Heyl & Patterson Blog

Stacker Reclaimer Recertification

cfinlay@hallindustries.com (H&P Blog) — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 16:09:47 GMT

Heyl & Patterson has been engineering bulk material handling solutions since 1887. In the early 1960s Heyl & Patterson shifted its focus to the exponential growth of the coal and iron industries. Heyl & Patterson identified the need for stacking equipment and started manufacturing stacker/reclaimers to aid in the effective management of coal and iron ore stockpiles.

Rehabilitating Aging Bulk Material Handling Equipment

cfinlay@hallindustries.com (H&P Blog) — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 19:10:28 GMT

Bulk material handling equipment is an investment, it’s a large expense, and its useful life is often measured in decades. But what happens when that useful life comes to an end after 40 years of service, and there is no capex budget for a replacement? That's when H&P steps in to help you rehabilitate aging equipment for a longer future of material handling. H&P will help customers to progressively replace equipment components to return aging machinery back to its original specs.

Chock Talk - Train Stabilization with Railcar Holding Devices

cfinlay@hallindustries.com (H&P Blog) — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 11:43:28 GMT

Safety is undoubtedly the greatest concern for all rail facilities. A loading or unloading facility can quickly become a dangerous place when a railcar is not securely positioned. Soul Asylum said it best, “Runaway train never going back, wrong way on a one way track.” So how do you prevent a runaway train? With chocks!

Improving Railcar Moving Efficiencies with The CUB Indexing System

cfinlay@hallindustries.com (H&P Blog) — Thu, 12 May 2016 19:47:48 GMT

Railways keep the grain industry moving, quite literally. The majority of grain movement throughout North America is handled by truck, barge and rail logistics. Grain elevators, loading terminals and a variety of other facilities need to be able to index cars in order to get them loaded, unloaded and well on their way. Heyl & Patterson has perfected the art of railcar positioning in a simple and effective manner.

Benefits of a Variable Frequency Drive for Railcar Unloading

cfinlay@hallindustries.com (H&P Blog) — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 15:15:57 GMT

The lifespan of a Heyl & Patterson Railcar Dumper can be measured in decades. It is not uncommon for unloading facilities to have equipment with a useful life that exceeds 30 years. To maintain the integrity of the equipment and prolong this lengthy lifespan upgrades are essential.

Battling Frozen Material with H&P's Hammermill.

cfinlay@hallindustries.com (H&P Blog) — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:00:10 GMT

Icy temperatures across the Midwest and Northeast pose a concern for those who can’t afford to let a little chill stop them in their tracks.

Smarter, Stronger, Safer - Innovative Solutions for Unique Challenges

cfinlay@hallindustries.com (H&P Blog) — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 15:38:00 GMT

Many people think of Heyl & Patterson only as equipment manufacturers for the coal and steel industries, and they’re not wrong, however, our real passion is found in engineering solutions. Building custom equipment for thousands of customers across the globe is only one of H&P’s many pursuits, but our real knack is problem solving, which keeps us moving forward. In 129 years we have uncovered solutions for some very unique problems.

Thrust Roller Maintenance - Rolling into 2016

cfinlay@hallindustries.com (H&P Blog) — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:30:00 GMT

Happy New Year! As we head into a new year many of us resolve to be less stressed, more efficient and in the best shape of our lives. Those same resolutions can often be applied to capital equipment. So while you are setting those goals to improve your well-being in 2016, let us review the ways we can improve the life of our equipment. A few simple preventative maintenance items can make 2016 your continuous barge unloader’s best year yet.

Railcar Movers Keep Urea Processing Plants Pushing Forward

cfinlay@hallindustries.com (H&P Blog) — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:00:00 GMT

Urea, sometimes called carbamide, is a solid organic crystalline compound that is colorless, odorless and highly water soluble. It is formed naturally in mammals, and serves an important role in the liver as the main nitrogen-containing product that breaks down amino acids, proteins and ammonia into waste. The kidneys scrub the urea from the blood and deposit it into the urinary tract, and it then makes up the chief solid material dissolved in urine. Urea can also be synthesized inexpensively from abundantly available inorganic materials. Because urea offers wide-ranging uses in many different industries, it is produced regularly and is available in large quantities for use throughout the world.

Wood Pellet Exports Supply Europe's Inexhaustible Need

cfinlay@hallindustries.com (H&P Blog) — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 14:10:18 GMT

The European Union plans to turn heavily towards using renewable energy in order to reduce emissions by 80 percent before 2050. They are focused on reaching this goal, not just through the use of solar and wind but also wood pellets. In numerous European countries, the use of wood pellets to produce electricity is becoming more commonplace. Pellets are a by-product made from the sawdust, bark, chips and other pieces of scrap wood that are generated by the processing of trees into lumber. The pieces are milled, dried and pressed into a pellet shape, and the lignin in the wood plasticizes to form a natural glue that allows a pellet to remain in one piece.