Category Archives: Technical articles
Technical articles on foundry and aluminium recycling plants, industrial furnaces, refractory products and everything related to the industrial heat sector.
Reverberatory furnace: how to protect the burners?
REVERBERATORY FURNACE / HOW TO PROTECT THE BURNERS The ceramic blocks of the burners are [...]
Jul
Article | A world with Silica vol. 2: good practice for demolition of linings
In the series of short articles we will be presenting monthly in our NewsLetter, we [...]
May
ARTICLE | A WORLD WITH SILICA VOL. 1
Silicon accompanies humanity. From the Neolithic to the electronic revolution, it has shown its usefulness, [...]
Mar
Use of precast shape for the sill of a reverberatory furnace
After almost 2 years of operation and 130,000 MT, the cladding has undergone minimal alterations. [...]
Nov
ALUMINIUM WHEEL MANUFACTURING PLANT
Insertec has designed a manufacturing plant, assembly, installation supervision and commissioning of the automated alloy [...]
Aug
NEW PROPOSAL FOR SELF-FLOWING CASTABLE
Because of ease installation, it is common practice to install tapping / gunning materials as [...]
Aug
How does the external temperature influence the setting time of the refractory castable?
Along with the installed thickness, the type of concrete and the demoulding time, the external [...]
May
NEW RANGE OF CUARSIL PRODUCTS
INSERTEC, have developed a complete range of CUARSIL IS7, with some improved performance thermomechanical that [...]
Apr
Pre/post shutdown guidelines
A production shutdown is an opportunity to inspect, repair and prepare the lining of the [...]
Mar
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Guiding this 4R paradigm (Reduce-Reuse-Reinvent-Recycle) by adding one more R, 5R being this fifth Reeducate [...]
Mar
LIQUID OR SOLID SINTER
From a refractory point of view we can present solid and liquid sinterings, each with [...]
Mar
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DRYING MONOLITHIC PRODUCTS
The elimination of water from the refractory material must be progressive and carried out at [...]
Feb
ADVANTAGES OF PHOSPHATE BONDED REFRACTORY PRODUCTS
Following are some of the advantages of phosphate-bonded refractory products.
Dec
Tips for the maintenance of Reverberatory furnace.
The main advice is periodic maintenance. They are the best prevention. With this in mind, [...]
Nov
Christmas shutdown inspections: corundum regrowth
The adhered corundum layer is initially soft and can be easily removed, but in later [...]
Nov