There is nothing worse than having to refurbish a piece of <link _top>equipment, especially when it comes to rotary <link _top>shakeouts. Not only is it costly, but it is a very time consuming project, often shutting down the <link _top>foundry for days. To make matters worse, existing rotary designs allow material to contact the <link _top>drum body <link _top>surface, which means you will eventually have to figure out how to get that large cylinder out and a replacement <link _top>drum body into your already congested <link _top>shakeout area.
General Kinematics has taken all these issues into consideration, and has designed the new DUCTA-SERIES™ line of rotary products to address these issues.
About the DUCTA-SERIES Liners
Lowered replacement liner costs.
Anticipated liner replacement cost. With rolled plate for a wear liner rather than <link _top>cast grid sections, savings are realized without a compromise of anticipated life of approximately 2-3 years.
Lowered liner installation costs.
Liner is provided in 4 individual quadrant pieces. Liners are held in place with clamp bars to the skin of the <link _top>drum (shown below). Each liner is inserted into the <link _top>drum, clamped on one end, and <link _top external-link-new-window>drum is rotated 90 degrees for the next liner. Dangerous installation and expanders are eliminated. Expected installation requirements are limited to a 2 or 3 man crew with a forklift (and boom) and impact wrench for an expected changeout time of approximately one to two shifts, allowing replacement to take place over a weekend.
Elimination of individual wear plate replacement.
With providing the liner in quadrants, there is no need to replace broken or damaged individual <link _top>cast liners. In competitive <link _top>drums, removal of all plates and replacement is required. With the General Kinematics Ducta-Series <link _top>drums, should an area require repair, patch plates are easy to locate and weld in place directly to the liner.
No shell/skin replacement is required.
By utilizing a lower <link _top>conveyor for return of the fines rather than transferring between the shell and the liner, costly and timely skin/shell replacement is not required every 4-7 years of competitive products. With preventative maintenance weekly checking of the clamp bars and fasteners will eliminate <link _top>sand and metallics from wear to the outer body.
Suppliers Catalogue: <link _top>General Kinematics
