Voith delivers drive packages overland
conveyor system

Atlas Energy Solutions has selected Voith Turbo to supply a total of 21 TurboBelt 800 TPXL fill control fluid coupling drives (including spares) to power 68 km of conveyor belt as part of Atlas Energy Solutions’ historic Dune Express project.

TurboBelt 800 TPXL fill control fluid coupling drives
© Voith

TurboBelt 800 TPXL fill control fluid coupling drives
© Voith
ELIN Motoren, a Voith company, will also provide 21 customized low noise electric motors for the project, including spares. Once in operation, the overland conveyor system will serve as a low-impact transport system, taking sand from Texas to New Mexico while establishing a new world record for a single conveyor flight without a mid-belt drive at a 26 km overall single flight length.

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