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Continental - Apron Feeders
Continental Apron Feeders consist of an endless series of overlapping pans, mounted on strands of chain, driven and tensioned by head and tail terminals, supported by intermediate rollers all mounted on a rugged structural frame. They are designed for feeding and conveying heavy, lumpy or abrasive materials under severe conditions. These conditions can range from receiving large sharp lumps falling distances that result in extreme impact loading to feeding or conveying very abrasive, hot or otherwise difficult materials that would damage other types of feeders
In feeding applications we evaluate: material characteristics, hopper configuration, loading and operating cycles in order to correctly design the pans and select the appropriate size of chain and type of drive to suit the application. Particular attention is paid to starting conditions and requirements where our experience in handling a wide range of materials is an important factor in ensuring a suitable apron feeder for the application.
In conveying applications we carefully consider mate rial abrasiveness, temperature, and particle size to arrive at the best combination of pan speed, pan configuration and material bed depth in order to provide minimum leakage and maximum component life.