Innovative conveying line for Holcim, Siggenthal

Holcim is the biggest cement producer in Switzerland, operating three plants. Earlier this year Claudius Peters and strategic alliance partner, Thorwesten, were awarded the contract to provide facilities to the Holcim plant in Siggenthal, where they will be using ground lignite dust for the cement kiln firing.

The Claudius Peters supply includes wagon unloading to a capacity of 150 t/h; dosing equipment and pneumatic conveying at approximately 20 tonnes per hour. The direct burner injection is carried out by means of pneumatic conveying which has a length of more than 100 m with rotary feeder injection.

Claudius Peters won over Holcim with their innovative concept of only one conveying line unloading three wagons at the same time which also has the advantage of reduced energy consumption for the conveying air generation.

Commissioning is to a very tight programme and will take place during the third quarter of 2013.

About Claudius Peters

The name Claudius Peters has been synonymous with the global cement and gypsum industry for over a century. Founded in 1906, the eponymous company became part-owned by the British Babcock organization in the 1950’s and was owned by them outright from the 1970’s until being acquired by Langley Holdings PLC (www.langleyholding.com) in 2002. Today the Claudius Peters group also serves the global steel industry via subsidiaries in the United States, Brazil, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Romania, India and China and employs over 600 people worldwide.