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Apron Feeder

Apron Feeders provide reliable means of controlling the feed rate to prevent surge loads to the Primary Crusher or other plant equipment. An Apron Feeder is run at very low speed and at a controlled feed rate as it absorbs the impact loads of the material falling from a dump truck or a front-end loader. Apron Feeders are of rugged, heavy duty construction and designed to handle large feed sizes.

Applications

Apron Feeders are designed to handle large lumps and where no fines removal is required or where fines are removed by a separate Scalper. When the feed material is wet, sticky or clay like, the Apron Feeder is the machine to select. Generally, the Apron Feeder can be installed in a horizontal or inclined position. The high inclination also allows to build compact installations and to reduce the length of the Apron Feeder keeping the investment costs low.
Why MEKA Apron Feeder?
  • Easily handles problematic feeds.
  • Rugged, heavy duty construction and designed to handle large feed sizes or wet, sticky,clay like feed material.
  • Slow motion creates minimal wear troughout the lifetime,
  • Durable, longlife components, resulting in low maintenance even under severe conditions.
  • Allows better control on the feed rate,
  • Provides reliable means of controlling the feed rate to prevent surge loads to the Primary Crusher or other plant equipment.
  • Can reduce the feeding height of the plant,
  • MEKA Apron Feeders are installed in horizontal as well as in inclined applications.The high inclination also allows to built compact installations and to reduce the length of the Apron Feeder keeping the investment costs low.
  • Designed for mining and recycling applications.
  • Heavy duty and robust, engineered and built with an intense commitment to quality and attention to detail, providing maximum uptime and many years of service life.
Apron Feeder Technical Specifications
Width (mm) Width (feet) *Capacity (mtph) *Capacity (stph) Max Feed (mm) Max Feed (inch) Chain Speed (m/s) Chain Speed (fpm)
900 3 110-350 121-385 380 15 0,1 - 0,30 m/s 20-60 fpm
1200 4 230-680 253-749 520 20 0,1 - 0,30 m/s 20-60 fpm
1500 5 350-1100 385-1212 650 26 0,1 - 0,30 m/s 20-60 fpm
1800 6 600-1750 661-1929 830 32 0,1 - 0,30 m/s 20-60 fpm

*Capacity Figures are provided for: 50% Bed Depth, 0,1-0,3m/s chain speed and for material weighing 1.6 t/m³ or 100 lbs/ft³. Capacity values are indicative only and depend not only on feeder size but also on feeder inclination, feed gradation, etc. Other sizes are also available on request

What is Apron Feeder?

Consisting of articulated metal plates (steel or cast metal), the apron feeder works in principle like a conveyor belt. The aprons are supported by rollers and rotates slowly between the drive pinion and the tail pinion.

Types of Apron Feeder
Apron feeders are the type of feeders that perform only feeding function and specifically designed for handling heavy, abrasive, or lumpy materials in various industries.
How Does Apron Feeder Work?
The chain is rotated by gears/sprockets at the front . The chain rotates the metal plates, called aprons, which are bolted to it and as the aprons move, the material is carried along the length of the feeder.
Advantages of Using Apron Feeder

Apron feeder's heavy-duty construction and durable components ensure minimal maintenance and parts requirements.


Apron feeders can be customized to meet a wide range of applications. They provide better feed control to feed material to downstream equipment.

Apron Feeder Processes Applications

Apron feeders are heavy duty equipment and are widely used in mining applications such as rock quarries, gold ore, iron ore, coal and other bulk material handling industries.


Apron feeders are indispensable if the material to be fed is moist, sticky or contains clay.

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