Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Overburden Conveyor Bridge F60: World's Largest Machine


This is the world's largest machine that can move. It was shut down after 13 months of operation due to energy and

political reasons. The cutting height is 60 meters, hence the name F60. With a length of 502 meters, it is described as

the "lying Eiffel Tower". F60 is the series designation of five overburden conveyor bridges used in brown coal (lignite)

opencast mining in Germany. They are the largest movable technical industrial machines in the world.

Features

Length: 502 m long

Width: 240 m wide

Height: 80 m tall

Weight: 13,600 metric tons

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