Industrial Automation Magazine India

Apron feeders

Published on : Tuesday 30-11--0001

Apron feeders are used to extract or feed large, lumpy, abrasive and heavy ores under severe impact conditions - including wet, sticky or frozen operations. A robust, heavy duty design provides minimal downtime and many years of service life.

Features

Over 4,000 feeders worldwide, and a century of real world experience,  

8 different models of varying capacities, widths and lengths.  

Metso builds apron feeders that are the global standard in quality, durability, and reliability.

• Heavy duty, robust design to handle heavy shock loads
• Deep profile, cast manganese pans with integral sidewalls for bolting directly to track chain and wear pads for high impact loading
• Fabricated/formed steel pans where impact is not a factor
• Crawler tractor-type, pressure lubricated chain with seals used on all models; does not require re-lubrication
• Sealed for life, tractor-type carrying and return rollers, and tail wheel arrangement
• Variable speed mechanical or hydraulic drives
• Drive sprockets are segmented, hardened steel cast alloy allowing change out without removing chain, pans, skirts or material on the feeder
• Impact rails limit pan deflection under high impact conditions
• Parts are readily available

Contact:

Metso India Pvt. Ltd.

Tel: 079 6712 2135