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Bespoke Electric Winch ensures safe and smooth  Loading of Heavy-Goods Vehicles (HGV)

The recent supply by Hoist & Winch of a bespoke electric-powered winch to a UK building products company is allowing the safe and smooth lifting and lowering of a large telescopic export chute that loads heavy-goods vehicles (HGVs) with a media byproduct from the customer’s production process.…read more

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Technical Article

Reducing Land Requirement for Coal-fired Power Stations – Installing Waggon Shifter plus Pusher Systems instead of Merry-go-Rounds

Indias enormous energy needs are mainly fulfilled through newly built coal fired power stations. Due to their number and size there are often competing interest with regard to the land they need. Utilising a different design for the coal supply lines can save valuable ground for other uses. 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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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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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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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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Case Study

Heavy Duty Conveyor Drives – Industrial Gear Units at “Linthal 2015” Hydroelectric Plant Construction

To stabilize the power grid, Swiss supplier Linth-Limmern AG extends its existing Limmern power plant by a pump storage system. Most of the necessary installation is situated underground, and during construction a huge amount of rock material had to be moved. Read here how that happened. 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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Case Study

More Coal, less Problems – Wirtgen Surface Miner 2200 SM 3.8 for Chinese Coal Producer

For the further development of Chinese industry a constant and reliable supply with energy is of uttermost importance. Up to now, coal is the only energy resource availble within China in sufficient amount and therefore mostly and increasingly utilised. read more

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Case Study

Fuel for the Power Plant – 16 Coal Feeders with Arched Plate Conveyors

With the conversion of 16 arched plate conveyors, Aumund Fördertechnik contributed to the improvement of the operating procedures at the RWE power plant in Neurath, Germany. 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

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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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

Heavy Duty Brakes: Improving Reliability and Life Span of Braking Designs

From marine and mining to metal working and paper processing, heavy duty braking system are required to perform with precise controlled force. Quality is of the upmost importance in these products as the cost of a short service life can often be extremely high. read more

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Case Study

Tough Shredder Application: Sims Metal Management selects 3 MW WEG Motor for Replacement

Designed to fit into the exact footprint of the legacy OEM equipment, the new motor was the most cost effective option available for the giant shredder that processes over 1000 tonnes of scrap per day. 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

The Dual Carry Conveyor (DCC) – What we have learned from 13 Years of Operation of the Namakwa Sands Conveyor

The Dual Carry Conveyor (DCC) at Namakwa Sands was designed, constructed and commissioned by Tekpro Projects in 2002, complete with its unique ‘Pretzel’ top and bottom strand swop over system. As well as simultaneously carrying material in both directions, the DCC has also been extended over the…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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Technical Article

Overcoming a Mines Embankment: IPCC-system with new Belt Conveying Concept for steep Opencast Minewalls

In order to allow for a continuous high capacity conveying system out of steep walled open pit mines Thyssenkrupp together with Contitech and Siemens developed the Chevron Megapipe conveyor with an up to 900 mm outer diameter. The pipe belt features highest tensile strength as well as a ribbed carry…read more

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Case Study

Belt Replacement at a Long Distance Pipe Conveyor: Belt Design, Installation and Power Measurement

When the Arch Western Coal Skyline Mine decided to replace the old belt of its long distance BC-8 pipe conveyor, a new belt had to be designed to be suitable to the existing routing. In addition, a special installation procedure had to be developed to minimise downtime during the belt installation a…read more

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White Paper

Fast and Flexible – Speed up Planning and Installation with Modular Belt Conveyor System

Based on their experience in mining and tunnelling, H+E Logistik developed a flexible belt conveyor system. Key feature of the “H+E. industrial“ system is a flexible modular design that allows fast planning and smooth installation even in areas with limited space. 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. Prominent Fluid Controls, Australia, has supplied more than 60 fluoridation systems…read more

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Case Study

Pneumatic Conveying Solutions – Transport of Metal Particles by Means of Negative Pressure

Pneumatic conveying of punched metal parts using negative pressure is a real challenge. Johnson Controls is generally using negative pressure systems for conveying of punch waste in the production of lead-grids for starter batteries for automobiles. For a new production line of battery-grids the com…read more

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Technical Article

Intelligent Garland – Conceptual Design and First Empirical Results

This article introduces a new concept for the energy-saving operation of belt-conveyors which presents possible further savings in addition to established methods such as controlling the belt speed or using energy-saving belts. As a starting point of this concept, the troughing angle is adjusted to …read more

bulk solids handling Journal

Technical Article

Intelligent Garland – Conceptual Design and First Empirical Results

This article introduces a new concept for the energy-saving operation of belt-conveyors which presents possible further savings in addition to established methods such as controlling the belt speed or using energy-saving belts. As a starting point of this concept, the troughing angle is adjusted to …read more

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Bespoke Electric Winch ensures safe and smooth Loading of Heavy-Goods Vehicles (HGV)

Reducing Land Requirement for Coal-fired Power Stations – Installing Waggon Shifter plus Pusher Systems instead of Merry-go-Rounds

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

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

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

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

Heavy Duty Conveyor Drives – Industrial Gear Units at “Linthal 2015” Hydroelectric Plant Construction

Pipe Conveyors for Infrastructure Projects – Innovative Solution for Conveyor Systems

More Coal, less Problems – Wirtgen Surface Miner 2200 SM 3.8 for Chinese Coal Producer

Fuel for the Power Plant – 16 Coal Feeders with Arched Plate Conveyors

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

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

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

Heavy Duty Brakes: Improving Reliability and Life Span of Braking Designs

Tough Shredder Application: Sims Metal Management selects 3 MW WEG Motor for Replacement

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

The Dual Carry Conveyor (DCC) – What we have learned from 13 Years of Operation of the Namakwa Sands Conveyor

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

Overcoming a Mines Embankment: IPCC-system with new Belt Conveying Concept for steep Opencast Minewalls

Belt Replacement at a Long Distance Pipe Conveyor: Belt Design, Installation and Power Measurement

Fast and Flexible – Speed up Planning and Installation with Modular Belt Conveyor System

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

Pneumatic Conveying Solutions – Transport of Metal Particles by Means of Negative Pressure

Intelligent Garland – Conceptual Design and First Empirical Results

Intelligent Garland – Conceptual Design and First Empirical Results

Bespoke Electric Winch ensures safe and smooth  Loading of Heavy-Goods Vehicles (HGV)