Bulk-Bag System Increases Batching Accuracy

摘要

Zedmark's Slippery Rock, Pa., refractory plant receives truckloads of bulk bags containing such materials as aluminum oxide and zirconium oxide.rnThese materials come in different grades that vary according to particle size and material form (such as tabular or calcined). Forklift trucks move the palletized bulk bags to a warehouse and then to processing.rnDuring processing, raw materials are formulated into batches and mixed in a horizontal plow mixer. The mixed batches are placed in portable bins and moved to casting production lines. Finally, the batches are cast into specialized refractory shapes that eventually are used in the manufacture of glass, steel, cement and aluminum products.