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[May 2001]
Pilot Plant for Slip Systems
Gladstone Engineering Co Ltd (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, England) has launched a self-contained Pilot Plant which it says is ideally suited to the small pottery and college environment. It can be connected to a slip casting system or to a filter press for the production of clay.
The unit is completely self-contained and requires only one power supply. The Pilot Plant is supplied in standard sizes - 45 gallon (205 litre) and 75 gallon (340 litre) capacities. The standard equipment consists of a Model G84 or Model G82 Blunger. These have fibreglass tanks with bronze or stainless steel paddles driven by a motor and reduction gearbox via a stainless steel shaft.
The loading chute is made from polypropylene and all wetted parts are manufactured from non-corrosive materials. The blunger feeds a polypropylene storage ark via a vibratory sifter and magnetic separators can be fitted as an optional extra if required. The storage ark is fitted with a stainless steel gate paddle which is driven by a slow speed motor and reduction gearbox and comes complete with interlocked guard.
As standard, the Pilot Plant is fitted with a double diaphragm air pump which is suited to the slip casting process for a small pottery or studio. If the Pilot Plant is to be used for larger capacities, or for a filter press, then the pump would have to be sized to the customer specific requirements at an additional cost.
The standard vibratory sifter is an 8in (203mm) diameter fitted with a 40s mesh sieve. Approximate dimensions of the plant are 1.4 metres long by 1 metre wide by 1.5 metres high and the overall weight is around 200kg.
Web site: http://www.gladstone-engineering.com
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