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Revolutionizing Refractory Maintenance
Refractory maintenance, though vital, can often be a logistical and financial burden. This is especially true for large facilities that rely on kilns, coolers, preheater towers and risers for day-to-day operation. These facilities stand to lose upward of $50,000 a day in production if their refractory can’t stand up to the heat. To avoid unnecessary production loss, most facilities take on large-scale refractory removal and re-installation during annual maintenance shutdowns.
Revolutionizing Refractory Maintenance
From Robotic Removal To Fast, Ergonomic Installation, Here’s How Facilities Are Increasing Refractory Maintenance Efficiency. By Lars Lindgren and Heather Harding Refractory maintenance, though vital, can often be a logistical and financial burden. This is especially true for cement and other large facilities that rely on kilns, coolers, preheater towers and risers for day-to-day operation.
Improve Kiln ROI with a Bricking Machine
The key to reducing or eliminating unscheduled downtime and minimizing the need for scheduled repairs lies in efficient and quality brick installation. By minimizing air gaps, interlocking rings or loose bricks, the life of kiln lining is extended, and unscheduled or emergency maintenance can be drastically reduced. While many methods for installation exist, and contractors experienced with one type or another will swear by their process, the proof is in the result.
Protection in the Line of Fire
Keeping a clean workplace is a constant struggle, regardless of industry. For foundries, however, weekly cleaning has traditionally been a very physical process. Using heavy chipping guns and rivet busters to remove caked-on material inside and around ladles, furnaces, kiln runners and copulas can take hours and lead to serious health and safety concerns.
Improving Kiln ROI
Like the pogo stick method, one jack screw is required for each brick and installation is limited to just one course at a time. Jack screws also require a significant amount of force to use, increasing the risk of fatigue and quality issues. Downtime with each of these methods can be lengthy because the brick installation processes are considerably more time and labor intensive than with a bricking machine. Just switching to a bricking machine installation method isn’t enough, however.
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