Until recently, conveyor system design philosophies have been comfortably lodged in the style of the 1950s. Armed with information on the required capacity, space available and budget constraints, the ...

At one time conveyors were fabricated in permanent configurations. Structural members were usually welded from milled or stainless steel, or aluminum. Newer modular conveyors, however, use extruded ...

Unable to get the conveyors it needed to address customer demands, a system integrator sets out to address the problem on its own and ends up creating not only a new conveyor product, but a different ...

How do today’s manufacturers efficiently move bulky materials into, out of, and around their facilities? Engineers at Ultimation Industries, a leader in conveyor technology and automation for nearly ...

You may think a conveyor’s primary job is moving material from point to point throughout a processing system. In truth, a conveyor is much more than a means of conveyance. This equipment plays a ...

Victoria Kickham, Senior Editor, started her career as a newspaper reporter in the Boston area before moving into B2B journalism. She has covered manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain issues ...

A systems approach to bulk solids handling design is necessary to prevent some of the most recurrent problems on transfer chutes, which include spills, blockages, wear and tear and degradation of the ...

The system connects a new ore body to the existing processing facilities. In its final stage it will transport primary crushed copper ore at more than 12,000 t/h. Running at 6 m/sec, the 2 m wide belt ...

A comprehensive two-day course in chute design and modelling was recently held at the Centre for Mechanised Mining Systems (CMMS) at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, endorsed by the ...