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8. - 15. Oct. 2025

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Korn Recycling opts for Flexco Secondary Belt Cleaners with Finger Segments

Korn Recycling, based in Germany’s Swabian Alb region, runs one of the world’s most modern plants for sorting industrial waste and processing refuse-derived fuel. Recently it equipped the conveyor belt system in its mobile processing line with a new belt cleaner with finger segments from Flexco …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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Research Paper

Contact Forces in Hexagonal Idler Housing of Pipe Conveyor – A Mathematic-Statistical Evaluation

The development of pipe conveyors is not yet finished. Parts with the lowest lifetime, i.e. the moving conveyor belt and the idlers are tested before the conveyor is being put into operation. The design of the supporting construction is adjusted toby practical experience and tests on various experim…read more

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White Paper

Optimum Gear Units aid Conveyor Belt Systems – Drive Solutions with Gear Units for Belt Conveyors in the Mining Industry

In the mining industry, drive technology has a decisive influence on conveyor performance and system availability. Three-phase asynchronous motors plus gear units have proved a robust, quick-to-install, low-maintenance variant here. read more

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Cleaning the Cleaners – A healthy Conveyor System begins and ends with Cleaning and Maintenance

Belt conveyors are an integral part of almost any plant in the base materials industries. Their function is of paramount importance for the entire plants. Following you’ll find the “Why’s” and “How to’s” for an effective conveying plant. read more

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Research Paper

Transfer Chutes: Predicting Dust Emissions by Multiphase CFD and Coupled DEM-CFD Simulations

Dust emission is one of the main problems in the operation of transfer chutes. The design of the transfer chute heavily influences any potential dust generation. Although this influence is well known, much more attention is given to active dust suppression via water spray systems, the exhaustion of …read more

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White Paper

If the Belt is on Fire – A Guide to Fire Retardant Conveyor Belts

Playing with fire!? - Belt conveyors are sophisticated equipment widely used in the transportation business. Most often, nevertheless, their function is of paramount importance for the plants they serve: If the belt conveyors fail, the plant (or port) might be paralysed, so their weaknesses should a…read more

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White Paper

Troubleshooting Belt Cleaners – Optimising Productivity rather than fixing Breakdowns

In todays mining industry optimized productivity is of paramount importance also in the field of material conveying. This requires belts with clean and undamaged surface. Following please find five points to ponder with regard to belt cleaners. read more

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Technical Article

The CEMA Horsepower Equation – Development of a new Conveyor Power Prediction Methodology

The 7th edition of Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials (known as “The Belt Book”) includes a new conveyor power prediction methodology using “Large Sample Indentation Test” (LSIT) data. This paper provides background and insight into how LSIT data is used to design conveyors, and describes t…read more

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White Paper

Keep the Dust! Power Supplier’s Dust Management improves Safety, reduces Maintenance

Coal fired power plants always face the problem of dust. Not only on top of the stack, but also in the process of conveying the solid fuel to the boiler. With regard to conveyor belt transfer points, there is a practical solution available on the market. read more

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Case Study

Pipe Conveyor for alternative Fuels – Operational Gains with minimal Disruption and without any Material Loss

At its cement plant in Bernburg Germany Schwenk Zement KG installed an elevated pipe conveyor system to transport alternative fuels to the feeding system of the main burner. A pipe conveyor was selected because of its high reliability and zero product loss. read more

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White Paper

Controlling one’s Gold Assets – A Belt Scale System worth its Weight in Gold

Gold is one of the most important metals in the world - not only for jewelry or gold assets, but also for many industrial applications. For its production in Russia, a company looked for a robust and calibratable scale to control their gold (ore) flow. read more

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Research Paper

Pipe Conveyor Test Rigs: Design, Application and Test Results – Part A

This paper presents an overview of existent pipe conveyor test rig configurations and their design advantages and disadvantages. The scope of this paper covers test rigs for static and dynamic belt tests. The paper is divided into 3 parts: Part A describes static 6-point testing devices; Part B disc…read more

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Research Paper

Pipe Conveyor Test Rigs: Design, Application and Test Results - Part B

This paper is part of a publication series devoted to an overview of the existent pipe conveyor test rig designs with respect to the obtained contact forces. There are three parts: Parts A and B are devoted to the static test rig configurations, and Part C – is devoted to dynamic measurements. The…read more

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Research Paper

Pipe Conveyor Test Rigs: Design, Application and Test Results - Part C

This paper is a third part of a publication series devoted to an overview and design analysis of the existent pipe conveyor test rigs with respect to the obtained contact forces. The first two Parts A and B discuss static test rigs configuration, Part C is devoted to dynamic measurements. Particular…read more

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Case Study

Twist and Run – Europe’s longest Belt Conveyor for French Cement Factory

Reducing the number of transfer points in long distance conveying results in lower energy requirements as well as in improved product quality due to lower particle attrition. Due to their patented technology a French supplier was able to install Europe’s longest belt conveyor with both flights run…read more

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Case Study

East Asia’s largest Bucket Wheel Excavator – Success for Tenova Takraf’s BWE System at Zhahanaoer Mine in China

In Inner Mongolia the specialists from Leipzig-based open pit mining equipment supplier Takraf installed an excavator-conceyor-spreader system, that is aimed at improving China’s lignite mining capacity. read more

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White Paper

Truck Scales: Exactly – Essential Checks for Truck Weighing Scales to Perform Flawlessly

Truck scales are the “heart” of many applications in the sand, gravel and aggregates industries - their metering results are used to estimate the producers revenues. To neither lose money nor best the client the scales need to be kept in optimum working conditions. read more

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Research Paper

Application of FEM Analysis for Development of a Pipe Conveyor Test Stand

A test stand was designed to study the behaviour of the belt material and to determine the forces exerted at the idler housings of a pipe conveyor. To predict the forces working within the belt during the pipe-forming process and the reaction of the belt material a model was prepared using Finite El…read more

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Research Paper

Determination of the Bulk Flexure Resistance via coupled FEM-DEM Simulation

The bulk material on a belt conveyor deforms itself due to the run through idler stations. The deformation results in energy losses which are summarised in the bulk solid flexure resistance. The right understanding of the interaction between bulk material and idler stations is important for the pred…read more

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White Paper

Cost Reduction in Belt Conveying – Cost-efficient and Application-oriented Design of Steel Cord Conveyor Belts for the Mining Industry

Conveyor belts in the mining industry are facing ever higher demands as regards conveying capacity, conveyor length, service life and energy efficiency. In addition to designs acc. to various general standards manufacturers further develop their products for better economy. read more

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Case Study

Clean and long-lasting Conveyors – Slider Cradles designed to reduce Conveyor Spillage and Belt Wear

Belt loading and material transfer point, resp., are prone to increased spillage and wear, due to the impact of the falling material and its settling. Newly developed slider cradles minimise these undesirable effects. read more

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White Paper

From Garbage to Gold – Belt Scale Applications made easy even in demanding Environments

A heavy-duty, high accuracy, full-frame single idler belt scale, Siemens Milltronics MSI is used for process and load-out control, providing continuous in-line weighing on a variety of products in primary and secondary industries. read more

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Research Paper

Dynamic Damage of Rubber-Textile Belts in Pipe Conveyor Application

Rubber-textile conveyor belts and steel-cord conveyor belts are exposed to impacts of various negative factors occurring during the standard operation of belt conveyors, whereas these factors are causing gradual wear of the conveyor belts. The wear-out process of the conveyor belt is a limiting cond…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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