Roof Mounted Conveyor System

Kellingley Colliery has installed two 800hp 54”-wide ranger drives, complete with remote head ends, nine bay loops with hy-spring units, bend frames and man-riding platforms, and two 600hp 48”-wide ranger drives with similar features, all using Philford’s radical new design of roof mounting complete installations of this type.

The advantages of using this design system for all types and sizes of remote head ends, conveyor drives and loop arrangements is having a dramatic effect on reducing down time caused by floor lift. Kellingley Colliery Manager Mark Howorth said he is “seeing a 30% improvement in conveyor running times since installing Philford designed and manufactured roof mounted systems”. Furthermore, this figure has been exceeded at other installations.

There are currently 18 roof mounted complete drive installations operating in the UK coal industry with more on order.