Completed Projects - Other Processing & Miscellaneous Plants
Lafarge Construction Materials - Earle Creek Plant
Mainland Sand & Gravel Limited - Cox Station Quarry
Xypex Chemical Corporation - Production Facility
Re-Con Building Products Inc. - Production Facility
Warm Springs Composite Products - Production Facility

Material Handling Plant
Lafarge Construction Materials
Earle Creek Plant
Earle Creek, BC, Canada

SIZE / CAPACITY 500 Tons per Hour SERVICES PROVIDED Struct./Mech. Engineering Supply/Fabrication of all Equipment Equipment Assembly and Installation Commissioning and Training SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT Hoppers Wet Screen Discharge Chute Screen Feed Chute Sand Fume Chute Wet Screen Hopper Box Pump Box & Channel Structural Steel Screen Tower Conveyor Support Steel Chuting for all Conveyor Transfer Points

Lafarge Construction Materials operates a large gravel pit at Earle Creek on B.C.'s sunshine coast. The nominal production rate at this plant, which includes aggregate screening and washing is 500 TPH. Coastal British Columbia is reputed to have some of the finest construction aggregate in the world. Lafarge contracted the Material Handling Team for the fabrication of the steelwork including structural steel, chutes, bents, and catwalks. Also included in the scope of work was complete field installation of this large project. Barges are loaded via conveyor at this salt-water loadout facility and ply their way to the more populated areas of southwest B.C. Material Handling Team employees enjoyed the daily water taxi rides to and from the site in what is one of the most picturesque sites we have worked at.

Material Handling Plant
Mainland Sand & Gravel Limited
Cox Station Quarry
Sumas Mountain, BC, Canada

SIZE / CAPACITY 360 tons per hour SERVICES PROVIDED Struct./Mech. Engineering Supply/Fabrication of all Equipment Installation of all Equipment Commissioning and Training SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT Cone Crusher Base Cone Crusher Discharge Chuting Cone Crusher Discharge Conveyor Screen Platform Screen Fines Hopper Screen Fines Conveyor Three Deck Screen Discharge Chute Screen Top Deck Discharge Conveyor Aggregate Transfer Conveyor Crusher Access Platform Surge Bin Discharge Arrangement Support Bents for All New and Used Belt Conveyors Access Platforms and Walkways Chuting at Conveyor Transfer Points

Mainland Sand & Gravel's Cox Station Quarry is located on the north side of Sumas Mountain with a barge loading facility on the Fraser River. M.S.G. contracted the Material Handling Team to design, fabricate and install a large crushing and screening circuit expansion next to their current system. The Material Handling Team worked very closely with M.S.G. to ensure that the circuit would achieve good production rates, uniformly sized aggregates and meet any future expansion needs. The new circuit consisted of both new and used equipment. The project was comprised of the following: New screen platform for a simplicity 8' x 20' 3-deck screen, new crusher platform for a Nordberg HP400 cone crusher, four new 36' truss belt conveyors, five used truss conveyors, used surge bin and one used radial stacker.

Automated Production Plant
Xypex Chemical Corporation
Richmond, BC, Canada

SIZE / CAPACITY 50 tons per hour SERVICES PROVIDED Conceptual Design Struct./Mech. Engineering Design & Supply Of Control System Supply/Fabrication of all Equipment Supervision of Equipment Installation Commissioning and Training SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT Two Cement Silos Two Cement Weigh Hoppers Dust Collection System Ribbon Mixer Control Room/MCC/PLC System 'Dragflo' Conveyor Three Bulkbag Unloaders Two Small Bag Breakers 3 Chamber Product Storage Bin Roller Conveyor Retail Bag Filling Machine Drum, And Pail Filling Machines Equipment Support Structures Access Platform, And Walkways Pneumatic Control System

Xypex Chemical Corporation is a world-class manufacturer of waterproofing, protection, and rehabilitating materials for concrete structures. In the international marketplace, Xypex's unique technology is used in over fifty countries on all five continents. Xypex Chemical's "Waterproofing by Crystallization" technology is a non-toxic concrete treatment which causes a catalytic reaction. The resulting crystalline formation of dendritic fibers becomes an integral part of the concrete. The Material Handling Team was commissioned by Xypex to design, build, and commission an automated production facilty. The plant was to receive raw materials by bulk truck, bulk bags, and hand-added quantities. The Material Handling Team managed the project from concept to production. Seismic upgrades were required on existing foundations both outside and within Xypex's building prior to installing equipment. They also worked very closely with Xypex personnel and sourced the purchased packaging equipment. Two 100 ton silos, mixer platform, and all material handling equipment were designed and fabricated by the Material Handling Team, including a unique automated drum filling machine. The 60-formula control system operates the plant unattended except for at the four packaging areas. A Modicon PLC with touchscreen is used to meet Xypex's stringent quality control and production requirements. The entire operation utilizes a large dust collection system for a dust-free environment.

Batch Plant and Distribution System
Re-Con Building Products Inc.
Abbotsford, BC, Canada

SIZE / CAPACITY 20 cubic yards per hour SERVICES PROVIDED Conceptual Design Struct./Mech. Engineering Design & Supply Of Control System Supply/Fabrication of all Equipment Supervision of Equipment Installation Commissioning and Training SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT Five Cementitious Silos One Product Storage Bin Dust Collection System 5 Screw Conveyors 6 Product Storage Tanks Aggregate Silo Superflow Conveyor System Three Weigh Hoppers Color Pumping Color Dispensing System Autoclave Extensions Slurry Dispensing System Progressive Cavity Pumps Five Self Dumping Bins Equipment Support Structures MCC/PLC System Pneumatic Control System

Re-Con Building Products Inc. manufactures an innovative light-weight fibner cement product known as FireFree, and was founded by the Clarke Group, a large forest products consortium based in Mission, British Columbia. The Material Handling Team was asked to design and build a multiple silo batching system, liquid chemical handling system, dust collection, and a product dispensing system, all controlled by a PLC control system with touch-screen. A liquid color dispensing system was also included. As the project evolved, the hands-on approach and experience of our personnel led to the Material Handling Team developing a unique distribution system for handling cementitious slurry, using an array of progressive cavity pumps. A Colcrete colloidal mill was added to the fiber processing stage, further enhancing Re-Con's product line.

Batch Plant and Distribution System
Warm Springs Composite Products
Warm Springs, Oregon, USA

SIZE / CAPACITY 20 cubic meters per hour SERVICES PROVIDED Conceptual Design Struct./Mech. Engineering Design & Supply Of Control System Supply/Fabrication of all Equipment Supervision of Equipment Installation Commissioning and Training SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT Dry Product Supply System 3 Storage Silos W/ Dust Collectors, and Screw Conveyors Blending Weigh Hopper Blended Product Surge Hopper Seven Dust Collectors 2 Storage Silos Screw Conveyor Two Dry Product Weigh Hoppers Five Screw Conveyors Slurry Weigh Hopper Two Slurry Hoppers Two Progressive Cavity Pumps Two Mixer Holding Hoppers Four Final Mixers Dry Product Surge Hopper Dispensing System Control Room./MCC/PLC System Pneumatic Control System

Owned by the Confederated Tribes of America, in Central Oregon, Warm Springs Composite Products is a truly unique enterprise. Located adjacent to the tribe's forest products plant, this plant manufactures a series of cementitious based products used in fire-rated doors and door surrounds. The Material Handling Team designed and manufactured all material handling systems up to the products presses. This project utilized an array of mixers from the pre-blend of raw material through to final mixing. Progressive cavity pumps were used to convey semi-finished product to the unique final mixer stages. All processes in this batch plant are run automatically, using a Modicon PLC and touchscreen.