Figure 1. Lafarge waste conveyor with LIFTUBE® to supply the kiln.
David Fregez, Standard Industrie International, France, outlines how material losses and dust emissions can be reduced through the addition of conveyor belt accessories.
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ptimising production tools can enable a reduction of atmospheric emissions, improved visibility, staff safety, and reduced maintenance costs. Standard Industrie International has been a specialist in the design and manufacture of solutions aiming to facilitate the handling of bulk products by combining safety and respect for the environment, thus this article outlines several of the company’s solutions regarding dust control.
Reducing material losses and dust emissions
The LIFTUBE® is a solution from Standard Industrie that is designed to optimise the sealing of any conveyor belt – smooth or cleats, rubber or PVC, vulcanised hot or cold. It comes as a replacement to stations equipped with three rollers on the conventional conveyors. These are standard 1 m modules that are scalable and easy to install on all or part of a
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