En-Masse Drag Conveyor Design
En-Masse Drag Chain conveying technology is the most efficient technology in the industry, capable of utilising 90% of the physical size for actual conveying.
CDM Systems
En-Masse Conveyors and Conveying Systems
430 Main Street,
Elk River,
55330 Minnesota,
United States of America
CDM Systems specialises in en-masse conveyors and conveying systems for a range of industries, including industrial power plants, central utilities, minerals processing, co-gen plants, biomass plants, fracking sand and silica processing.
The company has more than 40 years of material handling experience and industry knowledge, and can solve the most difficult bulk transportation challenges.
Material handling systems for power and utilities
CDM aims to build close working relationships with customers that extend into the future. This starts with a competent understanding of the customer’s operational sequence and present and future capability requirements, as well as specific material capacity needs.
CDM then provides a comprehensive proposal and undertakes a client review. This is coupled with a detailed equipment drawing.
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The company also communicates the basis for layout and design selection, and how this is the optimal choice for applications.
Customised conveying systems
CDM Systems’ conveying systems are specifically designed for use 24/7, 350 days a year.
They can be used for unloading trucks, railcars, or vessels, or moving commodities within a process facility. The company provides technical support and equipment that is designed for each customer’s requirements.
Material movement and heavy-duty conveyors
CDM Systems works in all areas of power generation, from receiving, to distribution, to boiler feed and ash handling.
The company designs and builds heavy-duty conveyors for the needs of the power industry. The conveying, loading and unloading systems handle coal, wood waste, RDF, litter, fly ash and bottom ash, as well as other fuels and blends.
CDM’s conveyor housings and chain assemblies can handle the extreme temperatures of ash handling systems, exceeding 1000°F (538 °C).
Conveying and environmental compliance
In addition to temperature, a CDM conveyor and loading system is designed for 24/7 reliable operation and long life. The A.R.S steel plate housing is typically 320-360BHN A.R. on the sidewalls and 320-360BHN A.R. on the bottom plates. Carburized alloy chains are 550-650BHN.
CDM’s systems can also help with environmental compliance, eliminating dust and airborne particles from the boiler combustion process. This is achieved through the detailed engineering of each conveyor, providing:
- Proper bolt spacing and gasketing of the troughs and stations
- All access panels and inspection doors are properly gasketed to ensure dust and weather tight installation
- Overlapping of bottom plates provides structural integrity and produces a joint that is dust tight
- Additional packing glands are installed when conveyed material is very fine or fluid
En-Masse drag chain conveyor
The En-Masse drag chain conveyor, which was a material movement principle discovered in the 1930s, moves material with a skeleton-like chain and flight assembly inside a rectangular, dust-tight housing.
The chain assembly is pulled along the bottom of the housing, running through the material mass that fills the housing. The material moves ‘en-mass’ as the bottom surface of the trough is moved by the chain, combining with the shear friction between the material particles.
This method of conveying is extremely efficient, using 90% of effective utilisation of space. Material is moved with little to no volatility, is housed in an ARS steel plate housing for dust tight operations, and is rugged and durable with minimal wear points and easy access to the chain assembly.
En-Masse Replacement Chain Flight Options
CDM Systems has a range of drag chain conveyor flight designs. The T and BT style flights are used for horizontal and slight incline applications, normally between 0° to 12°, while the U flight can be used for horizontal / incline combinations through approximately 25°.
High Temp Conveyor Product Details
The drop-forged case hardened chain and A.R.S steel plate construction provides 24/7 operation and durability for temperatures up to 1,000°F (538°C).
Mobile Bulk Material Unloaders for Power
CDM Systems manufactures enclosed mobile drag conveyors for vertical or horizontal load and off-load of bulk material from rail cars, ships in port, silos and semi-trailers.
Replacement Drag Chain Assembly
The CDM chain is rugged, durable, strong and engineered to last. The reliability is in the design and it provides longevity due its chemistry, micro structure and heat treating process.
Effective Coal Material Handling from Distribution to Receiving
En-Masse Drag Chain Conveying technology offers advantages over other conveying types for coal handling, due to its effective utilisation of space, totally enclosed housing, and ability to operate effectively horizontally or vertically.
Power Plant Improves Reliability and Uptime with Improved Feedstock Conveying
A small power producer had a contract to supply a nearby malting facility with its electricity and heating needs. The power producer struggled to fulfil its obligations at times due to unexpected downtime of conveyors and poor material distribution.
Heavy-Duty En-Masse Conveyors Engineered for 24/7 Operation
CDM Systems, a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty En-Masse conveyors and systems for more than 40 years, has introduced drop-forged chain and conveyor designs for aggressive applications.
CDM Systems
430 Main Street
Elk River
55330
Minnesota
United States of America
