http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com News Update en-en Copyright by http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com Fri, 18 May 2012 00:51 +0200 Fri, 18 May 2012 00:51 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9140&pk=363955&cmp=rss-bep Comber's new vacuum contact dryer Condry TDC allows for an efficient drying of pharmaceuticals or fine chemicals, pre-dried with simple centrifuge or simple siphon sucking processes. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9140&pk=363955&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9136&pk=363826&cmp=rss-bep FLSmidth has signed a contract worth approximately EUR 85 million (approx. DKK 630 million) with a company in the Middle East to supply a complete 6000 tonnes per day cement production line. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9136&pk=363826&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9131&pk=363832&cmp=rss-bep Associated Terminals in Louisiana, USA is expanding its fleet of machines with its seventh Gottwald Floating Crane. A Generation 5 Model 8 crane variant will be starting commercial operation in May 2012 and, according to Demag Cranes, will be one of the highest performance Floating Cranes handling bulk materials on the Mississippi. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9131&pk=363832&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9134&pk=363845&cmp=rss-bep As a general contractor, our subsidiary company Ibau Hamburg led the construction of a cement terminal for Cementa HeidelbergCement Group at the port of Malmö, Sweden, including a 100 metre tall multi-chamber silo. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9134&pk=363845&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=363848&cmp=rss-bep Inmet Mining has announced the completion of basic engineering for the Cobre Panama project and the launch of a financing plan to fully fund Inmet's 80 per cent share of the related development costs. The mine was expected to ship its first consignment of concentrate during the first quarter of 2016. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=363848&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=363858&cmp=rss-bep Cliffs Natural Resources announced that the company's Board of Directors approved advancing its proposed chromite project, located in the Ring of Fire area of Northern Ontario, Canada, from pre-feasibility to the feasibility study phase. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=363858&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9132&pk=363860&cmp=rss-bep Martin Engineering has introduced a new line of truck vibrators. Martin’s Cougar truck vibrators help drivers ensure complete emptying of bulk materials, reducing the need for personnel to enter dump beds for manual cleanout. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9132&pk=363860&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=362912&cmp=rss-bep ABB was awarded an order to revamp a production mine hoist for Boliden’s Renström undergound mine located in northern Sweden. ABB will provide mechanical and electrical equipment, and related installation services, to modernize the hoist, which has been in service for most of the mine’s lifetime. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=362912&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9147&pk=362923&cmp=rss-bep Jacobs Engineering was awarded its second option year on the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Ash Recovery Project at the Kingston Fossil Plant in Kingston, Tennessee, USA. In 2008 an ash dike ruptured at the solid waste containment area at the TVA's plant releasing approx. 4.2 million cubic metres of coal fly ash slurry. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9147&pk=362923&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9132&pk=362948&cmp=rss-bep Habtoor Leighton Group in joint venture with Dragados Gulf Construction Company / Intecsa Industrial (ACS Group), has been awarded a USD 169 million contract in Saudi Arabia for the construction of mine-related infrastructure for the Ma’aden Alcoa Aluminium joint venture’s bauxite mine. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9132&pk=362948&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9133&pk=362957&cmp=rss-bep Metso will supply two identical bucket wheel stacker reclaimers to Tampa Electric Company’s Big Bend Station, Apollo Beach, Florida. Stacking and reclaiming capacities are designed to handle 4400 tonnes per hour on each of the two identical bucket wheel stacker reclaimers. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9133&pk=362957&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=362969&cmp=rss-bep Sandvik Mining has signed a major Mining Systems contract with a customer in Asia. The order includes design and supply of continuous mining equipment for overburden removal and coal handling. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=362969&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=362981&cmp=rss-bep Codelco Chile has awarded the Continuous Mining EPCM for the Andina Division to global engineering and project delivery company, Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM). The scope of the work includes engineering studies and the implementation of an innovative system in underground mining. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=362981&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=362291&cmp=rss-bep Sembcorp Industries has been granted an in-principle approval to develop a 1200 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Vietnam. The project is expected to cost around USD 2 billion. Sembcorp is currently assessing the feasibility of this project. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=362291&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=362295&cmp=rss-bep Woulfe Mining has announce the results of a National Instrument 43-101 compliant feasibility study for its 100 per cent owned Sangdong Mining Project located in South Korea. Initial Capital investment for the project is USD 151.3 million, first ore accepted to the process plant is targeted for 2013. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=362295&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=362296&cmp=rss-bep Officials at BASF’s Freeport, Texas, site announced that the site will soon begin construction of a new, 160,000 ton per year ammonium sulfate crystallizer system at its caprolactam plant. This is a joint project with American Plant Food Corporation, Galena, Texas, a customer of BASF. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=362296&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=362298&cmp=rss-bep Rio Tinto and Chinalco's listed subsidiary, Chalco, have completed the formation of their Joint Venture to develop and operate the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, following the completion of all Chinese regulatory approvals. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=362298&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=362326&cmp=rss-bep Software solutions for the process industry are currently facing steady growth and application among the whole production chain. But the software manufacturers still have a long way to go: A recent study shows that most companies are not or only partially satisfied with recent business process management (BPM) software. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=362326&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9149&pk=362402&cmp=rss-bep Italian Sensitron Gas Detection has developed a new hybrid gas sensor technology: To offer additional safety for industrial application, Sensitron’s hybrid technology combines two sensors in the same head. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9149&pk=362402&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9150&pk=362431&cmp=rss-bep Aveva has released a new business paper entitled ‘Sustainable Energy Management - Putting Information Assets to work in the process industries’. This paper will be presented by the principal author, Sloane Whiteley, a consultant with AVEVA’s Global Business Consulting team at the Congress on Water, Climate and Energy, Dublin, Ireland. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9150&pk=362431&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9150&pk=362159&cmp=rss-bep Business-IT company CSB-System wants to take its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions into the chemical industry: At this years ACHEMA, the company presents an ERP solution for the chemical sector as well as mobile data capture and processing technology for process plants. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9150&pk=362159&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9128&pk=362166&cmp=rss-bep In a move aimed at delivering superior rolling support for conveyer belts, a global leader in conveyor technology has introduced a new return roller. The new design is a track-mounted, pivoting, return-side idler that allows service and replacement from one side of the conveyor. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9128&pk=362166&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9129&pk=362184&cmp=rss-bep Jacob Pipework Systems increases their range of series-manufactured and special products with some new products in 2012, including a new earthing bridge, extended abrasion protection, new distributors, and system design software. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9129&pk=362184&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9130&pk=362187&cmp=rss-bep Weir Minerals' new WS series sleeves incorporate Linatex wear resistant technology for application in tough abrasive and corrosive environments, contributing to an expected low total cost of ownership for customers. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9130&pk=362187&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9146&pk=362190&cmp=rss-bep A major manufacturer of masonry products has successfully employed a specially adapted pulse jet dust collector from Sly. The 40,000 ACFM collector vents a sand and aggregate fluid bed dryer operating at 60 °C (140°F). ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9146&pk=362190&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9149&pk=362197&cmp=rss-bep The Hoerbiger EVN 2.0 pressure relief valve combines the latest standard according to EN 16009 with the benefits of vacuum-proof, almost entirely maintenance-free construction, and the opening detection function in the EX-protected version according to EN 16009 comes as a standard. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9149&pk=362197&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9124&pk=362216&cmp=rss-bep Three in one - Freeman Technology's FT4 Powder Rheometer measures flow energy, shear properties, bulk properties and further process variables in a single unit. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9124&pk=362216&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9149&pk=362072&cmp=rss-bep When the going gets rough, the tough get going: For mobile communications in potentially explosive or hazardous areas, I.Safe Mobile presents a new rugged ATEX compliant cellphone with 3G technology and WiFi functionality. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9149&pk=362072&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=361840&cmp=rss-bep Aveva has made two new significant contracts with Russian plant and marine customers: SevZap, a leading Russian EPC in the power industry, will license Aveva's Plant Solution technology for its own products, while Vympel”, a marine design office based in Nizhny Novgorod, wants to standardise its portfolio with new software solutions. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9152&pk=361840&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=361658&cmp=rss-bep ONGC bagged the Gold Trophy of SCOPE Meritorious Award for 'Environmental Excellence & Sustainable Development' for the year 2010-11. The prestigious accolade was presented by the President of India, Pratibha Devisingh Patil to Sudhir Vasudeva, of ONGC, today at New Delhi. ]]> http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/index.cfm?pid=9151&pk=361658&cmp=rss-bep manuela.maurer@vogel.de (blechnet.com) Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200