June 12-14, 2018
GPS 2018
Calgary, Canada
Mining & Aggregate
A U.S. mine equipment manufacturer needed a robust, reliable brake solution for one of its larger crushers. The brake provides emergency stop functionality in case of a jam or other problem conditions.
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A large drilling and blasting contractor needed to replace a brake on one of its larger rotary blast hole drills utilized in mines and quarries. The brake is mounted to the main cable pulldown winch drive motor that raises and lowers the heavy drill head and pipe string sections on the drilling tower.
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An open pit coal mine operator in the western US needed to replace some of the brakes on its overburden spreader. The massive machine features two large intake and discharge conveyor booms along with a heavy counterweight boom.
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Altra Industrial Motion will be at Electra Mining Exhibition in Booth #B35 Hall 6!
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A major U.S. mine operator needed to replace some of the brakes on one of their draglines which removes overburden to expose coal deposits. The 8,000-ton dragline features a large boom and a massive bucket, with a capacity of approx. 110 cu.yds. The bucket is lowered over the desired area, dragged along the surface until full, then lifted and swung to a designated dumping area.
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