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Good Vibrations: thyssenkrupp goovi® – a Revolution in Screening Technology

goovi®, thyssenkrupp’s innovative multiple vibrating screen, generates good vibrations! It is revolutionizing screening technology thanks to an innovative, patented drive system and a host of intelligent detail solutions, maximizing screening efficiency and flexibility along with substantially re…read more

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Safe Confined Space Entry for Chutes, Silos and Hoppers

An estimated 7% of the U.S. fatalities recorded by MSHA between 1995 and 2011 occurred in a confined space. To reduce that number, conveyor operators are wise to understand exactly how a confined space is defined, and to consider what they can do to prevent serious injuries.read more

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Twin-shaft Batch Mixer used on major Construction Site in Germany

The concrete manufacturer Godel-Beton based in Stuttgart, Germany, has been relying on the tried-and-tested twin-shaft mixing technology from BHS-Sonthofen for decades – and is currently counting on its expertise in the Stuttgart 21 project. read more

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BHS Mixers used in a major Project to build a Hydro Dam in Portugal

Talleres Alquezar has been successfully using two BHS mixers in a modular plant to produce a total volume of 400,000 m3 of hydro dam concrete in Portugal since 2017. The twin-shaft batch mixer has debunked the industry myth that the technology is unsuitable for these types of concrete mixes and has …read more

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Siemens: Gearless Conveyor Drives help Mines in South America to transport large Volumes economically

In many parts of the world, ore content in deposits is decreasing. The result is that more and more overburden has to be transported to receive a certain quantity of minerals. That puts equipment to the test, particularly the conveyors. However, with advancements in drive technology, such as the Sie…read more

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Skip-Conveying in Opencast Mines – An Approach to optimise Cost and Energy Efficiency in Hard Rock Mines

A special mining method developed by thyssenkrupp allows ore and overburden in hard rock mines to be transported more efficiently and with significantly lower environmental impact. It involves an integrated conveying and processing system to avoid heavy truck transportation in inverted cone-shaped o…read more

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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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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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Options for Long-Distance Large Capacity Conveying – A Comparison of Continuous Overland Conveying Systems

The conventional overland conveyor is limited in ability with respect to gradient and alignment curvature. However, there are two less-traditional conveying systems worthy of evaluation against conventional conveyors for long-distance, large-capacity installations, the Cable Belt and the Ropecon Sys…read more

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Going up - Convey vertical – Overcoming Limits in Vertical Conveying

Besides the traditional shaft conveying systems like skips and hoisting cages are well developed and proven. Nevertheless, there is another possibility by using continuous systems, one of which is presented below. read more

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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