HF hopper feeder.
reduce their operating costs. Our equipment is well suited to higher-capacity applications, enabling customers to move greater volumes more efficiently. Faster loading also reduces vessel turnaround times and demurrage costs, allowing more ships to be handled within a given period.” The drive for greater throughput is not limited to ship loading. The same trend appears across mining operations and involves stackers and reclaimers, truck loading or rail loading. “Ultimately, the goal is to move more tonnes, more efficiently, across the entire mine-to-port operation.” Astec Industries is among the suppliers of high-capacity mobile ship loading systems capable of handling up to 3 000 tph “We are among the industry leaders in high-throughput ship loading across a range of commodities,” says Booyse.
Discussing operating costs and return on investment, he says cost and operational efficiency are increasingly important considerations when major companies
the need to truck material to the vessel and thereby reduce double handling. For larger customers, time is equally important. Higher throughput means stockpiles can be built, material moved and ships loaded faster, ultimately reducing both operating costs and turnaround times.” The second emerging trend is a preference for mobile equipment over fixed systems to provide versatility in mining and port environments. “Most of our Telestack equipment is mobile, which is increasingly in demand because of the versatility it offers. At a port, for example, the equipment can be moved between
evaluate material-handling equipment. Astec can deliver significant savings by reducing reliance on traditional truck- based hauling. “Trucking involves the cost of the vehicles, drivers, loading equipment and operators, while truck capacities are relatively limited. Our material-handling systems can move significantly
Astec Industries designs, engineers and manufactures specialised equipment for infrastructure development and materials handling, built to meet demanding duty requirements.
larger volumes, reducing the number of trucks required and the associated costs. They can also create larger stockpiles and load ships directly, eliminating
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