EDINBURGH, Scotland & DENVER, Colo., USA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DEM Solutions, the company setting the standard for engineering application of discrete element method (DEM) simulation, today announced the Company’s EDEM BulkSim® bulk material flow simulation software is enabling leading Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) companies and conveyor system Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to optimize the design, performance and reliability of production critical conveyor transfer equipment in mine operations. Award-winning EDEM BulkSim provides EPCMs and conveyor system OEMs with a state-of-the-art simulation software tool engineering design teams need for designing bulk materials handling equipment that are more reliable, deliver greater material throughput and improve operational efficiencies – providing them with a competitive advantage as mine operators look to lower costs, improve production capabilities and increase margins.
“Often considered only a relatively low-cost part of a mine’s bulk materials handling system, transfer points can easily become a costly bottleneck and maintenance overhead,” stated Dr John Favier, CEO and Founder of DEM Solutions. “Out of 100 engineers involved in mine operations surveyed at the Iron Ore 2013 Conference in Perth, Australia, over 50% experienced chutes and transfer points as being the most problematic and causing the most maintenance problems, while Asset Care Specialists added that 60% - 70% of down time in iron ore processing is for maintenance of transfer chutes. With EDEM BulkSim, engineering and equipment suppliers can more effectively address the performance challenges of conveyor transfer equipment and reduce risk of unscheduled downtime for mine operators.”
In a recent White Paper published by leading analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, where DEM Solutions was named as a Top 30 Game Changer in Manufacturing Software Industry, it reported:
“EDEM BulkSim® is an important and leading simulation technology for the mining industry which is seeking to increase return on capital assets. By using EDEM BulkSim simulation solutions, mining companies and their engineering and equipment suppliers can make more informed decisions about the design and configuration of capital intensive and production-critical bulk materials handling equipment. This helps them reduce the costs related to unforeseen equipment malfunction, and increase the productivity and energy efficiency of ore handling and processing plants. It also helps in estimating the service life of equipment and systems, and in effective planning of maintenance schedules.”
Dr Favier added, “The global mining industry has been ‘tightening its belt’ which has resulted in a highly competitive market for engineering and equipment vendors who are challenged to reduce costs while improving productivity of existing mine operations through plant improvements and expansions. Consequences of poor conveyor transfer equipment design can result in late delivery, cost overruns and missing production targets – all which impact on the profitability of mine operations. In order to reduce these risks, EPCM customers are now transitioning to large-scale use of EDEM BulkSim over traditional design methods to deliver engineering solutions to their clients that not only improve their conveyor transfer equipment performance and reliability but can also be easily deployed globally within and across engineering project teams.”
EDEM BulkSim® is high-performance bulk material flow simulation software for use by engineers designing bulk materials handling equipment in mine operations and minerals processing plant, such as conveyor transfer points, stockpile reclaimers, and material feed and discharge chutes in comminution circuits.
EDEM BulkSim simulation and analysis predicts bulk material flow and interaction with equipment components, enabling design engineers to identify and remedy potential problems in a design, such as material build-up and blockage, flow dispersion, spillage, size segregation, and excessive belt and chute wear -- before commissioning. EDEM BulkSim provides an efficient, scalable, cost-effective solution for incorporating DEM simulation into existing design workflow to gain valuable insight into the effectiveness of designs, on a day-to-day basis, without the need to be a DEM expert. EDEM BulkSim uniquely gives users the ability to investigate the suitability of a design prior to fabrication and commissioning – enabling more informed decisions during the design cycle, lower risk and deliver more reliable and better performing equipment for ‘right first time’ installations.
Developed for use by design engineers, rather than DEM experts, EDEM BulkSim significantly improves the productivity of conveyor transfer equipment engineering teams. Enhanced visualization and analysis tools and an improved user interface make it easier for engineers without DEM know-how to use EDEM BulkSim.
EDEM BulkSim is the most powerful and comprehensive commercially available bulk material flow simulation software for engineering design and performance verification of conveyor transfer equipment, and is compatible with all leading CAD software packages.
DEM Solutions offer a range of services for EDEM BulkSim, including physical testing of materials, bulk material model calibration, and software deployment support to provide a fully integrated approach to simulation-based design for conveyor transfer equipment.
To learn more about the benefits of deploying EDEM BulkSim® high-performance bulk material flow simulation software, join us at the upcoming EDEM BulkSim webinar: Simulation-based Design & Performance Verification of Conveyor Transfer Equipment, 19th and 20th November 2013. Full details, times and registration instructions can also be found on our Events page.
For more information about EDEM BulkSim software and solutions, visit us at www.dem-solutions.com or email us at info@dem-solutions.com. ‘The EDEM BulkSim Solution: Maximizing the Reliability and Performance of Conveyor Transfer Equipment’ White Paper and Customer Case Studies are available for viewing and download from our website.
About DEM Solutions
DEM Solutions is the market leader in simulation software and services for the design and optimization of bulk particle handling and processing equipment. The Company’s ground-breaking Discrete Element Method (“DEM”) simulation technology and expertise provides advanced engineering and operational benefits of the Company’s unique predictive modeling capability to all industries handling and processing bulk materials, enabling them to optimize equipment performance, increase productivity and operational efficiencies, and enhance product innovation. In addition to market leading EDEM® simulation software platform and EDEM BulkSim® software, the Company provides simulation and engineering support services to blue-chip companies around the world in mining & energy, equipment manufacturing and process industries.
Founded in 2003, the Company is headquartered in Edinburgh (UK) with offices in Denver (USA), Yokohama (Japan) and Shenzhen (China) supporting direct sales in Europe, Americas, Japan, China, and Australia, and channel sales in the rest of the world. DEM Solutions also works with a network of industry-expert engineering service partners worldwide supporting customers in deployment of EDEM simulation technology to address engineering challenges involving bulk particles.
URL: http://www.dem-solutions.com. Email: info@dem-solutions.com.
