Voith Launches New Electrified Conveyor Drive System at Electra Mining Africa 2026
Voith is launching PowerDrive Mining, its new electric drive system for belt conveyors, at Electra Mining Africa 2026 in Johannesburg. The company is presenting the solution at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec, from September 7 to 11, 2026. Mining operators and OEMs can experience the system at the Voith booth (Hall 5, Booth E10) and discuss application requirements with Voith experts.
With PowerDrive Mining, Voith offers a coordinated conveyor drive and control solution that can be installed fast and operates reliably, efficiently and sustainably while reducing interface risk, according to Voith. Voith ships the package preassembled and pre-programmed, pairing compact high-power hardware with coordinated multi-drive control to support faster commissioning, smoother starts and confident daily operation.
PowerDrive Mining is designed as a compact, electrified drive package for belt conveyor applications. It combines key drivetrain elements and safety-relevant components into one coordinated system and supports customers with engineering and services from a single source.
A core element of the solution is BeltControl — a controller specifically designed for the requirements of belt conveyor systems. Its integrated control logic supports smooth startups, precise acceleration and braking, synchronized multi-drive operation, and reduced mechanical stress on belts and steel structures.
Voith delivers preassembled and factory-tested hardware and provides a pre-parameterized controller concept. Teams do not need to implement project-specific programming, they can work with parameterization instead. This reduces engineering effort, lowers error potential, and shortens quotation, engineering and commissioning time. Its compact form factor improves feasibility for retrofits and replacements in tight conveyor galleries and constrained layouts.
