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Case History: Loss-In-Weight Feeders vs. Volumetric Feeders -- Toll Processor Chooses Volumetric Feeders Over Loss-In-Weight Feeders

From Vibra Screw, Inc.
 

 
Therm-O-Rock Corp., New Eagle, Pa., is a toll processor that custom blends and packages minerals to products for the steel, foundry, and construction industries. Such products include exothermic compounds, foundry sands, cements, and grouts. Therm-O-Rock also provides a quality control service to customers, which entails checking the quality of material
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