Steps involved in safe procurement of Bulk Material Handling

BulkMaterial Handling equipment includes all the machinery and different equipments used in the course of processing a product right from its storage, control and preservation to transportation of the goods, supplies and products to their respective location and their further distribution& utilisation. The whole idea of using Bulk Material Handling equipments is to lessen the burden on humans and avoid any danger involved in man handling the materials. Among the many options available for handling goods, the conveyor is the most important and vital aspect of product transportation.

A good factory transportation system involves the movement of your goods on a flat belt with folded side walls is available. The belt is twirled by a rotating drum placed either at the beginning or at the end of the belt. These wheels guide the strip in its conveying functions. In order to support the belt, it is linked to axles fixed at regular intervals. The ropes are elevated off the ground to the desired height for easy transportation of goods.They require minimal structure construction and maintenance. Such types of innovative and efficient techniques has made life easier for industrialists having their operations in sub-urban areas.

Another important and high performance bulk handling system is rail type transportation, similar to a rail conveyor. It consists of a thick flat belt that swivels with the help of a drum or wheel attached to either end of the belt. The sides of the belt may or may not have folded side walls. The wheels rotate on axles, which are fixed at regular intervals to support belt’s functioning. Such kind of versatile system makes the journey of goods from warehouse to production a hassle free and efficient job.

However, handling of bulk material through machines also involves danger to a certain extent but it can be shunned by following certain safety steps by workers.

·        Workers should be properly trained before carrying on with their job

·        They should have adequate tools and safety equipments while they are accomplishing their work

·        They should understand the severity or intensity in terms of material being hazardous or not

·        As most of the accidents occur due to negligence on the employee side, they should be properly trained and maintain a high level of alertness on his job

Used extensively in mining works, Trommel has proven its efficiency and reliability in the ‘drawing out’ work. Trommels are also known as drums. Their ability to excrete out minerals and economically important rocks is significant.It is used for screening and washing of materials like Diamond, Copper, Gold, Coal, Iron Ore, etc. The machine can be been designed as per your work. Its easy installation and transportation makes it even more usable and of good practical use than other options available.

Bulk Material Handling Using Modular Conveyors

In Bulk material handling, specialised equipment for handling of bulk materials is used. Bulk Materials may include wood chips, ores, bulk stones and other such dried materials as well as mixed wastes. This industry also uses modular conveyors to handle all these bulk materials.

How Bulk Material Handling Is Done:

Using Bulk Material Handling systems, bulk materials are transported from one of several locations to the ultimate destination. Modular conveyors have now days become a part of advanced bulk material handling systems. These systems basically do a lot of tasks in phases. First of all the bulk materials are loaded from the source, from there they are unloaded using various handling equipment to the destination place. There the actual task of handling these bulk materials begins. In the process of bulk material handling, bulk material is stored in vessels, hoppers and other such equipment, then air conditioning of the material is done if required, scaling and batching solutions are used for packaging tasks and conveying solutions are used for conveying the bulk materials.

Benefits of Modularity:

Now days conveying solutions become modular. Modular conveyors can be easily installed in parts at a very less expense than the traditional conveying solutions. They can be transported easily to the place where the bulk material handling system is installed and then can be assembled there very quickly and perfectly. Another benefit of using modular conveyors in bulk material handling is ease of maintenance.  On damage, instead if replacing the whole conveyor, only the damaged part can be replaced, saving both time and cost.

To handle big bulk material handling projects, huge modular conveyors with immense capacity and many kilometers of length are available. Different kinds of modular conveyors include Mat Style Conveyors, Belt Conveyors, Table Top Conveyors, Case Conveyors, etc., for different kinds and volume of bulk material.  The size and shape of the modular conveyors can be varied according to the type of bulk material which has to be handled.

Customized Solutions:

A lot of companies are providing specialized modular conveyor solutions for bulk material handling. Modular conveying systems which are low cost, high quality and are quickly built are available. One can custom define the speed, width and length of the modular conveying system as per the requirement, without getting into the technical details.  Some modular conveyor can be built in as less as one day.  This is the major benefit of modularity that one does not need to build everything from scratch saving both time and money.

There are some companies in the market which are making plastic conveyor modules which are extremely light weight and low cost and can be easily designed for suitable bulk material handling. Industries like flour mills and coal fired utility boilers use bulk material handling to handle their huge amount of materials. Specialist Application conveyors are used for bulk material handling. Inventory control and storage management is also done in bulk material handling. The modular conveyors can be used in such bulky systems with the flexibility to fit into many plant floor layouts. Stainless steel conveyors are also available which has long lasting durability. 

RopeCon transports your material on a flat belt with corrugated sidewalls. The belt performs the haulage function and is driven and deflected by a drum in the head or tail station.