Endura F5 conveying system meets growing demand for bulk fertiliser production
When market demand increases, can your powder handling system keep up? A rapid increase in products forced a Western Australian agricultural fertiliser supplier to upgrade their current conveying system. As a critical distribution hub for WA’s farming communities, the business had no time to waste. They needed to maintain the reliability that local farmers depend on for their bulk fertiliser and specialty nutrient requirements.
Agricultural equipment challenge: Meeting increasing production capacity
The fertiliser supplier’s facility serves as a key blending and processing hub for urea, ammonium nitrate, and trace element formulations. transferring free-flowing granular fertilisers and agrichemicals from front-end loaders and bulk bags into melter tanks where the fertiliser mixture is dissolved before further processing or packaging.
However, the Legacy 4” AMC could no longer meet the required throughput for the growing demand of their bulk fertiliser operations. The site manager recognised the need to upgrade their powder handling equipment to maintain supply reliability.
The fertiliser plant needed to:
- Increase throughput and production capacity to meet growing product demand
- Maintain compatibility with existing feed and discharge points for straightforward equipment changeover
- Preserve reliability and low-maintenance requirements.
With proven Floveyor performance across multiple sites, including similar units operating successfully at two other regional facilities, the agricultural fertiliser supplier knew exactly which technology would deliver the required capacity upgrade.
Moving to a higher-capacity conveying system design
Following consultation and solution modelling, Floveyor recommended upgrading to an Endura F5 aero-mechanical conveyor to replace the Legacy AMC. This essential for abrasive fertiliser products. In addition, Floveyor had been continually improving the design and engineering of their AMC product ranges, which provided additional improvements for the plant operations.
Why the AMC became a repeat purchase
A Floveyor AMC with FloDisc® Technology is a fully enclosed system that controls dust, prevents product contamination, and ensures safe, efficient transfers at any elevation. The conveyor is designed to minimise downtime, prevent material degradation, and allow complete batch transfers with easy cleaning between different fertiliser formulations.
The AMC was ideal for handling bulk fertiliser materials because it:
- Maintains granule integrity for urea and ammonium nitrate products
- Provides gentle conveying action that prevents degradation of trace elements
- Offers fully enclosed, dust-free operation for improved workplace safety
- Enables consistent, high-throughput transfer to melter tanks
- Delivers proven reliability in agricultural chemical processing environments.
Why the Floveyor Endura F5 was chosen
The Endura range is specially engineered for durability and longevity. Designed to accommodate sophisticated chemical and industrial applications, the Endura is suitable for an unlimited number of process and plant configurations. It’s able to effortlessly integrate to brownfield sites while meeting rigorous global compliance and safety standards. The Endura range met all the requirements for handling abrasive, granular fertiliser materials to deliver the increased production capacity essential to meet growing market demand.
The Endura F5 was selected because it:
- Achieves rates up to , nearly doubling production capacity with no degradation of materials
- Features modernised fabrication and sealing methods for superior dust control
- Offers improved component design to the Legacy 4” AMC
- Delivers proven performance based on the current plant experience.
Floveyor’s new generation conveying system exceeded expectations
The upgraded agricultural equipment solution provided by Floveyor consisted of:
Endura F5 AMC with:
- Vertical conveying capability to integrate with melter tanks
- Bespoke hopper connection to interface with existing screw feeder
- Durable construction suitable for abrasive chemical processing.
The system handles multiple materials efficiently, including the mildly abrasive materials used in fertiliser production. Added incentives for moving from a 2007 AMC model to a modern Floveyor product range included more robust and better-sealed construction and improved component design. Years of R&D from Floveyor resulted in the trusted reliable, durable conveying system with a deliberate focus on helping plants increase yields and improve workplace safety.
New conveying system provides controlled, gentle flow for agricultural fertiliser materials
Granular fertilisers are transferred from front-end loaders and bulk bags into a large receiving hopper equipped with a screw feeder. The Floveyor Endura F5 lifts the blended material from the hopper into melter tanks, where the fertiliser mixture is dissolved before being further processed or packaged.
The modern construction of the Endura F5 AMC delivers superior dust control essential for efficient bulk fertiliser processing, reducing operator exposure and clean-up requirements. Operators and maintenance staff loved the new design because it was cleaner, easier to maintain, and more efficient to operate.
Endura range improves efficiency and maintains product integrity
The Floveyor F5 from the Endura range met the challenge of scaling up production capacity while maintaining the reliability the agricultural fertiliser supplier had come to expect from Floveyor powder handling machinery. It dramatically improved material handling efficiency, enabling the fertiliser plant to meet growing market demand.
The new Endura F5 enabled the fertiliser supplier to:
- Double throughput capacity
- Slash batch cycle times to meet increasing production demands
- Maintain gentle handling that preserves granule integrity
- Service the conveyor more easily, requiring less maintenance effort compared to the Legacy 4” AMC.
Endura range delivers proven performance for agricultural fertiliser applications
The agricultural fertiliser manufacturer experienced improved processing efficiency by moving materials more reliably in shorter timeframes. The installation required minimal site modifications to integrate with existing agriculture equipment, demonstrating the flexibility of Floveyor’s powder handling system solutions for bulk fertiliser operations.
With Floveyor’s proven performance across multiple Western Australian facilities and decades of reliable operation, the fertiliser supplier is confident Floveyor aero-mechanical conveyor technology will assist in future expansions.
Using a Floveyor Endura F5 in your agricultural fertiliser handling
If you’d like more information about Floveyor’s capabilities for agricultural fertiliser, bulk fertiliser handling, and agriculture equipment applications, get in touch. We’re happy to discuss your requirements and can work with you to develop a safe, efficient powder handling system for your operation.