ISSN 01739980 · Volume 34 · 2014 · Special Issue

© ChristianSchd / CC BY-SA-3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Conveyor Technology Guide

Global Handbook to Knowledge and Equipment Suppliers

WoMa Media www.bulk-solids-handling.com

 SAVE THE DATE
February 18 - 20, 2015

Your one stop event for

material handling and processing

ORGANIZER – EXHIBITION

ORGANIZER – CONFERENCE
& WORKSHOPS

FOR MORE INFORMATION

PLEASE CONTACT:

Ms. Priya Sharma

Project Manager
NürnbergMesse India Pvt. Ltd.
T: +91 11 47168830
E: [email protected]
 Editor’s page On the way

Who offers what?

It might be true that belt conveyor design and engineering is not as
complex as rocket science. However, it is also true that the design of a
reliable and efficient conveying system is not a trivial job. To keep up-
to-date with the latest developments in conveyor technology is, there-
fore, extremely important – just the knowledge of the right expert for
a particular conveying ask.

To provide a general survey of what is going on in bulk materials handling

technology is the primary purpose of the regular issues of “bulk solids
handling”. To present a more concise overview of who offers what in
conveying technology is the goal of this special issue – the “Conveyor
Technology Guide”, which is also available for download on our newly
designed website www.bulk-solids-handling.com.

Marcel Dröttboom Wolfgang Geisler

[email protected] [email protected]

Contents News, pictures and product

information – always current,
always to the point and 24/7
Company Presentations 5 available. Have a look at
Company Directory 20 bulk solids handling on your
Universities & Associations 29 smartphone.
Keyword Index 30
mobile.bulk-solids-handling.com
Andrew Jennings
The CEMA Horsepower Equation 34
Rick Felde
Keep the Dust! 42
Jaap Oosterlee
Belt Scales 44

Selected Products 46
Advertiser Index / Imprint 50
INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR THE TECHNOLOGY AND
PROCESSING OF BULK AND POWDER EXPOCENTRE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA SEPTEMBER 3-5, 2014

POWX
BULK POWDER EXPO RUSSIA
POWX IS THE PREMIER EVENT IN RUSSIA WHICH IS SOLELY DEVOTED TO
BULK SOLIDS AND POWDER TECHNOLOGIES FOR PROCESSING VALU-
ABLE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RAW MATERIALS. POWX 2014 COVERS
ALL TECHNOLOGIES REGARDING MATERIAL HANDLING AND TRANS-
PORTATION, STORING, SCREENING, DRYING, SORTING, FILTRATION,
SEPARATION, BREAKING, MILLING AND PACKAGING. THE TRADE FAIR
AND THE CONFERENCE CONNECT THE BEST RUSSIAN AND INTER-
NATIONAL EXPERTS OF THE INDUSTRY AT MOSCOW’S CENTRAL FAIR-
GROUNDS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN EXHIBITING AT POWX2014 OR
PARTICIPATING IN THE CONFERENCE, PLEASE CONTACT OUR SALES
TEAM @ OWP INTERNATIONAL (FON) +49 (0)911 / 50711 – 150 (FAX) +49 (0)911 /
50711 – 250 (EMAIL) [email protected]

WWW.POWX-RUSSIA.COM

WHO YOU WILL MEET › PROFESSIONALS FROM WHAT YOU WILL SEE

CHEMICALS PROCESSING OF BULK SOLIDS

PHARMACEUTICALS HANDLING AND STORAGE OF BULK SOLIDS

FOOD & FEED SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

CERAMICS & GLASS SERVICES & CONSULTING P IN

TE R N A
TI
OW O
NA
G A N IS E D B Y

BUILDING, STONES, EARTHS MULTIMODAL / TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS

L ·
R U SS I

PLANT ENGINEERING & COMPONENTS

OR

A›

· W
EK
N OW HOW
 Company Presentation A

ASGCO Manufacturing, Inc.

Complete Conveyor Solutions

301 Gordon Street 1

Allentown, PA 18102, USA
Phone: +1 (610) 778 8991
Fax: +1 (610) 821 0216
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.asgco.com

Productive, Safe & Reliable Complete Conveyor Solutions

ASGCO “Complete Conveyor Solutions” founded in 1971 and installation through on-going services, we can provide a tai-
headquartered in Allentown (PA), USA, is a leading global man- lored maintenance program, ensuring that cost savings and
ufacturer and service provider of proprietary bulk conveyor benefits are continuous.
components and systems. We use proven products, practical „„Establish a national and international network of local distrib-
engineering and turn-key service solutions to increase conveyor utors that are selected based on their expertise in the con-
efficiencies and production capabilities while improving safe veyor material handling industry and their commitment to
work environment. 24/7/365 customer service that provides our customer base of
ASGCO is a diversified and innovative company with six major end-users and OEM’s the best products and services available.
divisions that serve specific targets of the material handling in- „„Actively continue to provide our distributors and customers
dustry. We market innovative products and services through with conveyor-training programs that help with an overall safe
selected distributors, joint ventures, and representatives world- and efficient performance of their conveyor systems.
wide. The growth of the company, over the years, is due to rec- „„Maintain a safe working environment for our employees and a
ognized improvements in the productivity of our customers culture that is open to new ideas and develop and retain em-
operations, and to these essential attributes: ployees that demonstrate the ability to excel.
„„Develop productive cost effective and technologically ad- TOTAL SATISFACTION GUARANTEE – Our (TSG) policy will in-
vanced safe and reliable products specifically for the bulk ma- sure that our products and services have performed above and
terial handling industries to optimize conveyor performance. beyond your expectations. We have built our reputation for re-
„„Provide assistance to customers that require specific applica- taining and growing our customer base by solving complex ap-
tion advice, customized product or fabrication, surveys, rec- plication problems using our expertise, innovative products and
ommendations, certified CAD drawings – all aimed at provid- exceptional service. We ensure that your conveyor systems will
ing solutions that can be pragmatically implemented. From run more efficiently, providing a rapid return on investment..

Core Competence
XXBelt Conveyors, Conveyor Belt Cleaners, Chute Design, Conveyor Belt & Training Idlers, Belt Conveyor Transfer Points.

www.asgco.com Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 5

B Company Presentation

Benetech, Inc.
2245 Sequoia Dr. Suite 300
Aurora, Illinois 60506, USA
Phone: +1 (630) 844 1300
Fax: +1 (630) 844 0064
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.benetechglobal.com

Ingenious Solutions for the Handling of Bulk Solids

Established in 1983, Benetech is a pioneer in dust mitigation and Benetech’s Comprehensive Solutions include:
bulk material handling. Initially focused primarily on dust sup- Asset Optimization and Safety Audits
„„
pression, Benetech quickly became respected as the premier Engineered Transfer Systems
„„
provider in the United States. As client relationships grew, Dust Suppression
„„
Benetech’s expertise was called upon to handle a variety of Washdown System
„„
bulk material handling issues. This natural progression let to a Wet Dust Extraction
„„
company initiative to provide a complete line of products and Conveyor Containment
„„
services. Conveyor Components
„„
Thru two acquisitions and the building of “best-in-class” divi- Engineering Services
„„
sions for Dust Collection, Advanced Transfer Systems, Wash- Housekeeping/ Maintenance
„„
down Systems and Suppression, Benetech has become the only As a global leader in bulk material handling solutions, Benetech
EPC with in-house engineering, equipment, manufacturing, re- is currently represented in North and South America, Asia and
search, chemical productions and field service capabilities. The United Kingdom.
Benetech’s Total Dust Management (TDM®) product line rep- Headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, Benetech has manufactur-
resents a comprehensive range of technologies and services for ing facilities in Marmet, WV, Marshall, TX, Hazelwood, MO,
handling all aspects of bulk material handling. Our TDM offering Cheyenne, WY, Montgomery, IL, Vitoria Brazil and Kaohsiung,
allows us to take a unique approach when finding the best solu- Taiwan.
tions for a facility. Rather than focusing on one technology, we A full service engineering department located in Aurora, IL
focus on the right combination of technologies. With over 30 supports the design and application of our products and equip-
years of bulk material handling experience, our TDM approach ment systems. Benetech also maintains product research and
assures each client’s individual needs are met. development facilities in Montgomery, IL.

Core Competence
X XConveyor Belt Components, Transfer Systems, Dust Suppression, Washdown Systems, Dust Collection

UNTREATED TREATED

6 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 www.benetechglobal.com

 Company Presentation B

BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG

Oelder Str. 40
59269 Beckum, Germany
Phone: +49 2521 24 0
Fax: +49 2521 24 28 0
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.beumergroup.com

BEUMER offers Sustainable Systems

The Beckum (Germany)-based BEUMER Group with affiliations Depending on the requirements, BEUMER provides open
around the globe develops customised system solutions that troughed belt conveyors for higher throughput, larger mass
provide increased efficiency in the bulk material and cement in- flows as well as larger curve radii, and closed Pipe Conveyors for
dustry. With the integration of Enexco Teknologies of India, the slight routing and products that need to be protected against
BEUMER Group strengthened its presence in the cement indus- environmental stress. In order to load bulk materials quickly and
try in one of the most important future markets. Manageable without dust in bulk transporter vehicles or bags, BEUMER offers
growth, global market presence and a large range of products in bulk loading heads and loading systems for trucks, ships and
the conveying, loading, filling, palletising, packaging segments, as waggons.
well as sortation and distribution technology, ensure the long- BEUMER has expanded its product portfolio with the BEUMER
term success of the company. The BEUMER Group employs fillpac for filling bulk materials in bags. Thus, the single-source
about 3,700 people and achieved 2013 an annual turnover of provider is offering equipment and systems for packaging lines
about 627 million EUR. BEUMER offers comprehensive service from one source. An electronic calibration weighing system
for all product lines. In all developments, the Group focuses on guarantees the weight accuracy of the bags and excludes rejects
sustainability. To evaluate the sustainability of its machines in a caused by too high or too low filling weights.
continuous, systematic and verifiable way, the single-source pro- The layer palletiser series BEUMER paletpac® palletises these
vider developed a validation system called the BEUMER Sustain- bags to accurate and stable stacks. This enables easy storage and
ability Index (BSI). ensures secure conveyance to the packaging system downstream.
To ensure when making products the consistent quality of the On top of this, BEUMER has developed and designed from
raw materials used, BEUMER handles the complete engineering scratch a new machine from the BEUMER stretch hood® model
work on blending bed equipment. In addition, the system sup- range. Our specialists analysed various components and opti-
plier designs stackers and bridge scrapers. mised them in terms of function, arrangement and ergonomics.

Core Competence
XXCurved Troughed Belt & Pipe Conveyors, Apron Conveyors, Bucket Elevators, Alternative Fuel Handling Technology, Bag Loading

www.beumergroup.com Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 7

C Company Presentation

Conveyor Dynamics, Inc. (CDI)

1111 West Holly Street
Bellingham, WA 98225, USA
Phone: +1 (360) 671 2200
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.conveyor-dynamics.com

A Leader in the Design of Belt Conveyors and Transfer Chutes

Incorporated in 1981, CDI is recognized internationally for its Systems / Components / Controls / Commissioning
pioneering work in dynamic analysis and rubber based power Feasibility studies, route selection and optimization
„„
predictions. It has numerous publications, and patents to its Overland, horizontally curved, regenerative, bi-way conveyors
„„
credit, and projects in over 30 countries and 5 continents. Static and dynamic analysis of trough and pipe conveyors
„„
CDI twice broke the world record for longest single flight Low rolling resistance technology and belt rubber rheology test
„„
trough conveyor: first in Zimbabwe in 1996 (Zisco mine, 15.6 km), Conveyor component design (pulleys, chutes, brakes or splice)
„„
and then in Australia in 2007 (Curragh mine, 20.3 km). This year Holdback loadsharing devices
„„
CDI will break the record again in South Africa, when it commis- Lightweight ground based and elevated conveyor structures
„„
sions a 27 km conveyor for Sasol. CDI has been involved in the Control logic and PLC / DCS programming
„„
design of over 87 km of pipe conveyors, including an 8.1 km sin- Fully automated stacker, reclaimer, and wagon loading controls
„„
gle-flight 5000 t/h pipe conveyor. Soft-start and -stop controls for head, tail and booster drives
„„
CDI is a technology driven company combining expertise in Brake controls and hydraulic system design
„„
mechanical and control systems with extensive field experience. Commissioning and field testing
„„
This enables CDI to take a global approach to conveyor design
stressing reliability, low capital costs, control simplicity, flexibility Forensic Engineering
and expandability. CDI also develops, uses, and sells the most so- Failure analysis (e.g. drive, reducer, splice, pulley, holdbacks)
„„
phisticated conveyor analysis software in the industry, and pro- Conveyor design verification
„„
duces advanced tachometers and data acquisition systems.
CDI has long term agreements with many EPC and equipment Transfer Chutes, Bins, and Feeders
suppliers around the world, including Australia, China, Germany, Geometry
„„ optimization using Rocky Discrete Element Mode-
India, South Africa, the Americas, and Russia. It supplies owners, ling (DEM) package
operators, and our partners with numerous services, including: Expertise in highly cohesive and adhesive materials
„„

Core Competence
XXTrough and Pipe Conveyors, Transfer Chutes, Control Systems, Forensic Engineering, DEM Analysis with material calbration

8 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 www.conveyor-dynamics.com

 Company Presentation D

Dos Santos International, LLC

Materials Handling and Engineering Specialists

531 Roselane Street NW, Suite 810

Marietta, GA 30060 USA
Phone: +1 (770) 423 9895
Fax: +1 (866) 473 2252
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.dossantosintl.com

The Greater the Load, The Higher the Lift, The Better We Look
Dos Santos International (DSI) is founded on our extensive ceived limits. This has proven successful and especially advanta-
worldwide experience in sales, engineering and construction of geous in analysis of complex curving conveyors and high angle
bulk materials handling systems and equipment. This has includ- conveyors.
ed major contributions that have expanded the range of bulk Our in-house analytical techniques and computer software
handling and transport solutions. Most notably advances in facilitate our complete belt tension and power analysis of the
sandwich belt high angle conveyors have led to their worldwide most complicated conveyor systems under steady state running,
utilization. The company’s expertise spans a wide range of mate- starting, stopping and other transient conditions.
rials handling systems and equipment.
DSI Sandwich Shop
High Angle Conveyors The DSI Sandwich Shop was first developed for quality control
Dos Santos International is the world’s foremost authority on related to the DSI Sandwich Belt High Angle Conveyors. Too of-
high angle conveyor applications and design of sandwich belt ten, end users were replacing original parts with non-conform-
type high angle conveyors. DSI is the ideal consultant and sup- ing replacement parts, often on the bad advice of unqualified
plier for this technology. We offer the Snake Sandwich Conveyor, suppliers. This was to the detriment of the equipment and its
the most reliable and economical solution for your steep angle performance.
and vertical high tonnage conveying requirements. To ensure the continued intended performance, DSI formed
the Sandwich Shop from which end users could buy authen-
ExConTec Analysis tic DSI specified replacement parts. This has been a resound-
At Dos Santos International we have developed the “Expanded ing success and the product line has expanded to stand alone
Conveyor Technology,” a comprehensive approach, extending subsystems that are useful at conventional belt conveyors as
the conventional conveyor technology beyond its currently per- well.

Core Competence
XXHigh angle conveyors, shiploaders, overland conveyors, engineering, consulting, conveyor analysis

www.dossantosintl.com Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 9

F Company Presentation

FLSmidth
Karl-Koch-Strasse 1
66787 Wadgassen, Germany
Phone: +49 6834 470 0
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.flsmidth.com/ctg

Moving beyond Conveying

FLSmidth®s experience and know-how meets all your expecta- operation and the highest possible degree of customization in
tions in the design and supply of major material handling sys- conceptual planning and design, means you get the right solu-
tems worldwide. Its rich heritage of products, brands and exper- tions designed to your demanding requirements. You also bene-
tise has helped pioneer and even dominate the cement and min- fit from enhanced performance, increased energy efficiency and
erals landscape for over a century. Now combining its strengths safety, while helping to reduce emissions and operating costs.
with proven material handling technologies from the well-
known and reliable brands of KOCH®, MVTTM, RAHCO®, CON- Worldwide presence
VEYOR ENGINEERINGTM, KOVAKO®, and MÖL­LER®, FLSmidth FLSmidth maintains strong customer relationships through its
has created an unmatched portfolio of accomplishments. technology centers and regional sales offices located throughout
FLSmidth is your one source for mechanical and pneumatic the world. The company employs over 14 000 employees world-
conveying equipment including KOCH Pipe Conveyor®, mobile wide and is known locally in many countries with technical sales,
material handling solutions, in-pit crushing and screening, stack- customer services, and support staff located throughout Europe,
ing and reclaiming, port facility, stockpiling equipment, and dry North and South America, Africa, Russia, the Middle East, India,
tailing management systems. FLSmidth BulkExpert™ automation China and Australia.
technology has allowed the unmanned and optimized opera- A global procurement strategy allows FLSmidth to source
tion of any type of stacker/reclaimer on the market, as well as a equipment and materials competitively, creating more opportuni-
very efficient and accurate inventory management system. ties for cost reduction and optimization of your project schedules.
When selecting FLSmidth as your partner, you also bring this
A complete line of equipment solid foundation and over a century of experienced support to
Delivering a complete line of reliable material handling equip- your business. Let FLSmidth help you tackle your specific chal-
ment combined with optimal efficiency in manufacturing and lenges for your next material handling project.

Core Competence
XXStacking/Reclaiming, Belt/Pipe Conveying, Ship/Barge/Train Loading/Unloading, Feeding, Integrated automation solutions

10 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 www.flsmidth.com/ctg

 Company Presentation I

IBS
Industriemaschinen-Bergbau-Service GmbH
Industriestr. 15
97653 Bischofsheim a.d. Rhön, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)9772 9111-0
Fax: +49 (0)9772 9111-777
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.cleanscrape.de

CleanScrape – innovative belt cleaning to enhance your profits

Conveyor belt scrapers typically work at a 90 degree angle to the Efficient, low-maintenance, safe – The patented primary belt
belt surface. They frequently need adjusting and a lot of spare cleaner CleanScrape Primary (CSP) is installed diagonally across
parts. The novel belt scraper CleanScrape developed by IBS In- the discharge pulley and forms a three dimensional curve. The
dustriemaschinen-Bergbau-Service GmbH in Germany instead cleaner incorporates a matrix of tungsten carbide scrapers and is
adopts a diagonal positioning. It is far more efficient, cleans the tensioned against the belt. Despite an extremely low contact
belt evenly and doesn’t need spare parts. pressure between belt and cleaner, 85% to 95% of stuck material
is removed.
Features
Optimum cleaning results
„„ Applications can be found in mining (coal, salt, etc.), coal han-
Simple installation
„„ dling facilities, power plants, cement works, quarrying, concrete
Removed material returns to main flow
„„ plants, recycling or waste incineration plants as well as in the
Low wear to the belt
„„ metallurgical and chemical industry.
Low wear to the cleaner
„„
Suitable for all belt speeds
„„ Since 1971 IBS Industriemaschinen-Bergbau-Service GmbH has
Suitable for use with all types of mechanical joints
„„ been offering equipment for the mining and tunneling, and the
Long life expectancy
„„ bulk goods industry, since 1994 under the name IBS. Sales, devel-
Low maintenance
„„ opment and production of high-quality products “made in Ger-
Low life-cycle costs
„„ many” can be found under one roof.
Available with stainless steel installation kits
„„
Suitable for use in explosive atmospheres
„„ CleanScrape:
Suitable for use with reversing belts
„„ Winner of the Australian Bulk Handling Awards 2013!

Core Advantage
X XExtended life, Reduced cleaning costs, Reduced maintenance costs, Improved safety

www.cleanscrape.com Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 11

Belt conveyor station at the Garzweiler open pit
lignite mine in Germany.

Picture: © Bodoklecksel / CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

 Company Presentation M

Martin Engineering
One Martin Place
Neponset, IL 61345-9766, USA
Phone: +1 (309) 852 2384
Fax: +1 (800) 814 1553
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.martin-eng.com.com

Martin Engineering – Global Leader in Innovation

Established in 1944, Martin Engineering is the leading interna- er. Our Certified Conveyor Technicians are in the field working
tional developer, manufacturer and supplier of innovations to side by side with our customers and see firsthand what the is-
make bulk material handling cleaner, safer and more productive. sues are and how best to provide the solutions for their individ-
Martin offers technologies that boost flow, reduce dust and ual problem.
spillage, extend component life and reduce downtime, resulting Because we work so closely with our customers, we know
in improved operating environments and increased profitability. firsthand what the problems are, not just by industry but by in-
Our Global Team of experts from every part of the world, dividual plant. Our technicians then provide this information to
work together to produce and manufacture high quality prod- our Product and Development team who work continuously
ucts that deserve the Martin seal of approval. Our service tech- developing new technologies that enhance and improve our
nicians average 27 years of experience in bulk material handling. current products while always thinking ahead to develop ad-
Our product engineers and development teams work side by vanced technologies that will provide new solutions.
side with our sales and service leaders to share innovative ideas Developing strong relationships with our customers is the
within our corporate community around the globe and to help only way to maintain that knowledge base which continues to
facilitate the development of new products that make bulk ma- feed innovation in Research and Development and provide
terial handling cleaner, safer and more productive worldwide. unique, practical solutions to age-old problems.
This experience and expertise made Martin Engineering the Martin Engineering is headquartered in Neponset, IL with
leader in bulk material handling solutions. business locations include Mexico, Brazil, China, France, Ger-
Martin Engineering has a reputation for high-quality products many, United Kingdom, South Africa, Turkey, Indonesia, India,
and skilled, dedicated employees. But more importantly, we Canada, Australia, Japan, Chile and Colombia.
have a reputation for partnering with our customers to develop
solutions that best suit their problems and make their jobs easi- Problem Solved.™

Core Competence
X XBelt Conveyor, Vibration, Belt Cleaner, Bulk Material, Air Cannon

www.martin-eng.com.com Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 13

O Company Presentation

Overland Conveyor Co., Inc.

12640 W Cedar Dr Ste D
Lakewood, CO 80228 USA
Phone: +1 (303) 973 7357
Fax: +1 (303) 217-5208
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.overlandconveyor.com

Great Belt Conveyor Design and Engineering Support

Consulting Software
Associates of Overland Conveyor Co are totally dedicated to Our company requires the best design tools possible. We know
understanding and designing reliable bulk material handling ours are the best because we develop them ourselves and spend
belt conveyors. The more difficult the application, the better we considerable time every day making them better. These same
like it. tools used to design the biggest conveyors in the world are avail-
Headquartered in the USA since 1996, we serve all mining and able to everyone.
belt conveyance industries throughout the world. Belt Analyst™ is a general purpose workhorse for all belt con-
Core competencies include general design principals of mov- veyor professionals. Calculate power requirements and size
ing bulk materials between two points on an endless belt. components. Design from scratch, upgrade equipment or solve
Whether your application can be done conventionally or is best problems.
served by a non-conventional approach, our unbiased engineers Dynamic Analyst™ is a high end, flexible body simulation tool
can find the best solution and most importantly, provide the for analyzing conveyor controls for the most critical transient
best advice. conditions of stopping and starting belt conveyors. This tool has
We understand every component and sub-system that makes become a necessity for engineers designing long or high capaci-
up a conveyance solution. Services span from budgetary studies ty conveyor.
to conceptual design to manufacturing and commissioning to Bulk Flow Analyst™ simulates the flow of bulk materials
improving system or component availability to root cause fail- through transfer chutes using DEM. Identify and eliminate plug-
ure analysis. ging, spillage, impact and wear points before cutting any steel.
Our “Applied DEM” division was formed in 2003 to bring ad- The most effective way to insure the most critical areas of load-
vanced Discrete Element Modeling (DEM) technology to all ing and unloading are optimized to be as safe and effective as
conveyor engineers. http://applieddem.com/ possible.

Core Competence
X XBelt Conveyor Design, Transfer Design, Conveyor Design Software, Discrete Element Modeling, Pipe Conveyors

14 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 www.overlandconveyor.com

 Company Presentation R

R.A.S. Industries Ltd.

Conveyor Pulley Manufacturing

3388 190th Street

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Phone: +1 (604) 560-8188
Fax: +1 (604) 560-8198
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.RASpulleys.com

Specializing in Maximizing Conveyor Uptime

Conveyor Pulley Specialist vice bending moments, while checking both peak and running
RAS is a global leader in the design and manufacture of engi- conditions in real time. We engineer flex into homogenous are-
neered class conveyor pulleys. Using our proprietary P-Flex soft- as, where static and alternating stresses can easily be handled.
ware and over 40 years of experience, we design and manufac- The net result; a lighter, stronger, cost effective, fully engineered
ture pulleys for the world’s highest tension applications and infinite life pulley that utilizes modern technologies to increase
most demanding climates. your uptime.
From Mongolia and Chile, to Indonesia, Canada and Sweden,
RAS has supplied engineered class pulleys for clients all around Product Lines
the world. You can count on RAS for Engineered Conveyor Pulleys, Apron
Feeder Head Shaft Assemblies, Take Ups, Bearing Assemblies,
Flexible Design Means Infinite Life Couplings, Keyless Frictional Locking Devices and Standard Pul-
The key to our success is focusing 100% on flexible design princi- leys. As well as being your team member from the design phase
pals and a complete understanding of dynamic pulley loads and right through to installation and after sales service.
how they relate to each component. Rigid design pulleys that are
commonly manufactured in today’s marketplace often lead to Our Future
high localized stresses and therefore downtime caused by bro- We recently engineered and manufactured the first gearless
ken shells and shaft fretting corrosion failures. The RAS infinite drive pulley to be commissioned in over 20 years and have al-
life design evolves within P-Flex, our in house engineering pro- ready designed ST 10 000 pulleys.
gram developed for pulley design, estimating, manufacturing On February 1st 2014 we opened the doors of our new 5000
and ISO 9001 quality management. square meter manufacturing facility to keep up with industry
P-Flex focuses on actual material properties and locking de- demands for higher tension pulleys.

Core Competence
X XConveyor Pulleys, Apron Feeders, Take-ups, Bearings, Keyless Fittings, Drive Couplings, Design

www.raspulleys.com Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 15

R Company Presentation

Rice Lake Weighing Systems

230 W Coleman St.
Rice Lake, WI 54868, USA
Phone: +1 (715) 434-5136
Fax: +1 (715) 234-6967
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ricelake.com

World Class Weighing Solutions

Rice Lake Weighing Systems is an international leader in the static and dynamic weighing (belt scales) throughout the Neth-
manufacture and distribution of weight-related products and erlands and Belgium, Master Engineering’s progressive technol-
process-control equipment. Since 1946, Rice Lake has planted its ogy provided durable, reliable, and efficient solutions for various
roots firmly in the principles of quality and customer service. weighing applications. Now, Rice Lake Weighing Systems offers a
Progressive new technologies merge with the wisdom of indus- broad delivery program of Master belt scales, streamlining the
try experience to create the future of weighing through cutting- same durability, reliability and efficiency customers have come
edge research and design. Today, Rice Lake offers over 35 000 to know and trust.
weighing, control, data collection and communication products Currently located in Heteren, Rice Lake Weighing Systems
with over 40 000 items in stock. Additional products manufac- Europe B.V. is expanding its European customer base by offering
tured and/or distributed by Rice Lake include the highest quali- six different models of Master belt scales in addition to its al-
ty belt scales, bench, crane, counting, and floor scales, remote ready expansive line of weighing equipment and process-con-
displays, balances, printers, junction boxes and hardware. Rice trol solutions. From the mining, food, recycling, or chemical in-
Lake’s corporate headquarters, metrology laboratory and main dustry to steel, animal feed, and compost production, Rice Lake
manufacturing plant are located in Rice Lake, Wisconsin with Weighing Systems guarantees quality weighing solutions for
support facilities throughout the world including North Ameri- your specific application.
ca, South America, India, and Europe (The Netherlands).
To be the Best by every Measure
Broadening our Technological Base Rice Lake continues to be dedicated to being the best by every
In 2013, the European division, Rice Lake Weighing Systems Eu- measure, from community involvement to global commitment,
rope B.V., acquired Dutch belt-scale manufacturer Master Engi- and the promotion of ethical business practices that represent
neering. Known for being a key systems and solutions provider of the values of their customers, employees, and company.

Core Competence
X XBelt Scales, Batching Systems, Dosing Systems, other Weighing- and Process Control Equipment

16 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 www.ricelake.com

 Company Presentation R

Rulmeca Holding S.p.A.

Via A. Toscanini, 1
24011 Almè (BG), Italy
Phone: +39 035 4300 11 1
Fax: +39 035 5457 00
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.rulmeca.com

Leading Manufacturer of Rollers, Pulleys & Components

RULMECA is a family owned, worldwide Group of Companies, and present. This choice has led to a group-wide policy oriented
with headquarters in Italy, specialising in the development, pro- toward continual investment in manufacturing and technology,
duction and sales of belt conveyor rollers/idlers, motorized pul- in the quality of the materials used and in research and develop-
leys, fabricated pulleys and other components for the worldwide ment.
bulk handling industry. RULMECA have been working since 1962 This unwavering commitment has received a positive re-
with conveyor components for the Bulk handling industries and sponse from the market.
today as a global market leader in rollers and motorized pulleys, By an ongoing focus on market demands and customer re-
Rulmeca are working internationally with leading OEM’s, Engi- quirements The RULMECA Group offer:
neering Companies and End Users Groups in the major applica- „„ A close partnership and consultancy to our customers for the
tions within the handling of bulk materials such as coal and lig- „„ correct selection of our products.
nite mining, cement, quarries, tunnelling, power plants installa- „„ A range of products designed to last.
tion, ports, salt and fertilisers, sugar plants, recycling and demoli- „„ Our own Rulmeca company or distribution in all major coun-
tion, crushing and screening etc... tries with a strong tradition in bulk handling activities;
Market demands of improved efficiency and higher through- „„ A market leading product range within rollers and motorized
put simply do not allow for maintenance stops or breakdowns. pulleys distributed globally.
The selection of quality rollers and motorized pulleys are more „„ A group-wide implemented quality system helps to ensure
vital than ever to ensure a long troublefree life of the conveyors. RULMECA is meeting and exceeding customer expectation.
The result of RULMECA’s total quality philosophy is evident in „„ A continuously expanding and evolving product range;
the expansion of the group as global market leader. From re- „„ Constant improvement in technical, design, and service;
search and development to the final product quality control the „„ A global market reach thanks to ten manufacturing sales com-
RULMECA Group‘s commitment to quality is always evident panies and nine sales companies.Rulmeca Holding S.p.A.

Core Competence
XXMotorized Pulleys, Bulk Handling Equipment, Equipment for Belt Conveyors, Idlers for Belt Conveyors, Rollers for Belt Conveyors

www.rulmeca.com Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 17

T Company Presentation

TAKRAF GmbH
Torgauer Str. 336
04347 Leipzig, Germany
Phone: +49 341 2423 500
Fax: +49 341 2423 510
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.takraf.com

A Specialist in Open Cast Mining and Bulk Materials Handling

Equipment
Tenova TAKRAF with its company headquarters in Leipzig and logical conditions, in extreme climates with temperatures down
modern manufacturing facilities in Lauchhammer can point to a to minus 45 °C, in dust, wind or extreme humidity, as well as in
remarkable history with roots back to 1725. seismic zones and altitudes of up to 5000 m above sea level.
With an over hundred-year-old tradition in the fields of open Highest attention is dedicated to the design of each functi­
cast mining, extraction, processing, storage, conveying and bulk onal element and the overall operating concept to ensure best
materials handling Tenova TAKRAF maintains subsidiaries and products in terms of functionality, reliability and quality. Its
representative offices on all continents. priority is to develop flexible, tailor-made and effective design
TAKRAF supplies equipment and systems for the complete concepts in order to provide ideal solutions which meet the
process chain in open cast mining from overburden removal, raw customers’ requirements and expectations.
materials extraction, processing, homogenizing and storage to Tenova TAKRAF offers time-effective and efficient technical
onward transport or shipment. TAKRAF provides a full range of services. Immediate response to customer needs, reliability and a
services, from development, planning, engineering and design to proactive style are integral elements of our service concept.
fabrication, supply, erection, commissioning, startup assistance Our range of services includes:
and after-sales service. „„erection, supervision & commissioning
The product range offered by TAKRAF includes – among „„spare parts & after sales support
others – bucket wheel excavators, in pit crushing systems, con- „„inspection
veyor systems, crushing plants, spreaders, mine auxiliary equip- „„maintenance & management system
ment, stockyard equipment like stackers, reclaimers, combined „„operational assistance
stacker/reclaimers, scrapers, pipe conveyors etc. „„preventive Maintenance
Its equipment has proved robust and reliable in adverse geo- „„trouble shooting

Core Competence
X XOpen Cast Mining Equipment, Bulk Materials Handling Equipment, Port Equipment

18 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 www.takraf.com

 Company Directory

Company Directory
A Aurecon Beumer Group
152 Beach Road, #22-02 Gateway East Oelder Str. 40
4B-Braime Elevator Components Singapore 189721, Singapore 59269 Beckum, Germany
Hunslet Rd. Tel.: +65 (0) 6256 61 88 Tel.: +49 (0) 2521 24 0
Leeds, LS10 1JZ, United Kingdom E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +44 (0) 113 246 18 00 Web: www.aurecongroup.com Web: www.beumergroup.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.go4b.com Ausenco BMT WBM
144 Montague Road Level 11, 490 Upper Edward Street
AC-Tek Advanced Conveyor Technologies South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
19415 594th Avenue Tel.: +61 (0) 7 3169 70 00 Tel.: +61 (0) 7 3831 67 44
Mankato, MN 56001, USA E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +1 (507) 345 57 48 Web: www.ausenco.com Web: www.bmtwbm.com.au
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.actek.com B Bonfiglioli Riduttori
Via Giovanni XXIII, 7/A
Aerzener Maschinenfabrik B + W Gesellschaft für innovative Produkte
40012 Lippo di Calderara di Reno, Italy
Postfach 1163 Boschstr. 12a
Tel.: +39 05164 73 11 1
31849 Aerzen, Germany 46244 Bottrop, Germany
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +49 (0) 5154 81 0 Tel.: +49 (0) 2045 41 11 83 0
Web: www.bonfiglioli.com
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.aerzener.de Web: www.buwip.de
Brelko Engineering
P.O. Box 62392
Anker-Flexco Baldor Electric Company
Marshalltown 2107, Rep. South Africa
Leidringer Str. 40 5711 R.S. Boreham, Jr. St.
Tel.: +27 (0) 11 838 29 91
72348 Rosenfeld, Germany Fort Smith, AR 72901, USA
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +49 (0) 7428 94 06 0 Tel.: +1 (479) 646 47 11
Web: www.brelko.co.za
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.anker-flexco.de Web: www.baldor.com
Bruks Rockwood
5975 Shiloh Road, Suite 109
Arch Environmental Equipment Bedeschi
Alpharetta, GA 30005, USA
P.O. Box 1760 Via Praimbole, 38
Tel.: +1 (770) 849 01 00
Paducah, KY 42002, USA 35010 Limena, Italy
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +1 (800) 553 45 67 Tel.: +39 0497 66 31 00 Web: www.bruks.com
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.archenv.com Web: www.bedeschi.it C
Artur Küpper Beltwall Division of Beltservice Corporation Cambelt International
Postfach 100953 4143 Rider Trail North W 1100 South 2820
46209 Bottrop, Germany Earth City, MO 63045, USA Salt Lake City, UT 84104, USA
Tel.: +49 (0) 2041 177 0 Tel.: +1 (314) 344 85 00 Tel.: +1 (801) 972 55 11
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.kuepper.eu Web: www.beltservice.com Web: www.cambelt.com

Asgco Complete Conveyor Solutions Benetech, Inc. Canning Conveyor

301 Gordon St. 1 2245 Sequoia Dr., Suite 300 Sandy Lane Ind. Estate
Allentown, PA 18102, USA Aurora, IL 60506, USA Worksop, S80 1TN, United Kingdom
Tel.: +1 (610) 821 02 16 Tel.: +1 (630) 844 1300 Tel.: +44 (0) 1909 50 06 38
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.asgco.com Web: www.benetechglobal.com Web: www.canningconveyor.co.uk

Aumund Fördertechnik Berthold Technologies Cablevey Conveyors

Saalhoffer Str. 17 Calmbacher Str. 22 2397 Hwy. 23
47495 Rheinberg, Germany 75323 Bad Wildbad, Germany P.O. Box 148, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, USA
Tel.: +49 (0) 2843 72 0 Tel.: +49 (0) 7081 177 0 Tel.: +1 (641) 673 84 51
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.aumund.de Web: www.bertholdtech.com Web: www.cablevey.com

20 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

 Company Directory

Capotex

Picture: © Rob Irgendwer / CC BY-SA-3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Colombia 1
28220 Madrid, Spain
Tel.: +34 (0) 91 634 71 92
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.capotex.com

Cargotec / Macgregor
Sörnäisten rantatie 23
00501 Helsinki, Finland
Tel.: +358 (0) 204 55 4299
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.cargotec.com

CDI Conveyor Dynamics

1111West Holly St., Suite A
Bellingham, WA 98225, USA
Tel.: +1 (360) 671 22 00
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.conveyor-dynamics.com
Conveyor Accessories D
Celsius
7013 High Grove Blvd.
Lipsstraat 42 DEM Solutions
Burr Ridge, IL 60527 , USA
5151 RP Drunen, The Netherlands Queen Street 49
Tel.: +1 (630) 655 42 05
Tel.: +31 (0) 416 38 22 92 Edinburgh, EH2 3NH, United Kingdom
E-Mail: [email protected]
E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +44 (0) 131 220 98 40
Web: www.celsius.nl Web: www.conveyoraccessories.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.dem-solutions.com
CFM Conveyor Components Co.
Via Porrettana, 1991 130 Seltzer Road
Di Matteo Förderanlagen
41059 Zocca, Italy Croswell, MI 48422, USA
Römerstr. 6-16
Tel.: +39 059 973 00 00 Tel.: +1 (810) 679 42 11
59269 Beckum, Germany
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49 (0) 2521 93 44 0
Web: www.cfm.it Web: www.conveyorcomponents.com E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.dimatteo.de
Cintasa Conveyor Dynamics, Inc.
Ctra. N-232, Km. 252a 1111 West Holly St. DMN Westinghouse
50180 Utebo, Zaragoza, Spain Bellingham, WA 98225, USA Gieterij 3
Tel.: +34 (0) 976 77 06 56 Tel.: +1 (360) 671 22 00 2210 AA Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +31 (0) 252 36 18 00
Web: www.cintasa.com Web: conveyor-dynamics.com E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.dmn-nwh.nl
Claudius Peters Projects Conveyor Watch
Schanzenstraße 40 P.O. Box 27119 Doppelmayr Transport Technology
21614 Buxtehude, Germany Hout Bay 7872, Rep. South Africa Holzriedstr. 29, 6961 Wolfurt, Austria
Tel.: +49 (0) 4161 706 0 Tel.: +27 (0)21 791 06 40 Tel.: +43 (0) 5574 60 4
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.claudiuspeters.com Web: www.ropecon.com
Web: www.conveyorwatch.com
Clyde Process Dos Santos International
Coperion
Carolina Court, Lakeside 531 Roselane St, Suite 81
Theodorstraße 10
Doncaster, DN4 5RA, Marietta, GA 30060, USA
70469 Stuttgart, Germany
United Kingdom Tel.: +1 (770) 423 98 95
Tel.: +44 (0) 1302 32 13 13 Tel.: +49 (0) 711 897 0
E-Mail: [email protected]
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.dossantosintl.com
Web: www.clydeprocess.co.uk Web: www.coperion.com
Dunlop Conveyor Belting
Contitech Cyclonaire Corporation Oliemolenstraat 2
Vahrenwalder Str. 9 2922 North Division Ave. 9200 AA Drachten,
30165 Hannover, Germany York, NE 68467, USA The Netherlands
Tel.: +49 (0) 511 938 02 Tel.: +1 (402) 362 20 00 Tel.: +31 (0) 512 58 55 55
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.contitech.de Web: www.cyclonaire.com Web: www.dunlop-enerka.com

Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 21

 Company Directory

Dynamic Air F Flexicon Corporation

1125 Willow Lake Blvd. 2400 Emrick Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55110, USA F. E. Schulte Strathaus Bethlehem, PA 18020, USA
Tel.: +1 (651) 484 29 00 Runtestr. 42 Tel.: +1 (610) 814 24 00
E-Mail: [email protected] 59457 Werl, Germany E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.dynamicair.com Tel.: +49 (0) 2922 97 7 50 Web: www.flexicon.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
E Web: www.schulte-strathaus.de FLSmidth
Karl-Koch-Strasse 1
Ebro Armaturen Gebr. Bröer Fairport Project Engineering 66787 Wadgassen, Germany
Karlstr. 8 Market Place Tel.: +49 (0) 6834 470 0
58135 Hagen, Germany Adlington, PR7 4EZ, United Kingdom E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +49 (0) 23 31 90 40 Tel.: +44 (0) 1257 48 40 00
Web: www.flsmidth.com/ctg
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ebro-armaturen.com Web: www.fairport.co.uk
Franz Dürholdt
Friedrich-Engels-Allee 259
Emde FAM
Koppelheck 42285 Wuppertal, Germany
Sudenburger Wuhne 47
56377 Nassau, Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 202 28 08 60
39112 Magdeburg, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 2604 97 03 63 Tel.: +49 (0) 391 63 80 0 E-Mail: [email protected]
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.duerholdt.de
Web: www.emde.de Web: www.fam.de
Friedrich Schwingtechnik
Entecon UK Fenner Dunlop Conveyor Belting Postfach 101644
Stanhope Road, Yorktown Industrial Estate 268-280 Geelong Road 42760 Haan, Germany
Camberley, GU15 3BW, West Footscray, VIC 3012, Tel.: +49 (0) 2129 37 90 0
United Kingdom Australia E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +44 (0) 1276 41 45 40 Tel.: +61 (0) 3 9680 45 00 Web: www.friedrich-schwingtechnik.de
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.entecon.co.uk Web: www.fennerdunlop.com G

ESI Eurosilo Findeva Gambarotta Gschwendt

Newtonstraat 26-28 Loostr. 2 Viale Verona 200
1446 VR Purmerend, The Netherlands 8461 Oerlingen, Switzerland 38123 Trento, Italy
Tel.: +31 (0) 299 63 07 30 Tel.: +41 (0) 52 319 25 61 Tel.: +39 0461 92 04 03
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.eurosilo.com Web: www.findeva.com Web: www.gambarotta.it

ESS Engineering Services & Supplies Flexco German Belt Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
P.O. Box 121 2525 Wisconsin Ave. Carl-Vollrath-Str. 8
Currumbin, QLB 4223, Australia Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA 07422 Bad Blankenburg, Germany
Tel.: +61 (0) 7 55 98 10 77 Tel.: +1 (630) 971 01 50 Tel.: +1 (0) 36741 5680 0
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.esseng.com.au Web: www.flexco.com Web: www.germanbelt.com

22 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

 Company Directory

Gough Econ Hecht Technologie I

9400 N. Lakebrook Rd. Schirmbeckstr. 17
Charlotte, NC 28214, USA 85276 Pfaffenhofen, Germany IBS - Industriemaschinen-Bergbau-Service GmbH
Tel.: +1 (704) 399 45 01 Tel.: +49 (0) 8441 89 56 0 Industriestr. 1
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] 97653 Bischofsheim/Rhön, Germany
Web: www.goughecon.com Web: www.hecht-anlagenbau.de Tel.: +49 (0) 9772 9111 0
E-Mail: www.cleanscrape.de
Guttridge Web: [email protected]
Hein, Lehmann Trenn- u. Fördertechnik
Wardentree Park, Pinchbeck Alte Untergath 40
Spalding, Lincs PE11 3UU, United Kingdom IEM Fördertechnik
47805 Krefeld, Germany
Industriestr. 1
Tel.: +44 (0) 17 75 76 53 00 Tel.: +49 (0) 2151 375 5
95506 Kastl, Germany
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49 (0) 9642 80 0
Web: www.guttridge.co.uk Web: www.heinlehmann.de E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.iem-kastl.de
H Hennlich Industrietechnik
Ceskolipska 9 Ilchmann Fördertechnik
Hägglunds Drives
41201 Litomerice, Czech Rep. Im Pfarrgarten 8
SE-890 42 Mellansel, Sweden
Tel.: +420 416 711 111 64404 Bickenbach, Germany
Tel.: +46 (0) 660 87 00 0
E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49 (0) 6257 99 96 0
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.hennlich.cz E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.hagglunds.com
Web: www.ilchmann.bizz
Hapman Conveyors Hi Roller Enclosed Belt Conveyors
5100 West 12th Street Industrial Screw Conveyors, Inc.
6002 East Kilgore Road
Sioux Falls, SD 57107-0514, USA 4133 Conveyor Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49048, USA
Tel.: +1 (605) 332 32 00 Burleson, TX 76028, USA
Tel.: +1 (269) 343 16 75
E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +1 ( 817) 641 0691
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.hiroller.com E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.hapman.com Web: www.screwconveyors.com

Hapman Europe Horizon (GB)

Invicta Vibrators
Ul. Niemodlinska 87 Unit 1, Hayseech Road
Harlaxton Road,
45-864 Opole, Poland Halesowen, B63 3PD, United Kingdom
Grantham, NG31 7SF, United Kingdom
Tel.: +44 (77) 402 40 16 Tel.: +44 (0) 121 550 22 18
Tel.: +44 (0) 1476 56 63 01
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.hapman.eu Web: www.horizon-conveyors.co.uk Web: www.invictavibrators.co.uk

Hatch Associates Hosch Fördertechnik Italvibras

Sheridan Sci. & Techn. Park, 2800 Speakman Dr. Am Stadion 36 Via Ghiarola Nuova 22
Mississauga, ON, L5K 2R7 , Canada 45659 Recklinghausen, Germany 41042 Fiorano Modenese, Italy
Tel.: +1 (905) 855 76 00 Tel.: +49 (0) 2361 58 98 0 Tel.: +39 0536 80 46 34
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.hatch.ca Web: www.hosch-international.com Web: www.italvibras.it Picture: © Raimond Spekking / CC BY-SA-3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 23

 Company Directory

Lovejoy

Picture: © Leonard G. / CC SA 1.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Wisconsin Avenue 2655
Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA
Tel.: +1 (630) 852 05 00
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.lovejoy-inc.com

Luff Industries
235010 Wrangler Road, Rocky View,
Calgary, AL, T1X 0K3, Canada
Tel.: +1 (403) 279 35 55
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.luffindustries.com

M
Martin Engineering
One Martin Place
Neponset, IL 61345-9766, USA
J Ketten Wulf Tel.: +1 (309) 852 23 84
Zum Hohenstein 15 E-Mail: [email protected]
Jansen & Heuning 59889 Eslohe-Kückelheim, Germany Web: www.martin-eng.com
Duinkerkenstraat 11 Tel.: +49 (0) 2973 801 0
9723 BN Groningen, The Netherlands E-Mail: [email protected] Maschinenfabrik Hese
Tel.: +31 (0) 50 312 64 48 Web: www.ketten-wulf.de Magdeburger Str. 16
E-Mail: [email protected] 45881 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Web: www.jh.nl Tel.: +49 (0) 209 98 09 90
Kettenfabrik Unna
Max-Planck-Str. 2 E-Mail: [email protected]
Jervis B. Webb Web: www.hese.de
59423 Unna, Germany
34375 W. Twelve Mile Road
Tel.: +49 (0) 2303 88 06 0
Farmington Hills, MI 48331, USA Matador
Tel.: +1 (248) 553 10 00 E-Mail: [email protected]
Terezie Vansovej 1054
E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.kettenfabrik-unna.de
02001 Puchov, Slovakia
Web: www.jervisbwebb.com Tel.: +421 (0) 42 461 30 50
K-Tron E-Mail: [email protected]
J-TEC Material Handling Routes 55 & 553 Web: www.matador.sk
Lieven Gevaertstraat 11 Pitman, NJ 08071, USA
2950 Kapellen, Belgium Tel.: +1 (856) 589 05 00 Mato Curt Matthaei
Tel.: +32 (0) 36 60 51 11 E-Mail: [email protected] Benzstr. 16-24
E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.ktron.com 63165 Mühlheim, Germany
Web: www.j-tec.com Tel.: +49 (0) 6108 906 0
L E-Mail: [email protected]
Jöst Web: www.mato.de
Gewerbestraße 28-32 Larsen & Toubro ECC
48249 Dülmen, Germany Mount Poonamallee Road McNally Bharat Engineering
Tel.: +49 (0) 2590 98 0 Manapakkam, Chennai 600 089, India Ecospace, 11F/12, New Town, Rajarhat,
E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +91 (0) 44 22 52 60 00 North 24 Parganas, Kolkata 700156, India
Web: www.joest.com E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +91 (0) 33 30 14 11 11
Web: www.lntecc.com E-Mail: [email protected]
K Web: www.mcnallybharat.com
Listenow
Kaeser Compressors Meco Shaft Seals
Dieselstraße 21
Carl-Kaeser-Straße 26 216 Bay Point Road
71277 Rutesheim, Germany
96450 Coburg, Germany Georgetown, ME 04548 USA
Tel.: +49 (0) 715 25 09 00
Tel.: +49 (0) 9561 640 0 Tel.: +1 (207) 371 22 10
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.kaeser.com Web: www.listenow.com Web: www.mecoseal.com

Ketten Branscheid Loibl Allen-Sherman-Hoff GmbH Melco Conveyor Equipment

Egerstraße 6 Arberstrasse 40 Cr. Jack Pienaar & Hertzog St.,
58256 Ennepetal, Germany 94315 Straubing, Germany Germiston South, Germiston 1400, South Africa
Tel.: +49 (0) 2333 98 58 0 Tel.: +49 (0) 9421 92 56 0 Tel.: +27 (0) 11 825 35 20
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.kettenbranscheid.com Web: www.loibl.biz Web: www.melco.co.za

24 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

 Company Directory

Menzel Elektromotoren Neuero Industrietechnik für Förderanlagen

Overland Conveyor Company
Neues Ufer 19 Neuerostr. 1
12640 W. Cedar Dr. Ste D
10553 Berlin, Germany 49324 Melle, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 30 34 99 22 0 Lakewood, CO 80228, USA
Tel.: +49 (0) 5422 95 03
E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +1 (303) 973 73 57
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.menzel-elektromotoren.com E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.neuero.com
Web: www.overlandconveyor.com
Metso Minerals (Sweden) Nilfisk-CFM
Box 132 P
Via Porrettana 1991
23122 Trelleborg, Sweden
41059 Zocca, Italy P&H Mining Equipment
Tel.: +46 (0) 41 05 25 00
Tel.: +39 059 973 00 00 4400 West National Avenue
E-Mail: [email protected]
E-Mail: [email protected] Milwaukee, WI 53214, USA
Web: www.metsominerals.com
Web: www.cfm.it Tel.: +1 (414) 671 44 00
Motridal E-Mail: [email protected]
Via Pietro Bubba, 17 Nilos Web: www.phmining.com
29122 Piacenza, Italy Reisholzstraße 15
Tel.: +39 0523 59 66 11 40721 Hilden, Germany Penta Engineering
E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49 (0) 210 39 51 21 10123 Corporate Square
Web: www.motridal.com E-Mail: [email protected] St. Louis, MO 63132, USA
Web: www.nilos.com Tel.: +1 (314) 878 01 23
m-tec Mathis Technik E-Mail: [email protected]
Otto-Hahn-Str. 4 - 6 Nord Drivesystems Web: www.penta.net
79395 Neuenburg, Germany Rudolf-Diesel-St. 1
Tel.: +49 (0) 7631 709 0 2941 Bargteheide, Germany Phoenix Conveyor Belt Systems
E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49 (0) 4532 40 10 Hannoversche Str. 88
Web: www.m-tec.com E-Mail: [email protected] 21079 Hamburg, Germany
Web: www2.nord.com Tel.: +49 (0)40 7667 01
Muhr E-Mail: [email protected]
Grafenstraße 27
O Web: www.phoenix-ag.com
83098 Brannenburg, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 803 49 07 20 Orthos Projects PIV Drives
E-Mail: [email protected] Fernie Road, Market Harborough Justus-von-Liebig-Str. 3
Web: www.muhr.com Leicestershire LE16 7PH, United Kingdom 61352 Bad Homburg, Germany
Tel.: +44 (0) 18 58 46 28 06 Tel.: +49 (0) 6172 102 0
Muller Beltex
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Ambachtsweg 28A
Web: www.orthosprojects.com Web: www.piv-drives.com
2641 KS Pijnacker, The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 (0) 15 369 54 44
E-Mail: [email protected] Osborn Engineered Products Pneuplan
Web: www.mullerbeltex.com 57 Jansen Road Parrantie 3
Elandsfontein, 1406, South Africa 38300 Sastamala, Finland
N Tel.: +27 (0) 118 20 76 00 Tel.: +358 (0) 3 51 35 90 1
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Nepean Conveyors Web: www.osborn.co.za Web: www.pneuplan.fi
15 Bridge Street
Picton NSW 2571, Australia
Picture: © Michael F. Mehnert / CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Tel.: +61 (0) 2 46 77 19 11

E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.nepeanconveyors.com

Nerak Systems
6 Debbie Lane
Cross River, NY 10518, USA
Tel.: +1 (866) 634 44 00
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.nerak-systems.com

Netter Vibration
Fritz-Ullmann-Strasse 9
55252 Mainz-Kastel, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 6134 29 01 0
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.nettervibration.com

Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 25

 Company Directory

PPI Precision Pulley & Idler

Picture: © High Contrast / CC BY 3.0 DE (via Wikimedia Commons)

SE 14th Street 300
Pella, Iowa 50219, USA
Tel.: +1 (641) 62 83 11 5
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ppipella.com

R
R.A.S. Industries
8020 128th Street
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Tel.: +1 (604) 590 04 04
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.raspulleys.com

Rail-Veyor Technologies Global

129 Fielding Road
Lively, ON P3Y 1L7, Canada
Tel.: +1 (705) 682 04 50
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.railveyor.com Roncuzzi Samson Materials Handling
Via del Camp Sportivo 40 Cambridgeshire Business Park,
rbl REI 48020 Mezzano, Italy 1 Bartholomew’s Walk, Ely, CB7 4EA,
11 Boulevard Brune Tel.: +39 0544 41 10 11 United Kingdom
75682 Paris, France E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +44 (0) 1353 66 50 01
Tel.: +33 (0) 2 41 21 19 40 Web: www.roncuzzi.com E-Mail: [email protected]
E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.samson-mh.com
Web: www.rblrei-france.com Rosal
Apdo 33 Sandvik Mining and Construction
Redler 8130 Santa Perpetua, Spain 81181 Sandviken, Schweden
Redler House, Dudbridge Tel.: +34 (0) 93 574 19 32 Tel.: +46 (0) 26 26 21 60
Stroud GL5 3EY, United Kingdom E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +44 (0) 1453 76 36 11 Web: [email protected] Web: www.sandvik.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.redler.com Royal Haskoning Schäffer Verfahrenstechnik
Barabossastraat Am Unteranger 3
Rema Tip Top 6522 AD Nijmegen, The Netherlands 86672 Thierhaupten, Germany
Gruber Str. 65 Tel.: +31 (0) 24 32 84 28 4 Tel.: +49 (0) 8271 80 15 6
85586 Poing, Germany E-Mail: infoq royalhaskoning.coml E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +49 (0) 8121 70 72 45 Web: www.royalhaskoning.com Web: www.schaeffer-vt.de
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.rema-tiptop.com RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz Schmidt-Seeger
Friedensinsel Eichstätter Str. 49
Rexnord Industries 73432 Aalen, Germany
92339 Beilngries, Germany
4701 W. Greenfield Avenue Tel.: +49 (0) 7361 50 40
Tel.: +49 (0) 8461 701 0
Milwaukee, WI 53214-5310, USA E-Mail: [email protected]
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +1 (414) 937 46 86 Web: www.rud.com
Web: www.schmidt-seeger.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.falkcorp.com Rullmeca Holding
Schrage
Via A. Toscanini 1
Rice Lake Weighing Systems Bahnhofstr. 40
24011 Almè (BG), Italy
230 West Coleman Street 26452 Sande, Germany
Tel.: +39 035 4300 11 1
Rice Lake, WI 54868 USA Tel.: +49 (0) 44 22/9512-0
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +1 (715) 234 9171 E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.rulmeca.com
E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.schrage-gmbh.de
Web: www.ricelake.com S
Schrage Rohrkettensysteme
Richwood Industries Salina Vortex Conveying Systems
W 7th. Street 707 1725 Vortex Avenue Im Gewerbepark 26-30
Huntington, WV 25714, USA Salina, KS 67401, USA 26446 Friedeburg, Germany
Tel.: +1 (304) 525 54 36 Tel.: +1 (785) 825 71 77 Tel.: +49 (0) 4465 94 69 0
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.richwood.com Web: www.vortexvalves.com Web: www.schrage.de

26 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

 Company Directory

Svendborg Brakes

Picture: © Bernard S. Jansen / CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Jernbanevej 9
5882 Vejstrup, Denmark
Tel.: +45 (0) 63 255 255
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.svendborg-brakes.dk

T
Taim Weser
Carretera de Castellón,
50013 Zaragoza, Spain
Tel.: +34 (0) 976 50 00 06
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.taimweser.com

Tapco
225 Rock Industrial Park Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63044, USA
Scorpio Engineering Siemens Automation Tel.: +1 (314) 739 91 91
132 Wheeler Rd., Cox Town Europaplatz 1 E-Mail: [email protected]
560005 Bangalore, India 99091 Erfurt, Germany Web: www.tapcoinc.com
Tel.: +91 (0) 80 25 48 75 78 Tel.: +49 (0)362 7533 30 7
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Tebodin Netherlands
Web: www.scorpioengg.com Web: www.automation.siemens.com Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië 25
2593 BJ The Hague, The Netherlands
SEG Instrument SIG Societa Italiana Gomma Tel.: +31 (0) 703 48 09 11
P.O. Box 11143 Via Colombo 144 E-Mail: [email protected]
16111 Bromma, Schweden 21055 Gorla Minore, Italy Web: www.tebodin.nl
Tel.: +46 (0) 8 764 74 00 Tel.: +39 0331 36 51 35
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Takraf GmbH
Web: www.s-e-g.com Web: www.sig.it Torgauer Str. 336
04347 Leipzig, Germany
Segler-Förderanlagen Maschinenfabrik Solimar Pneumatics Tel.: +49 (0) 341 24 23 50 0
Fürstenauer Damm 9 8001 Ranchers Road NE E-Mail: [email protected]
49626 Berge, Germany Minneapolis, MN 55432, USA Web: www.takraf.com
Tel.: +49 (0) 5435 95 10 0 Tel.: +1 (763) 574 18 20
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Teta Mühendislik
Web: www.segler.eu Web: www.solimarpneumatics.com Cankiri Yolu 7 Km, Aselsan Karsisi Akyurt
06750 Ankara,
SEW-Eurodrive Stas
Turkey
Ernst-Blickle-Str. 42 Kathodenweg 4
Tel.: +90 (0) 312 847 53 61
76642 Bruchsal, Germany 1627 AK Hoorn, The Netherlands
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +49 (0) 7251 75 0 Tel.: +31 (0) 229 28 29 40
Web: www.tetamuh.com.tr
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.sew-eurodrive.com Web: www.stas-nl.com
Thiele
Postfach 8040
Shaw-Almex Industries Stephanoise de Constructions Mécaniques
5055 Benson Drive 11 Boulevard Brune 58618 Iserlohn,
Burlington ON, L7L 5N7, Canada 75014 Paris, France Germany
Tel.: +1 (905) 331 7177 Tel.: +33 (0) 2 41 21 19 40 Tel.: +49 (0) 2371 947 0
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.almex.com Web: www.stephanoise.com Web: www.thiele.de

Siegbert Spohr Stiebel-Getriebebau ThyssenKrupp Fördertechnik

Am Korreshof 1 Industriestraße 12 Ernst-Heckel-Str. 1
40822 Mettmann, Germany 51545 Waldbroel, Germany 66386 St. Ingbert, Germany
Tel.: 02104/70374 Tel.: +49 (0) 2291 791 0 Tel.: +49 (0) 6894 599 0
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.spohr-gmbh.de Web: www.stiebel.de Web: www.krupp-materialshandling.com

Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 27

 Company Directory

Tramco Voith Turbo Warex Valve

1020 East 19th St. Voithstrasse 1 Stauverbrink 2
Wichita, KS 67214, USA 74564 Crailsheim, Germany 48308 Senden, Germany
Tel.: +1 (316) 264 46 04 Tel.: +49 (0) 7951 32 0 Tel.: +49 (0) 25 36 99 58 0
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.tramcoinc.com Web: www.voithturbo.com Web: www.warex-valve.de

TRF Vortex Valves Westmar Consultants

Station Road 11, Burma Mines 1725 Vortex Avenue 233 West 1st. Street, Suite 40
831007 Jamshedpur, India Salina, KS 67401, USA North Vancouver, BC, V7M 1B3, Canada
Tel.: +91 (0) 657 2271 286 93 Tel.: +1 (785) 825 71 77 Tel.: +1 (604) 985 64 88
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.tata.com/trf/ Web: www.vortexvalves.com Web: www.westmar.com

Tschan VSR Industrietechnik Woodex Bearing

Zweibrücker Straße 104 Am Alten Schacht 6 216 Bay Point Road
66538 Neunkirchen, Germany 47198 Duisburg, Germany Georgetown, ME 04548, USA
Tel.: +49 (0) 6821 866 0 Tel.: +49 (0) 2066 99 66 30 Tel.: +1 (207) 371 22 10
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.tschan.de Web: www.vsr-industrietechnik.de Web: www.woodexbearing.com

V W Z
Veyance Technologies Wamgroup Zeppelin Systems
703 S. Cleveland Massillon Rd Via Cavour 346 Leutholdstraße 108
Fairlawn, OH 44333, USA 41032 Ponte Motta-Cavezzo, Italy 88045 Friedrichshafen, Germany
Tel.: +1 (330) 664 70 00 Tel.: +39 0535 74 01 11 Tel.: +49 (0) 7541 202 02
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.veyance.com Web: www.wam.it Web: www.zeppelin-industry.com

Picture: © Calistemon / CC BY SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

28 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

 Universities & Associations

Universities & Associations

Universities Technische Universität München Associations
Inst. f. Materials Handling, Material Flow, Logistics
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Boltzmannstr. 15 ASBSH – Australian Society f. Bulk Solids Handling
Department of Mechanical Engineering 85747 Garching, Germany University of Newcastle
P.O. Box 653 Tel.: +49 (0) 89 289 19 21 Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49 (0) 2045 41 11 83 0
Tel.: +972 (0) 8 64 79 27 0 Web: www.fml.mw.tum.de E-Mail: [email protected]
E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.engineersaustralia.org.au
Web: cmsprod.bgu.ac.il Telemark University College
Department of Powder Science & Technology ASME – American Society of Mech. Engineers
Colorado School of Mines Kjoelnes Ring Three Park Avenue
Division of Engineering 3918 Porsgrunn, Norway New York, NY 10016-5990, USA
1500 Illinois St. Tel.: +47 (0) 35 57 40 00 Tel.: +1 (973) 882 11 70
Golden, CO 80401, USA E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +1 (303) 273 36 50 Web: www.asme.org
Web: eng.tel-tek.no/departments/postec
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: engineering.mines.edu CEMA – Conveyor Equip. Manufacturers Assoc.
University of Bologna
6724 Lone Oak Blvd.
DIEM – Mechanical Engineering Department
Delft University of Technology Naples, FL 34109, USA
Viale Risorgimento n°2
Chair of Transport Engineering and Logistics Tel.: +1 (239) 514 34 41
Mekelweg 2 49136 Bologna, Italy E-Mail: [email protected]
2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands Tel.: +39 051 20 93 40 1 Web: www.cemanet.org
Tel.: +31 (0) 15 27 82 88 9 E-Mail: [email protected]
E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.eng.diem.unibo.it CMA – Conveyor Manufacturers Association
Web: www.mtt.tudelft.nl c/o Cost Time Resource
University of Greenwich P.O. Box 2963, 2055 Fourways, Rep. South Africa
Glasgow Caledonian University Wolfson Centre f. Bulk Solids Handling Technology Tel.: +27 (0) 11 888 71 63
Centre for Industrial Bulk Solids Handling Central Avenue E-Mail: [email protected]
Cowcaddens Road Chatham Maritime, ME4 4TB, United Kingdom Web: www.cmasa.co.za
Glasgow G4 0BA, United Kingdom Tel.: +44 (0) 208 331 86 46
Tel.: +44 (0) 141 331 37 11 E-Mail: [email protected] IMechE – Institution of Mechanical Engineers
E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.gre.ac.uk/wolfsoncentre Bulk Materials Handling Committee
Web: www.gcu.ac.uk/cibsh 1 Birdcage Walk, London SW1H 9JJ,
University of Leoben United Kingdom
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Chair of Conveying Technology & Design Methods Tel.: +39 0497 66 31 00
ITMMEC Franz-Josef-Str. 18 E-Mail: [email protected]
Hauz Khas 8700 Leoben, Austria Web: www.imeche.org
New Delhi 110016, India Tel.: +43 (0) 3842 402 28 00
Tel.: +91 (0) 11 26 58 22 22 E-Mail: [email protected] MHEA – Materials Handling Engineers Association
E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.unileoben.ac.at/foerdertechnik 2B Hills Lane
Web: www.iitd.ac.in/center/itmmec/ Ely, CB 1AY, United Kingdom, Italy
University of Newcastle Tel.: +44 (0) 1353 66 62 98
Leibniz Universität Hannover Centre for Bulk Solids & Particulate Technologies E-Mail: [email protected]
Institute of Transport & Automation Technology Level 3, Building ATC Web: www.mhea.co.uk
An der Universität 2 Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
30823 Garbsen, Germany Tel.: +61 (0) 2 4921 60 67 MHIA – Material Handling Industry of America
Tel.: +49 (0) 511 762 35 24 8720 Red Oak Blvd., Suite 201
E-Mail: [email protected]
E-Mail: [email protected] Charlotte, NC 28217-3992, USA
Web: www.centreforbulksolids.com.au
www.ita.uni-hannover.de Tel.: +1 (704) 676 11 90
E-Mail: [email protected]
University of Wollongong
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg Web: www.mhia.org
Centre for Bulk Solids & Particulate Technologies
Inst. of Logistics & Material Handling Systems
Universitätsplatz 2 Northfields Avenue NIBA – The Belting Association
39106 Magdeburg, Germany Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia 6737 W. Washington St., Suite 1300
Tel.: +49 (0) 391 67 12 24 5 Tel.: +61 (0) 2 4221 34 88 Milwaukee, WI 53214, USA
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +1 (414) 389 86 06
Web: www.ilm.ovgu.de Web: www.centreforbulksolids.com.au E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.niba.org
Technische Universität Braunschweig Wroclaw University of Technology
Institute for Particle Technology Institute of Mining Engineering VDI-GPL – VDI Society f. Production & Logistics
Volkmaroder Strasse 5 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27 Bulk Materials Handling Committee
38104 Braunschweig, Germany 50370 Wroclaw, Poland VDI-Platz, 40468 Duesseldorf, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 531 39 19 61 1 Tel.: +48 (0) 71 320 68 32 Tel.: +49 (0)211 62 14 29 0
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ipat.tu-bs.de Web: wggg.pwr.wroc.pl Web: www.vdi.de

Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 29

 Keyword Index

Keyword Index
Air Cannons Horizon (GB) P&H Mining Equipment
Hosch Fördertechnik Rail-Veyor Technologies Global
Martin Engineering
Jim Way Enterprise R.A.S. Industries Ltd.
Luff Industries rbl REI
Alternative Fuel Handling Systems Martin Engineering Redler
Beumer Group Maschinenfabrik Hese Roncuzzi
Mato Curt Matthaei Rosal
Apron Conveyors & Feeders Metso Minerals Sandvik Mining and Construction
Muller Beltex Schmidt-Seeger
Beumer Group Nepean Conveyors Schrage
R.A.S. Industries Ltd. Nilos Scorpio Engineering
Osborn Engineered Products Taim Weser
Automation Solutions Phoenix Conveyor Belt Systems Takraf GmbH
FLSmidth PPI Precision Pulley & Idler Teta Mühendislik
R.A.S. Industries Ltd. ThyssenKrupp Fördertechnik
Bag Loading Rema Tip Top TRF
Richwood Industries
Beumer Group Rulmeca Holding S.p.A. Belt Conveyor Pulleys
SEG Instrument AB
Batching Systems R.A.S. Industries Ltd.
Shaw-Almex Industries
Rice Lake Weighing Systems Siegbert Spohr GmbH
SIG Societa Italiana Gomma. Belt Conveyor Take-ups
Belt Conveyor Components Stas R.A.S. Industries Ltd.
Veyance Technologies
AC-Tek Advanced Conveyor Technologies VSR Industrietechnik
Anker-Flexco
Belt Conveyor Transfer Points
Arch Environmental Equipment ASGCO Manufacturing, Inc.
Artur Küpper
Belt Conveyor Systems Benetech, Inc.
ASGCO Manufacturing, Inc. ASGCO Manufacturing, Inc. Overland Conveyor Co., Inc
B + W Gesellschaft für innovative Produkte Aumund Fördertechnik
Beltwall Division of Beltservice Corporation Bateman Engineering Belt Scales
Benetech, Inc. Bedeschi
Rice Lake Weighing Systems
Berthold Technologies Beumer Group
Brelko Engineering BMT WBM
Bruks Rockwood Bucket Elevators
Cambelt International Corporation
Capotex Canning Conveyor Beumer Group
Contitech Cargotec / Macgregor Bruks Rockwood
Conveyor Accessories Conveyor Dynamics, Inc. Cargotec / Macgregor
Conveyor Components Company# Cimbria Cimbria
Dunlop Conveyor Belting Cintasa Cintasa
ESS Engineering Services & Supplies Coperion Coperion
F.E. Schulte Strathaus Di Matteo Förderanlagen Di Matteo Förderanlagen
Fenner Dunlop Conveyor Belting Doppelmayr Transport Technology Emde
Flexco Dos Santos International, LLC ESI Eurosilo
E & F Services Fairport Project Engineering
EMS-Tech FAM
Fairport Project Engineering Gambarotta Gschwendt
Picture: © Marcus Rowland / CC BY-SA-3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

FAM Gough Econ

FLSmidth Material Handling Technologies IEM Fördertechnik
IEM Fördertechnik IlchmannFördertechnik
IlchmannFördertechnik Jansen & Heuning
Innovative Conveying Systems Larsen & Toubro ECC
Jansen & Heuning Loibl Allen-Sherman-Hoff
Jervis B. Webb McNally Bharat Engineering
Larsen & Toubro ECC Metso Minerals
Loibl Allen-Sherman-Hoff Motridal
Maschinenfabrik Hese Nerak Systems
Martin Engineering rbl REI
McNally Bharat Engineering Redler
Metso Minerals Rexnord Industries
Motridal Roncuzzi
Nepean Conveyors Rosal
Nilos Sandvik Mining and Construction
Overland Conveyor Co., Inc Schmidt-Seeger

30 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

 Keyword Index

Schrage

Picture: © Rob Irgendwer / CC BY-SA-3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Teta Mühendislik
Tramco
Wamgroup

Bucket Elevator Components

4B-Braime Elevator Components
Gough Econ
Ketten Branscheid
Ketten Wulf
Kettenfabrik Unna
Muller Beltex
Nerak Systems
Redler
Rexnord Industries
RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz
Tapco
Thiele
Findeva Di Matteo Förderanlagen
Chute Design Friedrich Schwingtechnik Emde
ASGCO Manufacturing, Inc. Hägglunds Drives Entecon UK
Conveyor Dynamics, Inc. Invicta Vibrators ESI Eurosilo
Italvibras Fairport Project Engineering
Conveyor Analysis Jöst FAM
Dos Santos International, LLC Lovejoy Flexicon Corporation
Menzel Elektromotoren FLSmidth Material Handling Technologies
NetterVibration Gambarotta Gschwendt
Conveyor Design Software Guttridge
Nord Drivesystems
Overland Conveyor Co., Inc PIV Drives Hapman
R.A.S. Industries Ltd. Hecht Technologie
Control Systems Rexnord Industries Hein, Lehmann Trenn- u. Fördertechnik
Conveyor Dynamics, Inc. Rulmeca Hennlich Industrietechnik
SEW-Eurodrive IEM Fördertechnik
Siemens IlchmannFördertechnik
Conveyor Belt Accessories Jansen & Heuning
Stiebel-Getriebebau
ASGCO Manufacturing, Inc. Svendborg Brakes J-Tec Material Handling
Martin Engineering Tschan K-Tron
Voith Turbo Larsen & Toubro ECC
Conveyor Belt Cleaners Loibl Allen-Sherman-Hoff
McNally Bharat Engineering
ASGCO Manufacturing, Inc. Dust Suppression Metso Minerals
IBS - Industriemaschinen-Bergbau-Service GmbH Benetech, Inc.
Martin Engineering Motridal
m-tec Mathis Technik
Dust Collection rbl REI
Conveyor Belt Idlers Redler
Benetech, Inc.
ASGCO Manufacturing, Inc. Rexnord Industries
Rulmeca Holding S.p.A. Roncuzzi
Feeding Samson Materials Handling
Conveyor Belt Maintenance FLSmidth Sandvik Mining and Construction
ASGCO Manufacturing, Inc. Schmidt-Seeger
Martin Engineering Forensic Engineering Schrage
Conveyor Dynamics, Inc. Schrage Rohrkettensysteme
Scorpio Engineering
Curved Belt Conveyors Segler-Förderanlagen Maschinenfabrik
Beumer Group High Angle Conveyors Taim Weser
Conveyor Dynamics, Inc. Dos Santos International, LLC Takraf GmbH
Teta Mühendislik
DEM Modelling & Analysis Mechanical Conveyor Systems ThyssenKrupp Fördertechnik
Aumund Fördertechnik Tramco
Conveyor Dynamics, Inc.
Bedeschi TRF
Overland Conveyor Co., Inc
Beumer Group Wamgroup
Dosing Systems Bruks Rockwood
Cablevey Conveyors Mech. Conveyor Components
Rice Lake Weighing Systems
Canning Conveyor 4B-Braime Elevator Components
Cargotec / Macgregor Findeva
Drive Systems & Components Celsius Franz Dürholdt
Baldor Electric Company Cimbria Friedrich Schwingtechnik
Bonfiglioli Riduttori Cintasa Gough Econ

Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 31

 Keyword Index

Hapman K-Tron Larsen & Toubro ECC

Invicta Vibrators Metso Minerals Martin Engineering
Italvibras Neuero Industrietechnik f. Förderanlagen McNally Bharat Engineering
Jöst Nilfisk-CFM Metso Minerals
Ketten Branscheid Pneuplan Overland Conveyor Company
Ketten Wulf Rosal Penta Engineering
Kettenfabrik Unna Scorpio Engineering Redler
MecoShaft Seals Wamgroup Sandvik Mining and Construction
NetterVibration Zeppelin Systems Scorpio Engineering
Salina Vortex SEW-Eurodrive
Schäffer Verfahrenstechnik Pneu. Conveying Components Taim Weser
Thiele Tebodin Netherlands
Aerzener Maschinenfabrik
Vortex Valves Tenova Takraf
Cargotec / Macgregor
Warex Valve ThyssenKrupp Fördertechnik
DMN Westinghouse
Woodex Bearing Westmar Consultants
Dynamic Air
Ebro Armaturen
Motorized Pulleys Franz Dürholdt Ship & Barge Loaders
Rulmeca Holding S.p.A. Kaeser Compressors Dos Santos International, LLC
K-Tron FLSmidth
Nilfisk-CFM Takraf GmbH
Open Cast Mining Equipment
Pneuplan
Takraf GmbH Salina Vortex Ship & Barge Unloaders
Schäffer Verfahrenstechnik
FLSmidth
Overland Conveyors Solimar Pneumatics
Takraf GmbH
Dos Santos International, LLC Vortex Valves
Warex Valve
Zeppelin Systems Stacking, Blending & Reclaiming
Pipe Conveyors FLSmidth
Beumer Group Project Engineering & Consulting Takraf GmbH
Conveyor Dynamics, Inc.
Overland Conveyor Co., Inc AC-Tek Advanced Conveyor Technologies
Aurecon Training Idlers
Ausenco ASGCO Manufacturing, Inc.
Pneumatic Conveying Systems Bateman Engineering
CFM Beumer Group Train Loading & Unloading
Claudius Peters Projects BMT WBM
Clyde Process FLSmidth
CDI Conveyor Dynamics
Coperion Claudius Peters Projects
Cyclonaire Corporation Conveyor Watch Vibration Equipment
Dynamic Air Coperion Martin Engineering
Emde DEM Solutions
Fairport Project Engineering Dos Santos International, LLC Washdown Systems
Flexicon Corporation EMS-Tech
Benetech, Inc.
FLSmidth Material Handling Technologies Fairport Project Engineering
Hapman FLSmidth Material Handling Technologies
Hecht Technologie Hatch Associates Weighing Systems
J-Tec Material Handling IEM Fördertechnik Rice Lake Weighing Systems
Picture: © RWE Power

32 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

 Get your own edition now!

Yes! I want to subscribe to bulk solids handling

(in English language, 7 issues) for one year
at the rate of
 EUR 326 (incl. delivery Germany)
 EUR 384 (incl. delivery worldwide)
bulk solids handling  USD 529 (incl. delivery worldwide)
The sole truly international journal for all aspects
of bulk materials handling. Subscription Service:
WoMa Media
7 issues per year provide you with up-to-date
Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 14
technical information and the latest
38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld / Germany
developments from industry and research.
Phone.: +49 (0)5323 963 1010
bulk solids handling – the professional journal Fax: +49 (0)5323 963 2007
for the international powder & bulk community. E-Mail: [email protected]

Delivery Address: Invoice Address:

Company Company

Industry Industry

Name Name

Street or P.O. Box Street or P.O. Box

Country/ Postal Code/ City Country/ Postal Code/ City

Title/ Position

Phone/ Fax

Email Date, Signature

 Belt Conveying

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 con­
veyor 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 the
relation between this and the older conveyor power prediction methods. It also illustrates the use of
LSIT data by using it to predict indentation losses in a recently commissioned conveyor system.

ANDREW JENNINGS *

Pictures: © Conveyor Dynamics

I n April 2014, the Conveyor Equipment

Manufacturers Association (CEMA)
published the 7th edition of the book
Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials [1] col-
loquially known as “The Belt Book” or
long. To keep pace with advances in con-
veyor engineering, CEMA expanded the
belt book, and today the seventh edition
is an 800 page volume.
Improved understanding of rubber lies
ƒƒ A new “Large Sample Method” appear-
ing for the first time in CEMA-7.
This paper investigates the history lead-
ing to the development of these three
methods and provides insight into and
“CEMA-7”. The Belt Book is the de-facto at the root of one of the most important justification for adding a new method into
standard of the North American belt con- advances in conveyor design. Recognizing the latest edition of The Belt Book.
veying industry. this improvement, the latest edition of
The first edition of this book “CEMA-1” CEMA offers three different horsepower CEMA’s Classic Horsepower
appeared in 1966 [2], and was 300 pages prediction methods:
ƒƒ The “CEMA Classic Method” which ap- Formula
* ANDREW JENNINGS, P.E. pears virtually unchanged in all editions
The author is Lead Mechanical Engineer at of The Belt Book. In the CEMA Classic Method, belt inden-
Conveyor Dynamics, Inc., Tel.+1 (360) 671 2200, ƒƒ The “Small Sample Method” that first tation, flexure, and trampling losses are
E-Mail: [email protected] appeared in CEMA-6. calculated using the following formula:

34 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

 Belt Conveying

The “CEMA Universal” or

where: “Small Sample” Method
ΔT change of tension in a section of the
belt. Empirical methods like the classic CEMA
L length of this section of belt formulation give good results when the
Ky dimensionless constant that is a func- design parameters are close to the experi-
tion of idler pitch and belt tension mental data from which the empirical for-
Kt dimensionless constant that is a func- mulations were derived. The classic CEMA
Fig. 1: Rotating cylinder on viscoelastic foun-
tion of temperature method works fairly well even outside the dation
Wb weight per unit length of the belt experimental parameter range as long as
Wm weight per unit length of material car- the temperature is above zero and the
ried by the belt belt rubber compounds are similar to the
This formula differs from the friction compound tested by Penn State in 1954. tion Tests” (SSIT) because they require the
factor based formulations in the interna- Because of the inherent limitations of em- engineer to measure the viscoelastic prop-
tional standards like DIN-22101 and pirical methods, a number of researchers erties of a “small sample” of rubber used in
ISO-5048 in one important aspect: the have proposed semi-analytical and theo- the bottom cover of a conveyor belt. The
CEMA classic method provides designers retical methods of predicting conveyor rubber is characterized using master
with charts of friction factor vs belt ten- power consumption [7 - 10]. curves of G’ (elastic stored energy) and G”
sion, belt load, temperature, and idler In 1989 Conveyor Dynamics, Inc (CDI) (energy lost to heat) as functions of time,
pitch. The other standards simply state commissioned two overland conveyors temperature, and frequency. Both meth-
that belt friction should be set based on at the Channar Mine in Western Austral- ods predict the indentation losses in a
the experience of the designer, but sug- ia. Before commissioning this system, a uniformly loaded slice of belt (shown in
gest 0.02 be used as a base case [3]. number of major firms predicted that CDI Fig. 1 with width ∂z). In this figure the belt
CEMA’s friction factor charts were had undersized the motors. After com- is not rebounding as fast as it compresses.
probably given to CEMA by Hewitt-Rob- missioning, CDI showed that the friction This causes the rubber entering the idler
ins, Inc (HRI). In the early 1950s, HRI factor on the straight overland was on­- roll to push harder on the roll than the
awarded the Department of Mining at ly 0.0098 and the friction factor on the rubber leaving the idler which in turn, cre-
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) horizontally curved belt was 0.011 [11]. ates a force (indentation loss) that resists
a contract to improve the accuracy of Later, the friction even fell to 0.0085. This belt motion.
their conveyor power prediction method- marvelous result (less than half of the The total resistance to motion is the
ology. recommend DIN standard base friction) sum total of the resistances contributed
Between 1954 and 1956 researchers at surprised everyone. The conveyor had by all the ∂z thick slices in a belt cross sec-
Penn State tracked power consumption exceeded even CDI’s expectations, and tion. The pressure on each slice depends
in 14 different conveyors [4] at a wide va- convinced CDI to invest in developing a on the load the slice is supporting, the
riety of plants around the East Coast of new method of predicting conveyor pow- stiffness of the belt, and the trough angle.
the U.S.A. The conveyors ranged from er. CDI’s methodology remains largely a
small 70 t/h machines to large 1920 t/h In 1990 Syncrude Canada realized that trade secret. OCC’s methodology was in-
systems. In addition to field measure- they had a number of issues with their corporated into the sixth and seventh edi-
ments, the researchers built a 50 ft (ap- conveyors stemming from the fact that tions of The Belt Book. However, pro-
prox. 15.2 m) long conveyor in Penn their power consumption was vastly dif- gramming small sample methods is a
State’s College of Mineral Industries. To ferent from the CEMA predictions. To daunting task for many users of the Belt
determine drag, they suspended the solve this problem, Syncrude awarded Book, and while several companies, in-
stringers on this conveyor by cables at- CDI a contract to invent a new theoretical cluding CDI, sell expensive software pack-
tached to the ceiling and measured the model of conveyor power consumption ages to perform these calculations, many
change in cable inclination under differ- capable of explaining the strange behavior designers still prefer to work with spread-
ent tensions and loads [5]. they observed in their conveyors [12]. Our sheets and programs they created them-
They also adapted a similar device to earlier model is described by Nordell in selves. For this reason, the CEMA-6 and
measure the friction in conveyors in the [13]. CEMA-7 small sample methods are quite
field. Ten years before the original publica- The model we use now is a two-di­ controversial.
tion of CEMA-1, Asman [6] presented a mensional plane-strain semi-analytical
plot of “Carrying Strand Resistance Fac- model that allows us to engineer the most The Large Sample
tor” vs “Carrying Strand Weight” for belt energy efficient conveyors operating in
tensions ranging from 1000 to 16 000 lbs the world today including the worlds’ Method
(approx. 454 to 7260 kg) that is identical longest single flight conventional belt
to CEMA’s Ky charts. conveyor [14]. Before developing our Small Sample
The classic CEMA method is a reliable In 2006 Overland Conveyor Co (OCC) Method, CDI and Syncrude Canada built a
predictor of the power which is con- proposed a simpler idler-belt interaction number of large scale test machines to
sumed by belts constructed from conven- model but instead of a 2D plain stress study the behavior of their conveyors.
tional rubbers. It is still widely used in model, they chose a 1D spring-dashpot Two of the machines we built are shown
North America today, and its popularity model which, unlike the CDI formulation, in Fig. 2. Our indentation loss machine di-
endures because the calculations are easy neglects shear stress [15]. rectly measured indentation losses for dif-
to understand and implement in spread- Both CDI and OCC’s indentation mod- ferent temperatures, pressures, and
sheets. els are classified as “Small Sample Indenta- speeds. Since the pressure on the idler is

Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 35

 Belt Conveying

uniform, one can divide the measured re-

sistance by the idler roll length to get val-
ues with units of [Force/Width]. This is
exactly the value calculated using the
small sample method.
We could avoid all the small sample
method calculations using machines like
this, but these machines require a “Large
Sample” of rubber which is expensive to
obtain, handle, and store. Having proven
Fig. 2: CDI’s model validation test machines: trampling and flexure loss test machine (left); that our small sample method yielded the
indentation loss test machine (right) same results as our large sample indenta-
tion test (LSIT) machine, we decommis-
sioned the device.
Recently, interest is again growing in
LSIT machines. Hannover University in
Germany is operating one such machine
[17]. To develop new types of low rolling
resistance (LRR) belting, CDI, Laing
O’Rourke, and Veyance Belting jointly
contributed to a grant which the Univer-
sity of Newcastle used to build the large
sample test machine shown in Fig. 3 [18].
Both of the Hannover and the Newcastle
machines are essentially short flat belt
conveyors with uniformly loaded idler
rolls creating indentation losses.
The drag measured by large sample test
machines is much easier for laymen to un-
derstand than master curves produced by
small sample test machines. For this rea-
son, mine owners are beginning to require
belt manufacturers to submit samples of
their LRR belts to large sample testing
laboratories so that owners can compare
the efficiencies of these belts. Results
from LSIT tests are making their way into
the industry at large. In recognition of this
fact, the German Industrial Norming
Fig. 3: University of Newcastle, large sample testing machine committee (DIN) recently defined a new
standard, DIN-22123:2012, to standardize
LSIT test procedures and reports.
DIN 22123 specifies that LSIT reports
shall include a list of “Width Related Load
[N/mm]” (WRL) which is the applied load
divided by test belt width, and a result-
ing “Width Related Indentation Rolling
Resistance [N/mm]” (WRIRR) which is the
indentation resistance divided by test
belt width. Sample data from a typical
LSIT appear in Fig. 4. The appendix of DIN
22123 recommends fitting each tempera-
ture line on this plot with the function
“WRIRR = a . (WRL)b”.
Another function could be used, but
DIN’s function is simple and passes
through (0,0) which is critical. To compute
the power loss over the cross-section of a
real conveyor with the same idler diame-
ter, temperature, and belt construction of
the test, the engineer:
Step 1: Determines the distribution of
load on the idlers at the interface between
Fig. 4: LIST data from an LRR belt the belt and the idlers — WRL(z) = q(z).

36 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

 Belt Conveying

Step 2: Fits the WRL and WRIRR data from

the LSIT report with a function that re-
lates load to resistance, such as

Step 3: Computes:

The pressure distribution on an idler

roll, q(z), is not trivial. Fig. 5 shows the
pressure distribution Grabner [16] meas-
ured on typical carry side troughed belt
idler rolls in a straight section of belt. Since
the belt below the junction regions ‘A’ and
‘B’ does not touch the rolls, the load in
these regions is supported by the belt at
the edges of the junction. While the inte-
gral of the force in the vertical direction
must equal the weight of the belt plus ma-
terial, the pressure distribution is different
from a hydrostatic distribution because
bulk materials, unlike fluids, support
shear. This means that centrally located
particles can transfer some of their weight
to the wing rolls through friction forces.
The effect is particularly pronounced
when the belt is moving, because the
sides of the trough compress into the Fig. 5: Idler roll pressure distribution measured by Grabner on a 30 degree trough
material when the belt enters the idler
trough and relax when the belt leaves the
idler trough.
To simplify our example, we shall adopt To calculate the pressure distribution
Large Sample Integration the distribution used by Tapp [20]. For a on the wing roll we first compute the dis-
45° trough, Tapp evenly distributes 75 % tance from the junction to the edge of the
Example of the load in the center roll, and allo- material. The Belt Book includes a compli-
cates the remaining 25 % of the load to cated, accurate formula to compute the
For this example, we will predict the in- the wing rollers using a triangular distri- distance from the edge of the belt to the
dentation losses of a carry side idler set in bution. edge of material. Using this formula we
a straight, horizontal, section of a convey- Accordingly, we compute q(z) for the compute this edge distance, Bwe = 193 mm.
or with the following parameters: carry: From edge distance we compute the dis-
Bw = belt width = 1600 mm = 1.6 m tance from the junction to the edge of
γ = bulk density = 800 kg/m³ material: Lwm = 0.5 . (Bw - RLC) - Bwe = 310.
= 7840 N/m³ From this we compute the wing roll pres-
v = belt speed, = 7.5 m/s sure distribution:
Q = tonnage= 4860 t/h = 13,230 N/s
Øs = surcharge angle, = 15 degs
β = trough angle = 45° (carry), 30° (re-
turn) The pressure of the belt against the
Si = carry idler spacing = 2 m (carry), 8 m wing roll is:
(return)
D0 = idler diameter = 194 mm (carry),
178 mm (return)
Wb = belt weight = 39.5 kg/m Combining qc(z), qw1(z), and qw2(z) we
= 387.1 N/m get the pressure distribution shown in
RLC = center roll length = 593.6 mm Fig. 6.
T = temperature = 20°C The pressure levels in this figure are
h0 = bottom cover thickness = 6 mm Note: Tapp’s distribution assumes a hy- fairly typical of the pressures found in
Bottom cover rubber type: LRR Rubber drostatic pressure and thus, includes no conveyor belts. A good range for large
Mathematical formula for the pressure cos() term. In reality, Tapp overestimates sample test data is between 0.5 N/mm
distribution on an idler roll can be quite the material pressure on the wing roll and 9 N/mm. Some laboratories [17] are
complicated [19] and are beyond the which is clear if we sum the loads meas- currently testing large samples at pressure
scope of this paper. ured by Grabner. several times higher than this. The LSIT

Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 37

 Belt Conveying

The question then becomes, “which

WRL should I use to select a WRIRR?” The
LSIT Section in CEMA-7 recommends se-
lecting the WRIRR which corresponds to the
average load on the belt cross section:

However, since the relation between

WRL and WRIRR is nonlinear, we need to cor-
rect this friction to account for the non-
linear pressure distribution. The small
sample method in CEMA-6 and CEMA-7
has the same problem. OCC did not pro-
vide CEMA with a pressure distribution
and did not describe how to perform the
Fig. 6: Simplified roll pressure for 45 degree trough integration discussed in the previous sec-
tion. Instead, users of the small sample
method in CEMA-7 apply the following
data in CEMA-7 combines results from Thus, using this methodology, the total correction factor to the small sample
several sources and thus includes a much indentation loss on an idler set is: method results:
wider range than the engineer is likely to
find on trough belts operating in the field.
Fig. 7 shows a plot of the 20°C LRR data
from CEMA-7 fitted with the formula Eq.
2. According to CEMA-7, for an LRR belt Transforming Large Sample
at 20°C, ‘a’ = 6.59 . 10-3 and ‘b’ = 1.28. Since
the CEMA test data was measured on a Test Data for Use in the
belt with a 7 mm bottom cover and an Classic CEMA Formulation Where bulk density has units of lbf/in³,
idler roll diameter of 219 mm, we must angles are in degrees, belt width has units
scale the CEMA results to model our con- For more than half a century conveyor de- of inches, and idler spacing has units of
veyor. To estimate how much this friction signers used simple friction factor based inches. The author of this paper has no
would change if we retested the sample formulas like Eq. (1) to design conveyors. idea how this formula was derived, but to
using a different idler diameter and/or Experienced conveyor engineers have a maintain consistency the writers of
belt thickness we multiply constant ‘a’ by “feel” for what friction factors are reason- CEMA-7 LSIT also recommend using the
the following equation [13]: able on various types of systems, and of- same formula to scale LSIT results. Ac-
ten the first question auditors ask convey- cordingly, we can define a new friction
or engineers is, “what friction factor did factor:
you use?”
To get a friction factor, we could simply
divide Eq. (3) by the total load on the idler.
However, by reconditioning LSIT results in
terms of friction factors we can use them The indentation loss is then calculated
where: in formulas that conveyor engineers are using the following formula:
Htest = belt bottom cover thickness used familiar with. This was one of the primary
to produce the LSIT test goals of the committee charged with writ-
Dtest = diameter of the idler roll used to ing the LSIT section in CEMA-7.
produce the LSIT data To transform the C and WRIRR into a new
Finally, we substitute Eqs. (4), (5), and friction factor we simply divide the resist- For the example conveyor in the previ-
(6) into Eq. (2) and integrate the result ance by the applied load and multiply by ous section, WRL_AVG = 2.69 N/mm, KLSIT =
over the width of the belt as follows: Chr: 0.00913, Cwd = 1.113, Ky1 = 0.0103
To calculate the drag on a single idler
set we set L = Si. Thus, using this friction
factor based method, we predict that the
drag is:

38 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

 Belt Conveying

Comparison with Field

Measurements
While commissioning the Dahej Over-
land Conveyor in India [21], the author
used strain gauges to measure the drive
torque during the exact scenario de-
scribed in the previous two sections. The
author also measured the torque on the
motor shafts while the belt ran empty.
Fig. 8 shows the torque on the shaft and
speed of the belt during an empty drift
stop. 26 % motor torque is equivalent to a
drag of 35 468 N. As the conveyor slows,
there is less friction retarding conveyor
motion and this is reflected in the decel-
eration curve shown in Fig. 9. Using these
curves and Newton’s 2nd law we compute
that mass of the empty conveyor is Fig. 7: Plot of LSIT data included in CEMA7
196 546 kg.
Although the weigh scale was not op-
erational while CDI was present at site,
we repeated the drift stop when the belt
had enough load to require 63.2 % of mo-
tor torque. This test showed that 4860
t/h require 63.2 % motor torque which is
equivalent to 85 885 N of drag. There are
817 idler sets on the carry side of the Da-
hej conveyor and thus the additional
drag created by loading material on the
belt is (85 885 N – 35 468 N) / 817 sets =
61.7 N/set.
The 61.7 N/set figure includes tram-
pling losses, load dependent idler losses,
and flexure losses. Using our proprietary
flexure and trampling losses method,
CDI predicts the 11 % of the losses at Da-
hej resulted from trampling and flexure.
If so the indentation losses were less
than 55 N/set.
Further, the LRR belt data presented in Fig. 8: Dahej conveyor, empty stop
CEMA is an LRR rubber compound made
by an American manufacturer. The LRR
rubber at Dahej is a different compound
manufactured by a German company so
the CEMA LSIT data does not really apply.
The comparison is not perfect but these
values are all in the right ballpark for an
LRR belt.

Conclusions
Computing conveyor power using theo-
retical models involves a substantial
amount of advanced mathematics, phys-
ics, and material science. Empirical meth-
ods like the classic CEMA method offer
time tested simple methods of estimating
a conveyor’s horsepower requirement as
long as conventional rubbers are used in
the belt. Large sample indentation tests
allow designers to derive new empirical
power consumption formulas and predict Fig. 9: Belt deceleration

Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 39

 Belt Conveying

the behavior of modern rubbers with clas- USA: Conveyor Equipment Manufac- Mining Engineering, vol. 45, no. 3, p.
sical methods of conveyor design. tures Association, 2014. 11, 1993.
The indentation loss prediction using [2] Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers [13] Nordell, L.K.: The Power of Rubber-
the method described in CEMA-7 is sim- Association, Belt Conveyors for Bulk Part I, Bulk Solids Handling, vol. 16,
ple to implement in a spreadsheet and Material, 1st Edition, Boston: Cah- no. 3, pp. 333-341, 1996.
very similar to the classic CEMA horse- ners, 1966. [14] Stevens, R.: Belting the Worlds’ Longest
power equation. However, the derivation [3] German Industrial Standard DIN- Single Flight Conventional Overland
of CEMA-7’s formula for Cwd is not known 22101: Belt Conveyors for Bulk Mate- Belt Conveyor, Bulk Solids Handling,
to the author. Field measurements sug- rials, 1982. vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 172-181, 2008.
gest that CEMA-7 works well in some [4] Asman, A.W.: Belt Conveyor Power [15] Rudolphi, R. and Reicks, A.: Viscoe­
scenarios, but without the derivation of Studies, AIME Transactions, vol. 217, lastic indentation and resistance to
Cwd, it is difficult for the author to deter- pp. 216-220, 1961. motion of conveyor belts using a gener­
mine the range of conditions for which [5] Breuil, F., Radomsky, G. and Cooper, alize Maxwell model of backing mat­
CEMA-7 applies. The latest editions of P.: Method and Apparatus to Measure erial, Rubber Chemistry and Techno­
CEMA are a step forward for the industry, the ‘Conveying Resistance’ of Belt Con­ logy, vol. 79, no. 2, pp. 307-319, 2006.
and will allows designers to estimate the veyors, in AIME Annual Meeting, New [16] Grabner, K., Grimmer, K.-J. and Kess­
savings LRR rubbers can yield for opera- York, 1956. ler, F.: Research into Normal-Forces
tors. [6] Asman, A.W.: More From Belt Convey­ between Belt and Idlers at critical Lo­
Still, the methods presented in CEMA ors, Coal Age, vol. 60, no. 12, pp. 66- cations on the Belt Conveyor Track,
include a number of simplifications and 68, 1955. Bulk Solids Handling, vol. 13, no. 4, pp.
approximations which impact their accu- [7] Hunter, S.H.: The Rolling Contact of a 727-734, 1993.
racy. CDI recommends that designer ap- Rigid Cylinder with a Viscoelastic Half [17] Kropf-Eilers, A., Overmeyer, L. and
ply at least a 15 % margin on top of any Space, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Wennekamp, T.: Energy-Optimized
CEMA-7 based design. Internally, we do vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 611-617, 1961. Belt Conveyors _ Development, Testing
not plan to adopt the CEMA approach [8] Spaans, C.: The Indentation resist­ Me­ thods and Field Measurements,
ourselves. We will continue to use the ance of Belt Conveyors, Delft univer- Aufbereitungs Technik, vol. 49, no. 9,
more detailed theoretical models we de- sity of Technology, The Netherlands, pp. 25-34, 2008.
veloped for Syncrude. n 1978. [18] Wheeler, C. and Munzenberger, P.:
[9] Spaans, C.: The Flexure resistance of Indentation Rolling Resistance Meas­
Acknowledgements Belt Conveyors, Delft University of urement, in Beltcon 16, Johannesburg,
Technology, The Netherlands, 1979. South Africa, 2011.
The author wishes to gratefully acknowl- [10] Jonkers, C.: The Indentation Rolling [19] Spaans, C.: The Calculation of the
edge Linda Musser, Head or the Earth and Resistance of Belt Conveyors, För­dern Main Resistance of Belt Conveyors,
Mineral Sciences Library at Penn State for und Heben, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 312-317, Bulk Solids Handling, vol. 11, no. 4, pp.
her assistance in locating documents as- 1980. 809-826, 1991.
sociated with the work Penn State did [11] Nordell, L.K.: The Channar 20 km [20] Tapp, T.: Energy Saving Trough Idler
with Hewitt-Robins. Overland- A Flagship for Modern Belt Technology, Bulk Solids Handling, vol.
Conveyor Technology, Bulk Solids 20, no. 4, pp. 437-449, 2000.
References: Handling, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 781-792, [21] Jennings, A., Bhansari, J., and Shah,
1991. K.: India’s First Elevated, Triangulated
[1] Conveyor Equipment Manufactures [12] Melley, R.; Bland, S. and McTurk, Gallery Overland Conveyor, Bulk Sol-
Association, Belt Conveyors for Bulk J.: Optimization of Oil Sands Convey­ ids Handling, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 24-27,
Materials, 7th Edition, Naples, Florida ing Through Field Measurements, 2013.

40 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

Technical information, business news
and market trends for all aspects of
bulk materials handling.

.. with the bulk solids handling-newsletter.

Weekly news and information from research,
science and industry.
For subscription visit
www.bulk-solids-handling.com/newsletter

… and the sole truly international

technical journal for bulk materials handling.
For subscription visit
www.bulk-solids-handling.com/subscription

---> www.bulk-solids-handling.com
 Belt Conveying

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.

RICK FELDE *

Pictures: © Martin Engineering

Installed at the bottom of the loading zone skirtboard, Martin Double Apron Seal Skirting employs two wear surfaces on each sealing strip for 2x the
service life.

A key Florida power supplier has

adopted a series of innovative dust
containment measures on its coal
handling system, helping the facility re-
duce potential hazards from fugitive ma-
business activities. Preventing coal dust
spillage also helps minimize wear on roll-
ers and other moving components, saving
on replacement part costs and labor.
Orlando Utilities Commission - Stanton
yard, all the conveyors, chutes, floors, im-
pact zones and rollers. In some places, it’s
a wet washdown, while in others we
sweep. It’s 7 days a week, every week of the
year.
terial accumulations and significantly cut Energy Center (SEC) is one of Central Flor- As engineers planned the upgrades, SEC
down the number of man-hours spent on ida’s leading environmental stewards, contacted Martin Engineering (Neponset,
clean-up. By limiting dust and spillage meeting or exceeding all air permit limits IL) to review the conveyor system. The
from one of its primary conveyors, the en- with advanced pollution control equip- team started by looking at the areas which
ergy provider has reduced airborne parti- ment, while generating electricity to serve could benefit most from new contain-
cles and virtually eliminated a potential more than 342 000 residents. The compa- ment technology on the 36-inch convey-
source of trips and falls, while allowing ny also follows a well-structured house- or, which travels at about 700 feet per
critical manpower to be deployed on core keeping policy with respect to its working minute. “We were looking for a better
environment, cleaning the entire coal yard method of sealing the transfer zone, for
and all handling equipment every day. starters,” explained SEC Plant Engineer
* RICK FELDE “Typically each day after we finish filling Brian Moore. “We had skirt blocks and
Martin Engineering, Neponset, IL 61345, USA, or bunkering the silos, the whole system is seals in place, but they were getting old,
Tel.+1 309 852 2384, cleaned,” explained Material Handling Su- and some of them were leaking or repeat-
E-Mail: [email protected] pervisor Stuart Cason. “That includes the edly coming loose.”

42 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

 Belt Conveying

“Coal dust is pretty abrasive, and when

it got down into the impact rollers, idlers
and troughers, it would pretty much eat
them up,” remembered Cason. “We tried
everything we could think of to improve
the service life, but we were constantly re-
placing them.”
To address the situation, Martin Engi-
neering supplied and installed a number
of upgraded components, including Dou-
ble Apron Seal Skirting, which employs
two wear surfaces on a single elastomer
sealing strip installed along the bottom of
the skirtboard in the loading zone. When
the bottom side of the sealing strip is
worn, it can be inverted to deliver a sec-
ond service life.
The skirtboard sealing system is in- The new support system under the skirt board better supports the edges of the belt and helps
stalled on the sides of the loading zone to eliminate sagging.
contain dust, eliminate spillage and re-
duce cleanup expenses. Believed to be
the first dual-sealing system of its type, it
incorporates a primary seal which is addition, a belt support system was added back through the filter to dislodge accu-
clamped to the steel skirtboard to keep to better support the edges and eliminate mulated material. Filter changes are a no-
lumps on the belt and a secondary or sagging. To maintain precise centering in tool procedure from the clean side of the
“outrigger” strip to capture any fines or the loading zone, a belt tracking system dust collector.
dust particles that might pass beneath was also installed for immediate, precise Asked to summarize the results of the
the primary seal. adjustment. Comprised of upper and low- upgrades, Stuart said, “For me, not having
Next, Martin Engineering technicians er components, the tracker works to re- those clean-up and repair battles is a huge
installed an impact cradle to better ab- duce belt edge damage, prevent spillage relief. And the whole area is a cleaner, safer
sorb the force of the falling material and and extend belt life. working environment.”
protect the belt and structure. The cradle A key element in the material handling Janis was unequivocal. “No question
stabilizes the belt’s line of travel to help system upgrade was addressing the large, that the system has paid for itself. We
prevent the escape of fugitive material. In under-performing dust collector. “We used to spend a lot of time making adjust-
wanted to upgrade our dust collection ments and repairs, but since the install,
equipment, because we knew technology the system has been essentially mainte-
had advanced since ours was installed,” nance-free. It doesn’t matter what kind of
said Maintenance Supervisor Jon Janis. coal we run, or whether the coal is damp
“Even when it was functioning properly, from rain or completely dry. The fines are
the old unit was a high-maintenance contained.”
item,” he added. “We could see the improvement right
The Martin Engineering team installed a away,” Cason added. “It’s not just the sav-
high-efficiency insertable air cleaner with ings in cleanup time, but also in prevent-
an explosion-proof motor. The automatic, ing the idlers from wearing out prema-
self-cleaning design employs filter ele- turely. Now I don’t have to send my guys
ments approximately one-eighth the size out there to replace those failed compo-
of conventional filter envelopes, allowing nents, so it saves on labor and replace-
a significant reduction in the dust collec- ment parts, as well as the housekeeping
tor’s space requirements, so it can be in- time.”
stalled in tight quarters. He added that continued service excel-
“The old unit had a large footprint, and lence has helped to make OUC a repeat
it was too close to the emergency reclaim customer.
area,” added Cason. “A smaller integrated “Manpower is at a premium right now,
unit gives us back that space and actually and every expenditure is closely scruti-
does a better job of filtering the air.” nized. Martin Engineering has proven its
The mesh-like material not only filters value repeatedly. They have advanced
better, but lasts longer - while consuming technology, but their approach is to pro-
less energy - than conventional filter bags. vide application-specific solutions, not
Further, the new filters allow a smaller size just try and sell us the latest product.”
fan to move air through the elements, OUC is a municipal utility owned by the
The high-efficiency insertable air cleaner is a
helping to reduce the overall power con- citizens of Orlando, providing electricity
self-cleaning design with filter elements ap- sumption of the collection system. The and water services to customers in Orlan-
prox. one-eighth the size of conventional filter new design features a pulse cleaning sys- do, St. Cloud and parts of Orange and Os-
envelopes. tem, which uses a short burst of air sent ceola counties. n

Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 43

 Belt Conveying

Belt Scales
Weighing in Motion
Established in 1946 as a repair shop for scales, mainly from the prevalent dairy industries, Rice Lake
extended its portfolio with weighing equipment, like belt scales. Today they offer all kinds of scales all
over the world.

JAAP OOSTERLEE *

BS 143 Pictures: © Rice Lake Weighing Sytsems

R ice Lake Weighing Systems started as

a service company in 1946, repairing
scales for the area’s famous dairy in-
dustry. In 1971, they began supplying new
and refurbished pivots and bearings, and
tronic parts and components. “Service,
selection and speed” became Rice Lake’s
motto to live by. The entire weighing in-
dustry welcomed that commitment and
soon depended on Rice Lake for critical
abama, Connecticut, Nevada and Wash-
ington. Internationally, Rice Lake’s pres-
ence is represented by manufacturing fa-
cilities in Brazil, India, the Netherlands,
and Mexico. Rice Lake has a unique global
soon began including precision test parts and components as well as 24/7 distribution and service network includ-
weights, building an advanced metrology technical assistance. Today, Rice Lake ing more than 2000 distributors in 75
lab to become a major supplier of test Weighing Systems is at the forefront of the countries with trained technicians and
weights and recalibration services. The evolution in weight-based measurement finest factory support.
next addition to the catalog were elec- and automated process control. Rice In 2013, the European division, Rice
Lake’s corporate headquarters, metrology Lake Weighing Systems Europe B.V., ac-
* JAAP OOSTERLEE laboratory and main manufacturing plant quired Dutch belt-scale manufacturer
Rice Lake Weighing Systems Europe B.V., Heteren, remain in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, employing Master Engineering. Known for being a
The Netherlands, Tel.: +31 (0)88 2349171; more than 500 employees. Additional key systems and solutions provider of stat-
E-Mail: [email protected] manufacturing facilities are located in Al- ic and dynamic weighing throughout the

44 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

 Belt Conveying

Netherlands and Belgium, Master Engi-

neering’s progressive technology provided
durable, reliable, and efficient solutions
for various weighing applications. Now,
Rice Lake Weighing Systems offers a broad
delivery program of Master belt scales,
streamlining the same durability, reliabili-
ty and efficiency customers have come to
know and trust. Rice Lake Weighing Sys-
tems has six different models of Master
belt scale frames ensuring the possibility
of one or more solutions for every applica-
tion. From the mining, food, recycling, or
chemical industry to steel, animal feed,
and compost production, Rice Lake
Weighing Systems is committed to quality
belt scale solutions.
A belt scale consists of a weigh frame
with one or more load cells, a speed pick
up, and a weigh processor, which inte- BS 311
grates the two signals (kg/m and m/s) into
a value of kg or tons per hour. The selec-
tion of the weigh frame and speed pick up
is determined by the requested accuracy;
variables such as belt scale speed and in- ronmental factors when considering Systems and is particularly qualified for
clination of the belt, the structure of the the right indicator. higher capacities and high belt speeds.
transport belt, and external circumstanc- ƒƒ Miscellaneous factors: Are you seeking It is often used in OIML certified appli-
es like moisture and aggressive environ- an MID approval or Atex classification? cations at harbors for loading ships and
ment. Optimize your belt scale system by The same factors can be considered trucks, as well as offloading bulk cargo.
choosing the right indicator for your ap- when choosing the right belt scale frame. Made using specifications of the con-
plication. Some factors to consider when With six different models of belt scale veyer belt, the frame is suitable for most
selecting an indicator are: frames to choose from, Rice Lake Weigh- conveyer belt models.
ƒƒ Functionality: Are you simply measur- ing Systems will guide you through every ƒƒ The BS221DB model consists of two
ing the product quantity or do you step of the decision making process. Here arms, each equipped with a pivot and a
need to control the dosing of the prod- are our three most popular frames to con- load cell, that are mounted to the out-
uct as well? sider when optimizing your weighing, side of the side supports of the convey-
ƒƒ Communication: Are you connecting to dosing, and batching process: er belt. The idler or weighing roller will
a PLC, PC, or other device? ƒƒ The BS143 model weighs three idlers on be mounted on top of both arms. This
ƒƒ Environment: What sort of elements an inner frame that is supported by four model provides easy assembly and good
will this indicator be exposed to? Dust, load cells. This makes it the most accu- accessibility for service. The BS221DB is
wind, rain, snow, and heat are all envi- rate belt scale from Rice Lake Weighing suitable for most belt widths and ca-
pacities, which makes it applicable in
various market segments.
ƒƒ The BS311 model consists of an idler or
roller placed on a simple load cell beam,
which makes it a very cost effective so-
lution. It is suitable for belt widths up to
1000 mm and belt speeds up to 1.5 m/s.
This frame is often used in dosing belts
that can regulate the capacity of a bulk
flow using the measured value and a
controlled belt speed.
When choosing a belt scale, experi-
enced and professional industry experts
can help you choose the right one for your
specific application. Rice Lake offers a full
line of advanced weighing equipment,
supplies and parts, plus the capability to
design custom equipment and integrated
systems quickly and economically. Your
process and your business are guaranteed
to be serviced and supported by dedicat-
BS 221DB ed scale experts in the industry, 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. n

Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 45

 Conveying Products

Discrete Element Modelling Conveyor Drive Systems

Simulate non-round Particles Motorized Pulleys

Rulmeca Motorized Pulleys
are internally-powered. The
drive’s AC squirrel cage induc-
tion motor and gearbox are
hermetically-sealed within the
pulley’s oil-filled shell, making
the drives self-lubricating. This
makes drive reliability high
and maintenance require-
ments low. The drives are
available in nine diameters Pulleys include: mobile crus-
combining 0.37 to 135 kW hing/screening plants, transfer
motors with two or three sta- conveyors, overland convey-
ge gearboxes in virtually any ors, reclaimers, and stackers. n
face width. Common applica-
tions for Rulmeca Motorized Web: www.rulmeca.com

Rocky is a powerful, 3D Dis- sphere clumps used by many High Angle Conveying
crete Element Modeling (DEM) other similar DEM programs,
program from Granular Dy-
namics International (GDI)
Rocky also enables you to use
non-round particles in the sim-
Sandwich Belt Conveyors
that quickly and accurately ulations. Shapes like faceted
simulates particle behavior polyhedrons, briquettes, and
within a conveyor chute, mill, cylinders compact, settle, and
or other materials handling sys- behave just like real-world par-
tem. The software simulates ticles, which lead more realistic
more than 5 million particles in simulations and results. And
nearly limitless shapes and size because each particle is calcu-
distributions. Coupled with lated as one item, as compared
variable wet, dry, and dust-like to sphere clumps which are cal-
properties, easy CAD import of culated as many individual
geometries; and ability to move spheres stuck together, it takes
boundaries and vibrate surfac- less time to calculate, reducing
es, Rocky allows to replicate the overall processing time
nearly any type of material and drastically. n
handling environment. Rather
than just the typical spheres or Web: www.conveyor-dynamics.com

Flexible Feeder Hose The Dos Santos International scrapers and plows. This also
sandwich belt conveyor uses facilitates intermediate materi-
For abrasive Materials two conveyor belts, face-to-
face, to gently but firmly con-
al discharge by belt plows, as
appropriate, before and/or be-
The Granit 4910 feeder hose by tain the product being carried, yond the sandwiched part of
Erwin Telle is a robust high- hence making steep incline and the snake profile. According to
performance material handling even vertical-lift runs easily its developer this type of con-
hose with black, corrugated co- achievable. The company’s veyor offers unlimited convey-
ver, designed for the convey- Snakes Sandwich conveyors are ing capacity and is suitable for
ance of extremely abrasive bulk available in widely ranging pro- the most rugged mining appli-
materials. Ceramic bricks are files of C and S-Shape. In any cations, also due to its high
incorporated in the rubber li- case, a long bottom belt ap- availability and low operating
ning of the hose with the result proach is possible to the sand- costs. Dos Santos-design sand-
that abrasion resistance of the wich entrance, and discharge wich belt conveyors have been
inner lining of Granit 4910 is tees excellent flexibility which may be on the high incline or proven in more than eighty
increased considerably compa- makes Granit 4910 a multi-pur- may be after the extension of successful conveyor systems in-
red to conventional material pose and costefficient solution the carrying belt beyond the stalled throughout the world
handling hoses made of rubber in process technology. n mouth of the sandwich. The over the past eighteen years. n
or rubber-coated metal pipes smooth surfaced belts allow
The hose construction guaran- Web: www.telle.de continuous belt cleaning by Web: www.dossantosintl.com

46 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

 Conveying Products

High Angle Conveying Drive Systems

Sandwich Belt Conveyors Integrated Planetary Gear Unit

The Siemens Drive Technolo-
gies Division now offers a new
highly integrated solution that
combines planetary gear unit
technology with geared motor
technology. With this new so-
lution Siemens offers an integ-
rated drive system in a single
product consisting of a Flender
standard industry planetary
gear unit (SIP), a Simogear gea- merous mounting options, re-
red motor and a Sinamics sulting in a high level of flexibi-
G110M inverter. This integrati- lity where the system design is
on allows the weight and concerned. n
mounting space to be reduced
considerably and provides nu- Web: www.siemens.com

With over a quarter century of pensive and complex equip- Curved Belt Conveyors
experience, Benetech’s chemi- ment, and that installation is
cal suppression systems have
been proven to be a highly reli-
simple and requires a low initial
cost. The system utilises an ex-
Low-cost Transport
able, efficient, safe and eco- isting water system and a single
nomical solution. According to chemical pump to provide a
the Benetech, their Cleanpak balanced flow of wet surfactant
application system, combined solution to the application
with the company’s environ- points. The chemical rates are
mentally friendly chemical sup- adjusted based on water hard-
pression, stops dust before it is ness, amount of fines in coal
generated. The all-in-one wet and type of application. The
chemical dust suppression sys- system allows on-off operation
tem combines a minimal for performance test, as well as
amount of water with concen- automated operation for per-
trated chemical agents to pro- manent installation using on
duce unique dust suppressing belt detection and belt running
solutions. Benetech say that signals. n
their Cleanpak system provides
optimum results without ex- Web: www.benetechglobal.com

Pneumatic Conveying Beumer curved conveyor sys- the excavation point to the
tems are designed as open factory, the more journeys
Dense Phase Solutions trough belt conveyors or
closed pipe conveyors. In
have to be made. Belt convey-
ors from Beumer are equipped
Dense phase pneumatic convey- power stations they move with environmentally friendly
ing is suitable for transporting large quantities of coal from electrical drives and low-ener-
difficult, abrasive or friable ma- storage or receiving points to gy belts. As they are usually
terials and pushes material along the boiler and convey waste designed with closed-loop
a pipe in a plug form at relatively products such as ash, slag or controls, the load can be opti-
low velocities. Schenck Process FGD gypsum to landfills or mally distributed on the drive
dense phase pneumatic convey- other disposal sites. Beumer unit for different operating
ing systems are designed to be a conveyor systems are also the conditions. When the belt
simple and effective method of perfect solution for conveying conveyor is running downhill,
transferring material from single substitute fuels, which are the system works in generat-
collection point to either a sing- available for handling material coming into increasing use. ing mode. The recovered elec-
le or multiple reception points temperatures up to 450°C and Trucks have considerable dis- trical energy is fed back to the
and can be used to transfer all at rates of up to 100 t/h for dis- advantages in this regard. public electricity supply via a
types of bulk solid materials ran- tances up to 200 m. n Road building is expensive, feedback unit. n
ging from fine cohesive powders and the more raw materials
to wet lump coal. Systems are Web: www.schenckprocess.com have to be transported from Web: www.beumergroup.com

Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 47

 Conveying Products

Transport Crawlers Chain Conveyors

To Convey the Conveyors Conveying under Cover

The completely closed chain
conveyor is frequently used for
the transport of easy flowing
products. Not only in the
grain and feed industry, but
also for slag, ash, powders and
alike the chain conveyor, if de-
signed properly, proves to be a
low maintenance and durable
machine. By using wear resis-
tant synthetic plates on the Due to its closed housing dust
bottom of the trough, the emissions are easily kept un-
lifetime of the chain conveyors der control with a chain con-
is extended and the noise level veyor. n
as well as its power consumpti-
on are significantly reduced. Web: www.jh.nl

Transport crawlers are indis- es from 500 t. The lifting plat- Conveyor Maintenance
pensable for the transport of form including centric guide is
large and heavy subassemblies
of any kind, but also of com-
arranged on top of the sub-
structure. The platform sup-
Let the Specialists do the Job
plete opencast mining equip- ports itself via hydraulic cylin-
ment, head or tail stations of ders on the substructure. The
conveyor systems or semi-mo- transport crawler is operated
bile crushing plants. The Takraf from the operator’s cabin or by
series for transport crawlers radio control. Opposite the op-
starts at a payload of 250 t and erator’s cabin the diesel engine
ends at 1200 t including a coupled with the hydraulic
gradeability of up to 20 % (1:5). drive components is installed
Main component of a trans- as central unit in the substruc-
port crawler is the substructure ture. All Takraf transport crawl-
with two travel gears which are ers are diesel hydraulically driv-
normally rigidly connected en. They are built, assembled
with each other in case of the and put into operation in the
smaller machine sizes. Hinged Lauchhammer works. n
crawler girders are, however,
used in the bigger machine siz- Web: www.takraf.com

Tubular Drag Conveyor Asgco Complete Conveyor So- of the survey, a computer gen-
lutions provide bulk material erated report is created to in-
Safe Handling of Biomass handlers ways to cut operating
costs and down time along
clude pictures and information
regarding each situation found
Energy companies see biomass with improving the safety of on a particular belt line, along
as an alternative source of clean their operations. It includes a with products and systems de-
fuel that will help meet carbon complete on-site survey of all signed to alleviate those prob-
reduction targets. Wood chip, conveyor systems involved in lems. This helps establish a
sawdust, pellets and shavings each plant providing a compre- baseline point of reference on
are not easy to handle, they do hensive report based on this each conveyor indicating what
not all flow freely, can be com- inspection. Asgco’s trained pro- needs to be fixed urgently to
bustible, are quite fragile and fessionals walk each belt line what can be upgraded in the
need totally secure handling. looking for potential problems future. This forward thinking
Spiroflow’s Atex compliant “from the tail pulley to the approach will reduce unsched-
conveyors offer total dust free head pulley and everything in uled downtime, extend the life
handling and movement of between” with special empha- of the conveyor components
products over distances of 3 to sis on belt condition and clean- and create a much safer envi-
60 m at rates of up to 120 t/h.n ers, belt tracking issues, chute ronment for operators. n
flow problems and potential
Web: www.spiroflow.com safety hazards. On completion Web: www.asgco.com

48 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

 Conveying Products

Belt Cleaning Safety Door

New Secondary Belt Cleaner Safety for Your Operators

Improved belt cleaning effi- Engineering Services & Supplies
ciency and easy maintenance (ESS) provides a range of solu-
are just two of the benefits of tions that are designed to elimi-
the recently introduced Y- nate challenges such as spillage,
Type™ secondary cleaner from carryback, blockages and dust
Flexco. The easy-to-install control of fugitive material. Its
cleaner comes with urethane products are designed to elimi-
blades that provide a tough, nate operational inefficiencies
yet gentle solution for belt- at conveyor trans­fer points to
cleaning challenges. The three- ensure a safer, cleaner and more
inch (76 mm) urethane blade food-grade blade. The blades productive system, increasing system, which is adaptable to
segments on the cleaner con- can be removed and replaced productivity and cost-effec- almost any materials handling
form to worn or damaged either individually or all at tiveness. The product range in- application including corrosive
belts, while the spring tension- once. The new cleaner is ideal cludes conveyor belt cleaners, environments. This solution
er ensures that there is consist- for use in emerging markets, skirting sealing systems, belt enhances the safety of opera-
ent blade-to-belt interaction OEMs, sand and gravel, and, training devices, impact cra- tors by reducing the dangers
and constant pressure on the utilising the food–grade blade, dles, support bars, air blasters, associated with moving parts
belt. Available in sizes to fit belt sugar processing. It can be used and access doors. The Ezi- and pinch points of machinery,
widths of 18” to 48” (457 to in conjunction with the EZP1 Guard is a system comprising of whilst avoiding the usual man-
1219 mm), the y-type second- Rockline® or MSP standard several versatile and easily in- ual handling problems of heavy
ary cleaner is available with a mine-duty precleaner. n stallable brackets, lightweight and cumbersome guards. n
abrasion-resistant purple blade panels and standard structural
or a white chemical-resistant Web: www.flexco.com tubing to form an ‘off the shelf’ Web: www.esseng.com.au

-„–y –ffÀ –y
–yf– fÒÀJÕÀœ
Ž:ÒÄ -S‚–f ]fÀ
*–fғ:Í S œ–ØfÛ –y Your reliable partner when it comes
–Ø Àœ–“f–Í:ŽÉ
À *œŽŽÒÍ œ– œ–ÍÀœŽ to silo technology…
–ŒfSÍ œ–„ÉŽÒ ] Þ –y µÒ ¨“f–Í
- fØ –yÉ- rÍ –yÉ ÒÄÍ -f¨:À:Í œ– · Loading spouts
rœÀ :¨¨Ž S:Í œ–Ä –Y · Dedusting filters
*œÙfÀÄÍ:Í œ–ÄZ ,fSÛSŽ –y„Z œœ]„Z f“f–Í„Z for silos, mixers
‚f“ S:Ž„Z *‚:À“:SfÒÍ S:Ž„ :–] -ÍffŽ„ and loaders
–]ÒÄÍÀ fÄ · Discharging
R !–„- Íf„ œ–ÄÒŽÍ –y equipment
R :ŽSҎ:Í œ–ÄÉ:ۜÒÍÄÉ-œrÍÙ:Àf
· Overpressure &
R :Ä S„É fÍ: Ž„–y –ffÀ –y
vacuum flaps
R *ÀœŒfSÍ fØfŽœ¨“f–ÍɄ:–:yf“f–Í
R œ““ ÄÄ œ– –yÉ: –Íf–:–SfÉ · Slide gate valves
.ÀœÒJŽfÜœÍ –y · Wear-resistant
R !¨Í “ Þ –yÉ-ÍÒ] fÄÉ–ĨfSÍ œ– Àf¨œÀÍÄ elbows and pipes
· FLOWBOW ®
5f ff¨ ۜÒÀ
Ҏ œœ]Ä “œØ –yp Stanelle – Always the best solution…
fŽS‚ œÀÄÍÀ:zf
Hansaring 25/27££· ¯D-„50670
tßÈÇßCologne
œŽœy–f
*‚œ–fY ª²w˜«
Phone: ÑÑ£ -„ 7Ç 12
(+49) 221 £Ñ41
w£33
ÎÎ Stanelle Silos + Tel. +49 7135 9530-0
:ÚY ª²w˜«
Fax: ÑÑ£ -„7Ç12
(+49) 221 £Ñ41w£55
tt Automation GmbH Fax +49 7135 9530-17
–rœHf–Ø Àœ„f–y –ffÀ –y®]f
[email protected] Langwiesenstr. 6 [email protected]
D-74363 Güglingen www.stanelle.de
ÙÙÙ®f–Ø Àœ„f–y –ffÀ –y®]f
www.enviro-engineering.de

Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015 49

 Advertiser Index / Imprint

I
Advertiser Index Imprint
Invicta Vibrators
www.XXX.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XX

A ASGCO Manufacturing, Inc.

www.asgco.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 bulk solids handling
Ust-ID / VAT-No. : DE 292 981 217
B Benetech, Inc.
www.benetechglobal.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Editorial Office and Publisher‘s Address:
WoMa Media Dröttboom & Geisler GbR
Beumer Group GmbH & Co. KG Editorial Department bulk solids handling
www.beumergroup.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
E-Mail: [email protected]
C Conveyor Dynamics, Inc. (CDI)
Tel.: +49-(0)5323-963-1010, Fax: +49-(0)5323-963-2007
www.conveyor-dynamics.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
D Dos Santos International, LLC Proprietorship: Personally liable partner:
WoMa Media Dröttboom & Geisler GbR
www.dossantosintl.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 14
F FLSmidth 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
www.flsmidth.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Internet: www.bulk-solids-handling.com
I IBS - Industriemaschinen-Bergbau-Service GmbH Publishers: Marcel Dröttboom and Wolfgang Geisler
www.cleanscrape.de. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Managing Editor: Marcel Dröttboom
K KS-Engineering GmbH Tel.: +49-(0)5323-963-1010
www.enviro-engineering.de. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 E-Mail: [email protected]
M Martin Engineering Publishing Frequency: 6 regular issues per year,
www.martin-eng.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 plus 1 special issue “Conveyor Technology Guide”
N NürnbergMesse GmbH Advertising Manager: Wolfgang Geisler
www.nuernbergmesse.de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Tel.: +49-(0)931-4546-1402
NürnbergMesse India Pvt. Ltd. E-Mail: [email protected]
www.nuernbergmesse-india.in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cover 2 Printed by: wd print + medien GmbH & Co. KG,
O Overland Conveyor Co., Inc. Elsa-Brandström-Straße 18,
35578 Wetzlar, Germany
www.overlandconveyor.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
OWP Ost-West-Partner GmbH Place of Fulfilment and Jurisdiction: Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany. The editors
www.owp-tradefairs.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 assume only press law responsibility for contributions bearing the name or signature of
the author.
R R.A.S. Industries Ltd.
www.raspulleys.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Distribution and Reader Service:
WoMa Media Dröttboom & Geisler GbR,
Rice Lake Weighing Systems Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 14,
www.ricelake.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld,
Germany
Rulmeca Holding S.p.A.
www.rulmeca.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Subscription Services, Tel.: +49-(0)5323-963-1010, Fax: +49-(0)5323-963-2007,
S Stanelle Silos & Automation GmbH E-Mail: [email protected]
www.stanelle.de. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Subscription rates:
T TAKRAF GmbH Price of a single copy: EUR 58,- plus postage and packaging.
www.takraf.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, Cover 4 Subscriptions: EUR 384,- per year, including postage and packaging.
plus 7% VAT where applicable. Air mail charges will be provided on request.
Sources of supply:
Orders can be placed directly with the publisher or with any book store. No claims for
On the way the supply of back copies or reimbursement of subscription fees can be entertained for
nondelivery of the magazine for reasons beyond the publisher’s control. Cancellation is
possible after the minimum subscription period of one year, giving four weeks notice to
the end of the subscription period. Reclamations of subscript issues that have not been
received will only be accepted up to 4 months after publication.
Bank Account:
Commerzbank AG, Goslar, Germany
IBAN: DE37 2684 0032 0710 7162 00, SWIFT-BIC: COBADEFFXXX
(Bank Code: 268 400 32, Account No.: 710 716 200).
Copyright:
WoMa Media Dröttboom & Geisler GbR. All rights reserved. Reprints, digital processing
of all kinds and reproduction only by written permission of the publisher. Photocopies of
published items are permitted for in-house purposes only.
Reproduction and electronic use:
If you would like to use items from this magazine for your own publications, e.g. special
reprints, websites, other electronic media or customer magazines, you can obtain
information and the necessary rights from WoMa Media, [email protected],
Tel.: +49 (0)5323-963-1010.

---> mobile.bulk-solids-handling.com Manuscripts:

No liability is accepted for unsolicited manuscripts. They will be returned only if
accompanied by sufficient return postage.

50 Conveyor Technology Guide 2014/2015

Technical information, business news
and market trends for all aspects of
bulk materials handling.

.. with the bulk solids handling-newsletter.

Weekly news and information from research,
science and industry.
For subscription visit
www.bulk-solids-handling.com/newsletter

… and the sole truly international

technical journal for bulk materials handling.
For subscription visit
www.bulk-solids-handling.com/subscription

---> www.bulk-solids-handling.com