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[July 2009]
Allied Mineral Products Expands American Precast Refractories Facility & Warehouse
Allied Mineral Products Inc (Columbus, OH, USA) completed construction of a 8,547 sq m addition on 1 March 2009 and began operating out of the new space a month later. This brings Allied’s total production and warehouse area to just under 46,452 sq m at its Columbus headquarters.
Allied’s new, enlarged facility includes 4,645 sq m for its American Precast Refractories Division (APR). The remainder of the area will be used to store and warehouse materials for Allied’s global operations.
The increased space will expand APR’s precast refractory shape making capabilities with specialised and enhanced shapes. The larger APR area houses seven new furnaces which will improve flexibility in firing schedules. Another, new crane with a lift capacity of 20 tons (18.1 MT) was also installed, bringing APR’s crane lift capacity to 35 tons (31.7 MT).
The new APR space also includes a specialty shapes room for controlled castings and a material hot room to optimise material casting properties. There is an area to accommodate high volume production of small shapes and a grinding room to meet precise tolerances. A drive-in dock door was added that can be served by the 20-ton crane to easily load and ship large shapes.
The additional warehouse space will improve manufacturing flexibility and plant organisation. This expansion enhances Allied’s ability to serve its customers and reinforces Allied’s dedication to the North American market.
Allied Mineral Products Inc is a leading producer of monolithic refractories and precast refractory shapes for the foundry, steel, aluminium, copper and zinc metals markets as well as the cement, power, incineration, mineral processing and boiler industries. The company offers custom lining designs for optimum thermal and mechanical characteristics, leading edge refractory technology and personalised sales and service support. The company has been independently owned and operated since 1961, is ISO 9001:2000 certified, and employs over 450 people worldwide.
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