Case Study
Unloading & Conveying Silica Sand
Customer Requirements Carroll & Meynell Ltd, a leading manufacturer of electrical transformers, moved to a new facility to accommodate considerable growth in their business. Further growth caused them to re-think their production methods. The handling of the fine silica sand used to ‘pot’ transformers was a major bottleneck in their production line. 1. Silica sand was received in 50lb/ 25kg bags and emptied into a hopper. 2. The hopper was li