Studying from sensible expertise and constantly optimising merchandise with prospects are the said objectives of TIP TOP Vulkanisation Borna GmbH, a member of the REMA TIP TOP Group. Over the previous two years, the REMACLEAN GBM conveyor belt cleansing system has undergone steady growth at Southern Copper Corp’s Cuajone copper mine in southern Peru in shut cooperation between the plant operator and REMA TIP TOP.
The measures carried out in 2024 and 2025 geared toward aligning the upkeep intervals of the cleansing brushes with these of the conveyor system and considerably enhancing carryback discount, spillage discount and mud management.
The way in which to optimise upkeep intervals was to put in cleansing brushes. Firstly
of 2024, the REMACLEAN GBM, which had been in use for the reason that begin, had commonplace 300 mm diameter spherical brushes. As an improve, the newly bigger diameter brushes had been put in to increase the lifespan of the brushes and bristles. This elevated cleansing effectivity, diminished guide labour for cleanup, and prolonged the service life by as much as 3 times. Now, the alternative of the comb our bodies might be built-in into the upkeep interval for your complete system.
To enhance mud management and total cleansing efficiency, the plant operator developed an modern concept to optimise the REMACLEAN GBM set up. The result’s a particular housing with a funnel system across the drive belt drum. The brand new, sealed housing transports effective particles downwards with the fabric cleaned from the belt and collects them for elimination. The primary few months after commissioning have been a whole success. At a excessive belt velocity of 6.2 m/sec, the system demonstrates wonderful cleansing efficiency. Integrating the system into the present infrastructure has additionally considerably elevated effectivity.
REMA TIP TOP: “This instance impressively demonstrates how REMA TIP TOP’s collaboration with their prospects repeatedly ends in modern developments that go into collection manufacturing and in the end change into the usual for different prospects.”
REMACLEAN brush programs are sometimes put in on the decrease belt of the conveyor line. To enhance cleansing efficiency and forestall belt vibrations, an extra counterpressure curler is commonly used above the decrease belt. On the Cuajone copper mine, the REMACLEAN GBM’s tensioning system has been modified in order that the cleansing brushes can face ‘horizontally’ in a brand new manner of utilizing it moderately than well-known vertically. For the reason that brushes now face the belt on the drive drum, an extra stress curler is pointless.
