BUCKET-WHEEL EXCAVATORS
BUCKET-WHEEL EXCAVATORS
Bucket-Wheel Excavators (BWEs) are continuous mining machines for overburden (semi-hard material such as clay, sand, gravel, marl, etc.), lignite and hard coal.
TAKRAF BWEs can be employed across a variety of commodities and our machines cover a wide-range of capacities, all the way up to 20,000 m³/h, with working bench heights varying from less than 5 m to approx. 50 m. In most applications, the BWE is connected to a belt conveyor system or a cross-pit spreader.
Compact or large-scale BWEs for various applications
Our machines are all designed to our client's requirements and incorporate various solutions according to their specific application, including actual site conditions. As a result, either compact or large-scale BWEs can be employed, depending on the required cutting height, block width and length of the working bench.
Compact excavators are most suited to mines with short benches and harsh, irregular operating conditions; whereas our large machines are more suited to working in flat mines with unconsolidated rock, large benches and regular mineral deposits.
