Process Systems for Building Materials
For IR Process, the building materials industry includes manufacturing facilities that utilize cement, wood, plastic and similar materials to make products such as insulation, shingles, bricks, grouts, wood siding, paints & adhesives, plastic components, etc.
The building materials industry had historically been a fairly stable industry without much price fluctuation until the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Since that time, the industry has had increased price volatility and reduced inventory reliability. IR Process successfully worked through these challenges with several of our customers to modify their existing systems to fit within their previously established budgets.
The types of materials to be handled in this industry range from fiberglass strands and wood chips to cement and other fine powders so it is vital to fully understand not other the products but it’s shape, density, and handling characteristics. The products we have handled include:
- Cement, fly ash, pozzolan, sand, gravel, rock, clays, pigments & grouts
- Silicas, Fumed Silicas, resins, perlite, graphite, gypsum, lead & mica
- Fiberglass, glass batches, glass, cullet & ceramics
- Granite, Quartz & roofing granules
- Wood, rubber, paper, plastic resin & dusts
Common Systems & Equipment for Building Materials Applications
Understanding the characteristics of these products provides general guidance for acceptable system designs to meet the process requirements. The diversity of this industry aligns well with the flexibility of our process engineering services, allowing systems to be designed around the application rather than a specific piece of equipment. Unlike many other manufacturers, we are not obligated to provide a particular technology or equipment design, as we support provide virtually all styles of conveying and processing equipment. Equipment and systems we provide include:
- Pneumatic conveying systems
- Mechanical conveying systems
- Crushing and screening equipment
- Mixing & blending systems
- Material feeders and batching
- Glass batch system rebuilds and upgrades
- Bulk storage
- High temperature valving
- Abrasion resistant materials
- Air Pollution Control (APC) systems, fans, dampers, gates & expansion joints
- Specialty components for highly abrasive and high temperature applications
Discuss Your Process System Requirements
Our engineers collaborate directly with plant teams to define scope, evaluate risk, and develop system-level solutions for industrial process applications. Contact IR Process to review your project requirements and next steps, or submit a request for quote to begin a more detailed project evaluation