Commissioning of 10 belt bucket elevators for mineral extraction

27. February 2025

AUMUND Group Field Service

In January 2025 several belt bucket elevators were ready for commissioning on the west coast of Norway.

The Norwegian mining company uses AUMUND bucket elevators type BWG 250/220 with a capacity of 21 t/h and a centre distance of 25 m to transport the bulk material. All machines have already been installed and the Field Service team carried out the routine inspection of the equipment prior to commissioning.

During the on-site assignment, the commissioning order for the Field Service Team was extended from the original four to a total of ten AUMUND bucket elevators. However, the time window for the work remained at five days.

All technical points relevant to the commissioning of bucket elevators, such as the alignment of the machines and conveyor belts, belt clamping connections, sensors, etc., were subjected to a thorough inspection. Furthermore, ceramic friction linings on the drive drum and geared motors with frequency devices were used in bucket elevators, considering the intended use.

The commissioning, including the test runs of the ten machines, was completed successfully despite the tight timeframe. The AUMUND Field Service team handed over the machines to the satisfied contract partner on time.