SAFE MATERIAL HANDLING SOLUTIONS
Posted on November 2, 2022
Success for your Plant’s bulk material handling operators is defined by one primary goal every day: Transfer the most material possible with limited downtime and maintenance in a workplace that is safe for themselves and their coworkers. Successful production depends on the harmony of interdependent material handling components optimized for safety and reliability. The heart […]
Posted on October 11, 2022
Keeping an Eye on Success in the Load Zone Bulk material handling involves transferring massive weights and amounts of a product. As tons of bulk material drop with a powerful force from receiving chutes onto a receiving conveyor belt, this impact zone can become highly susceptible to significant belt and frame damage and excessive material […]
Posted on August 1, 2022
Biomass energy continues to grow in the U.S. In 2021, biomass provided about 4.8 trillion British thermal units (TBtu) of energy output (4.8 quadrillion BTU), which is equal to about 5% of total U.S. primary energy consumption. Of that amount, about 48% was from biofuels (mostly ethanol); 44% was from wood and wood-derived biomass; and […]
Posted on June 15, 2022
Much is asked of the conveyor belt, which provides substantial effort and service for bulk material handling operations. As the belt conveys large amounts of raw material each day, it is important the correct conveyor cleaning strategy and center-loading practices are maintained to eliminate carryback and spillage issues. Belt tracking involves implementing corrective belt tracking […]
Posted on May 4, 2022
Bulk material handling operations continue to grow and produce with increasing demands and complexity. Achieving optimal customer service and operating margins production requires precision of system design, equipment, and procedures. It also calls for a common understanding of precise project details among plant managers and personnel. If equipment is not to spec, safe demolition is […]
Posted on April 11, 2022
Ports & Terminals Material Handling: How to Avoid Demurrage Charges Our domestic and global economies depend on international trade. A large part of that trade involves industrial ports and terminals through which barges and ships transport tons of materials through handling systems with many moving components. As the shipped product is loaded, unloaded, and conveyed, […]
Posted on February 7, 2022
Conveyor Belt Idlers Bulk material handlers depend on the conveyor belt and idlers as foundational to daily operations. The performance of that vital component in turn greatly relies on other sometimes less-heralded parts that support and preserve its function. During a typical day, a conveyor belt will transfer tons of bulk material, much of which […]
Posted on October 15, 2021
Discrete Element Method (DEM) & Transfer Point Solutions The proper flow of material is vital to a bulk handling operation. However, each operation also contends with its particular material challenges, and they can surface anywhere from silos to bins to hoppers to the conveyor belt. Bulk material flow results from how its particles move, changing […]
Posted on August 27, 2019
Efforts to protect the conveyor belt and control dust and spillage frequently focus on solutions above the belt. This is helpful – but also often incomplete, as many problems originate beneath the belt. Efficient material flow systems include conveyor support above and below the belt. Benetech, Inc. specializes in complete conveyor belt support systems and […]
Posted on June 20, 2019
Benetech MaxZone® XN Wear Liner Outside Control of Better Inside Performance As a bulk material handling professional, you’re familiar with the challenges wear liners can pose. For optimal function, the conveyor liner should be inside the skirtboard and wear liner system; this protects the sealing system and chute work from the attrition of material loading […]
