Agudio - Ropeways

According to the capacity required and the type of route, Agudio is capable of designing ropeways using one single carrying-hauling rope or double cable ropeways, where a carrying rope supports the buckets and a hauling rope controls their movement.

The material loading inside the buckets is designed according to the Customer’s needs, the handling and storage equipment at the top of the ropeway and the system capacity. For ropeways with limited capacity, a fixed loading system may be used, generally positioned on the station perimeter, while for higher capacity ropeways, a rotating loading system is used positioned in the middle of the station.

The type of bucket and therefore the loading of the material in the station mainly depend on the type of material and its physical features. The bucket may be designed so that material unloading is carried out by opening the bucket bottom or by rotating the bucket itself. After unloading, it is possible to create a station for the bucket cleaning, as well as one for storage and washing.

The distinctive feature of Agudio ropeways is the high level of automation, a mix of hardware and software where the variation in the system capacity is mainly achieved by adjusting the haul rope speed through the automatic synchronizing of all the operations in the stations.