Dust-free technology

Bruks Siwertell has won a contract to deliver a Siwertell screw-type ship loader for the totally enclosed, dust-free handling of cement and clinker at a Caribbean-based cement plant. The resulting design could be used for bulk handling at ports.

Axel Dahl, sales manager at Bruks Siwertell, explained: “The final design offers benefits to both the environment and the operator; a screw-type loader that delivers totally enclosed material conveying, preventing dust emissions and spillage, combined with the ability to withstand the abrasive effects of tougher dry bulks, like clinker, prolonging component wear and service life.”

The type-1B ship loader will deliver cement and clinker handling at a continuous rated capacity of 600t/h, with a peak loading rate of 750t/h, for vessels up to 20,000 dwt.

Dahl said the company had to consider a number of technical challenges to meet the complex set of operational and dry bulk material handling needs. These included integrating a new optimised conveying system for handling clinker and how to deliver dust-free handling.

He noted that “as the project is heavily focused on the environment, any system that handled both clinker and powdery cement had to deliver dust-free handling. The obvious choice for us was to consider a conveying system with screw technology”.

The ship loader will be delivered, and is scheduled to be operational, later this year.