Precasting Special Shapes on the Fly to Prevent 2 Days of Downtime
Precasting Special Shapes on the Fly to Prevent 2 Days of Downtime
2 PagesPrecasting Special Shapes on the Fly to Prevent 2 Days of Downtime One of the lesser-known, yet most rewarding, parts of our business results from the opportunities we have to leverage our creativity. That may sound odd coming from an industrial refractory contractor. Not everyone thinks of industrial contractors as being creative. And many of our jobs are very straightforward. But sometimes, the unexpected occurs which gives us a chance to flex our creative side; you never know what you’ll find during an inspection of a furnace, kiln or boiler. A few months ago we received a call on a Saturday at 11:30 am to brainstorm a potential solution for an unforeseen problem. Our customer was performing regularly-scheduled maintenance on their annealing furnace. When they began removing the element
