Low operating and capital costs compared to rail haulage, truck and conveyors:

Rail-Veyor® combines the best of conventional rail haulage, truck and conveyor systems into a low capital and operating cost system that offers superior energy efficiency and environmental performance.

Rail-Veyor® offers the following advantages:

Competitive Capital Costs

• Light rail track (40 pound rail vs. conventional 120 pound rail) can be used  without ballast and ties, thereby reducing the cost and time for bed preparation and installation
• Low profile; allowing for simple bridges or tunnels to clear obstacles or  infrastructure; reduced underground development costs (refer to Figure 1)
• Operational at grades up to 20%, reducing infrastructure preparation time and cost  relative to grade-limited rail and truck haulage
• Short turning radius (30m) reduces rail footprint and cost
• The combined capabilities give significant flexibility in route selection and the topography to be crossed while greatly reducing the amount of disturbance to the existing land function

Figure 1 Comparison of Underground Development Requirements

Cost Comparison Chart

Low Operating and Maintenance Cost

Rail-Veyor® can offer lower operating  costs compared to rail haulage, truck haulage and conveyor systems.

• Automatic operation minimizes labour costs
• The drive system is energy efficient, resulting in very low operating costs
• Loads carried by cars and drive stations are relatively low, improving  reliability and reducing operating and maintenance costs
• Highly reliable
• No direct operator control required; the system can be run automatically using GPS and sensor technologies
• Car system acts as a long trough allowing for continuous loading and unloading      operation
• Unloading  is accomplished by inverting the cars, maximizing system performance
• Systems can have multiple loading and unloading points

Ease of Maintenance

• Drives are only powered when in contact with the rail cars which results in less wear on the system
• All Rail-Veyor components are simple off the shelf components that can be purchased quickly and easily
• Drive systems are simple and can easily be replaced

System Flexibility

• Inclines up to 20% and turns of up to a 30 meter radius are possible at 8 m/s
• Capacity is expandable by adding additional trains
• Light rail, cars and drive stations can be easily relocated
• Equipment and layouts are flexible and can be designed and scaled to meet client product sizes and transportation distances
• Systems can be designed for customers with existing rail lines

Environmental Performance

• Electrical drive system and design minimizes local emissions and reduces carbon footprint
• Route and track layout can be selected to preserve land function and minimize the footprint of disturbance
• Emissions from material transfers can be contained, minimizing impact on natural and workplace environments

Safety Performance

Fully automated systems eliminate operator-mobile equipment interface and are intrinsically safe.

A further endorsement of the Rail-Veyor® technology has come through the findings of an independent study commissioned by COALTECH, a South African industry and government association. The study assessed coal transportation technologies and their application within South Africa and identified Rail-Veyor® as an attractive and competitive materials handling technology for a multitude of operating scenarios.

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