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Date Completed: October 2005

Project Description:
The Copper Feeder machine is used for feeding a furnace at a copper tube factory. Using an apron style conveyor mounted on a car the feeder delivers scrap copper and bales into a furnace where they can be melted down. The feeder delivers the scrap material in set intervals during the charging process.

Project Phases:

• Detailed Design for Copper Scrap Feeder
• Specification of Equipment
• Controls and Control Pulpit design
• Programming of Controls
• QA During Manufacturing
• Start-Up
• Testing
• Training of Production and Maintenance personnel

Characteristics:

• Machine Type: Track Conveyor mounted on Transfer Car
• Capacity of Conveyor: 30m3/h
• Conveyor Speed: vt=0,06 m/s ÷0,2m/s
• Transporter Working Width= 1100mm
• Length of Transporter: 3300mm
• Travel of Car: vk=15m/min
• Height of Car: 2100mm
• Electrical Power: 6kw
• HPU Power: 5.5kw
• Working Pressure: 150 bar