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Industrial Equipment for Heavy-Duty Applications
What separates heavy-duty industrial equipment from ordinary machines: robust frames, continuous duty ratings, sealing, lubrication and serviceable design.
Equipment by Industry
Heavy Industry
Equipment for mining, construction, cement, paper and glass.
Industrial Equipment for Cement and Concrete Industry
A conceptual tour of cement production equipment: raw mills, preheaters, rotary kilns, coolers, finish mills and storage silos, and how they fit together.
Industrial Equipment for Cement and Concrete Industry Equipment
How ready-mixed concrete is made and delivered: batching plants, weigh hoppers, central and truck mixers, concrete pumps and the equipment around them.
Industrial Equipment for Construction and Building
A plain guide to building construction equipment: tower cranes, hoists, scaffolds, mixers and lifting gear, and how building work differs from earthmoving.
Industrial Equipment for Glass and Ceramics Industry
A general look at glass manufacturing equipment: batch handling, melting furnaces, forming machines such as float lines and bottle machines, and annealing lehrs.
Industrial Equipment for Glass and Ceramics Industry Equipment
How ceramics are made: clay preparation and mixing, shaping, drying, kiln types for firing and the temperature control that keeps ceramic products from cracking.
Industrial Equipment for Mining and Quarrying
A plain guide to quarrying equipment: drilling and blasting, loading and hauling, crushing and screening circuits, and how quarries control dust and noise.
Industrial Equipment for Paper and Pulp Industry
A walkthrough of pulp and paper machinery: pulping, stock preparation, the forming, press and dryer sections, and the water and energy demands of a mill.
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