Mechanical

1. Material Handling

Design, specification, and modification of belt, drag, and screw conveyors, as well as bucket elevators.
Performance specifications and general layout drawings to support a vendor design supply package.
Detailed design package for a system based on the project performance criteria, incorporating site standard components, and taking into consideration site preferences regarding access and maintenance.
System evaluations necessary to increase capacity which may include drive modifications, component replacement, or complete drive replacement.

2. Ore & Product Storage Bins

Inspection, evaluation, and design of product and ore storage bins.
Eurocode and FEA evaluation using existing bin wall thicknesses to determine critical areas for repair or replacement.
Integration of redundant hopper supports to reduce the risk of catastrophic failure of the hopper.
Material loading evaluation, analysis and design of the bin to Eurocode standards, and selection of materials based on flow characteristics, corrosion mitigation, and cost.
Review the integration of chutes, feeders, diverters, gates, etc. into the design of the bin as a system.

3. Machine & Equipment Design

Design custom pieces of equipment based on client requirements starting at concept development and progressing to detailed fabrication drawings and components specification.
Our experience includes hydraulic, pneumatic, and/or electric powered equipment with direct, belt, or chain drives incorporating custom equipment guarding that meet industry requirements and include site specific maintenance requirements and standards.

4. Transfer Chutes

The team at Axis Engineering specializes in the design of custom transfer chutes and loading zones that:

reduce dust generation
reduce chute wear
improving product loading
reduce belt tracking issues
reduce spillage, and
reduced skirting rubber maintenance.

5. Discrete Element Modeling (DEM)

The team at Axis Engineering has many years of experience using DEM software to simulate bulk material flow as an integral process in the successful design of many custom transfer chutes. Using DEM to design a transfer chute that performs well requires experience and an in-depth understanding of the mechanics of bulk material flow, the specific causes of dust generation, material degradation, and chute wear.

6. Lifting & Rigging

Our lead engineers have nearly 10 years of experience with lifting/rigging projects. From monorails to below-the-hook lifting devices, we can help with your heaviest lifting needs. Some examples of items we can design include monorails, material baskets, jib cranes, mine hoist attachments, davit arms, spreader bars/beams, and most lifting devices covered under the ASME B30 and BTH-1 standards.