Silica Gel Operation (Continued)
To feed an air swept hammer mill for grinding, they were using a conventional screw feeder. The screw flights of this feeder would easily build up with the wet silica gel and plug. The flights also worked the material as it traveled the length of the screws. The discharge material was a sloppy, slushy product.
Wyssmont introduced them to the Rotoscoop Feeder. The rotating drum does no overwork the silica gel, allowing it to maintain its consistency. The cleaning bars below the drum scoop the sticky material out of the pockets, preventing it from plugging with the feed. With the Rotoscoop Feeder, product flow was always assured.
They rented the Double Rotocage Lumpbreaker and a Rotoscoop Feeder to observe the operation. They were very impressed and ordered two Double Rotocage Lumpbreakers and two Rotoscoop Feeders, one for each of their plants.
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Rotoscoop Feeder
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Silica Gel Operation
WYSSMONT FEEDER & LUMPBREAKER IDEAL FOR SILICA GEL OPERATION
A company that manufactures silica gel is refining their process at a small production plant. At the same time they are building a larger plant with greater capacity.
Silica gel is a wet, slush-like material. It is sticky and easily builds up on the surfaces of most equipment, blocking product flow. They came to Wyssmont looking for a Lumpbreaker and a feeder that will not let this material build up and plug the unit.
To break the lumps, Wyssmont suggested a Double Rotocage Lumpbreaker. The counter-rotating cages pull the silica gel into the center; the lumps are broken up between the cages. This unit worked ideally for them.
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Double Rotocage Lumpbreaker
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