http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com News Update en-en Copyright by http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:55 +0200 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:55 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=347120&cmp=rss-bep Two Aurecon Hatch projects, Abbot Point Coal Terminal X50 Expansion (APCT X50) and Newcastle Coal Export Terminal (NCIG) - Stage 1, were honoured at the 2011 Consult Australia Awards held in Sydney, Australia on December 2, 2011. The annual event recognizes outstanding achievements by Consult Australia’s member firms. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=347120&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9141&pk=347144&cmp=rss-bep Content measurement in smaller silos for building materials or within the feed and grain industries is often still done manually. The results are often estimated and not accurate at all. The new electro-mechanical plumb bob Nivobob 4000 was designed by UWT Level Control to fit those applications where costs are the decisive factor. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9141&pk=347144&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9141&pk=347148&cmp=rss-bep The Vegamip 61 is designed for the requirements and special needs of the bulk solids industry. Since the microwave barrier measures without contact, there is no direct contact with the medium. This is advantageous particularly for abrasive products or very high temperatures. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9141&pk=347148&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9141&pk=347155&cmp=rss-bep The Prosonic T FMU30 is an ultrasonic continuous level measurement sensor, which, according to its manufacturer Endress+Hauser, is particularly easy to service and maintain in view of its two-wire design. The menu-guided start-up takes place via a graphic display. With the seven languages currently available, the simple start-up can, in most cases, take place in the local language, thereby providing extra assurance. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9141&pk=347155&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9128&pk=347160&cmp=rss-bep Tapco latest line of style AA industrial elevator buckets is made from prime virgin resins. The range of molded nylon, urethane and polyethylene buckets is engineered expressly to match the original mill standard design. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9128&pk=347160&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=347007&cmp=rss-bep Xstrata Zinc has lodged a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) with the Northern Territory Government, Australia, that proposes increasing capacity at the McArthur River Mine from 2.5 million tonnes of ore per annum to 5.5 million tonnes, producing approximately 800,000 dry tonnes per year of zinc-lead concentrate for export markets. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=347007&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=346976&cmp=rss-bep Putzmeister Holding and Sany Heavy Industry announced the signing of an agreement on the merger of both companies. Sany, together with the Chinese Private Equity company Citic PE Advisors (Hong Kong) as a minority shareholder, thereby acquires 100 per cent of Putzmeister. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=346976&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=346287&cmp=rss-bep Prophecy Coal has received a positive feasibility study for the Company's 600 MW Chandgana Mine-Mouth Power Project in Central Mongolia. The Report was independently prepared by Ralf Thomsen, Project Manager at Steag, a German firm specializing in the planning, financing, construction and operation of highly efficient, thermal power plants for fossil fuels. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=346287&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=346289&cmp=rss-bep Martin Engineering has announced the retirement of Chief Technical Director Todd Swinderman as of December 31, 2011. He will continue to support key strategic initiatives with the company as an independent consultant. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=346289&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9131&pk=346302&cmp=rss-bep In the last quarter of 2011 Cargotec secured contracts for MacGregor bulk handling systems for installation onboard four offshore support vessels newbuildings belonging to two different owners; one in the UAE and the other in Spain. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9131&pk=346302&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9132&pk=346336&cmp=rss-bep An innovative UK haulage company is cutting its tipping time in half by using a high-performance 24V truck vibrator to more efficiently empty dump beds. Brian Humphries Haulage reports faster turnarounds and an ability to make more runs per day, while improving safety by avoiding the need for manual cleanout. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9132&pk=346336&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9131&pk=346347&cmp=rss-bep Liebherr celebrates a major milestone. In March 2012, their one hundredth mobile harbour crane for the African continent is going to be delivered to APM Terminals Apapa. Their fleet will then comprise nine heavy-duty machines. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9131&pk=346347&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9135&pk=346351&cmp=rss-bep A bulk bag discharger with integral pneumatic conveying system has been specifically engineered by Flexicon to enable companies to stock-pile bulk material in storage silos positioned alongside production process lines and where direct access for large-volume bulk delivery by rail or bulk truck is impractical. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9135&pk=346351&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9150&pk=346361&cmp=rss-bep Gas prices in Europe are expected to rise significantly, despite a contrary tendency in the US. The fear of a global recession, sovereign debts and unsettled disputes in the Middle East affect a highly volatile commodity market. In early January, the oil price climbed to its highest value since November 2011. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9150&pk=346361&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9131&pk=345974&cmp=rss-bep The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has given condition approval for BHP Billitons Iron Ore Port Expansion project at Port Hedland, Australia. Strict conditions governing the construction of a new outer harbour development in Port Hedland have been recommended by the EPA. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9131&pk=345974&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=345980&cmp=rss-bep FLSmidth has entered into an agreement with Ludowici in relation to its proposal to acquire all of the shares of of the company. Ludowici is a provider of coal centrifuges, vibrating screens and complementary wear resistant products and services for the minerals industries, headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=345980&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9142&pk=345503&cmp=rss-bep KBR announced that it was awarded a contract by Matix Fertilizers and Chemicals, to perform a dynamic simulation study for the complete steam system at its grassroots Panagarh Fertilizer Complex in West Bengal, India. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9142&pk=345503&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9131&pk=345432&cmp=rss-bep PT BMT Asia Pacific Indonesia, a subsidiary of BMT Group, will deliver a technical review of bulk handling operations at Banten Port for state-owned port operator Pelindo II, Banten Port is located along the Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9131&pk=345432&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9136&pk=345438&cmp=rss-bep FLSmidth has won contracts worth a total of approx. USD 85 million for minerals processing equipment supplies to a copper producer in South America. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9136&pk=345438&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9136&pk=345448&cmp=rss-bep Siemens Industry announced an agreement with Canadian mining company Quadra FNX Mining to modernize the drive in a semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill at the Robinson open-cast copper mine near Ruth, Nevada. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9136&pk=345448&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9131&pk=345458&cmp=rss-bep BHP Billiton has given the Queensland Government notice of a proposed rail corridor alignment to the Port of Abbot Point which can be used to accommodate multiple rail lines, including a dedicated rail line for BHP Billiton and its joint venture partners in the Bowen Basin. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9131&pk=345458&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=344972&cmp=rss-bep River Consulting’s recent dock design and the St. James Stevedoring terminal has been awarded the IBJ 2011 Best Specialist Dry Bulk Port or Terminal award for the Nola Gateway facility at the Mississippi River. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=344972&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=344530&cmp=rss-bep Heyl & Patterson, headquartered in Pittsburgh (PA), USA, celebrates its 125th anniversary. Founded as a sales agency for conveyer chains and elevator buckets in 1887, the company is now an innovator of railroad and barge unloaders and thermal processing equipment for the mining, chemical, energy and biomass sectors. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=344530&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9149&pk=344584&cmp=rss-bep BMT WBM, a subsidiary of BMT Group, an international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has developed an experimental prototype system which could help mitigate the risks of coal dust explosions occurring in underground coal mines. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9149&pk=344584&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9146&pk=344589&cmp=rss-bep An new dust suppression device has been introduced by Dust Control Technology specifically for use at conveyor discharge points, designed to create a virtual curtain around the material flow for outstanding particle containment. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9146&pk=344589&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9141&pk=344700&cmp=rss-bep Copper Mine BOR in Eastern Serbia, which is one of the largest copper mines in Europe, has installed an Eriez Metalarm 3600 Hawk Metal Detector to protect their crushers. The system's high detection sensitivity ensures that even very small problematic tramp metal can be detected. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9141&pk=344700&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9136&pk=344427&cmp=rss-bep Metso has signed a contract with Camargo Corrêa and Hydrologic Company to supply equipment to the new crushing and screening plant in Venezuela. The new plant is part of the TUY-IV project, which includes the construction of a dam to supply water to Caracas. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9136&pk=344427&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=344518&cmp=rss-bep FLSmidth has been awarded a contract worth approx. USD 105 million (approx. DKK 600 million) from the Mongolian company, Mongolyn Alt (MAK) Group, to supply a greenfield copper concentrator for a mine some 500 kilometres from the capital city Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=344518&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9129&pk=344213&cmp=rss-bep From Martin, a renown specialist of bulk material flow technology, comes a new multi-port air cannon featuring an improved valve design: The Big Blaster Category 5 Hurricane. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9129&pk=344213&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9128&pk=344306&cmp=rss-bep ThyssenKrupp Fördertechnik has delivered a wide scope of bulk materials handling equipment for Qafco's fertiliser plant in Qatar, including a three kilometre pipe conveyor installation which connects the new fertilizer plant and the existing sections of the port of shipment. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9128&pk=344306&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200