MaxiStore® Bridge Distribution System
Utilisation of Space that Maximises Profit
Flat Store or Silo?
The use of a flat store is virtually self selecting when considered against a number of criteria. High throughput volume. Throughput of different types and qualities of product. The need to keep them segregated. Storage characteristics of the material which make it difficult and or expensive to reclaim material from silos. The photograph shows how the material ‘stands up’ and creates almost vertical walls illustrates this point. Cost, where floor space is not a problem then the flat store provides an economic solution as opposed to the alternative silo arrangement. The overall operational philosophy of such a plant and its equipment is well established and very practical which simplifies control methods. Plant maintenance is simplified and personnel readily assimilate the operational requirements.
Feeding the MaxiStore®
Material feed to the bridge conveyor is by means of conventional forms of belt conveyor with two different arrangements available:
1) The unit incorporates a belt conveyor mounted at low level on the sidewall along the whole length of the store and is fed from the outside of the building at the tail end of the belt conveyor. The belt conveyor is fitted with a travelling belt tripper that is attached to and moves with the bridge structure. Thus the bridge can be fed at any point along the length of the store. This option is normally used for systems within existing buildings. 2) This system utilises a travelling and reversible shuttle conveyor mounted along the sidewall of the store. However this time it is fed from outside the building at the mid point in the store. The length of the shuttle is approximately half the length of the store and feeds directly onto the bridge from either end. The MaxiStore® is automatically attached to the selected end of the shuttle and then moves with the shuttle to fill one half of the store. To fill the other half of the store the bridge is un-coupled and then re-coupled to the opposite end of the shuttle. All functions on both systems are carried out automatically from the central control room.
Benefits of the MaxiStore®
The use of a flat store is virtually self selecting when considered against a number of criteria. High throughput volume. Throughput of different types and qualities of product. The need to keep them segregated. Storage characteristics of the material which make it difficult and or expensive to reclaim material from silos. The photograph shows how the material ‘stands up’ and creates almost vertical walls illustrates this point. Cost, where floor space is not a problem then the flat store provides an economic solution as opposed to the alternative silo arrangement. The overall operational philosophy of such a plant and its equipment is well established and very practical which simplifies control methods. Plant maintenance is simplified and personnel readily assimilate the operational requirements.
Feeding the MaxiStore®
Material feed to the bridge conveyor is by means of conventional forms of belt conveyor with two different arrangements available:
1) The unit incorporates a belt conveyor mounted at low level on the sidewall along the whole length of the store and is fed from the outside of the building at the tail end of the belt conveyor. The belt conveyor is fitted with a travelling belt tripper that is attached to and moves with the bridge structure. Thus the bridge can be fed at any point along the length of the store. This option is normally used for systems within existing buildings. 2) This system utilises a travelling and reversible shuttle conveyor mounted along the sidewall of the store. However this time it is fed from outside the building at the mid point in the store. The length of the shuttle is approximately half the length of the store and feeds directly onto the bridge from either end. The MaxiStore® is automatically attached to the selected end of the shuttle and then moves with the shuttle to fill one half of the store. To fill the other half of the store the bridge is un-coupled and then re-coupled to the opposite end of the shuttle. All functions on both systems are carried out automatically from the central control room.
Benefits of the MaxiStore®
- Maximises storage space within flat store buildings
- Cost effective compared with other storage methods
- Fitted within traditional and common forms of structural buildings
- Employs only well proven forms of equipment. Installation is quick and easy
- High environmental status and features
- Fully automated
- Low level of operational and maintenance staff required
- Single or multiple material storage readily achieved
- Simple form of reclaim direct to road vehicles.
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