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[[File:ROPE CONVEYOR.jpg|right|thumb|Rope Conveyors]] | |||
'''Rope Conveyor''' is essentially a subtype of gondola lift, from which containers for goods rather than passenger cars are suspended. | |||
Rope conveyors are typically found around large mining concerns, and can be of considerable length. | |||
The COMILOG Cableway, which ran from Moanda in Gabon to Mbindain the Republic of the Congo, was over 75 km in length. The Norsjö aerial tramway inSweden had a length of 96 kilometers.In Ethiopia the Italians built the Asmara-Massawa Cableway in 1936, which was 75 km long. | |||
[[Conveyors]] can be powered by a wide variety of forms of energy, electric, engines, or gravity. The Rope Conveyors easily helps in cooling down of the warm material while carrying it for the assembly | |||
==Applications== | |||
* Single conveyor lengths up to 30,000 m and more | |||
* Capacities of up to 25,000 t/h | |||
* Easy traverse of streets, rail tracks, rivers and other obstacles | |||
* Tower spacing up to 2,000 m | |||