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Speaking your language, understanding your business

Bruks Siwertell has updated its website so that customers and stakeholders have access to a greater sense of the advantages that it can bring to each of the industries that it serves. “Essentially, if an industry handles dry bulk materials, everything from biomass, cement, fertilizer, grain, pellets, sulfur, iron ore, salt, sugar, nickel, copper, zinc and urea, to wood, our technology can invariably help,” explains Emily Brækhus Cueva, Director Marketing Communications, Bruks Siwertell.

“These new industry pages help us strengthen our identity within different sectors, enabling customers to recognize a shared understanding of their challenges and how our solutions and decades of experience can help,” she adds.

In addition, Bruks Siwertell has introduced website information in ten different languages including Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. Later this year, Japanese will be added to the list. If a preferred language is not present on the website, the option to contact Bruks Siwertell and request further assistance is also available. “Being able to offer information in many languages is a great step towards our customers, suppliers, and industry audience,” says Brækhus Cueva. “Our aim is to be able to answer queries about products and services, or give insights into the industries that we are active within, in local languages.

“The better our understanding is, the better we can help to deliver the most efficient solutions for maintaining, and advancing, different aspects of various industries’ supply chains. It also delivers the most profitable and sustainable return on investments,” concludes Brækhus Cueva.

Enviva expands truckreceiving facilities at South Carolina plant

A new truck-receiving system has recently been delivered to Enviva, a global energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy. It adds to a suite of Bruks equipment already operated by the company across a number of its sites.

The back-on truck dumper, with receiving hopper and collecting belt conveyor, serve Enviva’s wood pellet production plant in Greenwood, South Carolina, USA. “Enviva knows that it can expect consistent performance, reliability and a long service life from our equipment,” says Daniel Pace, Sales Manager, Bruks Siwertell. “In fact, the new system slots right next to an existing Bruks truck dumper, which was delivered in 2016. Each has the capacity to unload wood chips at 130 metric tons per hour.”

New Siwertell ship unloader set to serve Brazilian agri-bulk sector

Siwertell ship unloaders already serve the buoyant agricultural market in Brazil, discharging millions of metric tons of grains, cereals, corn and soybean every year.

Siwertell ship unloaders already serve the buoyant agricultural market in Brazil “This contract was won on the basis of three strong elements,” says Patrik Henryson, Sales Manager, Bruks Siwertell. “Firstly, Siwertell ship unloaders have many successful references in Brazil for reliably handling all types of agricultural foodstuffs. Secondly, they offer very good environmental credentials, and thirdly, their through-life operational costs far out-perform all other systems on the market.”

The ST 790-M unit will be fitted onboard a floating barge and will offer a continuous rated capacity of 1,700t/h for handling soya beans and corn.

“Novo Remanso wants its new ship unloader to be in operation as soon as possible and plans for it to be in service for at least 20 years. It will be in good company, as some of the other Brazilian Siwertell unloaders have been operating for well over two decades,” concludes Henryson.

Brazilian operator, Novo Remanso Port Terminal (TPNR), has ordered a Siwertell screw-type ship unloader to serve its grain-handling export operations in northern Brazil, on the banks of the Amazon River. Four other, individually owned The new ship unloader will be supplied in component parts and assembled for operation in Manaus, significantly in land on the Amazon River. It is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2021.

FPC takes its Siwertell unloader total to 13

Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC), part of the Taiwanese conglomerate, Formosa Plastics Group, has ordered two 640 D-type Siwertell ship unloaders, which will bring the total number of continuous screw-type Siwertell unloaders operated by the company to thirteen. The new totally enclosed unloaders will be installed at Kaohsiung Port, in southern Taiwan, where they will offer the efficient, environment-friendly handling of salt.

“The order makes FPC one of our biggest repeat Siwertell equipment customers and we are delighted that they have returned to our technology once again,” says Per Karlsson, President, Bruks Siwertell AB.

The new rail-mounted units will be used to unload salt, a source of chlorine, which is used in the manufacture of many types of plastics. They offer a continuous rated capacity of 1,000t/h and will discharge vessels up to 80,000 dwt. “Our reputation for the reliable handling of salt is strengthened by the fact that FPC already successfully uses Siwertell ship unloaders to handle it. This was one of the main reasons why it approached us again,” explains Karlsson. “In particular, FPC’s good experience with two of our unloaders at its Mai-Liao facility in Taiwan; one of which was delivered in 2006, and another in 2015.”

Like the Mai-Liao unloaders, the latest pair will feature design additions to enhance their efficiency and enable them to withstand the corrosive effects of salt. “With any unloader tasked with handling salt, corrosion has to be one of the major considerations,” notes Karlsson. “Other unloading technologies used for this material cannot match the capabilities of a Siwertell unloader and its long maintenance intervals.”

The two unloaders will arrive fully assembled at Kaohsiung Port and are planned to be fully operational by the end of 2022.

Unloader upgrade secures continued productivity for agribulk business

A service contract for the total replacement of the electrical control system, including programmable logic controllers (PLCs), has been signed for one of two Siwertell 490-M type ship unloaders that serve the diversified agribulk company, Flour Mills of Nigeria, in Apapa Port, Lagos, Nigeria. parts and support to this site in Nigeria can be a challenge with different regulations and long lead times. Therefore, forward-thinking when it comes to maintenance is a good strategy,” notes Sabel. “This is especially important as the unloaders ensure almost continuous pasta production.”

The electrical control system upgrade will not only secure one unloader’s continued reliability and performance, but also, as any removed parts will be tested and kept as spares for use on the second unloader, the work maximizes its service life as well.

The unloaders, delivered in 2001 and 2007, are owned by Flour Mills of Nigeria. “They are very well maintained machines, and the owner and operator put a lot of emphasis on ensuring their peak condition,” explains Martin Sabel, Siwertell Electrical Surveyor, Bruks Siwertell. “This proactive approach to service meant that last year, we were approached by Flour Mills of Nigeria to initiate plans for the replacement of the electrical system on the 2007-delivered unloader, which is a refurbished machine, re-built to handle grain instead of cement. A follow-up visit revealed that the unloader’s existing PLC systems had become obsolete.”

Both units have a rated capacity of 800t/h and are key machines, securing the import of grains for Lagos’ buoyant pasta manufacturing industry. “The two ship unloaders are still in good condition, after around 40,000 hours in operation, but exporting The installation is planned to be carried out towards the end of 2021.

Dust-free cement handling in the Gulf of Mexico

A new Siwertell road-mobile ship unloader has been ordered for cement handing operations in the Gulf of Mexico region of the USA. Its new, undisclosed owners already operate Siwertell screw-type technology, recognizing its ability to protect the environment from dust and spillage, and to offer a cost-effective dry bulk handling solution, with low operating costs in comparison with other technologies. “Our Siwertell screw-type unloaders are totally enclosed, delivering a dust-tight system, which is critical for protecting the environment, but is particularly essential for operations that are situated near and within populated areas,” explains Christopher Duffy, Area Sales Manager, Bruks Siwertell.

“The customer already operates several Siwertell roadmobile unloaders, at different locations in the US, as well as large-scale bulk terminal unloaders,” Duffy notes. “This familiarity with our technology and confidence with the equipment and its long-term performance, were critical factors in securing this new contract. Additionally, so were our service capabilities and the fact that we are able to deliver the new unloader within ten weeks of order confirmation.

“The unloader will initially work along the Mississippi River,” he continues. “To achieve this, its owners plan to mount it onto a barge, minimizing the requirements for any dock infrastructure.”

The 10 000 S-type road-mobile unit can discharge barges as well as vessels up to 10,000 dwt. It will offer a continuous rated capacity of 300t/h for the totally enclosed, dust-free handling of cement, and will be delivered to the US fully assembled from Sweden. Fullscale operations are scheduled to start by mid-June, 2021.

Siwertell road-mobile unloaders can deploy in under an hour

Sustainable conveyor system order for new zinc recycling plant

year to go ahead with the plant’s construction in Logansport, Indiana, USA.

“Strict environmental compliance, a proven track-record of reliable, efficient technology and the ability to deliver to a tight timeframe were critical factors in securing the order,” says Christopher Duffy, Area Sales Manager, Bruks Siwertell.

The joint venture company, Waelz Sustainable Products (WSP), has contracted Bruks Siwertell to supply a series of conveyors for its new zinc recycling facility. WSP’s coowners, Mexico-based Zinc Nacional and Indianapolis-based Heritage Environmental Services, received permission last The plant’s material handling arrangement calls for the delivery of eleven belt conveyors, a bucket elevator, and feed hoppers including all associated chute work. Three of the belt conveyors will be installed inside lit and ventilated tube gallery structures to achieve a totally enclosed system. Strategically located dust collection units have also been specified to ensure environmental protection.

The enclosed conveyor systems offer dust-free material handling at a capacity of around 30t/h The conveyor systems will handle steel mill by-product materials such as electric arc-furnace (EAF) dust and pellets, carbon, and limestone, each at a typical capacity of 30t/h.

“Incorporating a totally enclosed system is critical because of the very dry and dusty materials,” Duffy explains. “The conveyors located inside buildings are covered and the transfer conveyors between buildings are installed in the gallery structures. This ensures environmental compliance and makes the entire material handling arrangement dust-tight to the atmosphere.”

Equipment deliveries are planned for completion in July 2021, with the facility due to be fully operational towards the end of 2021.