Concrete Industries
One of the most common and widely used construction materials is concrete. Its first widespread use dates back at least to the Roman Empire and Egyptian times. Termed the “Concrete Revolution” the use of concrete in the construction of the Roman Empire was exceptional and concrete freed the empire builders from simply using brick and stone. The early concrete was made of quicklime, volcanic ash and pumice for aggregate.
The next mass use of concrete for construction didn’t take place for 13 centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, when in 1756 calcium hydroxide was substituted for quicklime, and pebbles for pumice.
Portland cement replaced calcium hydroxide in the mid 1800’s and today some 340 million cubic yards of ready-mixed concrete are used in the United States each year.
Industries involved with concrete production and use include Concrete Production, Sand & Gravel, Cement Production, Flyash and the production of a host of specialty additives to provide special properties, including color and texture, for a wide variety of applications. In order to keep all of these industries functioning efficiently, bin level indicators, level controls and level sensors for solids are used to provide a wide variety of functions including high level monitoring to control filling and prevent overfilling of bins and silos, low level detection to provide signaling for re-order of materials in storage silos and a host of high level applications for belt conveyor under/over loading and for conveyor control where monitoring the high level condition of open piles of material under a conveyor discharge is common.
The Model RH Rotary Paddle Bin Level Indicator is an industry standard level control and level sensor in concrete batching plants, cement production, precast manufacturing and flyash processing around the world. The reason is simple. Rotary paddle bin level indicator and level control technology is the most universal of all the bulk solids bin level sensor devices available as they can be used for monitoring materials with a wide range of bulk densities and particle sizes; they are easy to understand, install and maintain; and these bin level indicators and level controls are also low in cost.
Sand & Gravel mining and processing facilities can also use the Model RH Rotary Paddle Bin Level Indicator and level control for high and low level applications in a variety of bins that might be on site. In addition, the Tilt Switch is the most common bin level indicator and level control for detecting over and under loading of aggregate materials on belt conveyors, as well as for high level control and detection of open piles beneath the discharge of belt conveyors.
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And when it comes to bulk material flow-aids, the Rectangular Aerator and Industrial Vibrator keep materials flowing in cement, concrete and aggregate processing facilities of all kinds.
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