next generation is getting bigger?

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1 Why do you get the feeling that the Why do you get the feeling that the next generation is getting bigger?

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3 Contents 1. Introduction to Jord 2. Current Range of Filtration Technology 3. Current Iron Ore Technology trends 4. Overall System considerations 5. The need for innovation

4 Introduction to Jord

5 Corporate Details

6 Corporate Details Established Business Head Office Offices Ownership Staff Industries serviced 1972 Custom-built process plant & systems AUSTRALIA, Sydney EMENA : Lille, Mannheim, Dubai INDIA : Baroda, Hyderabad CHINA : Beijing, Qindao ASIA : Seoul, KL, Singapore, Manila USA : Houston 40 years of stable, private ownership ~ multi-cultural staff globally located Oil, gas & petrochemical Power generation Minerals processing; alumina, coal, nickel etc Food, pharmaceutical, steel

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8 Filter press installation COPPER CONCENTRATE, AUSTRALIA

9 Sulphate treatment modules CHEVRON, ANGLOA

10 40 Years of Filtration

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12 One of four sulphate removal modules to process 240 tons/hr of seawater Super-duplex Air Coolers PDO, OMAN

13 Sulphate treatment modules CHEVRON, ANGLOA

14 40 Years of Filtration

15 Current Filtration Technology

16 Vacuum Filters Automation Demand for remote operation Demands on robust process control Ability to deal with process upset. Need to maintain overall product quality Remote diagnostics and

17 Ideas Engineered

18 Ideas Engineered Horizontal Belt Filters High tonnage production Ability to wash filter cake High availability Highly automated Current technology of choice when dealing with fine concentrate material Sizes up to 200m²

19 Ideas Engineered Disc Filtration Very popular for Brazilian and Indian producers. Low footprint compared to other vacuum filters High maintenance requirements Frequent cloth changes Sizes up to 180m²

20 Ideas Engineered Pan Filters Installed units operating in Australian iron ore Limited filter areas per unit Complicated cloth changes Sizes up to 70m²

21 Ideas Engineered Ceramic Disc Filters Heavily used for magnetite applications in China Very low energy consumption Continuous operation Potential for process upset with partical size changes Acid Cleaning system required. Sizes up to 120m²

22 Pressure Filters

23 Ideas Engineered

24 Ideas Engineered Membrane Filter presses Low achievable moistures Ability to cope with product particle size changes Batch operations Vertical or horizontal plate configurations available High frequency of cloth changes Sizes in excess of 1000m²

25 Ideas Engineered Belt filter Press Predominant technology for dewatering tailings in Australian coal mines Continuous operation High flocculent consumption Limitations in terms of moisture removal Widths up to 3m

26 Ideas Engineered Hyperbaric Discs Nstalled units operating in Australian iron ore Limited filter areas per unit Complicated cloth changes

27 Industry Trends

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29 Industry Trends The current drivers in the minerals processing industry OH&S Remote Operation Energy efficiency Re-use and recycling of water Mining of lower grade ore bodies Increasing recoveries of existing operations More fine tonnes out the gate

30 Impacts on filtration How does this effect filtration? More emphasis on operability and maintainability More efficient design More filtration for the recovery and recycling of process water More filtration required for the recovery of tailings Bigger and Better filters More Sophisticated Filtration plants

31 Impacts on filtration Automation Demand for remote operation Demands on robust process control Ability to deal with process upset. Need to maintain overall product quality Remote diagnostics and

32 Impacts on Filter systems OHS Ease of maintenance Minimum of maintenance Remote diagnostics ENERGY EFFFICIENT Need to maintain high flow Resistance to blinding Utilisation of waste energy steam? Improved edge sealing MINIMUM OPERATING UNITS MAXIMUM AVAILABILITY Large filters Higher abrasion resistance Higher demands on consumables Higher resistance to blinding Re enforcing ideas More sophisticated systems

33 How big can we go?

34 Overall System Considerations

35 System Considerations One technology option is no longer valid Need to look at splitting of fine and course materials Need to integrate with flocculent and chemical addition Need more robust automation and control Dry stacking to extend life of current tailings facilities

36 Typical dry stacking installation in Chile Impacts on filtration

37 Tailings dry stacking

38 Th N d f The Need for Innovations

39 Innovation Current Core technology is 50 years old or more The demand has increased beyond the capabilities of current technology The industry is looking at more demanding times ahead Product quality demands are becoming more stringent Reprocessing opportunities are becoming more attractive

40 IDEAS ENGINEERED Modular Supply WHATS What s NEXT? coming next?