AUMUND Delivers Conveyor for Transport of Hot Sinter Material at Netherlands Steel Plant
08/06/2014 - A steel plant in the Netherlands has ordered another conveyor for transporting of hot sinter from AUMUND Fördertechnik, Germany.
The metallic plate conveyor, type KZB-S 1500/250, is conveying up to 140 t/h of hot sinter material from the sintering furnace to the circularly arranged coolers. Consequently, the second line of the steel plant will be equipped with an AUMUND pan conveyor. AUMUND is a worldwide famous supplier of hot material conveyors suitable for hot sinter.
The experience with the AUMUND conveyor operative since November 2012 gave the plant managers the reliability to convert the next line. As with the first line, the existing vibrating feeders will be replaced by metallic plate conveyors. The advantages are compelling: wear on the metallic plate conveyor is significantly lower than on vibrating feeders. Also maintenance efforts could be reduced. Thus, the operator is faced with less operating expenses and less downtime.
The new transport mode effects on the quality of the sinter as well. Since there is no more vibration as caused by the old vibrating feeder, the new conveyor creates less fines and cracks with the sinter material. Thus, the material has better cooling properties and is more suitable for the subsequent cooler. Finally the improved air flow in the burden guarantees a better usability of this sinter within the blast furnace.
In this specific case, the space available for installation of the new AUMUND conveyor was a challenge. Only a very small opening of the platform was available. Through this small out cut, the pre-assembled conveyor could be mounted on site, saving time. The AUMUND engineers fitted the entire conveyor into a torsion-resistant frame. This frame can be divided into five sections. As a result, each of these individual sections can be threaded through the opening provided. This approach had already proven itself during installation of the first AUMUND conveyor in the steel plant.
Delivery is scheduled for December 2014. Start of operation is expected for first quarter of 2015 after completion of the entire conversion.
The AUMUND Group is active worldwide. The conveying and storage specialists have special expertise at their disposal when dealing with bulk materials. With their high degree of individuality, both its technically sophisticated as well as innovative products have contributed to the AUMUND Group today being a market leader in many areas of conveying and storage technology. The manufacturing companies AUMUND Förder¬technik GmbH (Rheinberg, Germany), SCHADE Lagertechnik GmbH (Gelsenkirchen, Germany), SAMSON Materials Handling Ltd. (Ely, England), as well as AUMUND Logistic GmbH (Rheinberg, Germany) are consolidated under the umbrella of the AUMUND Group. In conjunction with the headquarters of the manufacturing companies, the global conveying and storage technology business is spearheaded through a total of eight locations in Asia, Europe, North and South America.
The experience with the AUMUND conveyor operative since November 2012 gave the plant managers the reliability to convert the next line. As with the first line, the existing vibrating feeders will be replaced by metallic plate conveyors. The advantages are compelling: wear on the metallic plate conveyor is significantly lower than on vibrating feeders. Also maintenance efforts could be reduced. Thus, the operator is faced with less operating expenses and less downtime.
The new transport mode effects on the quality of the sinter as well. Since there is no more vibration as caused by the old vibrating feeder, the new conveyor creates less fines and cracks with the sinter material. Thus, the material has better cooling properties and is more suitable for the subsequent cooler. Finally the improved air flow in the burden guarantees a better usability of this sinter within the blast furnace.
In this specific case, the space available for installation of the new AUMUND conveyor was a challenge. Only a very small opening of the platform was available. Through this small out cut, the pre-assembled conveyor could be mounted on site, saving time. The AUMUND engineers fitted the entire conveyor into a torsion-resistant frame. This frame can be divided into five sections. As a result, each of these individual sections can be threaded through the opening provided. This approach had already proven itself during installation of the first AUMUND conveyor in the steel plant.
Delivery is scheduled for December 2014. Start of operation is expected for first quarter of 2015 after completion of the entire conversion.
Pictured above: The compact design of the conveyor allows a transport on a flat-bed truck as a whole. ©AUMUND 2014
The AUMUND Group is active worldwide. The conveying and storage specialists have special expertise at their disposal when dealing with bulk materials. With their high degree of individuality, both its technically sophisticated as well as innovative products have contributed to the AUMUND Group today being a market leader in many areas of conveying and storage technology. The manufacturing companies AUMUND Förder¬technik GmbH (Rheinberg, Germany), SCHADE Lagertechnik GmbH (Gelsenkirchen, Germany), SAMSON Materials Handling Ltd. (Ely, England), as well as AUMUND Logistic GmbH (Rheinberg, Germany) are consolidated under the umbrella of the AUMUND Group. In conjunction with the headquarters of the manufacturing companies, the global conveying and storage technology business is spearheaded through a total of eight locations in Asia, Europe, North and South America.
