Atlas Energy, Dune Express Overland Conveyors
At 67.8km Atlas Energy Solutions, Dune Express Overland Conveyor system is the second longest chain of conveyors ever built and the longest built in 50 years. The conveyor system transports 1905 tph of frac sand across the Permian Basin and into New Mexico where it supplies remote distribution facilities. Dune Express negotiates countless existing infrastructure obstacles including highways, railway corridors, service roads, flood plains, powerline and pipeline easements and oil wells on its way from the existing Kermit sand plant in West Texas to New Mexico.
Conveyor Dynamics, Inc. was responsible for the complete detailed mechanical design and mechanical drafting of the system. We deployed several new inventions of ours on this project. For more information, check out this article.
| 105-CV-001 | 110-CV-002 | 115-CV-003 | 120-CV-004 | 116-CV-001 | 121-CV-001 | |
| Year of Construction: | 2024 | |||||
| Location: | Texas, USA | |||||
| Length (Tail to Head): | 1.4 km | 24.1 km | 16.5km | 26.2 km | 231 m | 320 m |
| Power: | 2 x 225 kW | 5 x 671 kW | 4 x 671 kW | 6 x 671 kW | 2 x 225 kW | 2 x 225 kW |
| Capacity: | 1905 tph | |||||
| Strength: | ST-1000 | ST-3150 | ST-3150 | ST-3150 | ST-1000 | ST-1000 |
| Speed: | 5.6 m/s | 5.6 m/s | 5.6 m/s | 5.6 m/s | 4.5 m/s | 4.5 m/s |
| Material: | Frac Sand | |||||
- 2nd longest chain of conveyors in the world!
- 2nd longest trough belt conveyor in the world
- Low Rolling Resistant Rubber
- Tension measurement without a loadcell invention
- Idler changing while the conveyor is running invention
- Horizontal Curves
