DRA leads in automation of conveyor system design

Diversified engineering, project delivery and operations management company DRA Global says it has achieved a remarkable feat in the engineering field – the group has successfully developed intelligent models to automate the engineering design process for its conveyor systems. “DRA’s leading bulk materials handling team has made this breakthrough by building a unique modelling platform based on years of research and development,” says Erich Meintjes, Senior Vice President Engineering.

DRA’s cutting-edge intelligent conveyor models produce detailed three-dimensional models and detailed part-level bills of material for conveyor systems. The application receives its information from the mechanical conveyor design and develops the model based on DRA’s design standards while catering for client specifications. The model is capable of handling plant, underground and overland conveyor arrangements and is being implemented in all study phases. It was fully implemented in a recent platinum concentrator feasibility study completed for a major mining group, which included 58 conveyors and feeders.