Sepeteba Project Design services include mechanical design, dynamic analysis, brake system design, instrumentation, and control system design. The control system design included the logic development, programming (Allen Bradley PLC5/40E), and on-site commissioning. The control system included a supervisory system (FactoryLink) provided by others. The project is a 5.3 Km plant and overland conveyor system at up to 10,000 TPH for the transportation of iron ore. The system consists of three overland conveyors, ten plant conveyors, a wash plant and a sampler system. There are two silos with variable speed feeders, two of the plant conveyors are reversible to the stacker / reclaimers, two of the plant conveyors have moveable heads (one with four positions) and there are five moveable chutes. The system includes interfacing to two mobile stacker / reclaimers, a train dumper, and a ship loader all provided by other vendors.
Year of Construction: | 2001 |
Location: | Ferteco, Sepeteba, Brazil |
Length (Tail to Head): | 10.367 km |
Power: | 9,725 kW |
Capacity: | 10,000 tph |
Strength: | EP-220, EP-320, and ST-1100 N/mm |
Speed: | 4.8 m/s |
Material: | Iron Ore |