Remote discharges are designed to seamlessly transfer materials from one conveyor belt to another.
West River Conveyors has built many types of remote discharges, especially those with an A-frame design. Our heavy-duty structural steel designs can accommodate many customized engineered options, including floor or roof mounts, provisions for mounting belt cleaners and pulleys with an adjustable or fixed boom.
West River’s remote discharge design typically consists of a pulley-and-frame assembly that’s separated from the drive unit.
Transfer or Loading Section — tail including a skirting & baffling system, hinged plates to connect the skirting system to prevent spillage, material buildup and dust control.
Remote discharges are located at the end of a conveyor.
Materials can exit the conveyor through one or more discharge chutes , and may employ muliple chutes utilizing slide gates to distribute the material to various downstream processes.
A number of parameters affect the performance of remote discharges, including tonnage and conveyor speed
These factors largely depend on the material characteristics the conveyor is transporting, particularly the density of the ore.
Weight, sharpness, and abrasiveness are also important properties to consider when designing a discharge.
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Remote Discharge — High
Types of Discharges
A frame
Adjustable (height)
Extendable (length)
Roof or floor mount
Individual Mine requirements
Slope
Floor or roof mounted
Location — Concrete flat pad or bolted right into the mine floor
Space and height requirements
Equipment will be customized based on the following:
Tonage per hour (TPH) — we offer low and high tonnage options depending on your industry
Speed of the Conveyor (FPM) — a high number of rotations impacts pulley size to increase bearing longetivity.
Speed of Material — impacts size of discharge chute
Material characteristics — size of material — chunk size or lump characteristics, material densities, abrasion charateristics.
Pulley characteristics — belt tension, impact on bearing size, match drive pulley characteristics to reduce your inventory needs.
Contact us to learn more about our Custom Engineered Remote Discharge equipment options.
Custom Remote Discharges for the Mining, Tunneling, Quarry and Heavy-duty Processing Industries
West River Conveyors is a leader in mining conveyor equipment including, custom remote discharges, conveyor structures, fluid couplings, and more.
We offer excellent pricing on custom-engineered remote discharges, and in some cases can extend competitive deals if you’re adding components to a package.
“I would like to express my appreciation and gratitude for the exceptional support provided by Russ during a recent troubleshooting effort. His availability, technical expertise, and proactive approach were instrumental in resolving the issues efficiently and effectively. Russ’s dedication to fostering and maintaining strong, long lasting professional relationships surpasses the typical sales mentality I have grown used to dealing with elsewhere. His commitment to his customers and consistent follow through has built a foundation of trust that I professionally continue to rely on. Having someone so dependable and relationship focused adds tremendous value, and it speaks volumes about the culture and professionalism of West River as a whole. Please extend my appreciation to Russ for his outstanding work and continued partnership.”
– Regina Tuberville, Sr. Mine Engineer
“I have had excellent success with everything I have purchased from West River. The service is great! I have called after hours and received the same top-notch service. The pulleys that I bought have been top-quality and are doing very well. I recently had some alignment work done on our slope belt, with the same high quality workmanship. I would recommend West River to anyone needing gearboxes, pulleys, alignment, or other conveyor components.”
– Steve Bjork, Preparation Plant Maintenance Chief
“West River is a friend to the mining industry, supplying quality components at a competitive price!”
– Barry Tackett, Operations Manager, Mountain Aggregates
“From the beginning, we wanted to standardize our conveyor equipment. We knew we wanted to minimize the number of spare parts and pulleys. This has been the only time in my career I’ve been able to accomplish this task. The good relationship that we’ve developed with West River is attributed to the genuinely good people that run the company. In my experience, many vendors are primarily interested in maximizing their profit margin but I truly believe the team at West River has the best interest of the customer at heart.”
– Brad Rigsby, General Manager, Black Panther Mining
“West River’s conveyor systems have given us a great level of reliability. In the years that we have been using them as our supplier, we have not had a single breakdown, no quality issues, and no under-design problems. West River’s dedication to excellence in customer service is exceptional. All phone calls and emails are replied to in a timely manner and deadlines are always met even when they may seem unachievable.”
– Coley Burgess, Mine Engineer, Mosaic Company
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