Dunlop has launched the Dunlop Belt Buddy App, specifically designed to enable users quick and easy access to technical guidance and calculation tools. The App also contains full details of on the...
There is no perfect design for silos, hoppers or bins. Whether blockages are caused by humidity or inherently adhesive material, buildup on slopes, gates and walls is all but inevitable and capacity...
The efficiency of cargo handling for ship transport is primarily determined by the speed of the loading process, as the demurrage times in the port represent a significant cost factor. Usually,...
All new conveyor systems will inevitably succumb to the punishing bulk handling environment and begin the slow process of degradation. The system will eventually require more time and labor for...
At the beginning of the year TILEMANN GmbH, specialist manufacturer of Bucket Elevator Chains, Scraper Chains and Conveyor Chains, continued its trend of strong business, in particular with Scraper...
Metso Outotec has received an order for a heavy-duty mine conveyor system in South America. The delivery consists of high reliability overland conveyors, including a 2-km single flight conveyor....
Because of their size, speed and high-horsepower drive motors, conveyors pose a number of risks to personnel working on or near them. In addition to all of the physical danger zones,...
When operators are experiencing problems with their conveyor belts, or even when they simply want to increase their operational lifetime, increasing the belt specification is often seen as...
Since the beginning of this year, Alexander Tigges has been head of sales at the Center of Competence (CoC) for Conveying & Loading Systems (CL Systems). The 51-year-old mechanical engineer can draw...
