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FAM
Opencast
Mining Systems
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FAM is an international organization headquartered in Germany with a proven history as a manufacturer of modern bulk
material handling systems and a heritage dating back to the 19th century. We have broad expertise in opencast mining
■■Consulting ■■Assembly
technology, stockyard systems, mineral processing, loading equipment, conveying facilities, and port technology with more
than half of FAM employees working in engineering.
■■Project Management ■■Commissioning
■■Scheduling ■■Quality Management
■■Schedule Monitoring ■■Quality Supervision
Contents ■■Development
■■Engineering
■■Maintenance
■■Modernization
■■Designing ■■Training
■■Fabrication ■■After Sales Service
8 Bucket Wheel Excavators
With a complex assortment of sizable and individual machines, such as bucket wheel excavators, conveyor systems,
spreaders, scrapers, blending beds, reclaimers, ship loaders, ship unloaders, as well as crushers and mills, FAM provides the
10 Mobile Plants and Systems core systems for opencast mines, power plants, metallurgical industry, cement industry, building material industry, chemical
and fertilizer industry, as well as port handling.
12 Crawler-Mounted Conveyor Bridges
18 Crawler-Mounted Spreaders
20 In-Pit Crushing Systems
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2 Opencast Belt Conveying Systems 3
24 Mass Distributors
28 Individual Machines and Components
30 Engineering and Consulting
31 Modernization
32 Fabrication, Installation and Service
34 Technological Competency
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Leach-pad system
Copper oxide, copper sulfide 3500 t/h
Leached copper ore 4000 t/h
Chile
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Mass distributor
Overburden 8000 m³/h
Coal 5250 m³/h
Germany
Opencast mine
Bucket wheel excavator SR300R5
Compact type
Cutting height 5/10 m
Excavation depth -1,4 m
Drive power of bucket wheel 315 kW
Number of buckets 9
Leached copper ore, copper oxide, copper sulfide 2500 m³/h, 4000 t/h
Chile
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Opencast mine
Bucket wheel excavator SR200R2
Compact type
Cutting height 9 m
Excavation depth -0,5 m
Drive power of bucket wheel 180 kW
Number of buckets 12
Limestone, marl 600 m³/h, 814 t/h
Serbia
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Leach-pad system
Crawler-mounted conveyor bridge MSB3480.6TC
Tripper car TC1219
Crawler-mounted conveyor bridge MSB3480.9TC
Tripper car TC1219
Long distance conveyor LDC1200x2047
Long distance conveyor LDC1200x1660
Copper oxide, copper sulfide 3500 t/h
Leached copper ore 4000 t/h
Chile
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Leach-pad system
Leach-pad system Crawler-mounted
Crawler-mounted conveyor bridge Crawler-mounted conveyor bridge
MSB600.8 conveyor bridge MSB3480.6TC
With tripper car MSB6500.7TC With tripper car
Centre distance 356 m Tripper car TC1800.4K Centre distance 304 m
Belt width 800 mm Shiftable belt conveyor GF1800x800M Belt width 1219 mm (48‘‘)
Crawler units 8x2 Crawler-mounted drive station ATS1800 Crawler units 6x2
Red mud tailings 600 t/h Copper ore 6500 t/h Leached copper ore 4000 t/h
Australia Myanmar Chile
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Crawler-mounted
conveyor bridge
MSB3480.9TC
With tripper car
Centre distance 420 m
Belt width 1219 mm (48‘‘)
Crawler units 9x2
Copper sulfide 3500 t/h
Chile
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Crawler-mounted
transfer conveyor
Crawler-mounted transfer conveyor BW1524.45
BW1200.22/28R Bridging length 45 m
Bridging length 50 m Belt width 1524 mm (60‘‘)
Belt width 1200 mm Discharge height 7,5 m
Discharge height 12 m Leached copper ore
Chalk 2100 t/h, 1500 m³/h 4000 t/h, 2250 m³/h
Germany Chile
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Crawler-mounted
transfer conveyor Crawler-mounted
BW1200.20/30 transfer conveyor
Bridging length 50 m BW1200.28/34R
Belt width 1200 mm Bridging length 62 m
Discharge height 13,5 m Belt width 1200 mm
Overburden, chalk Discharge height 16 m
1700 t/h, 1380 m³/h Chalk 2100 t/h, 1500 m³/h
Russia Germany
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Spreader ST4200.55
Compact type
Boom length 55 m
Belt width of boom
conveyor 1524 mm (60‘‘)
Dumping height 6 m
Copper oxide
4200 t/h, 2700 m³/h
Chile
Spreader ST1050.31U
Boom length 31 m
Belt width of boom conveyor 1200 mm
Dumping height 15 m
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Morocco
Spreader ST12100.60
Boom length 60 m
Belt width of boom conveyor 1200 mm
Dumping height 22 m
Overburden 12100 t/h, 8100 m³/h
Uzbekistan
Spreader ST3500.40
Compact type
Boom length 40 m
Belt width of boom conveyor 1219 mm (48‘‘)
Dumping height 15 m
Leached copper ore 3500 t/h, 1950 m³/h
Chile
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Spreader ST2063.45
Boom length 45 m
Belt width of boom conveyor 1219 mm (48‘‘)
Dumping height 5 m
Copper ore 2060 t/h
Chile
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The in-pit crushing plants are used to reduce the size of hard materials for their further transport by
conveyors. The crushed overburden is delivered onto the belt conveyor of the crusher’s discharge boom
which transfers it further to the mobile conveyor bridge.
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■■ Function Tests
■■ Test Runs
■■ Factory Tests
Our specialized engineering team gladly accept the
challenges for the most ambitious projects and technical
issues in designing modern solutions considering your unique
requirements.
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Refurbishment
■■Retrofitting and modification of machines
■■Reconstruction of machines in order to ensure the opera-
tional safety and to minimize operating and maintenance
■■Consulting by our experienced engineers about any costs
materials handling systems regardless of their origin ■■Full mechanical and electrical reconstruction
■■Minimization of energy usage, spare parts, operation and ■■Prolonging the life expectancy of machines and systems by
personnel costs through optimization of machines and upgrading their components
systems ■■Replacing of conventional drive systems of the bucket chain
excavator’s grabs by three-phase synchronous motors
■■Maximizing efficiency of machines and plants
■■Extension of the service life of the equipment by offering
preventive maintenance schedules and usage of modern
materials and techniques. We offer custom tailored designs, solutions, adjustments and
■■New materials and technologies modification for any situation.
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Maintenance
■■ Performance of scheduled maintenance, field support by FAM technicians
■■ Creation of maintenance documentation
■■ Recording of maintenance measures completed
■■ Preparation and realization of equipment shutdowns
■■ Minimizing of downtimes which in turn lowers maintenance costs
■■ Full time maintenance
Training
■■ Preparation of specific training programs in compliance with client needs
■■ Skilled training and instructing of operators and maintenance personnel
■■ Training courses on site or at selected venues
■■ Virtual interactive training for selected equipment
■■ Training by highly qualified instructors
Automation
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■■ Development of concepts for automatic operation of materials handling systems
■■ Programming of customized control software
■■ Installation of advanced control systems for automatic operation
■■ Remote access to control software
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Technological Competency
Primary Treatment Corrosion Protection
■■ Manual steel shot blast-cleaning for element sizes of up ■■ Surface pre-treatment
to 25 x 8 x 5 m - Ensuring the standard degree of cleanliness of Sa2,5
■■ Continuous automatic steel shot blast-cleaning for to Sa3 acc. to DIN ISO 12944-4 by steel shot / slag
lengths of up to 14 m blasting
- Sheet width of up to 2,500 mm ■■ Wet-coating systems
- Profiles up to IPB 1,000 mm - Airless wet coating (atomization of the paint without
- Pipes up to Ø 500 mm compressed air, only via material pressure)
■■ Ensuring the standard degree of cleanliness Sa2.5 acc. - Air mix (atomization of the paint with compressed air)
to DIN EN ISO 12944-4 - Electrostatic (charging of the spray paint particles,
magnetic attraction to the work piece)
- Component dimensions of up to 25 x 7,8 x 5,4 m
Shaping ■■ Powder pre-coating
- Components of up to 700 kg with forced drying,
■■ CNC bending presses degreasing, zinc phosphatizing, passivation for (serial)
- Pressing force of 400 Mp parts
- Bending length of up to 6,050 mm - Powder coating machine for (serial) parts in
- Stand distance 5,055 mm automatic and manual mode, with continuous iron /
- Distance of stand and shaping die of up to 400 mm zinc phosphatizing
■■ Roll bending, rolling ■■ Powder coating
- Plate width of up to 2,500 mm - Continuous flow system for iron and zinc
- Plate thickness of up to 60 mm phosphatizing
- Component dimensions of up to 6 x 0,9 x 1,9 m
Cutting - Item weight of up to 800 kg
- Spindle diameter 130 / 180 mm ■■ Single components and sub-assemblies packing acc. to
- X / Y / Z-axis up to 12,000 / 6,000 / 1,500 mm HPE-standard
- W-axis up to 1,000 mm - Shipping by truck, rail or inland water vessels, as
- Turntable 4 x 4 m ocean or air freights
- Load capacity of up to 75 t, as CNC-axis - Heavy-load and special transport
Flexibility And More
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■■ Mining
■■ Port Handling
■■ Fertilizer Industry
■■ Metallurgy
■■ Power Plants
■■ Building Materials Industry
■■ Chemical Industry
■■ Cement Industry