Extending Furnace Lining Life
Lining life depends on how consistently the refractory is compacted during relining, and hand ramming varies with the operator.
01
The problem
Inconsistent ramming during a reline shortens lining life unpredictably, and the inconsistency traces back to the fact that hand compaction varies operator to operator.
02
Engineering insight
Making the ramming sequence automatic and programmed — rather than manual — is what makes the compaction pattern repeatable from one reline to the next.
03
VMPL's approach
VMPL’s rammer range spans a vibro lining rammer up to three-arm and five-arm rammer sets with an automatic programmed panel, including the bottom rammer, so the compaction sequence does not depend on the individual operator running it.