Press Release
ContiTech
Conveyor Belt Group
Steep-incline and vertical belts by ContiTech bring
innovative ideas to the Russian market
 Conveyor belt systems transport bulk materials up inclines of as much as 90 degrees
 MAXOFLEX®, FLEXOWELL® and POCKETLIFT® are three flexible specialist solutions
 Low-noise, eco-friendly and efficient to run
Novokuznetsk, June 2014. High up or deep down below ground: ContiTech offers a diverse range
of specialist solutions for steep-incline and vertical transportation in a variety of businesses.
Extensive capacity and unlimited lift heights are no problem for the ContiTech Conveyor Belt
Group, and nor are multiple changes between horizontal and vertical operations, which can all be
negotiated by a single belt. Moreover, system solutions by ContiTech are cheaper to invest in and
operate than conventional transport solutions using containers and skips.
MAXOFLEX® and FLEXOWELL® transport bulk materials on inclines of up to 90 degrees. They are
available in a variety of types, depending on their intended use. FLEXOWELL®, for example,
handles up to 6,000 tonnes of bulk materials per hour. It is low-noise and eco-friendly to operate,
and a single belt is capable of negotiating routes with both and horizontal and vertical sections.
“FLEXOWELL® customers benefit from short installation times and a belt that’s energy-efficient,
low-noise and eco-friendly to run,” points out Dr Michael Hofmann, Head of Engineered Products
with the ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group. The system also requires fewer transfer points and has a
long service life. The advantages are obvious: machine operators and producers using
FLEXOWELL® benefit from lower investments and running costs than those associated with using
containers and skips to transport bulk materials. “The belt’s energy efficiency and long service life
in particular mean major savings for operating companies. And the fact that FLEXOWELL® needs
fewer transfer points saves money too,” Hofmann explains.
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-2At present, FLEXOWELL® technology is in use in more than 60,000 systems around the world, in
quarries, mines and coalmines, in the chemicals and steel industries and tunnel construction. And
not without good reason – because FLEXOWELL® offers lift heights of up to 300 metres on the
vertical with belt widths of up to 2.4 metres and tensile strength of up to 8,600 Newton metres per
millimetre. Meanwhile, the MAXOFLEX® basic belt offers outstanding transverse stability, good
longitudinal flexibility and individually adjustable cleat spacing.
Unlimited lift heights in uninterrupted conveying
As an enhanced version of the FLEXOWELL® technology, POCKETLIFT® is best described as
space-saving, eco-friendly and efficient. “POCKETLIFT® opens up entirely new possibilities in
quarrying as well as surface and underground mining,” explains Benedikt Nothelle, Head of Sales
& Application Engineering Special Bulk Conveying with the ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group. Able
to handle up to 4,000 m³/h of bulk materials, POCKETLIFT® can cope with unlimited heights
through modular arrangement of the conveyors. This makes it the most effective system available
for the uninterrupted transportation of bulk materials. Its compact construction makes
POCKETLIFT® especially interesting for the mining industry. Being far more compact than
conventional systems, it is ideal for shaft operations. “That’s a major advantage for underground
mining,” Nothelle explains.
In addition POCKETLIFT® saves energy, which in turn reduces operating costs. Conventional
container and skip transportation causes load peaks in the energy supply by accelerating materials
to high speeds. POCKETLIFT®, on the other hand, requires less energy because it moves bulk in
on continuous stream. This keeps transportation costs per tonne of materials far below average,
with just 0.3 kilowatt hours of energy required per tonne and per 100 metres of lift height. For
operating companies this means far lower investments in energy supplies. In addition, low-noise
operations reduce the belt’s environmental impact by far.
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High-performance and space-saving: POCKETLIFT® can be used in narrow shafts and can cope
with unlimited heights through modular arrangement of the conveyors
Poto: ContiTech
CT_CBG_Maxoflex.jpg
MAXOFLEX® conveyor belts transport bulk materials on gradients of up to 90 degrees. They are
available in a variety of versions, from oil, grease and heat-resistant, to flame retardant, and with
textile or steel-cord tensile members.
Poto: ContiTech
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With sales of around €33.3 billion in 2013, Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers worldwide.
As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis, instrumentation,
infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, Continental contributes to
enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also an expert partner in networked
automobile communication. Continental currently employs around 182,000 people in 49 countries.
The ContiTech division numbers among the leading suppliers of a host of technical rubber products and is a
specialist for plastics technology. The division develops and produces functional parts, components and
systems for the automotive industry and other important industries. ContiTech currently has a workforce of
approximately 29,700 employees. In 2013 it recorded sales of about €3.9 billion.
Contact for journalists
Mario Töpfer
Head of Technical Media Relations
ContiTech AG
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9
30165 Hanover, Germany
Phone: +49 511 938-1304
Fax: +49 511 938-1305
E-Mail: mario.toepfer@contitech.de
www.contitech.de
Jens Fechner
Head of Market Communications
ContiTech AG
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9
30165 Hanover, Germany
Phone: +49 511 938-14019
Fax: +49 511 938-14025
E-Mail: jens.fechner@contitech.de
www.contitech.de
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