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Bulk Material Handling Conveyor SystemsENGINEERED to Increase Efficiency and Productivity
FRONT END
DESIGN,
MANUFACTURING
& INSTALLATION
ON-SITE TRAINING,
FULL SYSTEM
SIMULATION AND
POST PROJECT
FOLLOW-UP
ICD ALSO
SPECIALIZES IN
EVALUATING AND
UPGRADING
EXISTING CONVEYOR
SYSTEMS
Founded by engineers
who still act as project
managers, ICD provides
personal service and
high-end expertise to
ensure your success!
ICD Group Services
Front End Design Manufacturing & Installation
On-Site Training
Full System Simulation
Post Project Follow-Up
Evaluating and Upgrading Existing Conveyor Systems
Complete Controls and Automation
Affordable Material Handling
Systems Created For Maximum
& Quick Payback
“Greatness is
not given,
it’s earned”
CMC Steel
Design Challenge:The challenge was to design, fabricate, and deliver to the site in time for their September, 2011 outage – beginning engineering in April, 2011!
“Replacing
inexpensive
fixes with a
quality system
has increased
plant reliability!!!
Client Request:Mesabi Nugget wanted to replace their existing iron nugget and coal fines mix from the discharge of their existing cooler to a “new” surge bin inside their processing building in Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota.
Mesabi Nugget • Iron Nugget And Coal Fines
PROJECT
OVERVIEW
ICD Group provided complete design engineering services, fabrication, delivery to the site, and complete site supervision for four (4) replacement conveyors. These conveyors were truss type initial design, but allowed for a “future” gallery to enclose these “dual” conveyors.
Two (2) “dual” conveyors from the cooler to a “new” surge bin and two (2) “dual” conveyors from the surge bin to the new storage/surge bin inside the processing building were delivered for installation during the same month’s outage. This involved some 1,400 ft. of 36” wide X 5 ft. deep truss sections; with support bents and gravity take-up sections.
Working closely with the construction crew , ICD’s site supervisors receivedthe truck deliveries and staged these in an order that could be erected in the shortest time possible to meet the tight deadline.
The system was brought on-line in early October with “virtually no problems and is producing up to capacity with no ongoing maintenance issues.”
SOLUTION
Client Request:A. Finkl and Sons requested a complete alloy handling system to receive both Lime and Alloys from trucks, transfer to Day BinStorage and then reclaim from “pre-weighed”Day Bins to either EAF, LMF, or VTD.
Design Challenge:One (1) enclosed truck unloading station and ten (10) Day Bins (each on load cells); transfer conveyors to 1) Holding Hopper and “pivoting” conveyor to ladle at tap at the EAF; 2) Transfer conveyors to Batch Holding Hopper at LMF (complete with “bad batch”
chute to grade or loading to hopper “buggy” to transport small amounts of alloys to VTD).
PROJECT
OVERVIEW
A. Finkl and Sons• Lime and Alloys
“Increased
productivity
four (4)
fold….”
ICD Group designed, fabricated, delivered and provided on-site supervision tooversee the contractor. The system included a Level 2 PLC control system withremote I/O to interact with the “Master” control system at the EAF supplied by SMSSiemag. With only a staff of six (6), the system was erected and completed withinprojected schedule of three (3) months. The alloy handling system was brought online with “no-difficulties” and the client was more than impressed with its operation.
SOLUTION
Design Challenge:ICD was asked to tie into their existing system and “add” a secondary screening station that would remove an additional 3 – 5% of ore fines and transfer the “overs” or usable iron ore back into their conveying circuit to deliver iron ore to a Megamond Midrex DRI Module.
Client Request:Nu-Iron Trinidad requested a system addition to their existing primary screening system for iron oxide pellets.
Nu-Iron Trinidad • Iron Oxide Pellets
PROJECT
OVERVIEW
“From order
placement to
delivery this system
took only 4 months and
now screens up to 600
MTPH with up to an
additional 5% fines
removal, producing a
higher quality DRI
product!”
ICD Group designed a new conveying system, secondary screen tower, fines removal conveyor, and transfer conveyor system to tie into the existing circuit delivering iron ore to the DRI module.
A 600 MTPH Kinergy screen was purchased to screen the product. ICD Group provided a tower enclosure for this screen and associated fines removal conveyor and chute work to the existing conveyor circuit to the DRI module. The system was installed during a five (5) week outage and then placed “on-line”.
The system now removes up to 5% of additional fines and transfers better product to the DRI module. This helps to reduce the fines for the end DRI product made at this location and transcends into a better shippable product to the various Nucor mills in the States. A complete remote I/O control system was provided to tie into their central control system.
SOLUTION
402-253-2322 www.icdmaterialhandling.com
Bulk Material Handling Conveyor SystemsENGINEERED to Increase Efficiency and Productivity
Alan Buckley402-253-2322
Steve Edwards613-967-8414
Barry Viola620-446-2568
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