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Enclosed Tube Feeder for Conveying Ferris Manganese

From Cleveland Vibrator Company (The)
 

 

NEED: Customer needed to replace a portable belt conveyor with an enclosed feeder system to convey ferro manganese to a refractory furnace.

SOLUTION: CVC fabricated a feeder 12" in diameter by 192" long, aided by 2 rotary electric vibrators.


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