A ‘Green Steel’ Alternative
Rio-Carb’s R-C700 long-life liner plate offers the benefit of significantly reduced greenhouse (GHG) emissions for its customers. This is because the liners, featuring a chromium carbide (CrC) overlay, outlast quenched and tempered products by a factor of eight. Therefore the carbon footprint of this ‘green steel’ is seven times smaller per application, translating into a […]
Remote Operating Stations
A project in Germany will be the first to make use of Demag’s Remote Operating Stations (ROS), which enable the remote control of crane systems, most of which will largely operate in automatic mode. Managing Director of Demag, South Africa, Emil Berning says, “This is a Demag milestone, where our innovative ROS is to be […]
Gear Oil and Grease
Some of the toughest maintenance challenges at manufacturing facilities are presented by large belt-driven conveyor systems. These critical assets require gear oil for their gearboxes, electric motor grease for the motors, and grease for multiple lubrication points – particularly bearings. Improper lubrication and contamination can cause premature wear, or even worse, create unplanned downtime. Recurring […]
Pouch Conveyor Belts
Continental technology is being used in a flood prevention project in Machida, Tokyo. The city is building an underground catch basin that can hold up to 150 000 cubic metres of water to prevent the flooding of residential areas which are increasingly being built over rivers and streams. Continental is supplying a special conveyor belt […]
Bag-Handling Robots
As trends change, so robots ‘adapt’ to bag-in-bag packaging where products supplied in large bags (typically 50kg) are now being packed into 2-tonne bulk bags instead of palletised onto wooden pallets. Every industry has the three Ds (dirty, dull, and dangerous jobs) that no human wants to do, but these tasks still need to be […]
Moon-Shot Programme To Decarbonise Shipping
Responding to the UN Secretary-General’s call for “urgency and ambition” on climate change, the entire global shipping industry is giving “full and unequivocal” backing to a moon-shot proposal submitted by governments, to catalyse the complete decarbonisation of maritime transport by deployment at scale of zero-carbon ships within a decade. The proposal, submitted early March by […]
Ocean-Going Overhead Travelling Crane
Typical Condra double-girder electric overhead travelling crane, similar in arrangement to the seagoing crane, but with the motor drive delivered to steel wheels instead of rack-and-pinion. Condra is to manufacture its first seagoing crane, an overhead maintenance machine with power-to-motion conversion achieved through rack-and-pinion instead of pure friction. The order has been received and work […]
Claims To Be A Game-Changer
Amarillo Gold Corporation has selected Metso Outotec’s modular FIT Station for its Posse Gold greenfield mining project in the state of Goiás in central Brazil. The new game-changing crushing and screening solution was introduced to the market in 2020, and Amarillo Gold will be the first site where it will be installed. The cost-efficient FIT […]
Staying Below the Critical Tyre Temperature
Before the tyre temperature of a Liebherr reachstacker approaches a critical level where tyre wear would increase excessively, the new Smart Tyre System automatically reduces the machine speed. As soon as the tyres return to a low temperature level, the power is increased again. This ensures maximum performance and protects the tyres from excessive wear. […]
The Sizing And Volume Of Stockpiles
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