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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

Grain Loading at Ukrainian Port – Unique Radial Telescopic Shiploader replaces several Gantry Cranes

A new radial telescopic shiploader was installed in an Ukranian port for the rapid loading of grain. Special features like the partially rail mounted design for parallel movement along the berth make this shiploader a unique machine. 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

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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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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White Paper

Considerations about the Cost of Conveyor Belting: Discussing re-evaluated Conveyor Belt Safety Factors

A new generation of conveyor belts and belt monitoring technology reduces conveyor belt capital and operating costs by using lower belt strengths than previously thought possible. Key factors are improvements in splice performance, energy efficient rubbers and real-time belt condition surveillance s…read more

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Case Study

Powerful and Mobile: Giant mobile Dust Control Design delivers extended Coverage

The new trailer-mounted dust control system by Dust Control Technology features a throw range of 100 meters and the ability to deliver 140,000 square feet (15,500 square meters) of coverage area. read more

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White Paper

Reliable Energy Supply: Efficient Conveying, Storage and Dosing of alternative Fuels for Cement and Lime Plants

Cement manufacturing is particularly energy-intensive. In order to reduce the use of expensive primary fuels like coal and oil, cement plant operators focus increasingly on Alternative Fuels and Raw materials (AFR). read more

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Technical Article

Feeding of Biomass: Design Experience with Wood Chips

Part of the international struggle to reduce the carbon footprint in energy consumption is the utilisation of biomass instead of fossil fuels such as coal or oil. Although the basic approach is quite promising, as there is a huge amount of usable biomass, there are some problems to be solved with re…read more

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White Paper

Unproper Belt Scale Results? 10 Reasons, why your perfect Belt Scale might under-perform

Belt weighing is common practice in lots of bulk solid handling operations. Although it’s a long established technology, there are still bits and pieces regarding installation and maintenance which might lead to erroneous results. Following you can find the reasons why. read more

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Research Paper

Parameters affecting Power Consumption in Pneumatic Conveying of Fine Particles

Pneumatic conveying of certain bulk materials is widely used in industries due to certain advantages over other modes of conveying. As compared to dilute phase, dense phase conveying is a preferred method of conveying due to its low power consumption, low erosive wear and low attrition of particles.…read more

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Technical Article

The Proper Flow Rate – Material Feed Rate Control for Pneumatic Conveying Systems

he material feeding device is particularly critical to the successful operation of any pneumatic conveying system. Many of the feeders available have no moving parts and it is not always obvious how material flow rate can be reliably achieved. read more

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Technical Article

Tackling the Wall – The Skip Way System, a new Approach to Steep-Angle Conveying in Quarries and smaller Open-Pit Mines

Quarries and open-pit mines for ores, minerals or building materials are often characterized by steep terraced slopes formed by blasting and material removal. A new, energy-balanced steep-angle conveying concept is aimed to optimize operating costs and energy efficiency. read more

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Technical Article

How to Handle the Fire’s Feed – Effective Utilization of Alternative Fuels

During the most recent decades the utilization of (otherwise) waste materials and biomass as alternative fuels in the cement industry and power plants showed great growth figures. This article shows, how these materials can be handled. read more

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Screw-type Technology for Economical Ship Unloading

Peter Göransson, sales manager for Siwertell AB explains how it is possible to achieve significant long-term savings through the use of high-capacity unloaders. read more

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Technical Article

Pipe Conveying the next Stage: A new Technology for Steep Incline High Capacity Open Pit Conveying

A new conveyor design is set to help reduce conventional heavy-duty truck traffic and the resulting high operating costs in open pit mines. This article (ed. note: publ. 2016) presents the design and the initial findings of the feasibility study on the Chevron-Megapipe conveyor for a 350 m-deep open…read more

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Research Paper

Latest Developments in Dust Control Technology

This paper (publ. 2016) initially summarises the various existing options available for dust control and some of their features, advantages and disadvantages. It then describes some of the new technologies that are being researched, developed and employed to minimise dust emissions by addressing the…read more

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Case Study

Reduce Conveyor Servicing Costs: Mexican Cement Manufacturer Addresses Conveyor Carryback

Spillage from a belt conveyor isn’t just a dirty mess, it’s also a source of safety and cost problems. Following find a solution deliverd to Mexican cement manufacturer. read more

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Technical Article

Bulk Materials Storage Design: Considerations for the Design of Materials Handling Storage Plants

Bulk material storage is either used for buffering between different handling/processing steps (e.g. ahead of the washing plant in mines) or as an “equalizer” in batch-wise working processes. Associated problems and counter measures are described hereafter. read more

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Technical Article

How to divide a Pneumatic Conveying Stream – Splitter for continuous Distribution of Bulk Solid Material during Pneumatic Conveyance

Worldwide, a high number of so-called splitters as elements of pneumatic conveying lines are in operation, in order to continuously distribute the conveyed bulk material to several receiving stations. The present article provides an overview over the possible applications and typical configurations …read more

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Case Study

Design of a High Speed Transfer Chute in a confined Space – A DEM Case Study

This paper aims to redesign a transfer chute as used in a Eurosilo system specifically for handling coal. The velocity of material vertically entering the chute was estimated at 15 to 34 m/s depending on the fill height of the silo. A three-stage approach was taken. First the existing situation with…read more

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White Paper

Bulk Bag Discharging plus Pneumatic Conveying – Enhanced Handling Capacity Boosts Plastic Compounding Productivity

The recycling and reuse of plastic materials calls for the conversion of scraps into workable raw materials which involves the compounding and pelleting of the scrap materials. The process used by a Spanish manufacturer equires the addition of mineral powder prior to extruding. Replacing the formerl…read more

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Case Study

Transforming Waste to Value! Municipal Recovery Facility safes Resources and Dump Space

Municipal waste contains a high percentage of materials, whose recycling can be profitable due to the substitute of (limited) resources as well as saving valuable dump space. In Perth, Western Australia, a highly advanced facility has just gone operative. read more

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Case Study

Titans in Texas: Coal for South Texas’ and Northern Mexico’s Power Stations

Coal deposits with thin seams and many interlayers can be mined economically by surface miners, which can cut the exact depth of the coal layer and deliver the coal ready for belt conveyance without further crushing. read more

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Technical Article

Stresses in Silos Part 2: Stresses in Hoppers – Disturbances to the Stress Distribution

The first part of te paper on stresses in silos [10] focused on te bulk solid properties wit respect to stresses, and te stresses in te vertical part of a silo. e present second part explains te stresses acting in oppers for filling and emptying conditions. In die ideal case stress distributions are…read more

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