Apron feeders
Last updated Jul 2026
With over 22km installed globally, Metso Apron feeders are proven to handle the most difficult materials. Backed by 100+ years of engineering expertise, our pre-configured and customizable designs deliver reliability, high availability and long service life. From high-impact to highly abrasive or wet and sticky materials, Metso apron feeders keep you running.

Proven performance

Robustly engineered for maximum uptime

Over 3500 aprons feeders installed  

Standardized

Pre-configured, repeatable designs

Globally stocked and readily available spare parts

 

Industrialized

Manufacturing over one feeder per week

Dedicated facilities and teams ensure consistent quality

 

Premium support

Readily available drawings

Globally support across the full lifecycle

 

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Metso apron feeders are trusted to handle the most difficult materials while delivering reliable, uninterupted performance. Because when your apron feeder keeps running, your operation does too.

Proven Performance

Our apron feeders are robustly engineered with premium components and features that allow our apron feeders to keep running. Highlighted by our Metso Endurance Series pans, heavy duty frame, sealed for life tractor chain and rollers, and sealed for life tail wheels ensure high availability. The roller modules, segmented sprockets and hinged, ”no-lift” guards enable safe, fast and efficient maintenance access.

Standardized

Metso apron feeders are pre-configured with standard widths and lengths from our AF4 – AF10 range to allow for faster selection and implementation including in Metso Bruno software. 2D drawings and 3D models for the pre-configured range of apron feeders are available for download on the Apron Feeder Resource Center for easy upfront plant layouts. Pre-configured, proven, and repeatable designs allow for faster delivery as well as globally stocked, readily available spare parts.

Industrialized

Metso manufactures over one apron feeder per week using dedicated production facilities and a quality team. Combined with our re-configured designs, this industralized approach ensures consistent manufacturing quality and reliable delivery times.

Premium Support

Metso apron feeders are supported from pre-feasability to comissioning through end of life. Drawings of pre-configured feeders are readily available for plant design. Our online spare parts catalog allows for the easy identification of spare parts. Customers are supported globally by an extensive service network across 20 service centers, 3500 service professionals, and 50+ countries with field and expert services.

Metso pre-configured feeding solutions files now available
Looking for 3D models and drawings that will help optimize your project flowsheet transition into a plant layout then ultimately to equipment specifications? Metso is streamlining your ability to find STP, DWG, General Arrangements (GA) and more data from Metso's pre-configured feeding solutions without having to contact a representative.

Metso Apron feeder Endurance pans

Our Endurance pan is the industry’s proven workhorse, engineered to deliver unmatched durability, wear life and superior sealing. The Endurance pan was designed with premium features for the toughest applications including:

  • Cast wear hardening material reaching up to 500 bhn in service for long wear life and fewer replacements
  • Integral grouser for high efficiency material shearing during bin extraction
  • Integrated skirt seal to minimize spillage and clean up costs
  • Deep stiffened profile to provide strength and reliability in high impact applications
  • 100% overlap design to prevent fines leakage
  • Lifting holes for safe handling and faster installation
  • Wear detection holes to enable quick visual wear checks to reduce unplanned downtime
  • Cored bolt holes to protect bolt heads extending life and reducing maintenance
Have questions related to your apron feeder?
Check out our blog series, Feeding the Facts, where we dig into the most asked questions about apron feeders.

Full range of options and accessories

As part of the apron feeder supply, Metso can provide:

  • Optional electromechanical or hydraulic drive
  • Digital pan wear monitoring
  • Skirt and discharge chutes with replacable liners
  • Dribble belt conveyor 
  • Dribble drag conveyor
  • Rod gate / spile bar gates
  • Automatic lubrication system
How to improve apron feeder performance
This handbook will help to outline the maintenance required to achieve high reliability and address key development and improvement aspects.

Apron feeder range: pre-configured and customizable sizes

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