Continuous Barge Unloader

Advantageous Features

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Engineering & Services Co. Ltd.

World Leader
Sumitomo Heavy Industry is a World Leader in
Continuous Unloading Technology, Experience and
Track Record
1976 : The First Continuous Unloader in the World
1984 : The First Continuous Unloader for Full Size
ocean-going ships (Panamax class)
1995 : Continuous Unloader for Iron Ore Delivered
1994 : All-Inverter Controlled Continuous Unloader
2011 : Total of 51 delivered, 3 under construction

Extensive Track Record

Excellent Reputation
Sumitomo has been very successful with the Continuous
Unloader design and has enjoyed an excellent reputation
with all the customers. Main reasons are:
High Unloading Efficiency
User-Friendly Features for Easy Operation
High Reliability
Continuous Product Development
Attentive After-Service

Sumitomo Barge Unloader

Design is derived
from proven and
successful track
record.
Design optimized
for barge
unloading.
Designed for high
efficiency and
reliability.
Lightweight design
for lower civil
construction costs.

Sumitomo Barge Unloader

One of Two Continuous Unloaders
for Barge unloading, operating since
1999.

Optimized Digging Head

Compact Digging Head,
well suited for Barge
Unloading
Buckets at the bottom
travel horizontally to
allow complete filling
Sprocket Wheels for
positive guiding of
chain

Sumitomo Barge Unloader

Actual
Operation

Effective Material Transfer

Optimized for smooth
transfer of coal onto
Boom Conveyor
Transfer point sealed
to eliminate dust
Liners provided to
prevent coal build-up
or blockage

Optimization for Barges

The Continuous Unloader must efficiently unload from unevenly
loaded coal barges. The upper layers of coal have peaks and valleys
and the digging head must be designed to enable the buckets to be
filled as much as possible.

The digging head is designed to fill the buckets as they move over
the uneven surfaces of the upper layers.

Design of Digging Head

The buckets should travel
parallel to the material
surface so they fill up to
capacity.
The buckets should travel
along the surface for some
distance so they can fill up.

Our digging head design

satisfies these requirements.

Advantage:Efficient Operation

Bucket Elevator Swing

Bucket Elevator can swing in and out to access

more material without moving the machine.
Angle of digging head can be adjusted so the
buckets travel parallel to the material surface.

Advantage: Higher Efficiency

Horizontal Digging
Boom
Bucket Elevator
Tilting Cylinder
Boom Luffing
Cylinder

Bucket Elevator
Digging Head
Tilting Cylinder
Boom

The digging head

automatically
adjusts itself so
that the buckets
can move
horizontally when
the Bucket
Elevator swings
in or out.

Advantage:
Efficient Operation

Dual-Mode Digging
MODE
Chain Tight
Normal digging

Chain loose
Bottom Clean-up

FIGURE

Bucket Elevator
can operate in both
chain-tight and
chain-loose modes.
Chain-tight for
normal digging and
chain-loose for
bottom clean-up
Bucket-elevator can
operate in the most
efficient mode

Advantage: Higher Efficiency

Slewing Range
Jetty
Barge
Barge

Advantage:
Can unload from both sides of Jetty

Overload Protection
Automatic Torque
control of Bucket Elevator
Drive to keep unloading
below 120% rated capacity

Advantage:Prevents stoppage and spillage

Reducing Dust
Bucket Elevator column
is fully enclosed, so there
is no coal dust from
unloading operation.

Advantage:
Clean Operation

Construction
Major Sub-Assemblies are Pin Jointed
Pin Joints

Heaviest
Sub-Assembly

Heaviest Sub-Assembly is less than 60 tons

Advantage: Lower Erection Cost

Thank you for your Attention

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Engineering & Services Co. Ltd.