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Sustainable Wear Protection from REMA TIP TOP ensures longer Service Life in Australian Gold Mine

The operator of a large gold mine in Australia was faced with replacing the previous linings in a cyclone and in the elbow pipe of a feed circuit due to surface wear. "With PERFORMANCEline products by REMA TIP TOP, the service life of the new linings was extended by up to 20 %, significantly increas…read more

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White Paper

How to Convey Hot Stuff – Steel Apron Conveyor for Transport of hot Bulk Solid Materials

Steel apron conveyors are heavy duty conveyors especially for high temperature bulk materials. In the following some design specifications for a long lasting, failure free operation of such systems are presented by means of a newly developed system. read more

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Technical Article

Pipe Conveyors for Infrastructure Projects – Innovative Solution for Conveyor Systems

Ckit was approached by a customer to prepare a research paper on the advancements of conveyor design and manufacturing. This report focuses on the successes, shortfalls and solutions to pipe conveyor design, manufacturing and related. This article outlines the theory, design, operating and manufactu…read more

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Technical Article

Loading Coal efficiently – How to achieve higher Coal Production with existing Coal Evacuation Facility

The production and distribution of coal is of paramount importance for the development of India’s economy. The bottleneck in the supply chain is often found to be loading the coal onto trains at the mine. Following please find a proposal to improve this situation. read more

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Technical Article

A Fundamental Approach to Belt Feeder Loads – How to assess loads on Feeders, (practically)

Numerous attempts have been made to describe the process of feeding but quite often they only cover certain products and hopper construction. Following you will find a more general approach to this field of problems. read more

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White Paper

Keep it straight! Belt Positioning Systems can avoid Wear and Material Loss

Depending on load distribution and running resistances, conveyor belts show a tendency to run off the straight line. This migration causes additional wear and may result in material losses. Please find hereafter examples, how to counter such behaviour. read more

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White Paper

Conveyor Belts and tight Bends – How to transport a difficult to handle Product through your Factory

In-plant conveying quite often is extremely challenging, due to limited building space and given footprint of existing equipment as well as the inability of most conveying systems to follow a random conveying path. The following story presents an exception to the rule. read more

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White Paper

Many sticky Returns – A Gold Mine seeks Solution to Carryback

It sometimes occurs that the conveying of bulk solid materials via belt conveyor poses a significant problem due to the conveyed material’s characteristics. The following article presents one such case, and the solutions found to solve the problem. read more

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Research Paper

How to design Energy Efficient Belt Conveyors

The University of Newcastle has undertaken a systematic research program to identify, model and measure key design elements to reduce the energy consumption of belt conveyors. Research outcomes include the development of theoretical models to accurately predict the main resistances of belt conveyors…read more

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White Paper

Conveyor Drop Points – Preventing Damage and Spillage

If hundreds of rocks are dropped onto an unprotected conveyor belt every few seconds, an operator can expect an inevitable outcome: fugitive material, persistent breakdowns and costly repairs of the belt, idlers and pulleys. read more

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Technical Article

Chute Design Essentials – How to Design and Implement Chutes in Bulk Solids Handling Systems

Chutes are in use in almost every bulk solids handling plant. Although everybody knows them, they are mostly overlooked, except for those cases where they cause extra-attention and -work due to malfunctioning. Following you will find hints to prevent such incidents. This paper attempts to give the r…read more

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Maximising Coal Recovery in Open-Pit Mining – Reducing Coal-Fines-Production improves Cost Situation for Miners

High levels of coal fines in the ROM material result in higher costs for washing, lower recovery, reduced workplace safety and negative impacts on the downstream processes. Knowing where these coal fines come from and optimising the procedures along the process chain can yield significant savings. read more

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Case Study

No Harm to the Environment – Pipe Conveyor ensures dust-free Transportation of Ore Concentrates

Transportadora Callao S.A., the logistics operator of a special cargo terminal in the port of Callao, Peru, relies on a Beumer Group pipe conveyor for the transportation of zinc, copper and lead concentrates of different mining companies from the warehouse to the terminal. read more

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Case Study

Doubling a Conveyor's Capacity – New Drives and improved Control allow twice the Conveying Capacity

A South Korean cement facturer needed to increase the capacity of their plant. Therefore, the conveying capacity of the conveyor connecting the open pit and the cement plant needed to be doubled. This was achieved by doubling the conveyor speed, as described below. read more

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Case Study

Conveying Ammonium Sulfate – Van Beek Screw Conveyors fit within DSM’s new Plant in Geleen

In the new state-of-the-art ammonium sulfate plant that DSM is building in Geleen there will be as many as 17 Van Beek screw conveyor systems. These conveyor systems play an important part in the production of ammonium sulfate. read more

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Case Study

Whipped into Shape – Concrete Mixing Plant Relieves Pressures with Silo Cleaning Service

When their silo walls bulged due to increased internal stresses, which resulted from material build-up within the silo, a North American Ready Mix Concrete plant looked for a possibility to empty the silos without the need to enter them. read more

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White Paper

Checking a Belts Intactness – Surface Scanner Makes Conveyor Belt Damage Visible

Belt conveyors are the lifeline of many bulk materials handling operations. Therefore, their continuous availability is of paramount importance. To help operators keep their systems running, Contitech offers a variety of inspection systems that present the conveyor belts actual state. read more

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Research Paper

Load Analysis of Trestle Leg Conveyor Support Structures Buried in Stockpiles

The paper presents a theory, combined with design equations, to compute the loads on structural elements, in particular those of trestle legs of tubular construction supporting load-out belt conveyors, where the trestle legs are substantially buried in gravity reclaim stockpiles. The stress conditio…read more

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White Paper

Recycling – certainly safely! How to avoid Fires downstream of a “fiery” Process

uring the recycling of scrap-metals a certain amount of dust is produced. Especially, when the recycling process involves pyrometallurgical steps there is the risk of glowing embers being transported into the filters, where they may ignite serious fires. read more

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White Paper

Sand with maximum Grain Size of 300 micrometer – The Production of Sand for Use in Specialised Mortar Varieties

he BHS rotor impact mills of type RPM are becoming more and more popular for the production of sand for dry mortar. In some countries they have become almost a standard for the production of extraordinarily fine sand. read more

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Technical Article

Destruction of Belt Bottom Covers – Conveyor Belt Bottom Cover Failure from Idlers and Pulleys

Excessive wear on the belt bottom cover resulting from improper idler arrangement and ceramic pulley lagging can lead to early belt failure and unplanned downtime. This paper discusses several failure modes and related field examples. read more

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White Paper

Improving Abrasion Resistance – Uses of Engineered Cast Polyurethane in Bulk Materials Handling

Wear is a major problem in the handling of bulk solid and powder materials, mainly in areas where impact and/or sliding contact occurs. Various materials were developed to reduce the effects of wear, the latest ones being made from (poly)urethanes. read more

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White Paper

Conveying the Ore straight up and out: An Alternative to Truck Transport

The standard for transporting ore out of an open-pit mine is by utilising trucks on a winding ramp. When keeping an eye on transportation cost as well as on safety matters, a belt conveyor may be an attractive alternative, especially if it is combined with state-of-the-art ropeway technology, as pre…read more

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White Paper

Keep the Dust! Complete Dust Suppression System for the Handling of Bulk Solid Materials

Dust is a nuisance in almost any bulk solids handling application, as it is harmfull for the health of employees and neighbouring as well as for the environment. Therefore, binding or capturing of dust is of paramount importance. read more

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Technical Article

Design vs. Actual – Comparison of Design and Measurement Data of a 12.4 km Overland Conveyor

his paper gives feedback on the difference between results expected at the design stage with those obtained from actual field measurements on a long overland conveyor after commissioning. The challenges faced during the project execution, risks identified and the mitigation thereof are also discusse…read more

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