Siwertell road-mobile unloader ordered for US flyash operations

Bruks Siwertell has secured an order for a next-generation Siwertell 5 000 S road-mobile ship-unloader to support the environment-friendly handling of flyash for an American operator. It is destined for service in the port of Houston, Texas, promising to deliver highly efficient, reliable flyash ship unloading with minimal dust emissions and zero spillage.

“This operator is looking to capitalize on the distinct advantages that our Siwertell road-mobile technology can deliver to very dusty dry bulk handling sectors, such as flyash,” notes Jörgen Ojeda, Sales Director Mobile Unloaders, Bruks Siwertell. “Houston is a key port for the region’s construction industry, and this new unloader will be in good company.

“We have a number of similar units and large-scale Siwertell ship-unloaders already serving the port for many years, as well as more widely across the country, and numerous global installations in the cement and fly ash industry,” Ojeda continues.

“Siwertell road-mobile unloaders are unchallenged in terms of flexibility, capacity, and efficiency, both in terms of unloading capacity and operational costs,” he adds. “We have secured many US references in recent years. This, and our operational track records, probably influenced the customer’s decision in choosing Siwertell road-mobile technology, with the contract won in direct competition with other available systems.”

The next-generation road-mobile ship unloader is scheduled for delivery to the operator in mid-2024, fully assembled and tested from Bruks Siwertell’s premises in Bjuv, Sweden. It will discharge flyash from smaller barges, up to 5,000dwt, at a rated capacity of between 200tph (tonnes per hour) and 225tph, ensuring an efficient, totally enclosed conveying line to minimize dust emissions and eliminate spillage.

Next-generation units meet the highest environmental regulations, in terms of exhaust and sound emissions. They have advanced electrical systems that employ fieldbus-based technology; a user interface with touchscreen technology; and a four-colour graphic operating display panel. They also feature innovative digital solutions, enabling remote monitoring and service support.

TRANSFORMING SHIP-UNLOADING TECHNOLOGY: THE FIRST 50 YEARS

Since 1974, Siwertell ship-unloaders have repositioned the standards in dry bulk handling, setting them so high that its through-ship efficiencies, capacities and technological capabilities remain unmatched today.

Behind the success of Siwertell screw conveyor ship-unloading technology is the unique inlet feeder, designed and developed by two Swedish inventors, Olle Siwersson and Gunnar Tell, who combined their surnames to give the brand its famous name, Siwertell.

It has now been 50 years since the counter-rotating inlet feeder was patented. Competitors have tried to copy the technology, but so far without substantial success, strengthening Bruks Siwertell’s position as a world-leading manufacturer of continuous screw-type conveyor ship unloaders.

A Story Of Trust

Many units that were delivered in the 1970s, are still operational today, still delivering highly competitive performances. When operators needed a new approach to dry bulk handling, which offered safe, enclosed, efficient ship-to-shore material transfers, rejecting the issues of the open handling of dry bulk materials, like spillage and dust emissions, Siwertell’s technology was there to help.

Siwertell’s story is one of trust. Its ship-unloading technology was, and still is, revolutionary. It takes bravery to step away from convention, to question whether or not something is as good as it can be.

Together, with its customers, Siwertell is transforming the dry bulk handling industry. The company knows that, to be sustainable, it needs to keep listening, keep innovating, and remain open to all the new possibilities that digitalization and automation will bring.

These technological advances will be underpinned by the company’s most important resource — its people. Their integrity, commitment and teamwork will remain at the heart of the company, and it recognizes the contributions of its personnel.

Giving Voice To Values

The voices of Bruks Siwertell AB’s directors not only echo the ethos and values of the company, but also, understanding their individual contributions, over decades, identifies the spirit that is intrinsic within Bruks Siwertell. As board members they make decisions that drive the company forward, including Bruks Siwertell Group’s ambitions to set dry bulk industry’s sustainability standards, just like the technology set performance standards 50 years ago.

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