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Walking Floors

2013-10-12T12:36:21Z

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Walking Floors

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Container Bag Dischargers

2013-09-12T11:34:25Z

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[[Image:Container Bag Dischargers_1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Container Bag Dischargers]]
'''Container Bag Dischargers''' are similar with the [[Bulk Bag Dischargers]]. As a minimum, that the weight of a bulk bag be supported as it is unacceptable to support bags from their loops for any length of time where operatives are present. It is certainly not good practice to use a forklift truck to hold a bag over a point of discharge. Additionally, it ties up the forklift preventing it from being used elsewhere.

In all but a very few applications, gone are the days where a local fabricator or a company's engineering team can 'knock up' a simple
bulk bag discharger support frame. These can never match the safety, reliable discharge and containment offered by the specialist
supplier and demanded by today's practices and legislation

==Features==
* Full dust control
* Designed to discharge poor flowing materials
* Suitable for all Bulk Bag types and sizes up to 2 metres high and 2 tonnes in weight
* Bag tensioner ensures total emptying of bag contents - no wastage or spillage
* Automatic transfer of contents via integral take-off conveyor
* Quiet operation (no vibrators)

==Advantages==
* reduced labour
* better dust control
* increased safety
* cleaner working environment
* increased productivity
* no packaging waste

==Videos==
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Articulated Loading Systems

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[[File:Articulated Loading Systems_1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Articulated Loading Systems]]

In an articulated loading system, there were two conveying arms with powered pivot joints allow the loader to extend up to 12 meters and rotate up to 330 degrees. This makes it easy to precisely position the loader discharge over each section or inlet hatch of the truck or railcar, without moving the vehicle. Pendant controls are then used to position the load-out spout and start the conveying process. 500 cubic meters /hour loading rates are typical for this equipment but rates as high as 850 cubic meters per hour are possible. Moreover, articulated loading systems are used to load materials like fertilizer, alumina, soy meal, plastic pellets, catalysts and calcium carbonate at rates up to 850 cubic meters per hour.

==Videos==
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2013-09-08T11:59:29Z

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Discharge Bottoms

2013-09-08T11:59:00Z

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[[File:Discharge Bottoms_1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Discharge Bottoms]]
'''Discharge Bottoms''' or Bin Bottoms Multiple Screw Feeders) are equipped with a modular trough which encloses up to 6 shafted helicoid flight or paddle screws, flanged external, fully protected end bearing assemblies complete with manually adjustable packing gland and shaft seal, a rectangular outlet spout covering the entire width of the unit, bolted end plates, splined shaft couplings for medium-heavy-duty, flanged shaft couplings for heavy-duty version,

Furthermore, Bin Bottoms are equipped with one gear motor per screw shaft or, depending on the application, with a drive unit driving more screws.

==Functions==
Discharge bottoms or Bin Bottoms are used to discharge difficult materials from polygonal hoppers / silos. In particular they are used for the extraction of biological or industrial sludge, paper scrap, wood chippings, sawdust, flour or bran in flour milling.

==Features==
*Robust design
*Screw diameters: 150mm (6¿) - 600mm (24¿)
*Up to six screws in one trough
*Open trough length ranging from 1,500mm (5 ft) to 4,000mm (13 ft)
*Trough casing and screws are manufactured in carbon steel, stainless steel or SINT® engineering polymer (screws only)
*For certain applications screws and trough lining manufactured in SINT® engineering polymers
*Medium-heavy-duty or extra-heavy-duty helicoid flight screws or paddle screws
*Medium-heavy-duty or extra-heavy-duty trough in modular flanged sections
*Vertical outlet spout with rectangular cross section or open trough flush outlet both with integrated drilled flanges according to WAM® standards
*Robust cast iron body flanged end bearing assemblies with externally positioned bearing units and manually adjustable packed gland seals
*Splined shaft couplings (medium-heavy-duty); flanged shaft couplings (extra-heavy-duty)
*Independent direct compact gear motor drive for each screw

==Benefits==
*Promotes mass flow
*Gives widest possible material extraction surface
*Avoids bridging
*Avoids segregation
*Provides constant material extraction and feeding even with most difficult materials
*Constant feed rates
*Modular design allows easy access and individual custom-design features
*High degree of self-cleaning

==Videos==
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Discharge Cones

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Discharge Systems

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Drive-Over Unloaders

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Dry Bulk Terminal Systems

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FIBC Emptiers

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FIBC Dischargers

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FIBC Unloaders

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Grabs

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Harbour Cranes

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Hydraulic Bin Loading Systems

2013-09-08T04:10:06Z

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[[File:Hydraulic Bin Loading System_1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Hydraulic Bin Loading System]]
'''Hydraulic Bin Loading Systems''' are the combining innovations in controls and hydraulics into a system of jacks that could communicate wirelessly, an engineering partnership enables the building of grain bins to take a giant step forward.

==Features==
* Loading at high rates up to maximum of 13500 TPH.
* Quad bladed flow control gates for precession loading control.
* Loading with +/- 0.5% of target load.
* Loading with + 0.05% weighing accuracy.
* Can be designed for materials like coal, iron ore, pellet, lignite, etc
* Allow variation in particle size and density
* Robust construction of equipments.
* Very high operating speed is achieved by hydraulically operated system design.
* Specially designed manifold makes the hydraulic circuit simple and maintenance free.
* The control systems are based on suitable and custom specified hardware.

==Mechanical System==
===Slide Gates===
Hydraulically operated Double bladed/Quad bladed rolling slide gate assures quick response and reaction to control signals for the most accurate, cut off target weight, assuring consistent batches, wagon after wagon.

===Loading Chute===
Merit offers the Rollaway cum telescopic or swing chute to load different types of wagons and materials. We select the loading chute according to the application and requirement.

==Hydraulic System==
Complete operation is powered through a high capacity power pack coupled with sophisticated hydraulic circuitry, makes the system speedy and accurate. Provision of failsafe condition is designed protect the system in case of power failure. This will eliminate material spillage over track and in turn prevent derailment.

==Electronic System==
PLC control coupled with SCADA system is used to control the entire loading system is designed by merit. Batch weighing system is the utilization of a weigh bin to precisely measure the amount of material transferred in to the weigh bin via a precision weighment. The system provides a complete printed record including car number, tare weight, net weight, time and date of loading and additional information if any.

==Videos==
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2013-09-08T04:03:08Z

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IBC Discharge Stations

2013-09-08T04:01:30Z

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[[File:IBC Discharge Stations_1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|IBC Discharge Stations]]
'''IBC Discharge Stations''' are generally stationary, installed at one location to discharge product on demand. The station consists of a probe and pneumatically actuated Firestone bellow. There are no moving parts.

Most IBCs (Intermediate Bulk Containers) experience material flow problems the same way any other storage vessel experiences problems. The IBC can experience problemssuch as bridging, rat holes, segregation and degredation. Ideal flow from a container is mass flow. Through mass flow, the product flow works on a first-in / first-out basis with minimal movement between particles. A majority of IBC Systems in the market have a square hopper with a 45 degree cone and small outlet with a manual gate valve. Very few materials (extremely free flowing material) will flow out of the mentioned containers without some level of difficulty. Carolina Conveying’s The Solibin System eliminates these flow problems.

==Operations==
In operation, the IBC System is set atop the discharge station. To discharge material the probe lifts and vibrates (optionally), creating an annular gap between it and the discharge cone, hence providing a path for material flow. This IBC System shears the entire cross section of material directly, which promotes mass flow while minimizing segregation, preventing bridging and ratholing. This is all accomplished in a dust tight fashion.

==Common Advantages==
* The IBC is commonly square, and features a 60 degree cone instead of a 45 degree cone.
* A large 25 outlet at the bottom replaces the typical 8 or 10 outlet on standard IBCs.
* Instead of a manual gate valve, the IBC has a cone valve.
*The cone valve is an inverted cone with lipseal that is inside of the IBC and sits in the outlet cone. When material discharge is required, the cone lifts up into the material creating an annulus for material to flow.
* Vibration may be added to further induce product flow.
* For more difficult materials, the cone can be pulsed up and down to keep the material agitated and flowing.

==Videos==
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2013-09-08T03:35:50Z

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IBC Handling Systems

2013-09-08T03:34:08Z

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[[File:IBC Handling Systems1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|IBC Handling Systems]]
'''IBC Handling Systems''' or Intermediate Bulk Container Discharge Systems are used in for handling granules and powders is commonplace in many process industries. The standard range of discharge stations are ergonomically designed to provide safe and efficient handling whilst reducing dust emissions. There are many different types of “Big Bag” available on the market and modular
system can be adapted to cater for most bag sizes, loops and discharge chutes. Safe Handling is a major concern for plant operators and the system includes techniques which allow the bags to be loaded directly from Fork Trucks or from pallets using integral certified gantrys with electrically powered hoists.

Bag tensioning devices can be fitted to retain and retract loose internal liners to avoid blockages at the outlet. The further option of a pneumatically actuated outlet spout closing device can be added to allow a part emptied bag to be removed from the discharger or to allow the contents of a bag to be closed off from the atmosphere.Dust control is equally important and Gericke can offer a range of solutions using integral or remote extraction to meet the requirements of most installations.

Within an IBC System the transfer of powder and tablets to and from the IBC is often a complex operation and an area in which IBC Systems has become popular.

Difficult flowing materials, product segregation, damage and the need to transfer highly potent materials in a high-contained manner are all challenges inherent with charging and discharging IBCs. Buck Systems' unique technology developed by its team of skilled engineers offers practicable highly solutions.

Manual or fully automatic, charging and discharging stations can incorporate a number of different options including vibration for difficult flowing products, air-blast of the valve face and dust extract, and weighing and dosing options for accurate filling and discharging.

==Videos==
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2013-09-08T03:24:21Z

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Loading Equipment

2013-09-08T03:22:47Z

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[[File:Loading Equipment_1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Loading Equipment]]
'''Loading Equipment''' are characterized by substantial uninsulated areas and large heat sinks. Standard calculation methods are insufficient to provide the proper heat tracing solution. A typical application for loading equipment is heat tracing transfer lines for liquids and gasses in the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and food industries. In a large number of cases this type of equipment needs to be heat traced, either steam or electric, to keep the product flowing under the most severe conditions. However, this application is generally underestimated as far as the complexity of the heat tracing design is concerned.

==Applications==
• Marine loading arms
• Top and bottom loading arms for truck and rail transportation
• Pharmaceutical and food industry

==Types==
===Storage and Handling Equipment===
Storage equipment is usually limited to non-automated examples, which are grouped in with engineered systems. Storage equipment is used to hold or buffer materials during “downtimes,” or times when they are not being transported. These periods could refer to temporary pauses during long-term transportation or long-term storage designed to allow the buildup of stock. The majority of storage equipment refers to pallets, shelves or racks onto which materials may be stacked in an orderly manner to await transportation or consumption. Many companies have investigated increased efficiency possibilities in storage equipment by designing proprietary packaging that allows materials or products of a certain type to conserve space while in inventory.

===Engineered Systems===
Engineered systems cover a variety of units that work cohesively to enable storage and transportation. They are often automated. A good example of an engineered system is an Automated Storage and Retrieval System, often abbreviated AS/RS, which is a large automated organizational structure involving racks, aisles and shelves accessible by a “shuttle” system of retrieval. The shuttle system is a mechanized cherry picker that can be used by a worker or can perform fully automated functions to quickly locate a storage item’s location and quickly retrieve it for other uses.

===Industrial Trucks===
Industrial trucks refer to the different kinds of transportation items and vehicles used to move materials and products in materials handling. These transportation devices can include small hand-operated trucks, pallet-jacks, and various kinds of forklifts. These trucks have a variety of characteristics to make them suitable for different operations. Some trucks have forks, as in a forklift, or a flat surface with which to lift items, while some trucks require a separate piece of equipment for loading. Trucks can also be manual or powered lift and operation can be walk or ride, requiring a user to manually push them or to ride along on the truck. A stack truck can be used to stack items, while a non-stack truck is typically used for transportation and not for loading.

==Videos==
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Loading Platforms

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Loading Bellows

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Loading Spouts

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Loading Systems

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Magnetic Loading Equipment

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Cranes

2013-09-08T02:09:10Z

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[[File:Cranes_1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Cranes]]
[[File:Cranes_2.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Crane Parts]]
'''Cranes''' are tower or derrick equipped with cables and pulleys that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to shift them horizontally. Cranes are commonly employed in the construction industry and in manufacturing heavy equipment.
Construction cranes are usually temporary structures, either fixed to the ground or mounted on a purpose-built vehicle.
Cranes may either be controlled from an operator in a cab that travels with the crane, by a pushbutton pendant control station, or by infrared or radio control.

Where a cab operator is employed, workers on the ground will communicate with the operator through a system of standardised hand-signals or, in larger installations, radio systems; an experienced crew can position loads with great precision using only these signals.

==Design and Structures==
Crane is a hoisting machine for lifting heavy loads and transferring them from one place to another, ordinarily over distances of not more than 200 ft (60 m). Cranes have a long reach and can lift loads to great heights. Powered by manual or animal power, cranes have been in use from early times. Modern cranes are of varied types and sizes; they may be actuated by steam, electricity, diesel, or hydraulic power as well as by manual power, and they are indispensable in industries where heavy materials are handled constantly. The overhead traveling crane, a type of bridge crane, is used inside buildings or in outdoor storage yards. Two or more parallel girders span its working area. Another girder, called the bridge, stretches between them and rolls along them on wheels; this girder, in turn, supports a carriage from which a lifting attachment is lowered by pulleys. On a stacking crane the pulleys are replaced by a stiff, rotating column on which a pair of forks ride up and down. The gantry crane, another type of bridge crane, has a bridge supported by vertical structures that move along tracks. Gantries are used on piers or in shipyards. The jib crane has a horizontal load-supporting boom fastened to a rotating vertical column, either attached to a wall or extending from floor to ceiling; when the column is held only at the bottom it is called a pillar crane. The derrick is a crane equipped either with a vertical mast held by struts, as on barges, or with guy wires, as in building construction. The boom is attached to the bottom of the mast by a pivot and is raised and lowered by a cable reaching from the top of the mast to the end of the boom. A crawler crane is a self-propelled crane that moves on caterpillar treads.

==Videos==
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Cranes

2013-09-08T02:08:09Z

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[[File:Cranes_1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Cranes]]
'''Cranes''' are tower or derrick equipped with cables and pulleys that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to shift them horizontally. Cranes are commonly employed in the construction industry and in manufacturing heavy equipment.
Construction cranes are usually temporary structures, either fixed to the ground or mounted on a purpose-built vehicle.
Cranes may either be controlled from an operator in a cab that travels with the crane, by a pushbutton pendant control station, or by infrared or radio control.

Where a cab operator is employed, workers on the ground will communicate with the operator through a system of standardised hand-signals or, in larger installations, radio systems; an experienced crew can position loads with great precision using only these signals.

==Design and Structures==
Crane is a hoisting machine for lifting heavy loads and transferring them from one place to another, ordinarily over distances of not more than 200 ft (60 m). Cranes have a long reach and can lift loads to great heights. Powered by manual or animal power, cranes have been in use from early times. Modern cranes are of varied types and sizes; they may be actuated by steam, electricity, diesel, or hydraulic power as well as by manual power, and they are indispensable in industries where heavy materials are handled constantly. The overhead traveling crane, a type of bridge crane, is used inside buildings or in outdoor storage yards. Two or more parallel girders span its working area. Another girder, called the bridge, stretches between them and rolls along them on wheels; this girder, in turn, supports a carriage from which a lifting attachment is lowered by pulleys. On a stacking crane the pulleys are replaced by a stiff, rotating column on which a pair of forks ride up and down. The gantry crane, another type of bridge crane, has a bridge supported by vertical structures that move along tracks. Gantries are used on piers or in shipyards. The jib crane has a horizontal load-supporting boom fastened to a rotating vertical column, either attached to a wall or extending from floor to ceiling; when the column is held only at the bottom it is called a pillar crane. The derrick is a crane equipped either with a vertical mast held by struts, as on barges, or with guy wires, as in building construction. The boom is attached to the bottom of the mast by a pivot and is raised and lowered by a cable reaching from the top of the mast to the end of the boom. A crawler crane is a self-propelled crane that moves on caterpillar treads.

==Videos==
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Container Tilters

2013-09-08T02:00:15Z

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[[File:Container Tilters_1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Container Tilters]]

'''Container Tilters''' are ideal for handling bulk material. Often used for recycling scrap metal and biomass, they allow easier loading and unloading of containers. The heavy duty load cells are able to record the weight at any stage during filling. The hydraulic door pin and closing mechanisms enable the container to be loaded and away efficiently & quickly. The machine has been designed and built primarily for the tough operating conditions of the recycling industry, but will comfortably adapt to other industry sectors. The machine has been developed to maximize container usage. It is virtually impossible to fill a container with loose materials when in a horizontal position. The container tilter allows a progressive tilting action up to 90 degrees to allow the container to be filled efficiently utilising all available space. It is easy to access with a truck, by either driving the container into the tilter by the drive-through or reversing a trailer into the machine. The container tilter has a weight of 10.6 tonnes and is CE marked.

Hydraulically activated arms act as supports for the container doors as well as closing them prior to tilting container from upright to horizontal position. With the doors held firmly, shutting the doors can be latched safely from ground level. A camera can be fitted to provide photographs at various stages of filling. The unit comes complete with a hand held remote control unit, so the unit can be operated from the most advantageous and safe position. Manual override controls are also located on the machine as a backup system.

==Common Advantages==
===Stationary===
Reliable and economical for dedicated applications.

===Floor Level===
Use with any style of container. Can be fed with hand pallet trucks.

===Portable===
Portable with battery power.

===Fixed Height Tilters===
Ideal for oddly shaped or sized containers.

===Pneumatic===
Use anywhere that shop air is available.

==Videos==
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