Work well under way as Bedeschi installs equipment at US cement plant

Bedeschi has been awarded a contract to supply equipment to the Mitchell Cement Plant in the US. The scope of works includes two apron feeders to be placed in the primary and secondary crushing area to replace the existing machines; the apron feeders feature super duty design with CAT –TYPE chains and Bedeschi’s super duty belt.

To provide the best service, Bedeschi carried out a 3D scan survey to define the exact room availability in the existing plant. The size of the aprons means they are able to handle up to 1,300tph (tonnes per hour) of crushed limestone. They are BED RNSH 1800/6 TYPE.

These aprons will be added to the other three that were previously ordered by Mitchell as part of its plant upgrade programme for clay crushing and additive dosing.

At the time of writing, the company is also finalizing the installation inside the plant of two crusher units, one stacker, one reclaimer and one pipe conveyor. Both stacker and reclaimer are installed inside a longitudinal park.

In the picture, the stacker and the reclaimer are shown at the final stage of installation. The stacker will handle limestone at a capacity of 1,200tph, while the reclaimer has a capacity of 650tph.

The pipe conveyor instead will handle cement at a rate of 420tph and will have a total length of about 700 metres. It is now in the installation phase and Bedeschi’s team is on site to support the installation operations.