Problem: This was a new utility boiler that potentially required three different conventional refractory materials to cast, ram and gun. The problem was the installation method for specific parts of the boiler was difficult to determine until the actual installation started....
Problem: The low-cement castable that was installed in situ wore too quickly. The poor service life required downtime for emergency repairs to be made between planned outages....
Problem: End user had regularly scheduled reline maintenance and wanted to reduce the length of the shutdown....
Problem: Existing roof material expanded causing the material to crack, and break off of the roof....
Problem: Customer wanted improved furnace performance, less corundum build-up and increased life of the refractory lining....
Stellar Materials, LLC is pleased to announce that it was acquired by Unifrax on June 14th, 2019. ...
Problem: Spalling of existing lining happened after just a few months, reducing service time of furnace....