Melco’s Underground Modular Structures is used primarily in underground operations for rapid assembly where conveyors need to be extended in a short amount of time. Conveyors are installed in narrow tunnels often with uneven floors. The Melco modular designs can consider a variety of specifications and usually consist of:
- Stool or H-Frame – often as adjustable design
- In a floor mounted or roof hung
- Inner legs in a variety of lengths
- Stringers as tubular, channel section or lip channel depending on the loading stringers are connected to stool cleats using bolts or pins.
- Belt widths from 600 mm to 1800 mm
- Module lengths usually from 3000 to 4500 mm
- Numerous varieties of carry idlers including 3 or 5 roll, top mounted or underslung, garland or fixed
- Return idlers as flat or V configuration, integrated into stool or separate frame mounted onto the stool or all module components can be supplied as painted or galvanized.
