Y Srinivas Reddy, Managing Director, Bevcon Wayors.
We are in the process of putting up totally automated idler and pulley manufacturing plant with UK technology to produce low resistance Idlers which will bring down the overall power consumptions of the conveyors, says Y Srinivas Reddy, Managing Director, Bevcon Wayors. Excerpts from the interview…..
What are the technological/products trends in BHM equipment industry?
There is not many new technologies have taken place in material handling except on critical applications areas. But considering the environmental pollution challenges there is trend in use of more pneumatic conveying systems than the mechanical conveying. Similarly the storage shed concept has picking up to cover the open storage of raw materials to protect from whether and as well as to reduce windswept and pollution. Mechanisation of coal mines by use of sandwich conveyors etc.
Have you launched / upgraded any new products/systems lately?
Currently we are seriously focusing in implementation of overland / long distance bulk material conveying systems under collaboration with M/s Overland Conveyor Company, USA. Bevcon has signed technology transfer agreement and already implementing a project of high capacity (3,190 tph) overland pipe conveyor for limestone conveying from mines to plant. Introduction of long distance trough/pipe conveyor will make difference to Indian material handling industry in terms of meeting bulk material handling needs, conveying material in pollution free condition leading to environmental protection and most important factor is cost per ton of conveying comes down drastically.
Similarly we do have ?sandwich belt high angle conveyors? for vertical conveying application which is revolutionary concept; we have technology transfer collaboration with M/s. Dos Santos intl. USA, who are pioneers in design and development of this new generation conveying technologies for open pit mine and in-pit crushing conveying, which is breakthrough concept of conveying any mineral from pit bottom to the surface by totally eliminating use of conventional trucks. It also minimises the environmental degradation and brings down the operational cost drastically and enhances productivity and product quality its unique concept ever tried in Indian mining industry. These high angle conveyors are not new at all, but have not found wide use in IPCC systems where they can realize the greatest advantage.
How do you ensure low cost per tonne of material moved?
Effective application engineering and bringing in best of conveying technologies and followed by effective execution system can assure best possible ways of reducing total cost of Capex and Opex which will in turn bring down the cost of material conveyed per ton per km basis.
Is the cement industry under-valuing the role of consultants?
In my view most of the cement industries are highly dependent on consultants in over all designing the plant layout and defining equipment specifications. However there is trend where some of the big industrial groups has their own specialised teams who are taking control on over all projects execution from concept to commissioning.
You said you have a strong vision by 2016. Please elaborate?
We have a strong vision that by 2016, we will be pioneers in our industry – not just through our financial statements but by being a thought leader. We will add value to the industry, customers, stakeholders as well as the society.
We have re-structured total organisation and put senior management personal and lot of de-centralisation of the functions have taken place to improve operational efficiency across the organisation. Simultaneously, as part of our future business strategy we have clearly adopted concept of backward integration by way of setting up 3rd unit for state-of-the-art innovative idler and pulley manufacturing plant and going to be reality in current FY 3rd quarter, which will strengthen the organisation back bone of manufacturing strengths and will create business opportunity for exports.
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We have a strong vision that by 2016, we will be pioneers in our industry by being a thought leader.