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Efficient Waste Management with Lidar Technology

The Scottish waste management and recycling company, Levenseat Renewable Energy, now has real-time access to material inventory figures and, as a result, efficiently manages its logistics and processing operations after implementing a Lidar-based solution for inventory tracking. read more

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Case Study

Improving Raw Material Storage Plant Performance – Highly cost-effective Process with Cranes Operating 24/7

To increase the performance of its Lixhe operation the Belgian cement manufacturer CBR, a subsidiary of the Heidelberg Cement Group, has automated its raw material storage by installing a warehouse management system together with a new 9-t process crane. read more

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Crushing the Production Bottleneck – Cone Crusher brings Production Boost to Raj Stones

Through the use of Sandvik technology, Raj Stones, based in the United Arab Emirates, has reinforced its position as one of the premier aggregate suppliers in the region. read more

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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 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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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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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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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

Ensuring Gypsum Quality – Controlling of the Gypsum Production at E.ON’s MPP3

.ON operate a modern coal- and biomass-fired power plant in the Maasvlakte port area in Rotterdam. The necessary desulphurisation is steadily controlled to produce a saleable gypsum product. Its product quaility is monitored via moisture measurement. read more

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Power from the Belt: A new Technology generates electrical Power from Conveyor Belt Energy

Running auxiliary power on long belt conveyors can be both complicated and costly, requiring expensive labor and oversized cables to accommodate the inevitable voltage drop over long runs, as well as transformers, conduit and other components. read more

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Technical Article

Cost Optimisation in Grain Storage: Silo management for Grain Mills and their Customers

Reducing logistic costs is of paramount interest in todays grain and flower handling. The combined hard- and software solution presented hereafter can help to simplify the control and order process. read more

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Can you go with the Flow? Solids Flowmeters for Industrial Applications

Solids flowmeters are an interesting solution to indicate flow rates in pipes and chutes. “Interesting” because they are only moderately accurate, costly, require a lot of tuning after installation and are usually only as good as the whole process around them. Nevertheless, the technology exists…read more

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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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Case Study

Safeguarding Your Silos – Hycontrol ensures essential Silo Safety for Sika

When global sealant and adhesive specialists Sika suspected its over-pressurization control system fell short of existing regulations, they asked a global supplier of such systems to investigate and recommend a suitable new system. read more

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Sufficient Stock at Lower Cost: Reducing the Cost of Carrying Safety Stocks

Following, please find how accurate level measurement can improve inventory reporting and reduce safety stocks of bulk solids, helping companies meet financial targets, reduce costs and increase sales. 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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Self-Contained Condition Monitoring of Conveying Systems: Sensing Idlers help Plant Operators to keep their Belt Conveyors running

Idlers can be a weak spot in conveyor belt systems with lengths of several km. If they heat up, this can lead to a breakdown of the system, or even an inflammation of the belt. Therefore, information about the state of the idlers is of paramount interest. read more

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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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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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Online Moisture Measurement: Non-Contact NIR Moisture Sensors in Powder and Bulk Solids

Moisture content varies widely in raw materials, and at different points in production processes, so non-contact moisture measurement is essential for final product quality. Near-Infrared technology offers a perfect solution to this Task. read more

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Case Study

Limestone in a Silo: OK – but out? Resolving Material Accumulation in Cement Plant Limestone Silo

Cement production involves a good deal of bulk material handling. As the base materials, and especially their handling behaviour, are prone to humidity, special action must be taken to keep these materials moving in the course of the production process. read more

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Under Extreme Conditions – Level Measurement in High Temperature, Harsh and Abrasive Ambience

Non-contact microwave sensors can be used in various industries. Through the use of simple mechanical tools and components, they sensors can be easily adapted to harsh operating environments with high temperatures, extreme dust generation or abrasion. read more

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The Way to the DIN 22123 – Indentation Rolling Resistance of Conveyor Belts

Belt conveyors are the adequate solution for the transport of large mass flows from a technological, an economical and an environmental point of view. From the industry, longer conveying distances and a higher mass flow are demanded. Consequently, a higher power requirement for operating such convey…read more

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