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Impact from dumping to hopper

Zero-Emission Unloading at Flour Mill

Ports and jetties worldwide face increasing pressure to boost efficiency while cutting costs and emissions. Located just outside Dhaka in the lively city of Narayanganj, the SENNEBOGEN 855 E is helping Akij Essentials Flour Mills operate at full capacity while keeping an eye on sustainability. As on…read more

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Case Study

Toxic Dust Control – Bulk Bag Unloading System contains Toxic Dust in Fluoridation Plants

In water fluoridation plants different chemicals are used, including, for example, the highly toxic silicofluorid. Bulk material handling systems for this application have to meet high dust control requirements. read more

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Case Study

Transfer Point Upgrades – raising Throughput, reducing Dust and Spillage

The terminal operator Kinder Morgan has announced completion load-out hopper and four belt conveyors carrying 1500 tonnes per hour of mineral ore concentrate, complete with five transfer points that comply with the company's "zero spill" principle. read more

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Case Study

Fresh Air for Cement Plants – Loosen, Mix and Transport Powdery Goods with Compressed Air

Compressed air is often essential for transport, loosening and/or homogenisation tasks in producing powdery goods. This also applies to cement plants, where large numbers of screw compressors and positive displacement blowers are used in the production process. read more

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Case Study

Large Scale Fuel Storage Silos – Safe and Environmentally Friendly Storage of Coal, Coke or Wood Pellets

There is a growing number of reasons why companies that handle and store large quantities of bulk solids should care about environmental issues. Large scale storage silos offer a cost-efficient way to manage and minimise environmental impacts and can also be used for solid fuels such as coal, pet co…read more

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Case Study

Dust-free Bulk Unloading – Mobile High-performance De-dusting during Railcar Unloading

A new dust removal facility for bulk unloading has been installed at Thyssenkrupp Steel's blast furnace operations in Duisburg-Hamborn, Germany. Due to the high efficiency of the system, dust emissions have fallen below statutory limit values. read more

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Technical Article

Predicting and Preventing Wear in Pipe Bends – Basic Information for choosing a cost-effective Wear Protection Solution

There are many means of providing wear protection for bends and straight sections in pneumatic conveying systems, but they can be very costly or severely increase the energy consumption, or limit its throughput, if applied too liberally. Hence it is very important to choose carefully the right means…read more

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Research Paper

Flow and Pressure during Centric and Eccentric Discharge in Cylindrical Silos

This article presents an experimental investigation of the flow pattern and wall pressure due to centric and eccentric discharge. The experiment were performed on a metal silo prototype using corn as a granular material. The silo prototype used in the study was built of a metallic cylinder, which ca…read more

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Technical Article

Fossil Fuel Supply for India's Coal-fired Power Plants – Equipment for Unloading at Ports and Transportation to the Plant

In the current situation of the power sector in India, source of coal and therefore the selection of various handling systems play a very important role. The selection of the best available solution depends on a number of factors, including the quantity to be handled, size, type of the fuel, and the…read more

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Technical Article

Rotary Dump or Bottom Dump Wagons? A Review of Concepts for Higher Capacity Coal and Iron Ore Unit Trains

Bottom dump wagons and unloading of gondola cars with rotary car dumpers are the two main alternatives for unloading bulk materials from trains. In view of the trend toward higher capacities and reduced capital cost, a closer look at both solutions can help to save a lot of money. read more

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Technical Article

Variable Torque Drives – Advantages of Hydraulic Motors in Bulk Material Handling Applications

To design a drive chain as close as possible to the output required can be very challenging. If the maximum load differs widely from normal operating load, safest solution is to select a drive which is compatible for both maximum load and maximum speed. read more

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Technical Article

A Comparison of Calculated and Measured Indentation Losses in Rubber Belt Covers

Energy loss due to indentation rolling resistance is a major factor in belt conveyor design. The determination of the indentation rolling resistance of a conveyor belt over the idler system depends on the properties of the rubber compound of the backing, the method of calculation of the resistance v…read more

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Technical Article

Tough Conditions, robust Run – Rolling Bearings in Bulk Conveying Applications

In the bulk conveying industry, new improvements in rolling bearing technology open new application fields or allow the optimisation of existing designs by increase the bearing life or realising a power enhancement. read more

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Technical Article

Bulk Handling at Mongolia's Sainshand Industrial Park – An Approach to Materials Handling for a very large Industrial Complex

A large, integrated industrial park being planned at Sainshand in the southern Gobi. Major primary transformation industries will be located there to supply the country’s basic needs, as well as earn export revenues. A central material handling and storage facility is being planned to serve all th…read more

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Case Study

Reliability and Performance – Motorised Pulleys at US and UK Bulk Transfer Terminals

Older facilities, such as shipping terminals for ships and barges, which face the risk of high demurrage charges in the event of a ship loading delay, can derive a significant benefit by replacing problem-prone exposed conveyor drive systems with motorised pulleys. read more

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Technical Article

Seamless Integration – Automated Materials Handling for Coal-fired Power Plants

While in recent years the main focus was on optimisation of single parts like mine planning or advanced automation solutions now a seamless integration of all subsystems and an overall optimisation from the mine to the power plant is requested. read more

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Case Study

Drastic Dust Reduction – Reduction of Dust and Spillage with Conveyor Enhancements

A Minnesota power generating facility has completed the first phase of a program to drastically reduce dust and spillage from its biomass fuel handling system, helping to prevent fugitive material from reaching nearby homes and businesses. read more

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Technical Article

Continuous Combustion – Plug Screw Feeder Technology for Biomass Pyrolysis Systems

Feeding biomass materials into pyrolysis and gasifier processes to produce energy can be a difficult task, because they are often poor flowing and may contain foreign matter. The challenge is to feed this material at a consistent rate into a combustion chamber. read more

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White Paper

Straightforward and Flexible – Mobile Stockyard Equipment for Stockpiling, Reclaiming & Truck Unloading

Mobile stockyard equipment can offer a cost efficient alternative to traditional systems, especially when developing new greenfield sites. With no civil requirements/limited planning permission, the equipment is perfect for the initial "start-up phase" of a project. read more

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Technical Article

In-Pit Crushing and Conveying Bench Operations – Assessing the Truckless Mining Option

In-Pit Crushing and Conveying systems are attracting global interest for their significant sustainability benefits and potential to reduce operating costs. The selection of the most appropriate materials handling system for a given operation must consider economic, social, environmental and technica…read more

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White Paper

No Continuous Flow? New Testing Devices for Evaluating the Flowability of Coarse Materials

With the growing importance of bulk materials like biomass or intermediate recycling products new challenges arise in bulk material storage and conveying. A special testing device now allows to assess the flowability of these difficult, coarse bulk materials. read more

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Technical Article

Idlers Made to Measure – Choosing the best Idler for the Job Cuts Operating Costs

The significance of the idlers is often underestimated when efficiency analysis is performed on belt conveyors. Because price is often the sole selection criterion, the idlers have to be inexpensive. However, that mentality often results in higher operating costs. read more

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White Paper

Conveying & Loading - Dust free! Environmental Protection along the complete Transport Chain

Dust is one of the real big problems in bulk handling. It means loss of product, pollution of the environment, and trouble with the neighbours. Solutions for some of this problems are presented hereafter. read more

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White Paper

Accelerating the Sampling Process – Fully automated Monorail Sample Transport System for Iron Ore Samples

In todays bulk handling with ship transport capacities beyond several hundred thousand tons it is of paramount interest to characterise the composition and constitution of the loaded material. Following, a system to accelerate the sampling process is presented. read more

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Technical Article

Extended Reach – Overland Pipe Conveyor with Low Rolling Resistance Belt

For long overland pipe conveyors the costs from increased power consumption are significant. This article describes a methodology that analyses the low rolling resistance pipe belts and introduces recent applications on overland pipe conveyors. read more

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