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Success
at Sherman
Retrofits
our specialty at W.P. Hilts
What happens when you can't run a big batch -- let alone store your
sand,
gravel, cement and water?
Sherman Industries knew they needed to deal with the aggregate bin at
their concrete plant in Decatur, Ala. Wear and rust over the years had
thinned interior partition walls. Holes were starting to show up in the
pitted and dented metal.
Production capacity suffered because the bin's wall couldn't handle the
tonnage Sherman processed. Storage space was reduced.
What would give the biggest bang for the buck? Rebuild or replace?
We suggested the agg bin (above) be entirely replaced along with the
agg weigh hopper. We didn't think plating over the worn out spots would
be money well spent.
Sherman had repaired the corners of the weigh hopper. Rust and wear did
not make for a pretty picture.
So we decided to replace.
One
big benefit: downtime would not be as lengthy as
relining the bins. A new agg bin, weigh hopper and structure barely
cost more than the repairs. Storage space was increased.
All this new heavy metal came with a walkway on all four sides around
the weigh hopper. The bin sloping sides were built with AR steel plate
and the weigh hopper sloping sides were made out of 3/8" AR
steel.
One way
we saved
money: We designed the bin, weigh hopper and
to
fit on the customer's existing piers, which gave us room to put in a
wider bin.
Results and benefits:
- More
tonnage for more product in the same space.
- Fitting the agg bin and weigh hopper
between the radial
stacker conveyor and the agg discharge conveyor feeding the bin created
more storage -- going from three compartments to four
compartments in the bin.
- The weigh hopper has
about 450 cubic feet of volume. Sherman can now batch out of
two of the four compartments.
The Hilts crew -- along with several Sherman guys -- took out the old
equipment in one day. This whole project, including a new solenoid
valve bank (left), took four days.
Talk with us. Let us advise you when time comes to upgrade your plant
and equipment.
The real benefit to you is that you can concentrate on
what you do best, which is developing and running your business.
Leave the details to us. Contact
us
for more information on retrofits.
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