Product News Munson Machinery: Stand-Alone Lump Breaker Utica (NY), United States – Munson Machinery has introduced a new De-Clumper Lump Breaker modelread more
Company News thyssenkrupp to deliver Gearless Drive Overland Conveyor to Quellaveco Copper Mine, Peru thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions business area recently won a contract to supply a material handling system for Anglo American’s new Quellaveco copper mine in the Moquegua region of Peru. As part of the contract, thyssenkrupp will supply a 4,700 m long, 1,830 mm wide high-capacity overland conv…read more
Product News Bühler launches Digital Service MoisturePro for optimal Food and Feed Drying Uzwil, Switzerland – Bühler has officially launched MoisturePro, a cloud-based digital service that drives significant improvements in yield and reduces energy costs and the environmental footprint of thermal processing in the food and feed industry.read more
Product News L.B. Bohle´s Slotted Coating Drum, an optimized Solution for Tablet Coating Ennigerloh, Germany – The demand for technology for coating miniature tablets has recently been on the rise. As early as in 2009, L.B. Bohle was able to develop a slotted coater drum as part of a customer project. At that time, a customer needed a coater to film miniature tablets and pellets with a diameter of less th…read more
Company News Sandvik wins Automation Order from Chilean Copper Miner Pucobre Stockholm, Sweden – Sandvik has received an order from the Chilean copper miner Sociedad Punta del Cobre S.A (Pucobre) to supply autonomous loaders equipped with AutoMine® Multi-Lite system for its mining operations in northern Chile’s Atacama region. The order is valued at approximately SEK 100 million and was book…read more
Personal News Eirich: Solutions for Preparation of Compounds for Graphite Electrodes In the production of compounds for graphite electrodes, coke is mixed with pitch and additives at temperatures around 180°C. This process is a key factor in determining the quality of the final product; as well as optimizing the mixing of all the recipe ingredients, it is necessary to fill the pore…read more
Market News POWTECH and PARTEC 2019: Powerful Process Engineering Duo in Nuremberg Nürnberg, Germany – New formats and unrivalled technical breadth proved to be the recipe for success. This year too, POWTECH impressed once again as a leading international fair for the powder and bulk solids industries. Over three days, some 14,200[1] visitors enjoyed a first-class trade fair programme and made useful…read more
Project News HBIS signs MoU for USD 4.4 billion Steel Plant Project in Mindanao, the Philippines The Pilippine Star reported that the HBIS Group, one of the world’s largest steel makers from China, is set to invest USD 4.4 billion to build an integrated steel complex in Mindanao, the Philippines. The two-phase project will produce 4.5 million tonnes of hot-rolled coil and 600,000 tonnes of…read more
Company News TAKRAF 700-liter Bucket-Wheel Excavator starts Operation at major Lignite Mine in India Leipzig, Germany – A major mining and power generation company in India, has recently put into operation a new TAKRAF designed and built BWE of 700-liter capacity at an important lignite mining operation. The order for the machine, with a design capacity of 1400 m3/h, was issued to TAKRAF’s Indian office in 201…read more
Product News Geometrica: Going Green with Domes Cypress (TX), United States – Are open bulk storage yards a thing of the past? With an increasing need for environmental compliance, uncovered stockpiles need to be enclosed sooner rather than later. It's no surprise that mines, ports, power and cement plants seek a storage solution that avoids downtime and high cost. Yet many f…read more
Product News Vecoplan® Optimises its Pipe Belt Conveyor Bad Marienberg, Germany – The Vecoplan® range includes VecoBelt belt conveyors which are suitable for transporting all types of bulk material. The closed design of these conveyors protect the environment from the materials being transported. The conveyors can dependably cope with horizontal and vertical bends and also with …read more
Company News Munson Screen Classifying Cutter with 2x Infeed Hopper Utica (NY), United States – A new Munson Model SCC-15-SS Screen Classifying Cutter with a double-width infeed hopper accommodates conveyor-feeding of irregular shapes and sizes of hard, soft and/or fibrous materials by gravity. read more
Company News Evonik doubles Production Capacity of Precipitated Silica at US Site in Charleston Charleston (SC), United States – Evonik, one of the world’s leading silica producers, invests in a plant expansion for precipitated silica at its site in Charleston, USA. The new line in South Carolina is satisfying the high demand in particular from the tire industry in North America and makes the supply chains of Evonik partner…read more
Company News Ajax Vertical Screw Blenders for Polymer Production Bolton, United Kingdom – Solids handling specialist, Ajax Equipment, has supplied a global chemical producer with two large stainless steel vertical screw blenders for polymer powder production in South Korea. Ajax’s vertical screw blenders feature twin ‘fountain’ mixing screws, with each blender handling batches of u…read more
Product News Flexicon: High Capacity Tipper for mobile Bins Whitstable, United Kingdom – A new open-chute High-Lift Bin Tipper from Flexicon hydraulically raises and dumps mobile bins into a hopper that feeds an integral flexible screw conveyor operating under loss-of-weight control. Bins weighing up to 1350 kg are rolled into a three-sided pen, where a lifting tongue centred inboard of…read more
Company News Dust Suppression Firm BossTek sponsors Mining Scholarship at Missouri University of Science and Technology Peoria (IL), United States – BossTek, a global provider of dust suppression technology, has established a memorial scholarship fund in honor of one of the company’s founding members to support mining engineering education at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri.read more
Market News Solids and Recycling-Technik 2018: Trade Show Duo in Dortmund a Hit with Visitors and Exhibitors alike Brussels, Belgium – The shows SOLIDS and Recycling-Technik 2018 in Dortmund once again ended on a high note. The more than 6000 visitors who attended over the course of the two-day event, as well as the 500 exhibitors, all came away quite satisfied. While Recycling-Technik recorded strong visitor growth of 10 percent, …read more
Project News Mining Project: Contracts awarded for Mt. Thirsty Cobalt Nickel Oxide Project Pre-Feasibility Study On May 31, 2018, Conico Limited advised that the contracts have been awarded for the Pre-Feasibility Study for the Mt. Thirsty Cobalt Nickel Oxide Project. The project is a 50/50 Joint Venture with partner a href="https://edir.bulk-online.com/profile/12898-barra-resources.html">Barra Resources Lim…read more
Company News MoistTech Corp Announces Its Move within Sarasota, FL, USA Sarasota (FL), United States – MoistTech Corp.® has grown over the past years with the need to expand our corporate headquarters to a larger facility to continue to exceed our customer’s needs. Still located in beautiful Sarasota, FL, our move into a new, larger office space accommodates our growing Sales Team, Marketing …read more
Project News Piedmont Lithium's Tennessee Project receives Final Permit required to advance to Construction Belmont (NC), United States – On July 27, 2023, Piedmont Lithium announced that the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued a Conditional Major Non-Title V Construction and Air Permit for the company’s proposed Tennessee Lithium project in McMinn County, Tennessee, USA. With receipt of the Air Permit for th…read more