Drag Conveyor Basic Design Fundamentals — Part I
How do you spec Drag conveyors? Thanks for the question. We use drag conveyors on just about every project, and there are a number of features to consider with each.
Tips On Mill Foundations — Part II
To design a silo that will reliably store and discharge your material over the long term, you need to gather a range of information. In this second of two parts, we’ll cover required openings, peripheral and imposed loads, geographical location, and soil conditions.
Tips On Mill Foundations — Part I
What are the various steps and design considerations that need to be addressed by the structural engineer to ensure structurally sound, safe, and economical mill foundations?
What You Need To Know About Pumps
The majority of pumps fall into two major groups: positive displacement and centrifugal. In each of these groups, there are many different types of pumps for different applications. And, in many cases, there are multiple types that can be used successfully for a particular application.
The large majority of industrial structural structures — such as building structures, floors, platforms, conveyor bridges, transfer towers, support towers, equipment supports, and so on — are an assembly of smaller components, and, as such, the components must be attached in some fashion.
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Wear Liners — What’s Right?
Liners can provide abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance, improved sanitation and clean-out, and improved flowability. Although my answer here will focus on abrasion resistance enhancement in chutes, transitions, spouts, and hoppers, it is important to keep in mind that liner selection will offer inherent differences with regard to the other above parameters.
Designing & Pricing A Silo
The silo design is a complex problem involving a number of factors — including the type of material to be stored, the functionality or operational requirements of the silo, and the geographical location of the structure.
All You Need To Know About Receiving Unit Trains
More and more often, the railroads have been encouraging their customers to receive products in larger lots and unload them quickly. As a result, the railroads have established grain “unit train” rates which typically require the receipt of 65-, 75-, or 90-car trains that must be turned around in 24 hours or less.
A.G.L., OSHA’s Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program was re-issued in March, 2008 following the Georgia sugar plant explosion a month earlier which got a lot of notoriety. It is expected that there will be increased enforcement activities in the future, especially on certain industry groups, like the feed industry.
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