Industry first from inBulk Technologies
A Derbyshire-based minerals supplier has recently completed a successful trial of inBulk Technologies’ G-type ISO-Veyor.
The company approached inBulk Technologies to explore alternatives to tipping tankers for transporting granular limestone. A 20ft G-type ISO-Veyor was developed using existing ISO-Veyor technology and taken into the quarry on a rail wagon. The ISO-Veyor was filled under gravity, the unit was sealed and then transported by train to a Scottish railhead close to the customer’s processing plant.
Allan Wilkie, commercial director at inBulk Technologies, explained: ‘This trial represents the very first time an ISO container has ever been taken into and back out of this specific quarry, previously thought not to be possible due to rail gauge issues. The material in question is normally transported in bottom-discharge bulk wagons for delivery on an overnight train, emptied into a stockpile and then picked up by a tipping tanker for final delivery to the customer.
‘An enormous amount of handling is involved in this current process, which increases the chances of cross-contamination.’
During the trial, 27 tonnes of granular limestone were transported in the G-type and successfully discharged into storage silos at the customer’s plant. In addition, the discharge time of the G-type was almost half that of a conventional tipping tanker.
