A 6.5 km (4 mi) long tunnel for wastewater storage below Louisville, Kentucky, USA has more to it than meets the eye.  “At first glance, this seems like a straightforward project, but it turned out to be much more challenging,” said Shemek Oginski, Project Manager for the contractor, a joint venture of Shea/Traylor. The 6.7 m (22 ft) diameter Robbins Main Beam TBM and conveyor system had to cope with overstress in the crown that resulted in significant rock fallout in seven different areas, as well as methane gas in the tunnel. By the machine’s breakthrough on September 22, 2020, the crew had much to celebrate.

• Conveyor system will move 127,500 tons of primary crushed ore per day
• New Siemens’ gearless drive technology to increase reliability and efficiency additionally by up to 4 percent
• Maintenance requirements of the drive system significantly reduced

Superior Industries, Inc., a U.S. based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, announces a new partnership with Canada’s largest distributor of conveyor belting, components and other bulk material handling solutions. Belterra, a 50-year-old distributor with 19 locations throughout the country, will stock, sell and service Superior’s conveyor idlers, pulleys, scrapers and accessories in Quebec.

The Perumin Mining Convention in Arequipa, the capital of the Peruvian region of the same name, is one of the most important mining fairs in the world. Since 1954 it has been organised there every two years by the Institute of Mining Engineers. The Beumer Group will also be there. From 16 to 20 September, the system provider will be providing information on economic overland conveyors and pipe conveyors which convey various raw materials over long distances and rough terrain, and more. This is generally faster, cheaper and more environmentally friendly than using trucks.

Rema Tip Top draws a positive conclusion | Strong interest among visitors in trade fair and in-house exhibition | Megatrend digitalisation | “Industrial Solutions“ along the entire value chain

Hatch is pleased to welcome Jack Hilbert, pneumatic conveying expert, to the Eastern North American Bulk Materials Handling team.

• Supply of electrical equipment for two Blair Multi-Rope machines (BMR)
• Multi-channel brake system Cobra01 from Olko and Siemens for reliable and safe stop at all events
• Highest international safety standard for a mine hoist – certified to Safety Integral Level 3 (SIL3) as well as German standards (TAS)
• The new development is for the mining of the world’s largest polyhalite (fertilizer) deposit

More than 500 exhibitors and more than 7,000 expected visitors: On 7 and 8 November 2018, experts and interested parties will come together at Messe Dortmund for the most important international trade fair for granulate, powder and bulk solids technologies – Solids Dortmund, formerly SCHÜTTGUT, then opens its doors for the ninth time.

• Beltgenius Eric identifies inefficient system sections and belt segments
• Optimum utilization of system capacity with complete safety
• Reduction in energy and operating costs

• Plant engineering division wins new contract worth a total of around USD 115 million
• Thyssenkrupp’s technology helps to provide power for about 16 million Indian homes
• Single-source supply from engineering to commissioning assures high degree of reliability and efficiency

Innovative solution fulfills eco design requirements, improves reliability, saves energy costs and reduces overall maintenance costs for mining and cement operators.

Sandvik has in line with previous communication now completed the divestments of Mining Systems.

Landmark Conveyor revs up Akron OCIT Muck Removal

Superior Industries Inc., a U.S. based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, has hired Terry O’Hearn as its new conveyor components territory manager for the southcentral United States. O’Hearn will work with distributors in the region to market and sell conveyor components in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas.

At the international mining exhibition Exposibram 2017, which takes place from 18 to 21 September in Belo Horizonte, Brasil, Beumer Group will present their system solutions in conveying and loading technology at booth Y40. The portfolio includes the complete engineering and the construction of curved troughed belt conveyors and Pipe Conveyors, blending beds, circular stockpiles, as well as transshipment terminals.

Rema Tip Top provides services and products for three RWE Power open-pit mining sites in the Rhenish lignite mining area

RWE Power now exclusively relies on Rema Tip Top for the repair and maintenance of the steel cord conveyor belts in their conveyor systems, which transport millions of tons of coal and excavation material from the open-pit mining sites in the Rhenish lignite mining area every year. A new service contract covers services that are to be provided by 120 employees over a period of ten years on-site.

One of the richest underground copper deposits in the world will soon be accessed with the help of high-capacity gearless driven conveyors from thyssenkrupp. As one of the leading global providers of mining systems, the Industrial Solutions business area has won a contract to supply a material handling system for the new Oyu Tolgoi underground mine in Mongolia.

A Robbins Crossover (XRE) TBM measuring 9.26 m (30.4 ft) in diameter underwent factory acceptance on May 30, 2016. The gargantuan machine was initially unveiled at Robbins’ Solon, Ohio headquarters during a press day on May 25 before being shipped 40 km (25 mi) south for construction of the Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel (OCIT) in Akron. Those present included Akron Mayor Daniel Horrigan, Robbins chief engineer Dennis Ofiara, and David Chastka, project engineer for contractor Kenny-Obayashi JV.

Rema Tip Top, a globally operating system provider of services and products in the field of conveying and treatment technology as well as tyre repair, has acquired Norte Sul Serviços de Vulcanização (“Norte Sul Serviços”), a conveyor maintenance provider in Brazil. Through the acquisition, Rema Tip Top increased its global footprint and is now present in Brazil with a wholly-owned subsidiary.

REMA TIP TOP, a system supplier of services and products for conveyor and processing technology around the world, has acquired Iin Hihnatyö, headquartered in northern Finland. This strengthens REMA TIP TOP’s conveyor technology business in Northern Europe.