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Siemens drives world's longest conveyor belt

Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has equipped a 19-kilometer-long conveyor belt system with drive systems for Alcoa Inc., based in Texas (USA). The Siemens systems offer precise methods of control, can be quickly and flexibly adapted to different loads and are highly energy-efficient.

Alcoa is a leading producer of aluminum. The mill in Rockdale, Texas, needs a constant supply of brown coal for energy to maintain production around the clock. For this purpose, a conveyor belt system transports the necessary coal from the Three Oaks Mine to Rockdale, a distance of 32 kilometers.

Monday 23 July, 2007 09:59 AM

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