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MACMET, an ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 & OHSAS: 18001:2007 certified
company, has been providing material handling solutions to core sectors
like cement, power, steel, mining and ports.

Macmet is the first company to indigenously

design and supply Long Distance Troughed
Conveyors and Pipe Conveyors in India.
 Machines & Methods
MACMET has been providing material handling
solutions to core sectors like cement, power, steel,
mining and ports.

MACMET is headquartered in Kolkata with branch

offices in New Delhi & Bangalore and manufacturing
facilities in Kolkata and Visakhapatnam. We have
modern engineering and manufacturing facilities and
a firm commitment to quality and customer
satisfaction.

MACMET provides the lowest ‘cost of ownership’

solutions for transportation of bulk material. In
process industries, reliability, minimum down time
and long life are prime considerations. These aspects
govern MACMET’s design work, material
specifications, selection of components and
manufacturing methods differentiate us from others in
the business. MACMET systems provide value in
terms of long life and lower running & maintenance
costs.

Many high performance cement and power units in

India are equipped with MACMET conveyor systems
and over 1000 conveyor installations are operating
successfully throughout the country. The confidence
of our customers is reflected in their continued
association with us.

MACMET also exports its products and services to

overseas markets. The company has been the
recipient of Export Excellence Award for engineering
products consecutively for past several years.

MACMET is privileged to count as its customers

prestigious and quality conscious organisations like
BHEL, Nuclear Power Corporation, NTPC, SAIL, JSW
Limited, Indian Railways, Gujarat Ambuja Cements
Limited, ACC Limited, Tata Steel, Adani Power Ltd.,
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., Lanco Infratech Ltd.,
Graphite India Limited and many others. MACMET’s
international customers include Saudi Cement,
Riyadh Cement, TAIM WESER, Bechtel, Cookson,
Vesuvius and Hyflux.
Overland Troughed Belt Conveyors
Macmet ensures efficient transportation of bulk materials
Macmet specializes in Cross Country Conveyor systems.
Some of the significant projects executed have been:
India’s largest Cross Country Troughed Conveyor
system to Heidelberg Cement, India. The conveyor
system, covering a length of 21 km and transporting
limestone @ 1000 tons per hour, was completed on
an EPC basis.
First, indigenously designed Overland Curved Belt
conveyor for ACC Ltd.’s Kymore Works, transporting
limestone over a distance of 10.8 km from the Mines
to the Plant.
Supplied, on an EPC basis, an 8 km cross country
conveyor for ACC Limited’s plant at Chanda for
transportation of limestone from the Mines to the
Plant.
Designed and supplied a 7 km cross country
conveying system for OCL Limited (Dalmia Group)
for carrying 750 tons of limestone from the Mines to
their Rajgangpur Plant.
MACMET’s Cross Country Troughed Conveyors ensures
efficient transportation of bulk materials over long
distances from mines to plants, effectively replacing
trucks. Cross Country Conveyors increase material
carrying capacity and simultaneously cut costs.
The Belt conveyors can be troughed or flat, horizontal or
inclined, with or without curves. Flat belts are used for
low capacity, low speed and horizontal conveyors for
materials having higher angle of repose. Troughed belts
are adopted for high capacity, high speed conveyors,
with or without incline. The belt conveyors are designed
with horizontal and vertical curves for conveying over
long distances, in general, following the natural
contours of the terrain.
Depending on the total length of the conveyor,
availability of power along the route and accessibility,
the system is suitably divided into number of conveyors.
This is done to optimize costs. The lower cost of
foundations and reduced structural steelwork for
overland conveyors result in lower capital cost with
higher return on investment.
Macmet OLBCs can carry bulk materials of large lump size, in large capacities and high speeds. Intermediate
discharge with or without tripper is possible. Vertical curvature can be achieved to suit the terrain the OLBC passes
through.

Clients Material Carried TPH Length (m)

ACC Ltd. (Kymore) Limestone 1500 10,800

Birla Corporation Ltd. (Satna) Limestone 1200 3,635

OCL India Ltd. (Rajgangpur) Limestone 750 7,191

Ambuja Cements Ltd. (Solan) Limestone 1650 6,123

Heidelberg Cements Ltd. (Damoh) Limestone 1000 21,000

ACC Ltd. (Chanda) Limestone 1500 7,948

Pipe Conveyors
Macmet is India’s leading supplier of Pipe Conveyors
The most challenging Pipe Conveyor systems in India
have been supplied by Macmet.
India’s first indigenously designed pipe conveyor for
ACC Ltd’s Chaibasa Unit. It is also India’s longest (2.4
km) EP belting pipe conveyor, carrying 1000 tons of
limestone per hour.
The world’s second longest Pipe Conveyor (7.45 km)
with capacity to carry 4,000 tons of coal per hour
from Krishnapatnam Port to NCCPPL (SGPL) Thermal
Power Plant in Andhra Pradesh.
7 km Pipe Conveyor with capacity to carry 1500 tons
of coal per hour from Mines to O. P. Jindal Super
Thermal Power Plant in Chhattisgarh.
World’s highest capacity Pipe Conveyor @ 4000 tph,
4.85 km, for Gayatri Projects Ltd. – TPCIL, Nellore,
Andhra Pradesh.
Pipe Conveyor system, having capacity to carry 3500
tph of Rock Phosphate, for Vale’s Miski Mayo project
in Peru.
The pipe conveyor is a modern bulk material handling
system solving problems of scattering, spillage of
material and limited angle of inclination of conventional
belt conveyor systems. Pipe Conveyors are used where
conveying requires horizontal and vertical curves, in a
totally enclosed, environment friendly system.
High resilient flexible belting has been the catalyst for
the growth and popularity of pipe conveyor
installations. The material receiving area and discharge
area of the pipe conveyor is similar to that of a
conventional belt conveyor. At the end of the loading
zone, the process of pipe formation is achieved
sequentially in steps. The flat belt, after the tail pulley, is
slowly shaped into the form of a pipe through transition
and carrying idlers.
In the straight portion of a pipe conveyor, the bottom
three rollers at the carrying side support the belt and
material load, whereas the top three rollers maintain the
belt in its pipe shape. At the horizontal and vertical
curved sections, the pipe forming idlers surrounding the
belt support the load, depending on the direction of the
resultant force, while the remaining rollers maintain the
belt in pipe shape. A pipe conveyor can transfer material
between two points without any intermediate transfer,
which may not be possible with conventional belt
conveyors.
The current pipe conveyor technology even permits
horizontal bends of 90° with some pre-conditions. The
properties of the material conveyed remain intact as it is
not exposed to the atmosphere. Pipe conveyors allow
transportation of a second material through the return
pipe of the system, thereby reducing capital and
operating costs.
Advantages
Pipe Conveyor offers the following advantages over conventional conveyors:

Enclosed, clean & environment friendly transportation, eliminating spillage, scattering and return dropping of materials.

Non-exposure to atmosphere, resulting in retention of material properties while conveying.

Curvature possible in both horizontal and vertical planes associated with steeper angle of inclination.
Option of transporting second material through the return side pipe of the system, thereby reducing capital & operating cost.
Overall savings in space requirement, structural and foundation cost, thereby making investment decisions easier.

Clients Material Carried TPH Length (m)

Gayatri Projects (SGPL) Coal 4000 7,482

Jindal Power (Raigarh) Coal 1500 6,943

Hindalco Inds. Ltd. (Renusagar) Coal 660 4,650

Gayatri Projects (TPCIL) Coal 4000 4,850

ACC Ltd. (Chaibasa) Limestone 1000 2,402

IOCL (Paradeep) – through Bengal Tools Pet. Coke 900 1,100

TAIM-WESER - Vale (Peru) Phosphate 3500 482

JSW Ltd. (Bellary) Sinter 480 810

JSW Ltd. (Bellary) Iron Ore Conc. 200 466

ACC Ltd. (Madukkarai) Coal 48 437

ACC Ltd. (Gagal) Flyash 100 127

ACC Ltd. (Sindri) Cement 200 78

TISCO (Jamshedpur) BF Dust 24 84

Maintenance Trolley
Macmet also provides self-propelled Maintenance Trolleys for easy and safe servicing of long overland conveyors and
pipe conveyors.

The trolley runs along tracks mounted on top of the conveyor structure, equipped for day/night operations. The Trolleys
are designed to allow complete access to the conveyor structure and conveyor components.

A terminal station at each end of the conveyor allows for parking, loading and unloading of personnel & equipment for
maintenance. The trolley is controlled by an operator console / dash panel.

A diesel generator set is provided on the trolley to meet the requirement for operation of welding set, grinding wheel,
maintenance equipment, lighting and auxiliary power.
Special Projects
Over the years, Macmet has executed several special turnkey projects in various Steel Plants and Wheel & Axle
Plants. Macmet’s comprehensive in-house resources and expertise gives the company the capability to set up
highly sophisticated equipment of large capacities. Experienced site engineers and erection crews handle critical
equipment to ensure satisfactory performance and delivery.

Some of the significant projects have been:

Automatic Wheel Testing Facility for cast wheel finishing shop at Yelahanka, consisting of Apex Grinder, Gravity
Rail Conveyors, Escapements, Turntables with testing centres for magnetic crack detection, Ultrasonic testing,
Brinell Hardness testing, Laser Beam type warpage testing and Wheel Tread Diameter measurement. Similar
projects were also executed at the Wheel and Axle Plant at Durgapur Steel Plant and Railway Wheel Factory at
Chapra.

Supplied on a turnkey basis a Cold and Hot Scarfing Machine in technical collaboration with L-Tec Welding and
Cutting System, USA, to Bokaro Steel Plant. The scarfing machine operates at a slab temperature ranging from
20°C to 1100°C. The work included civil and structural engineering work involving dismantling of existing
structure and re-building the same for the scarfing machine.
Special Projects
Designed, manufactured, erected and commissioned in association with Messo (Germany) - equipment
supplied by Matsuzaka Co. Ltd. (Japan) - a 60T Vacuum Arc Degassing & Refining (VADR) Unit and a 60T
Vacuum Oxygen Decarburization and Refining (VODR) Unit to Durgapur Alloy Steel Plant.

Designed, manufactured, erected and commissioned six Ferro Alloy Handling units for Duragpur Alloy Steel
Plant. The systems included bunkers, chutes, necessary platforms and structures, along with bottom discharge
buckets and motorized rack and pinion gates.

Erection, Testing, Startup & Commissioning of 7 m tall Coke Over Battery and Coke Dry Cooling Plant of the
Battery Complex, including application of Refractory and Insulation, for Visakhapatnam Steel Project.

Supply of imported Lime Fines Briquetting Facilities and design, erection and commissioning of entire plant for
the system at Bokaro Steel Plant.

Design, manufacture, supply, erection, testing & commissioning of Slow Mills (Ball Mills) suitable for grinding
Zircon Pebbles for Cookson Matthey's Ceramics Plants in Malaysia and in Hosur, India.
Shuttle Conveyors
MACMET supplies shuttle conveyors for building up
longitudinal storage stockpiles or for loading silos
through top floor opening. Shuttle conveyors are
reversible belt conveyors mounted on a movable
carriage.
Belt Trippers
MACMET manufactures belt trippers, either fixed or
travelling type with one/two/three way chutes, used
for intermittent side discharge of material from the belt
conveyor.
Belt trippers are commonly used for discharging
material either to a number of downstream conveyors

Travelling Hoppers and other handling equipment or to storage bunkers

Travelling hoppers are used for transfer of material
associated with short period intermediate storage.
Travelling hoppers move on rails alongside the
storage yard and unloading bay to receive material.
For regulated discharge of materials, hoppers are
equipped with feeders at the bottom.
with feed opening at floor level. Travelling trippers are
provided with bunker sealing devices.
Idlers
MACMET offers idlers for trouble free conveyor
operations. A wide range of ‘sealed for life’ type idlers,
with either seize resistant or deep groove ball
bearings, are supplied to the specific requirements.

Fixed bracket type (both in-line & staggered) and

garland type idlers, with roll diameters from 76.1 mm
to 219.1 mm, are manufactured by MACMET.

Idlers are made from black tubes conforming to

IS:9295. The bearing housings are made out of deep
drawn quality steel sheets. The pressed steel bearing
housings are simultaneously welded on both sides of
the tube to form a mono block construction.

The idler spindles are made from EN-8/C-40 materials

and are precision machined.

Pulleys
MACMET pulleys are time tested drive components
for all types of belt conveyor systems. They are safe,
robust and reliable with long service life. Basic pulley
diameters are 250, 315, 400, 500, 630, 800, 1000,
1250, 1400 & 1600 mm.

The pulleys, unless otherwise agreed with the

customer, are rolled and fabricated from low carbon
steel plates with end/centre disc welded to the shell.
For specific requirements and applications, turbo
diaphragm type cast steel end discs are also used. All
pulley shafts are made from C-40/EN-8 grade steel.

The pulley shaft is generally keyed with the hub.

Pulleys with tapered locking assembly arrangement
are also made for special applications.
 The first company to indigenously design and supply
Overland Troughed Belt Conveyors and Pipe Conveyors in India