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Case Study: Potash Producer

Potash Producer Realizes Operating Savings through Conveying Equipment Standardization CHALLENGE A global Potash mining and processing company planned for a major expansion at an existing facility in Saskatchewan, Canada along with a new processing plant adjacent to the existing operation. The expansion and new construction would double the capacity of the Potash producer. The expansion was needed to […]

Case Study: Biomass Power Generation

Power Plant Improves Reliability and Uptime with Improved Feedstock Conveying PROBLEM Original material handling system design was inefficient created unexpected downtime and added negatively to production costs. CHALLENGE Redesign a material handling system for boiler biomass that enhanced feedstock flow and had a long service life. PRODUCTS UTILIZED Drop-Forged Chain En-Masse Conveyor A small power producer had a […]

Tech Brief: Common Conveying Technology Comparison

The Most Efficient Conveying Technology for Bulk Material Handling A material movement concept harnessed in the 1930s in the agricultural farming industry, En-Masse Drag Chain conveying is, by volume, the most efficient use of space-to-material ratio of any conveying technology. The operation of this conveyor type is derived from a moving a skeletal chain and flight assembly through a rectangular […]

Mobile Marine Legs Provide Safe, Reliable Off-Load and Operating Cost Savings

Elk River, MN – Mobile Marine Legs from CDM Systems, Inc., couple the benefits of high capacity, efficiency, and durability of the En-Masse conveying principles with the versatility of un-loading mobility. These features produce the most effective equipment for port or river bulk cargo unloading. Single-leg Mobile Marine Unloaders provide peek digging capacities from 150 to 700 MTPH. Mobile Marine […]