bulk solids handling Journal White Paper 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
White Paper Self-sufficient automatic Conveyor Belt Condition Diagnosis – even more important in Times of Crisis The digitization of important processes in mines and associated operations is progressing. Machines are linked in the Internet of Things (IoT, IIoT, Industry 4.0). Knowledge of the condition of equipment is of paramount importance for operators in order to minimize the risk exposure. Conveyor belts …read more
White Paper Something Smells wrong: are Lives being put at Risk by Conveyor Belt Manufacturers The harmful and, in many cases, potentially lethal substances used in industrial manufacturing processes have been a cause for concern for many years not only amongst consumers but also those who come in contact with them in the course of their day-to-day work. When the European Union’s REACH regu…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Down the Rathole – A Hopper Flow Solution for a Concrete Plant A cement and concrete manufacturer faced a problem with their storage bins for the raw material, which accumulated in the hopper forming a rathole. To keep the whole of the material flowing they installed an aircannon system with some interesting specifications. read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Checking a Belts Intactness – Surface Scanner Makes Conveyor Belt Damage Visible Belt conveyors are the lifeline of many bulk materials handling operations. Therefore, their continuous availability is of paramount importance. To help operators keep their systems running, Contitech offers a variety of inspection systems that present the conveyor belts actual state. read more
Advertorial White Paper Moisture Measurement & Control yields immediate Results: Consistent Product Quality from Lab to Line What is worse than wasted effort? Economical losses and decreased productivity. Moisture measurement is a crucial aspect in manufacturing from the initial process to the end-product stage. Product quality and consistency are forefront with MoistTech in the development of the IR3000 sensor to accurat…read more
bulk solids handling Journal 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
Case Study Pneumatic Deflection Elbows cut Wear, Dust, Offload Time for Bulk Project Contractor Robert Ober & Associates is a specialty design/build firm that serves an international client base for bulk material handling projects that range from USD25,000 retrofit contracts to USD25 million turnkey plant projects. The company began specifying Smart Elbow® deflection elbows from HammerTek…read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Improve your Size Reduction: Expect More from your Horizontal Shaft Impactor Horizontal Shaft Impactors (HSI) were first implemented in the midst of the last century. Since then they have taken over the size reduction process in many industries. Here’s why, and how. read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Utilisation of Water Mist – Dust and Odour Capture in the Bulk Materials and the Processing Industry In many areas of the bulk material Industry, dust and odour represent a large problem. If such emissions can’t be avoided their abatement and capture becomes mandatory. This can be done by capturing them with fine water droplets. read more
White Paper Conveyor Transfer Point Design: Material Containment for Safety & Efficiency Since most Conveyor Injuries occur during Routine Maintenance or Cleaning, the Control of fugitive Materials is one of the most important Factors to reduce Hazards and prevent Injuries. In this article Martin Engineering explains how, in a properly-engineered transfer point, each component is employ…read more
White Paper 3D Level Sensors can solve the toughest Food Storage Challenges For almost a decade, 3DLevelScanners have been providing highly accurate level and volume measurement in challenging materials contained in bins, tanks, and silos. Measuring and mapping the material surface, these sensor sends pulses in a 70° beam angle, taking multiple level measurements and accou…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Demolition Waste Recycling Plant maximises Throughput – Recycling Plant Operator invests in new Plant Infrastructure With the leasing license of its current recycling facility expiring in 2014, an Oxford based plant operator had a new facility designed with higher throughput and improved material recovery. read more
bulk solids handling Journal Technical Article Chute Design Essentials – How to Design and Implement Chutes in Bulk Solids Handling Systems Chutes are in use in almost every bulk solids handling plant. Although everybody knows them, they are mostly overlooked, except for those cases where they cause extra-attention and -work due to malfunctioning. Following you will find hints to prevent such incidents. This paper attempts to give the r…read more
bulk solids handling Journal 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
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Without Downtime – Large Storage Dome constructed over an operating Stockpile To protect their material and reduce dust creation, Minera San Cristobal covered their stockpile with a 140 metre diameter storage dome. The special construction of the storage dome allowed erection over the operating stockpile without system downtime. read more
Case Study Tüfentobel RopeCon®: Material is passed over to second system in mid-air for even more flexible discharge point Since the year 2005, a RopeCon® system by Doppelmayr Transport Technology GmbH, Austria, has been transporting inert material along a long-stretched valley at the Tüfentobel landfill site, which will eventually be backfilled. The belt is being extended in several stages. It discharges the material…read more
Case Study Doppelmayr: Ropeway as a means to transport People and Material The Cerattepe underground copper mine of the Turkish Eti Bakır A. Ş. mining company (a member of Cengiz Holding) is situated in very mountainous terrain approx. 3.5 km southwest of Artvin, a city in the Black Sea region in north-eastern Turkey. The mined copper ore is transported to the river with…read more
Case Study Conveyor Belt Generates Power for Air Cannons to control Build-Up The Ash Grove Cement plant in Louisville, Nebraska produces approximately 1.1 million tons per year. In order to maintain production levels, efficient material movement via conveyor is critical. The issue is especially acute when running wet raw material at the quarry. Over time, operations personne…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Technical Article A Fundamental Approach to Belt Feeder Loads – How to assess loads on Feeders, (practically) Numerous attempts have been made to describe the process of feeding but quite often they only cover certain products and hopper construction. Following you will find a more general approach to this field of problems. read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study New Life for old Rock Pit – Glenwood Pit Serves as Proving Ground for Conveyor Eqipment Manufacturer ome years ago, bulk handling equipment manufacturer Superior Industries took over a nearby concrete manufacturer with an almost 100 year old pit for the supply of rock products. Superior used the opportunity to prepare a “showroom in operation”. read more
bulk solids handling Journal 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
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Sand with maximum Grain Size of 300 micrometer – The Production of Sand for Use in Specialised Mortar Varieties he BHS rotor impact mills of type RPM are becoming more and more popular for the production of sand for dry mortar. In some countries they have become almost a standard for the production of extraordinarily fine sand. read more
bulk solids handling Journal Technical Article Idlers Made to Measure – Choosing the best Idler for the Job Cuts Operating Costs The significance of the idlers is often underestimated when efficiency analysis is performed on belt conveyors. Because price is often the sole selection criterion, the idlers have to be inexpensive. However, that mentality often results in higher operating costs. read more