A CONVEYOR REVOLUTION

A LEADER IN CONVEYOR INNOVATION, VEYEX IS PIONEERING A NEW WAVE OF ENGINEERED COMPONENTRY.

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When a Tier 1 mining company raised concerns about continued conveyor failures, Veyex knew it had the right solution.

Failures in conventional tracking frames had created serious safety risks, with central pivots shearing, guide rolls falling, and entire frames at risk of coming loose from conveyors operating at height.

For a major miner moving millions of tonnes of ore each year, it was a risk too great to accept, so Veyex was approached to rethink the design from the ground up.

“The miner wanted all training frames to have multiple safety restraints,” Veyex general manager David Massarotto told Australian Mining.

“We had to stop the frame itself from falling and look at any other parts that could come loose.”

Guide rolls, which had traditionally been left unsecured, posed one of the biggest problems. In the right circumstances, they could detach completely. Veyex added brackets to restrain them even after wear, which created a new challenge.