Spiroflow Systems Ships 30 Foot Long Mobile Aero-Mechanical Conveyor, the Tallest Ever Produced
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Spiroflow Systems, Inc. has shipped a 30 ft tall vertical mobile Aero-Mechanical Conveyor (AMC), the tallest ever custom mobile unit manufactured by the company, to RATH Refractories, Inc. in Milledgeville, GA.
The AMC is in the process of being installed at RATH Refractories where it will operate between a hammer mill and process hoppers used in manufacturing high quality refractory shapes for special applications such as insulation firebrick for lining high temperature kilns.
RATH Refractories is a wholly owned subsidiary of RATH AG of Vienna, Austria that has been manufacturing corundum bricks, high temperature installation firebrick, and andalusite high alumina bricks and others for over 100 years.
At the plant, the 30 ft tall AMC will be installed 75º to 80º to the vertical and receive off-spec green bricks crushed in a hammer mill. From there, the crushed brick material will be elevated by the AMC and conveyed back into the process hoppers to be re-struck. Material will be transported at a speed of up to 125 ft/sec.. The AMC is designed to operate 24/7.
According to Mathias Lee, Vice President of Sales for Spiroflow Systems, Inc., it was very important to the customer that the mixture of various ingredients be homogenous throughout its process.
"The Spiroflow Aero-Mechanical Conveyor was the only conveyer tested that was able to maintain and actually improve the consistency of mixtures," Lee said. "Testing took place at Spiroflow's in-house test facility in Monroe, North Carolina, which analyzes and demonstrates material flow properties under actual operating conditions."
ABOUT AERO-MECHANICAL CONVEYORS
Frequently referred to as a "rope and disk conveyor," Aero-Mechanical Conveyors from Spiroflow Systems are ideal for transporting material at any angle including vertically at heights from 10 to 85 feet without any loss in capacity at throughputs of up to 120 tons/hour.
Benefits of an AMC include low energy requirements, dust free transport, minimal product degradation, virtually no separation of mixtures and total batch transfer. The AMC can be set up as a straight-line operation or in a variety of around the corner configurations.
Aero-Mechanical Conveyors consist of several evenly placed polyurethane discs attached to a wire rope. The rope and disks travel in a continuous loop and move at a high speed within parallel steel tubes.
At each end, there are enclosed housings with the rope assembly running from one tube to another around specially designed sprockets. One of these sprockets drives the rope and disks while the other sprocket provides tension to the rope.
The action of the rope assembly traveling at high speed produces an air stream that fluidizes and conveys product in the airflow until it is centrifugally ejected at the outlet.
ABOUT SPIROFLOW SYSTEMS
Spiroflow is a worldwide supplier of a wide range of both standard and custom powder handling equipment, specializing in Bulk Bag Dischargers and Fillers, Mechanical and Pneumatic Conveyors, Bag Packing equipment and Flexible Storage Silos. The company offers a wide range of innovative designs and design options.
For more information on Aero-Mechanical Conveyors or information on other bulk handling equipment, visit www.spiroflowsystems.com, call 704-291-9595, fax 704-291-9594 or email info@spiroflowsystems.com.
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