Pipe Conveyors have best capabilities of transferring materials between two points, managing both horizontal and vertical curves as well as high inclinations which are difficult in case of trough conveyors.

Y. Srinivas Reddy,
Founder and Managing Director, Bevcon Wayors

Need of the hour for material handling industry is to upgrade engineering and manufacturing technologies to meet ever growing need of increased conveying capacities, longer transportation distances, limited material spillages, high inclination angles, more complex routing combined with product reliability and cost-effective solutions.

Bevcon has identified top focused areas and one among them was “continuously challenge status quo” – Bevcon is consistent and constantly doing the business for more than two decade in conventional material handling domain, it’s time to ‘challenge the consistency and current status quo’ and move on to bigger league of business which is must for organisation to sustain in long run hence initiative to lead organisation to ‘long distance conveying applications’.

Technology tie-up
One great breakthrough for Bevcon was technology tie-up with world renewed engineering firm ‘Overland Conveyor Co. Inc. – USA in the areas of bulk and long distance conveying applications. “This tie-up had facilitated Bevcon in bigger league of execution of projects in the field of mining, power, cement, steel and others sectors across India. The unique technology of conveying bulk material in ‘Troughed and Pipe conveyor’ will make a difference to the material handling industry from the perspective of cost economics, environmental, layout criticality challenges more in specific,” says Y. Srinivas Reddy, Founder and Managing Director, Bevcon Wayors Pvt Ltd.

Overland Pipe Conveyor
Overland Pipe Conveyor is a modern and environmentally friendly transporting system for all kind of bulk materials by overcomes numerous challenges associated with conventional conveyor systems. According to Reddy, “Pipe Conveyors have best capabilities of transferring materials between two points, managing both horizontal and vertical curves as well as high inclinations which are difficult in case of trough conveyors. It eliminates multiple transfer points and exposure of material to atmosphere.”

He adds, “Pipe Conveyor not only protects the conveyed material against external influences such as climatic conditions, it also avoids material loss and spillage and thus, protects the environment.”

Working principle
At the loading and discharging points, the conveyor looks alike to open troughed conveyors and the material is supplied onto the belt in the same way as with conventional belt conveyors. Reddy explains, “The difference starts after the loading point, where the belt is formed into typical tubular shape by special idler arrangements over a certain distance and finally is led through idler panels with hexagonal cut outs and offset idler arrangement. From that point, the belt forms a sealed pipe over the entire conveying line. The material is protected against external influences while the environment is protected against any potential material loss.”

The flexible belt pipe design allows directional changes without the need for additional transfer stations. At the discharging point, the belt opens automatically after the final idler panel and transfers the material to its next destination; the belt on the lower strand is closed again by special idler arrangements. The Pipe Conveyor also meets special requirements such as transporting different material in the upper and lower belt and downhill transport with power-regeneration. Pipe conveyors are available from 150 mm to 700 mm diameter with both fabric and steel cord carcass belt.

Bevcon has designed, manufactured, supplied, erected and commissioned 1.4 km pipe conveyor for handling 3,150 TPH limestone from mine to process plant in Shree Cement Raipur and the same is working satisfactorily since installation in 2015. This installation showcased Bevcon’s competency in the bulk material handling applications and project management abilities.

Unique features
• Bevcon’s Overland Pipe Conveyor protects the conveyed material against external climatic conditions.
• It also avoids material loss and spillage and thus protects the environment by dust free transport.
• Can negotiate tight horizontal and vertical curves.
• Low space requirements.
• Eliminate transfer towers.
• Adaptation ability to topographic requirements.
• Possibility of downhill transportation.
• Option of double load transport of different kinds of material in the upper and lower strand.
• High operational safety.

Potential application areas
Bevcon Pipe Conveyors have been used in various industries including power plants, steel, cement plants, refineries, port terminals etc. for:
• Transporting of raw materials e.g. limestone and ore from mine to process plant.
• In port terminals loading and unloading materials in environmentally sensitive areas.
• In power plants, transporting coal
• In refineries, transporting sulphur.

Overland Pipe Conveyor for handling 3150TPH Limestone with 1.4KM Conveying length from Mine to Process Plant at Shree Cement

For more details, visit www.bevconwayors.com