2 October 2020: The catastrophic failure of a tailings dam in Brazil in January 2019 released a mudflow that advanced through the mine-owners’ offices, staff amenities, houses, farms and roads downstream, with multiple fatalities in its wake.
The Memory-Flex™ disc and Disc Accelerator™ are the only moving parts; there is no packing, mechanical hinges, pivot pins or bearings to wear out or rag. Furthermore, the one-piece precision moulded disc is backed by a 25 year warranty for the flex portion of the disc to give operators confidence in the long term performance […]
The PT PLN (Persero) on behalf of Government of Indonesia is undertaking the Asahan III Hydroelectric Power Plant project in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The project involves the construction of a hydroelectric power
plant with a total power generation capacity of 174MW. The project will feature two units of 87MW capacity.
Free Water Knock-Outs, Desalters and Dehydrators are just some of the applications in the oil industry where it is necessary to separate water and oil. The density differences between water and oil causes water to drop to the bottom of a separation tank, and oil to rise to the top.
HMA Geotechnical has supplied its Wisenmeshnet® wireless infrastructure monitoring system for one of the largest industrial projects in Eastern Indonesia. This is the first time that this system, intended mainly for mining and civil engineering, has been adapted successfully for such an application.
A tailings dam at an Australian mine had vibrating wire piezometers which were measuring the pore water pressure of the dam. Readings from the piezometers were being taken manually; however, the regularity of the
readings was interrupted by harsh weather, site hazards, staffing and related factors.
HMA Power Generation enhances boiler fuel efficiency to improve profitability and decrease pollution at Ombilin power station in Indonesia. The unique Greenbank CoalFlo® damper and pulverised fuel metering system, installed as a complete fuel balancing solution, has provided this regional power station with the means to review, monitor and adjust consistency and balance of fuel into the burners.
Aircraft hangar fire detection and protection systems are critical to protect the contents of the hangar and the facility itself. While a regional fixed base operator hangar might price out at $150,000 and a commercial jet airliner hangar at a few million, the commercial or military aircraft inside hangars can easily cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
HMA Wear Solutions has completed a major US$1.5 million contract to manufacture 279 ceramic-lined pipes – including all fasteners, gaskets, and pipe supports – for an upgrade project at the Ombilin power station in remote Sawah Luto in West Sumatra, Indonesia. This ageing power station was experiencing major issues in terms of efficiency – especially in and around its pulverised fuel delivery system, resulting in increased emissions from incomplete combustion.
The sheet was cut to size and fitted as a lining on a diversion chute coming off of a conveyor carrying dry mix cement (cement powder and sand mixed with 10 to 14mm aggregate) in to a hopper. The conveyor feeds two hoppers with half the product going to each hopper.
