Materials Handling Systems

Ship and barge loading and unloading, conveyors and belt feeders, storage and reclaim, and railcar and truck dumper - our experience is extensive and gobal.

Ship and Barge Loading/Unloading

We have undertaken more than 80 shiploader, unloader and loading boom projects, for vessels ranging from 2,000 DWT barges up to 250,000 DWT bulk carriers, at rates up to 16,000 t/h:

Shiploaders
fixed/shuttle
travelling
quadrant/radial
dual quadrant
multi-spout
tower Unloaders
grab
pneumatic
continuous mechanical
self-unloading vessel systems

Conveyors and Belt Feeders

Sandwell has designed and installed thousands of kilometers of conveyor belts, from low-capacity installations to belts up to 2,500 mm wide conveying 16,000 t/h.

overland conveyors with horizontal curves
covered conveyors
truck systems and unloading
multiple drive systems
shuttle conveyors and moving head discharges
variable speed and vibrating belt feeds
chain feeds and chain conveyors
screw conveyors
pneumatic conveying systems

Storage and Reclaim

Design/installation of storage and reclaim systems, including:

yard layouts for efficient product flow
stockyard management
bucket wheel stacker/reclaim systems
dozer-fed chain feeds and tunnel reclaim
covered storage with rotary plow feeds and portal scraper units
storage pile spray systems
bin storage systems

Railcar and Truck Dumpers

Expertise encompasses unloading using

rotary dump
end dump
side dump
bottom dump

Assignments have included:

loop track and railyard design
unit train indexers, railcar mover
performance specifications for single and tandem rotary car dumpers with capacity up to 8,000 t/h
layout of grizzly and crusher stations.