Hatch Ltd.

Bhp Billiton Canada Inc.

Volodymyr Ponomar

David Henry Rudge

Maciej Urban Jastrzebski

John Andrew Ferguson Shaw

Maurizio Darini

Martin Murray

Ian Archibald Cameron

Yu Hin Wu

William Wang

Ryan Jolivet

Dustin Alexander Vickress

Andriy Ponomar

Matthew MacLeod

A system and method for loading railcars of a train wherein the railcars are provided with upper lids having latches for securing the lids in a closed position. The system comprises at least one sensing system for determining the position of the latches and the lids in order for one or more robot arms to perform operations such as unlatching, latching, lid opening and lid closing. At least one velocity sensor measures individual railcar velocity rather than overall train speed to enable engagement of the one or more robotic arms, as adjacent railcars may move at differing velocities due to slack in the connections between them.

System and method for in-motion railcar loading

An abrasion-resistant material for the working face of a metallurgical furnace cooling element such as a stave cooler or a tuyere cooler having a body comprised of a first metal. The abrasion-resistant material comprises a macro-composite material including abrasion-resistant particles which are arranged in a substantially repeating, engineered configuration infiltrated with a matrix of a second metal, the particles having a hardness greater than that of the second metal. A cooling element for a metallurgical furnace has a body comprised of the first metal, the body having a facing layer comprising the abrasion-resistant material. A method comprises: positioning the engineered configuration of abrasion-resistant particles in a mold cavity, the engineered configuration located in an area of the mold cavity to define the facing layer; and introducing molten metal into the cavity, the molten metal comprising the first metal of the cooling element body.

Wear resistant composite material, its application in cooling elements for a metallurgical furnace, and method of manufacturing same

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Volodymyr Ponomar