components businesses and Sandvik’s Specialist Conveyor Systems business in Hollola, Finland.

There will be close examination of advances in conveyor components, including belts, their splicing and maintenance.

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