Material handling

This month, Mantsinen Group Ltd Oy (Mantinsen) is to set up a new assembly unit in Rauma (Finland) which will extend its production capacity.

Accumulating carryback typically on the underside of the return belt is by far the leading cause of excessive wear to conveyor components, build up on return idlers can take place.

Martin Engineering has helped redesign the belt technology at Coffeyville Resources refinery and fertilizer plant in Kansas.

A Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour crane with a new drive concept has been delivered to Bremer Weserport.

The new Magnum 72-AR Screen Classifying Cutter is able to handle infeed to 6 ft (1830 mm).

BEUMER Group wins contract for four mile belt conveying system in the at Prairie Eagle mine in Illinois (USA).

AUMUND India is providing rotary discharge machines to a thermal power plant project in India, as well as supplying its discharge technology to the cement industry.

Martin Engineering highlights the implementation of a unique power solution at a remote conveyor without convenient electrical access.

The new Ecocem site is in excess of 5200 m² and is equipped with a vertical mill, mixer and storage facilities on a 4 ha. plot in the Port of Dunkirk.

NISSIN FOODS DO BRAZIL has acquired a Zeppelin Systems bulk receiving system for storage and pneumatic conveying in diluted phase with positive pressure for flour handling.

Flexicon's new TIP-TITE pail dumper handles pails containing up to 750 lb (340 kg) of high density bulk materials.

Siwertell has designed a new triple-enclosed loading system for eco-friendly ore handling operations in Ireland.

The two Samson feeders will receive the various biomass materials, which can be delivered by several trucks at the same time, and convey them into the power plant.

Montcalm will use the new 250 t crane exclusively for the company's own cement, steel and paper plants, to name a few.

Materials handling adjusted gross margin increased by 11%, to US$14.3 million for the second quarter of 2018.