Field Service to Review HAC at St Mary’s Cement
Field Service to Review HAC at St Mary’s Cement Industry: Cement | Service: Engineering CHALLENGE: Evaluate issues occurring on the Sandwich Belt high angle conveyor system used to elevate raw mill feed to a silo conveyor. Identifying the Cause of Belt Buckling and Idler Wear DSI was asked to investigate an issue in which the […]
Upgrade of High Angle Conveyor for Cement
Upgrade of High Angle Conveyor Industry: Cement | Service: Engineering CHALLENGE: Inconsistency in the material at the inlet and outlet of the sandwiched belts reveals movement of the material enroute. Poor execution of the inflection zone. Non-compliant replacement belts. Incorrect idlers troughing angle, not correctly troughed and shimmed and pressing rolls were worn and needed […]
Wyodak Mine
Wyodak Mine Industry: Mining | Service: Engineering New Upper Support at HAC On the night of the 28th of June 2013, a large storm blew through the town of Gillette, Wyoming. This storm, with reported wind gusts above 120 mph, damaged the upper support of the High Angle Conveyor, R-1, at the Wyodak Mine. The […]
SakhalinCoal Project
SakhalinCoal Project Industry: Mining | Service: Feasibility Study Feasibility Study SakhalinCoal determined that the market for its coal at their mine on Sakhalin Island in Russia was abundant; however, increasing mine production to 5 MTPY with future expansion of 10 MTPY was met by challenges and limitations. These included: Consistency of mine production. Ability to […]
Shawnee Fossil Plant Hopper Replacement
Shawnee Fossil Plant Industry: Energy & Power | Service: Hopper Replacement The Challenge DS Engineering was approached by Power Techniques to design structural modifications to the two existing hoppers feeding Conveyor BC-9 at Shawnee Fossil Plant in Paducah, KY. The plant intended to replace the existing reciprocating feeders with new vibratory feeders and replace the […]
Field Service Advisory Improves High Angle Conveyor Performance
Pulp & Paper Home blog details Field Advisory Service Field Service Advisory Improves High Angle Conveyor Performance Challenge: Provide field engineering services to inspect the Kimberly-Clark Sandwich Belt high angle conveyor system, evaluate operating performance and develop recommendations to improve reliability, maintenance and future capacity. Solution: DS Engineering performed a comprehensive field inspection and operation […]
Field Service Advisory at Pulp & Paper Plant Improves High Angle Conveyor Performance
Pulp & Paper Field Service Advisory Improves High Angle Conveyor Performance Industry: Cement | Service: Conveyor Engineering & Analysis The Challenge A cement plant required vertical elevation of tire chips — used as an alternative fuel source — 133 feet along the face of a tower, while maintaining unobstructed vehicle access at the base of […]