Oilwell cement

Material: Grade G Oilwell Cement

Location – St John’s Newfoundland, Canada

Application – Marine/RoadTransport and Storage

Bulk Density – 1400kg/m3

Flow: Lafarge NA - Schlumberger

Date: May 2006

Unit: 20’ H Type

ISO-Veyor

In May 2006, InBulk Technologies demonstrated the advantages of intermodal bulk handling, with an opportunity to ship a load of Lafarge’s G Grade Oil-well cement to oil well services customers in Newfoundland, Canada.

The ISO-Veyor used was the standard 20 H Type in carbon steel with a working volume of 25m3, maximum gross of 34,000 kg and a Tare of 4,125 kg.. The H Type is also available in 3’ or 40’ dimensions giving improved payloads for less dense materials.

Short sea shipping

The ISO-Veyor was shipped by the company Oceanex to Halifax via the port of Montreal ion one of Oceanex’s twice weekly shipments. Two days later the ISO-Veyor arrived in St John’s and offloaded to a twin axle skeletal trailer, before being road hauled to Lafarge’s Brookfield cement manufacturing facility, located 45 minutes away.

On loading the ISO-Veyor at Brookfield, a tare scale of the empty unit provided a maximum load of 29 tonnes, so an initial 26 tonne was loaded.

Load Inspection

The rear axle of the trailer was 1000 kg over highway limits. Visual inspection of the aerated material found the surface within 25 cm of the top of the ISO-Veyor. A triple axle trailer and continued loading would have resulted in a final load of 28 to 30 tonnes. Petroleum Transport provided a tractor with 15 psi compressor/blower and a standard tri-axle skeletal trailer with 2.5 metres spread from Oceanex.

Delivery

Delivery to Donovan Industrial park takes 15 minutes from the Port.Schlumberger’s Bulk plant supervisor completed a safety review, before offloading was supervised by InBulk.

Discharge

Following connection of the hoses to the blower and the discharge line to the silo, the discharge sequence began. Offload/discharge time took forty-five minutes. Due to the reduced capacity of the blower (15 psi or 1 barg ), the discharge sequence took longer than normal. (with a higher capacity blower of 30 psi or 2 barg, discharge should take no longer than 30 minutes. )

Visual Inspection

On inspection of the inside of the ISO-Veyor, it was observed that approximately one tonne of material remained towards the rear of the tank. The hatch was secured once more and the ISO-Veyor was pressured-up another time. The residual material was quickly blown off.

Experienced operators and a 2 barg blower offloads 30 tonnes of material in 25 minutes and residual material is measured at less than 20 kg.

The oil-well cement project, illustrates several key benefits to the industry:

•Fully intermodal – Capable of any combination of road, rail or ship

•Easy to Fill – Can be filled in same way as road or rail tankers

•Easy to Handle – Standard ISO frame allows for standard container lifting equipment

•Easy Horizontal Discharge – Simple connection to 2 barg compressor provides discharge rate of 1 tonne per minute

•Provides flexible weatherproof storage and reduces dependency on silos

•Creates platform for driver controlled deliveries

•Eliminates multiple handling of materials

Overall ISO-Veyors minimise product handling, eliminates contamination, maintains product quality and also protects environment from accidental material spillages. Taking these factors together, ISO-Veyors can significantly reduce the requirements for intermediate handling, reducing the requirements for silo construction and dramatically enhances the overall efficiency of the supply chain.

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Material: Calcium Carbonate LG11 (food-grade)

Application – Filler material for Animal Feeds

Bulk Density – 800kg/m3

Location – Dowlow Quarry, Buxton

Date: November 2003

Unit: 20’ G Type unit in Carbon Steel for granular materials

Further to an earlier road based trial, InBulk Technologies were asked by a large Derbyshire based minerals supplier to hold a full rail trial for delivery of their product to an animal feeds company located in Scotland. The trial was proposed to establish if an intermodal container could be filled and transported from the Buxton Quarry to other locations on the main rail network. Due to previous problems, it was thought that containers would be too big to be transported out of Buxton.

The low platform wagon ensured that there was ample clearance for loading and also eliminated the gauge and tunnel issues that had previously curtailed rail transport out of the Buxton Quarry.

To overcome previous height restrictions, the ISO-Veyor was mounted onto a low platform wagon from EWS. The unit plus wagon then made its way to the loading facilities with the shed. In a short time filling had taken place via the 3 top hatches by a gravity fed system. After filling with 26.6 tonnes of food grade LG11, the ISO-Veyor was then added to a general goods train before making an overnight journey to the railhead near Glasgow.

On arrival to a railhead with hard standing, the ISO-Veyor can switch from a means of transport and effectively become a temporary silo. Units can be stacked when space is at a premium. In this case, the ISO-Veyor was immediately transferred to a skeletal road trailer for the onward journey to the final client by truck. This was effortlessly performed by a ‘Steelbro Container Lift’ Side Lifting Trailer.

On arrival to the factory, the ISO-Veyor was parked adjacent to the filling line in a similar way to standard road tankers. The discharge process began by connecting the ISO-Veyor to the 2 barg tractor compressor unit.

The unit was completely discharged after 66 minutes and the lorry was free to leave the premises after only 1.5 hrs, cutting a significant amount of time from a normal delivery.

The resounding success of the ISO-Veyor proved that with addition of the special low axle wagons, Buxton could be a source of many rail connected materials than first thought. The G Type ISO-Veyor had also discharged the product in the same amount of time as a tipping tanker, but also from the horizontal position. Horizontal discharge removes the necessity for expensive, tipping chassis and significantly reduces the potential from accidents on site.

The trial for Calcium Carbonate illustrates several key benefits to the industry:

•Fully intermodal – Capable of any combination of road, rail or ship

•Easy to Fill – Can be filled in same way as road or rail tankers

•Easy to Handle – Standard ISO frame allows for standard container lifting equipment

•Easy Horiontal Discharge – Simple connection to 2 barg compressor provides discharge rate of 1 tonne per minute

•Provides flexible weatherproof storage and reduces dependency on silos

•Creates platform for driver controlled deliveries

Overall ISO-Veyors minimise product handling, eliminates contamination, maintains product quality and also protects environment from accidental material spillages. Taking these factors together, ISO-Veyors can significantly reduce the requirements for intermediate handling, reducing the requirements for silo construction and dramatically enhances the overall efficiency of the supply chain.

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Material: Cement

Application: General Construction

Bulk Density: 1.3 T/m3

Unit :20’ H-Type ISO-veyor (Carbon Steel)

Location: Monterray, Mexico

Date: April 2004

During 2004 InBulk Technologies were engaged by International Cement Group – Cemex, who were eager to trial the ISO-Veyor for use in cement applications.

The ISO-Veyor unit was the standard 20’ H Type in Carbon Steel with a working volume of 25m3. The H Type is also available in 30’ or 40’ dimensions wich stretch the payloads to 34m3 and 45.5m3. The ISO-Veyor began its journey by being loaded onto the hull of a ship in the UK for the long sea journey to Mexico. On arrival at Altamira Port near Tampico the ISO-Veyor was then transferred to rail wagon by a reach stacker for the onward rail transportation to Monterray.

On arrival to the cement plant, the ISO-Veyor was loaded onto a flatbed skeletal road trailer and positioned under the loading silos. Standard dustless loading system for trucks were used to top fill the unit through 1 of 3 x 450mm hatches on the top of the ISO-Veyor. The ISO-Veyor has a payload of 27 tonnes of cement.

Further to filling, the ISO-Veyor was cleaned before making a short road journey to the batching plant for discharge into a 70 tonne silo.

The unit was refilled and driven to another batching plant in the Monterray area and discharged entire contents in 35 minutes via a straight 40-meter vertical pipeline.

After discharge less than 25 kilos of residue remained.

At the third location Cemex’s driver “Victor” operated the discharge. Smooth discharge occurred within a similar discharge time of 37 minutes.

Cemex agreed that the ISO-Veyor performed very well and commented that the payloads, discharge times and residue all pointed toward a very successful trial.

The Cement trial with Cemex, illustrates several key benefits to the industry:

•Fully intermodal – Capable of any combination of road, rail or ship

•Easy to Fill – Can be filled in same way as road or rail tankers

•Easy to Handle – Standard ISO frame allows for standard container lifting equipment

•Easy Horiontal Discharge – Simple connection to 2 barg compressor provides discharge rate of 1 tonne per minute

•Provides flexible weatherproof storage and reduces dependency on silos

•Creates platform for driver controlled deliveries

Overall ISO-Veyors minimise product handling, eliminates contamination, maintains product quality and also protects environment from accidental material spillages. Taking these factors together, ISO-Veyors can significantly reduce the requirements for intermediate handling, reducing the requirements for silo construction and dramatically enhances the overall efficiency of the supply chain.

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Material: Ferrous Sulphate

Application – Cement making Process

Bulk Density –1.4T/m3

Flow – Fredrikstad, Norway – Westbury, UK

Date: November 2004 - Ongoing

Unit: 20’ H Type unit in Carbon Steel

Due to the incidence of cement dermatitis EU directive 2003/53/EC brought a new challenge to the cement producing companies in the European Union. New legislation meant that cement producers must ensure that chromium levels are kept to an acceptable level. Elimination of Chromium VI is only possible by a chemical reduction process. This is performed by mixing ferrous sulphate powder or tin sulphate to the cement during the milling process.

During 2004, InBulk Technologies were approached by Lafarge Cement UK to study the prospect of utilising ISO-Veyors as a suitable medium for transporting and storing ferrous sulphate.

Ferrous sulphate is a difficult material to store and handle like many other chemical powders and granules. It is an irritant that can damage skin or eyes as well as being harmful if inhaled. It is a hydroscopic material and forms an acid when in contact with water. ISO-Veyors provide a sealed system from filling to final discharge, alleviating all these factors. This was a key consideration for Lafarge’s Westbury Production Plant.

Lafarge Cement UK placed a total logistics contract with InBulk Technologies to guarantee a steady supply of material from the Norwegian based manufacturer. The flow consists of a road leg from the supplier’s premises to the dockside, then a transfer to ship.

Following the Sea journey to the UK, the ISO-Veyor is transferred onto skeletal road trailers for the final journey to the Westbury Cement plant.

On arrival at Westbury the truck driver discharges the ISO-Veyor via an air supply of 1 Barg into a custom built silo of 135 tonnes capacity.

This Logistics contract demonstrates the flexibility and intermodality of ISO-Veyor technology. It also complies and satisfies the expectatio0ns of this global market leader

The Lafarge Cement UK contract illustrates several key benefits to the industry:

•Fully intermodal – Capable of any combination of road, rail or ship

•Easy to Fill – Can be filled in same way as road or rail tankers

•Easy to Handle – Standard ISO frame allows for standard container lifting equipment

•Easy Horizontal Discharge – Simple connection to 2 barg compressor provides discharge rate of 1 tonne per minute

•Provides flexible weatherproof storage and reduces dependency on silos

•Creates platform for driver controlled deliveries

Overall ISO-Veyors minimise product handling, eliminates contamination, maintains product quality and also protects environment from accidental material spillages. Taking these factors together, ISO-Veyors can significantly reduce the requirements for intermediate handling, reducing the requirements for silo construction and dramatically enhances the overall efficiency of the supply chain.

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Material: Fly Ash

Application – Concrete/Construction

Bulk Density – 800kg/m3

Location – HT5, London, UK

Date: May 2003 - Ongoing

Unit: 30’ H Type unit in Aluminium

ISO-Veyor

When Rugby cement needed to move 135,000 tonnes of fly ash a distance of 300km by rail, for the UK’s largest construction project, they turned to InBulk Technologies.

Rugby Cement, (part of the RMC Group and now part of Cemex) approached InBulk in 2001 looking for an intermodal solution for deliveries of fly ash from the Power Station to the construction site at Heathrow. Under conditions of the contract road transportation was not an option due to congestion and environmental issues for all supplies. Rail solutions therefore had to be explored.

Previous intermodal units that were available on the market had low volumes, slow performance and residue issues, compared to road tankers and therefore not attractive to Rugby.

Following 2 rounds of trials, the InBulk design was chosen ahead of other possible manufacturers.

Forty 30’ aluminium units were delivered to be employed in a continuous delivery cycle, which sees fly ash collected from West Burton Power Station in Nottinghamshire, and delivered to the multiple batching plant at the T-5 site.

On arrival by train, the ISO-Veyor is transferred to a skeletal road trailer for the final mile journey to the busy construction zone. Up to 3 times a week, the Rugby train arrives with 24 empty units. The standard EWS rolling stock provides space for two 30’ units.

The ISO-Veyors are quickly and efficiently filled at the Power Station. 4 units are positioned under the silos at once. Once the hatch is opened, loading is fully automatic and controlled centrally.

Product contamination and spillage is eliminated because the product is never handled again until discharge into the final process.

On arrival at the Colnbrook Logistics centre, the Rugby train moves into the siding to allow the transfer to road vehicles. The ISO-Veyor can be moved and stacked by any existing ISO-container handling system. This can be performed easily by a reach stacker or SLT.

Once the unit is in place, a discharge hose is attached between the ISO-Veyor and the batch plant silo. An air hose from the tractor compressor is all that is required for fast, dense phase conveying at 2 barg.

On return to Colnbrook, empty ISO-Veyors are either loaded directly to a waiting train or stacked for storage.

Within hours a loaded train is ready for departure to West Burton once more.

Key figures: January 2005

•2000 discharges (over 65 trips per unit)

•70,000 tons of fly ash

•858,000 road miles saved

•34 times around the world!

The Fly Ash trial, illustrates several key benefits to the industry:

•Fully intermodal – Capable of any combination of road, rail or ship

•Easy to Fill – Can be filled in same way as road or rail tankers

•Easy to Handle – Standard ISO frame allows for standard container lifting equipment

•Easy Horiontal Discharge – Simple connection to 2 barg compressor provides discharge rate of 1 tonne per minute

•Provides flexible weatherproof storage and reduces dependency on silos

•Creates platform for driver controlled deliveries

Overall ISO-Veyors minimise product handling, eliminates contamination, maintains product quality and also protects environment from accidental material spillages. Taking these factors together, ISO-Veyors can significantly reduce the requirements for intermediate handling, reducing the requirements for silo construction and dramatically enhances the overall efficiency of the supply chain.

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Material: Sodium Carbonate (Soda Ash)

Application – Glass Industry

Bulk Density – 800kg/m3

Location – Northwich, UK

Date: January 2004

Unit: 20’ G Type unit in Carbon Steel for granular materials

InBulk Technologies received a request to trial its new G Type ISO-Veyor for use with Soda Ash by leading supplier Brunner Monde in conjunction with logistics supplier WH Malcolm. The product in question was Soda Ash, an extensively used primary ingredient for the glass, chemicals and detergent industries.

Soda Ash is a free flowing granular material with a bulk density of 0.8t/m3. To do the job, InBulk had developed their G Type ISO-Veyor, especially configured for use in conjunction with free flowing granular materials. The 20’ G Type has a working volume of 21m3 or 31.5m3 for the 30’ unit. Material for construction can be Carbon Steel, Aluminium or Stainless Steel.

On commencement of the trial, the ISO-Veyor was top filled with 20.6 tonnes of material. Filling of the ISO-Veyor took place at Brunner Monde’s truck loading facility at their Northwich plant. Dustless loading spouts were used to fill the ISO-Veyor by way of a gravity fed system through the 3 loading hatches.

The optimal air supply for use with an ISO-Veyor is 2 barg and a working volume of between 500 – 700m3/hr. For the purposes of the trial the decision was made to lower the pressure of the compressor to approx. 1 barg. to ascertain if the ISO-Veyor could still discharge its contents..

Even with suggested air pressure, the ISO-Veyor discharged its entire load in 1 hr 30 mins, which is comparible to the performance of tipping tank operating at full pressure and still quicker than standard road tankers. Residue remaining was a critical factor for the companies involved. There was also only a small amount of residue (<30Kg) , with the ISO-Veyor effectively ‘blown clean’.

Following this successful trial, InBulk Technologies are in discussions with several end-users, suppliers and logistics providers for potential projects in the Glass, Detergents and chemicals industries.

The Soda Ash Trial at Northwich, illustrates several key benefits to the industry:

•Fully intermodal – Capable of any combination of road, rail or ship

•Easy to Fill – Can be filled in same way as road or rail tankers

•Easy to Handle – Standard ISO frame allows for standard container lifting equipment

•Easy Horiontal Discharge – Simple connection to 2 barg compressor provides discharge rate of 1 tonne per minute

•Provides flexible weatherproof storage and reduces dependency on silos

•Creates platform for driver controlled deliveries

Overall ISO-Veyors minimise product handling, eliminates contamination, maintains product quality and also protects environment from accidental material spillages. Taking these factors together, ISO-Veyors can significantly reduce the requirements for intermediate handling, reducing the requirements for silo construction and dramatically enhances the overall efficiency of the supply chain.

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