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Weba Chute Systems helps eliminate material degradation
Weba Chute Systems MD Mark Baller explains that a systems approach to bulk solids handling design is essential to ensure operational characteristics are matched throughout the plant. By custom designing each transfer point, individual Weba Chute Systems can be configured to suit each particular application. “Our system uses a ‘supertube’, with a cascade scenario, where…
United States enclosed belt conveyor market share, trend and forecasts to 2021 scrutinized in new research
United States Enclosed Belt Conveyor is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Enclosed Belt Conveyor Industry. The United States Enclosed Belt Conveyor Market 2016 Market Research Report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Enclosed Belt Conveyor industry. The report provides a basic overview of…
City’s free ride to recycling success about to end
For city leaders, recycling typically is a no-brainer, both environmentally virtuous and a money-maker. Now, plunging commodities prices have Houston facing, for the first time, the prospect of paying nearly twice as much to get rid of the cardboard, bottles and cans its residents roll to the curb as it costs to send them to…
Conveyor Boasts Three-at-a-Time Floor-Level Loading Capability
Orion Packaging (powered by Pro Mach) showcased its new low-profile, three-strand chain conveyor at Pack Expo 2014. With a pass height of four inches, the Lo-Pro enables convenient loading of multiple loads via hand-powered pallet jacks or electric “walkies” equipped with long forks. It’s also suitable for half-pallets, which are becoming more popular within the…
Conveying Bulk Commodities
The conveyor pictured is designed to distribute bulk commodities into dozens of bulk storage bins with staggered inlet openings. Material is received from a bucket elevator, conveyed along the length of the central conveyor, and then elevated and discharged through a tripper and onto a cross belt conveyor. The tripper carriage is self propelled, and…
Modular and Flexible Conveyor Meets Most Needs
Today’s conveyor systems have to deal with a wide variety of products and smaller batches, yet still be easy to reconfigure for handling new tasks. To address those demands, Bosch Rexroth Corp., headquartered in Germany, developed the VarioFlow plus chain-conveyor system. Its components, drive units, and accessories work with all conveyor widths, which range from…
Conveyors in Baggage handling system
Conveyors systems have been incorporated in every part of all the industries. They have revolutionized the way heavy solids were carried from one place to other. They have made the transport of almost all kinds of material easy, not just inside the workplace but also outside of it. They offer secure and reliable transportation system.…
Vecoplan opens new test lab
Vecoplan, Archdale, North Carolina, has christened its new test lab, which the company describes as “an integral part of Vecoplan’s continuing expansion.” The lab serves two functions vital to Vecoplan’s long-term goals, according to the company. “First it provides a practical hands-on environment to test the feasibility and ensure the quality of our R&D efforts,”…
Mining freefall taking toll on rubber industry
It wasn’t pretty in the mining industry during 2014 or 2015. Producers of rubber products such as conveyor belts for the mining industry experienced very difficult times. Added to the companies’ displeasure has been the downturn in the oil and gas sector, where a number also have a stake. Expect more of the same in…
Dorner Conveyor Platforms Roll Out at WestPack
The new AquaPruf VBT conveyor will headline Dorner Mfg.’s platforms on display at WestPack 2016 (Booth 5010), Feb. 9-11, Anaheim, Calif. The VBT (vertical belt technology) conveyor moves bulk products in straight-up 90-deg. sanitary applications. A staggered sidewall belt increases pocket capacity and improves product release versus a traditional sidewall belt. It can elevate a…
Exchanging Italy’s Longest Conveyer Belt
For plant operators, exchanging a conveyor belt often means long downtimes and halting production as well as financial losses. But the Italian cement producer Buzzi Unicem Spa allowed just 17 days to change a steel cord belt in one of its conveyor systems. Thanks to their detailed action plan, the service team from the ContiTech…
Cutting conveyor chute buildup
New dribble chutes have been launched to prevent buildup in conveyor discharge chutes. Martin, a global bulk materials handling business, has developed a new solution to prevent carryback released by secondary conveyor belt conveyors from sticking to the rear slope of the discharge chute. Typically, if left to build up, material can compress on secondary…