Zisco Project – World Record

Zisco Project World Record Design – Responsible for mechanical design and control logic for starting and stopping, head tail drive, and downhills.

Year of Construction: 1997
Location: Radcliff, Zimbabwe
Length (Tail to Head): 15.6 km
Power: 4 x 1250 kW
Capacity: 600 tph
Strength: ST-880 N/mm
Speed: 4.25 m/s
Material: Iron Ore
Interesting Features:
  • Worlds longest single flight (15,600 m Tail to Head pulley) troughed conveyor in 1997
  • Overland w/6000m horizontal curve.
  • Running Safety Factor 5.4:1
  • Start up Safety Factor 4.2:1!!!

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