What is Bulk Material Handling?
Bulk material handling refers to the process of stacking, reclaiming, blending, homogenizing, loading and unloading, conveying bulk material or dry commodities using bulk material handling equipment or systems, such as stacking, reclaiming, blending and homogenizing, loading and unloading ships or vessels or trucks or wagons, belt conveying and so on.
(As one of bulk material, iron ore is being stacking, reclaiming and conveying operated in ore concentrate stockyard)
What is Bulk Material?
Bulk material refers to bulk commodities or materials with unpackaged bulk, granular or power condition in industries from coal, mining, metal to agriculture, chemicals, oil refinery, building material, etc.
Some of typical bulk material and dry commodities are as follows:
| COAL & AGRICULTURE | MINING & METAL | BUILDING MATERIAL |
|---|---|---|
| Thermal Coal | Iron Ore | Limestone |
| Metallurgical coal | Manganese Ore | Quartz |
| Peat | Bauxite | Dolomite |
| Lignite | Alumina | Granite |
| Coke | Copper Ore | Caliche |
| Petroleum coke | Nickel Ore | Sand, Sandstone |
| Oil Shale | Zinc Ore | Rock |
| Sugar | Sinter | Cement Clinker |
| Bran | Slag | Gravel |
| Barley | Soda Ash | Clay |
| Grain | Potash | Gypsum |
| Wheat | Fertilizer | Lime |
| Wood Pellets | Salt | Crushed Stone |
| Bark, Woodchips | Sulphur | Calcium Carbide |
(Note: Above bulk material and dry commodities are typical bulk materials, not all bulk materials)
Bulk Material Handling System and Equipment
Stockyard System and Bulk Materials Handling Equipment
Stockyard system for bulk materials handling are usually used in industries such as coal fire power plant, port, mining, refinery, building material, etc.
- Stacker, Reclaimer, Stacker Reclaimer
- Circular Stockyard Stacker Reclaimer
- Conveyor System
- Wagon Tippler / Car Dumper
- Train Loading Station
Port Handling System and Bulk Materials Handling Equipment
Port handling system for bulk materials handling are usually used at ports or terminals in industries such as coal fire power plant, port, refinery, etc.
- Wagon Tippler / Car Dumper
- Conveyor System
- Shiploader
- Ship Unloader
- Mobile Hopper
Conveyor System and Bulk Materials Handling Equipment
Conveyor system is used to transport bulk materials from mines to storage yards, or conveying transport bulk materials in coal fired power plants, ports, metallurgy, petrochemical, building materials and other factories.
- Stockyard Conveyor
- Pipe Conveyor
- Long-distance Overland Conveyor
- Movable Conveyor
