Cimento Itambe´ has awarded Aumund do Brasil and Schade Lagertechnik GmbH a contract for the rebuilding of a limestone storage facility. Apart from the refurbishment of an existing scraper reclaimer, the supply of a new bridge reclaimer forms part of the scope of supply which is scheduled to be employed for homogenized reclaiming of the raw material. Whilst the refurbishment of the old unit was the first to be implemented, the new bridge reclaimer has been in service since the beginning of 2012.
As a first step, the Schade Lagertechnik specialists from Herne fitted the existing scraper with a second harrow sourced from a no longer existent local supplier. Flexible utilization of the recently separated longitudinal stockpiles is made possible in this way. Prior to the rebuild, the old scraper which was equipped with just one harrow, had been transported with the aid of a mobile platform to one of the two former (parallel) stockpiles. Owing to the extension of the raw material storage totalling four separate longitudinal stockpiles, an additional bridge scraper was necessary which runs on a 33m-long track. The scraper achieves a reclaiming capacity of 500tph (tonnes per hour). It is employed in parallel with the refurbished older unit. The Schade installation and components were designed in such a way that a ten-fold and two-fold warranty have been given for the chain and gear systems respectively.
Cimento Itambe´ was founded in March 1968 as Itambe´ Mining Company Limited. In 1971 the company — which has in the meantime been transformed into a limited company — received permission for the construction of a clinker production plant with a daily capacity of 1,050 tonnes.
Through the construction of a third kiln the annual cement production capacity was increased to around 1.3mt (million tonnes).
 
ABOUT SCHADE LAGERTECHNIK
Schade Lagertechnik GmbH is among the leading manufacturers worldwide of equipment for bulk material stockyards and blending beds for all major sectors. The company was founded in 1879 and is today headquartered in Herne. It has gained an outstanding reputation worldwide for its modern stockyard and homogenizing concepts. It has belonged to the Aumund Group since 2001.
 
ABOUT THE AUMUND GROUP
The Aumund Group is active worldwide. The conveying and storage specialists have special expertise at their disposal when dealing with bulk materials. With their high degree of individuality, both its technically sophisticated as well as innovative products have contributed to the Aumund Group today being a market leader in many areas of conveying and storage technology. The manufacturing companies Aumund Fo¨rdertechnik GmbH (Rheinberg, Germany), Schade Lagertechnik GmbH (Herne, Germany), B&W Mechanical Handling Ltd. (Ely, Great Britain) as well as Aumund Logistik GmbH (Rheinberg, Germany) are consolidated under the umbrella of the Aumund Group. In conjunction with the headquarters of the manufacturing companies, the global conveying and storage technology business is spearheaded by a total of eight locations in Asia, Europe, North and South America.