projects HIGHLIGHT
CF Industries Port Neal Expansion, Seargent Bluff, IA USA
The project as a whole is a 2 billion dollar Urea Expansion for CF industries in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. The plant is one of the largest producing urea facilities around the world and is currently the largest financial investment in Iowa history.
JSC "Agrochem exports," Murmansk, Russia
The JSC "AgroChem Exports," Murmansk, Russia fertilizer storage and shipping complex located at the Port of Murmansk was designed and installed by Knight Industrial Equipment. The facility includes an elevated rail unloading station capable of unloading four 100 ton cars at a time. The material conveyed at a rate of 1200 TPH includes Diamonium Phosphate, Ammonium Nitrate and other fertilizer ingredients weighing 50-70 lbs. per cu. ft.
After the material is unloaded it is conveyed by belt to one of three 15,000 ton concrete Dome Storage Buildings, also supplied by KIE, or directly to ships. Reclaim Tunnels are located through each storage Dome and the entire facility is enclosed for protection against severe climate. Temperatures often drop as low as -35 degrees centigrade.
The entire materials handling system was manufactured in the USA and loaded on Russian Freighters at the Port of Tampa in Tampa, FL. Even the pre-cast concrete reclaim tunnels were produced in Florida and shipped to the Port. Due to the extreme temperatures, special attention in design was given to the mechanical, electrical, and structural components.
Argos USA, Harleyville, SC USA
Argos USA, Harleyville, SC Raw Material Handling System was designed and installed on a turnkey basis by KIE. It includes belt conveyors, weigh feeders, hoppers, storage silo, magnets, scales, dust collectors, metal detectors and much more. Products handled include marl, clay, iron oxide, bottom ash and flyash.
This system, along with modifications to the mill itself, allowed Argos USA to double its production. KIE has supplied similar Material Handling systems for Argos USA at their Atlanta, GA and Calera, AL plants since this facility was installed.
CEMEX, Ft. Myers, FL USA
The entire Materials Handling System for CEMEX Ready-Mix Concrete Batch Plant located in Ft. Myers, Florida was supplied by KIE on a turnkey basis. Knight Industrial has also supplied a duplicate plant to CEMEX in Port Charlotte, FL. The facility also includes a drive-over truck unloading station, concrete storage silos, automatic material handling systems and provisions for a new block plant to be installed in the future.
Since 1984 Knight Industrial has worked with CEMEX, supplying new Batch Plants, Paver Plants, reconditioning older plants and designing and building Material Handling Systems.
lAFARGEHOLCIM, Holly Hill, Sc usa
This is a bottom Ash Material Unloading system capable of handling 150 TPH of material weighing 60 PCF. The equipment consisted of two ( 2 ) 40 ton Truck Dump Unloading Hoppers and two ( 2 ) Metso Tractor Type 48" wide x 16 ft. long Apron Feeders charging one 60" wide pit Unloading Belt Conveyor that in turn charges a 48" x 700 ft. long transfer belt conveyor having multiple convex and concave vertical curves. This 48" conveyor delivers the Ash material direct to the Mill.
MOSAIC, Tampa, FL USA
This Reclaim Ship/Rail Loadout & continuous batching system was designed and supplied for the purpose of handling 750 TPH of DAP, MAP & GTSP fertilizer materials. Prior to the commissioning of this equipment, the ship loading procedure was preformed by charging a string of Rail Cars at each on-site warehouse location, then transporting this material by rail car to the Port loadout facility approximately 2,000 ft. away. As a result, the net material handling capacity of this system peaked at 120-125 TPH, and it required approximately 60 people to perform this duty. Once the New Reclaim & Loadout system was placed in operation, the capacity jumped significantly while reducing the manpower requirements at the same time. As an added bonus, the reduction in demurrage charges alone justified the capital expense for this project.
