Powering Production & Profit in Non-Ferrous Metals
Clyde TRANSFORMING PROCESSES NO LIMITS INFINITE POSSIBILITIES Materials Handling Non-ferrous metals are defined simply asmetals that do not contain iron, and in recent years the demand for these materials has grown at an astonishing rate. The requirement for non-ferrous metals such as copper,nickel, aluminium and zinc has surged dramatically due to the growing infrastructures of developing economies in China and India, as well as the continuing demand for these materials in countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas, where they are used in the construction, telecommunication, utility and transport industries.As a result of these factors, producers of non-ferrous metalsare under increasing pressure to maintain high levels of output in an effort to cope with demand. Non-ferrous metal operators are seeking to source and implement technologies and solutions that can support them with expanding their production capacities within new and existing facilities.At the heart of these production facilities lie the smeltingtechnologies which are used to melt and purify non-ferrous metal concentrates. Clyde Materials Handling has developed aseries of pneumatic conveying and injections solutions which have been utilised to transform smelting performance by accurately, reliably and continually feeding material into process. Clyde Materials Handling conveying and injection solutionsare used across the non-ferrous arena - copper,nickel, zinc, tin, lead, aluminium, and platinum; regardless of process employed including Flash, TSL, Mitsubishi, bath industrial converter, Anode industrial furnaces, aluminium pot lines and carbon houses. Transforming Processes Clyde Materials Handling is an established customer-drivensolutions provider,which utilises its knowledge, expertise andtechnologies to transform the production processes of its customers who operate within the non-ferrous metals industry.Clyde Materials Handling offer Pneumatic Conveying Solutionswhere it matters at the heart of continuous processes.Clyde Materials Handling has helped their global non-ferrouscustomer base transform the way in which they operate their processes, which has enabled them to generate sustainable economic benefits and maintain their positions as leaders in their market.Clyde Materials Handling’s pneumatic conveying solutionshave been able to transport various materials in an unrestricted, controlled and continuous manner at low velocity, consuming low volumes of compressed air.Clyde’s pneumatic injection solutions have been used to injectan array of materials such as concentrates, ores, mattes, white metal, silica, coal, dusts, reverts, other additives, industrial alumina, fluorides, cryolite and recycled scraps including electronic materials into the heart of non-ferrous metal production processes. It is vitally important to the performance of a process that a consistent stable and smooth feed of material is accomplished so that processes can be stabilised allowing superior levels of production returns to be attained. Non-ferrous metals producers are striving to accomplishhigher returns from incumbent equipment and to utilise the process to its highest level of production. To do this, many have found that exemplary injection accuracy and a stable, pulseless feed allows much higher material injection rates. Clyde is unique in its ability to provide injection rates of over 150tph and an injection accuracy of +-1% on short time frames, which eliminate furnace surging, and inefficiency.All of Clyde Materials Handling’s conveying and injectionsolutions are enhanced through the use of the Clyde Dome Valve, widely regarded as the best material handling valve in the world. The Clyde Dome Valve has the ability to cut through static or moving columns of material through the use of its innovative