Pit & Quarry, October 2016
PLANT DESIGN personnel are happy and maintenance time is low then the producer is operating in an economical manner and will be more profitable Automation of processing and vital signs allow for better uptime and less human intervention The degree of automation and remote monitoring provided to the producer should result in a return on investment Use of automation devices varies greatly between producers so detailed discussions between the engineering team and the producer is recommended for the best outcome Portable plant design requirements and stationary plant design requirements are similar with regard to the features and operation of the equipment used but put more constraints into the design The engineering team and producer must consider compromises throughout the plant design process in order to achieve the package of size and weight constraints Since there are no national governing constraints for portable crushing plants every state has its own regulations and all of the regulations vary One design may not work in every state and engineering teams should be able to work around the specific requirements Every state has its own regulations for the size and weight limitations of portable plants and regulations In summary a successful engineering team is very similar to an orchestra conductor A conductor must know the music of each instrument and coordinate all the instruments to perform together Similarly an engineering team needs to have strong knowledge of all of the pieces of a processing plant and work with the producer to coordinate the assembly and use of those parts The ultimate goal is more uptime and higher profits P Q Jeff High is global product manager for crushing and screening at McLanahan Corp www mclanahan com Italvibras Industrial Electric and Mechanical Vibrators Engineering that delivers innovation with performance and reliability Since 1959 LA R G EST I N V E N T O R Y DI R E CT T O Y O U 3 Y E A R W A R R A N T Y Italvibras USA 1940 Vans Way Princeton IL 61356 phone 815 872 1350 fax 866 337 2693 www italvibrasusa com 36 PIT QUARRY October 2016 pitandquarry com
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