The reclaimer that breathed again
Los Pijiguaos bauxite travels down the Orinoco to Matanzas. There, a complete yard of thyssenkrupp equipment — stacker, bucket-wheel stacker-reclaimer, portal reclaimers and conveyors — feeds the alumina plant. In 2012, RELANSA led the mechanical and electrical rehabilitation of the scraper reclaimer; today it supports the whole installed base with FAM.
3.000
TPH BAUXITE
TECHNOLOGY BY
FAM (BEUMER Group)
Mining & Material Handling
01
THE CHALLENGE
A critical, one-of-a-kind inverted-V chain reclaimer, decades in a dusty abrasive environment, needed modernization without halting plant feed.
02
THE SOLUTION
RELANSA as FAM's local contractor: critical component diagnosis, original spares, mechanical-electrical erection with rail and instrumentation specialists, and load testing.
03
THE IMPACT
The machine returned to design capacity and extended its life another decade. German engineering + local execution: the RELANSA model in a single project.
// THE FAM INSTALLED BASE AT BAUXILUM
Bauxite handling systems by thyssenkrupp Fördertechnik, now under FAM BEUMER's technological custody. Reference scope: basic engineering, procurement, engineering and construction supervision and commissioning.
- —Bauxite ore stacker: forms the stockpiles and blends lots
- —Combined bucket-wheel stacker–reclaimer
- —Outdoor portal reclaimer and indoor portal reclaimer (V-scraper)
- —Belt conveyors for heavy, abrasive material
- —Over 30 Voith SVTL variable-speed couplings on the Bayer-process slurry pumps (see Voith)
// TECHNOLOGY BY
FAM (BEUMER Group)
VIEW PARTNER →Integral bulk material handling systems: stackers, reclaimers, conveyors, pipe conveyors and shiploaders. FAM is also the technological heir and custodian of thyssenkrupp Fördertechnik, Robins and PWH, the equipment that moves Venezuela's bauxite, ore, fertilizers and coke. RELANSA is FAM BEUMER's office in the country, in Caracas and Puerto Ordaz.
// GALLERY
3 PHOTOS // ACTUAL PROJECT PHOTO
