CDM Bucket Elevators are the ideal vertical conveying solution for a variety of materials, elevations and discharge requirements. These conveying systems specialize in straight lifting of large amounts of material using a series of buckets. A single- or dual-strand drive mechanism moves the buckets with a chain or belt mounted around sprockets or pulleys at either end of the elevator. CDM [...]
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Serious Conveying Systems for Your Specific Application Our founders started CDM more than 40 years ago with the singular mission to provide our customers with the longest-lasting, most efficient conveyor systems for heavy-duty applications. Today our systems offer the best solutions to the bulk material-handling problems that face our global customer base. We deliver unmatched durability and value for even [...]
A properly designed en-masse conveyor will minimize material waste, enhance efficiency and increase ROI. By Andrew Parker, President, CDM Systems, Inc. Introduction The North American industrial and manufacturing sectors represent some of the most competitive operations in the world. With the global demand for products escalating each year, these sectors continually search for new ways to innovate existing processes in [...]
Mitigating conveyor corrosion starts with identifying causes and designing the most durable piece of equipment. By Andrew Parker, President, CDM Systems, Inc. Introduction The industrial sector is one of the largest and most important drivers of global economic growth and stability. Whether it is mining, paper & pulp, fertilizer or utilities, the impact of the billions of dollars at stake [...]
Employing this conveyor design throughout an operation achieves the added benefit of increased productivity. By Andrew Parker, President, CDM Systems, Inc. Introduction According to data from the World Monetary Fund, the annual cost to U.S. businesses due to lost time from workplace injuries exceeds the gross domestic product (GDP) of 91 countries worldwide1. Injuries and illness caused by working conditions [...]
CDM conveyors provide rugged, reliable service. Also contributing to maximum uptime is easy field maintenance. As this animation illustrates, the head shaft assembly on CDM conveyors features a segmental drive sprocket design that allows tooth plate replacement on the drive sprockets without the removal of the drive shaft.
Economists, analysts and American citizens are seeing a welcome resurgence in U.S. manufacturing in recent years, a phenomenon that some energy industry entities are connecting to hydraulic fracturing (or fracking). One of them is Energy In Depth (EID), an organization dedicated to communicating the benefits of responsibly developing America’s onshore energy resources – especially oil and natural gas extracted by [...]
There are many similarities between a pickup truck and a high-performance sports car. Both have engines, both have four wheels, and both can go 100 miles per hour. The biggest difference between them is this: one can reach and maintain that speed easily, while the other will eventually break down because it’s not designed and built for the task. Similar [...]
It should come as no surprise that fires and explosions cost companies billions of dollars each year. Lost productivity, the cost of repairing or replacing damaged or destroyed equipment, settling lawsuits originating from employee injuries or deaths – it all contributes to the total. Industrial operations that handle materials such as grain, sulfur, oil and gas, biomass, and wood pellets [...]
