Harrop Industries, Inc. - Brick Kilns, Dryers, A.J. Carsten Tape Casters, Thermocouples and Spare Parts
Revamping Existing Plants, Kilns, and Dryers
A growing number of ceramic manufacturers are calling in Harrop to enhance profitability through retrofit or upgrade of their existing dryers and kilns. In many cases, the infusion of current technology can create capacity expansions and/or efficiency improvements with attractive payback of the capital investment. Quite often, a well-planned upgrade can begin to show immediate reduction of energy consumption
and an increase in product yields. Our approach to a modernization project includes a thorough review of the current workflow, identifying process bottlenecks, potential trouble spots, and any equipment and support systems that may need replacement or modernizing.

Harrop has completed dozens of plant upgrades, many of which involved dryers and kilns originally supplied by our competitors. Harrop's analytical approach to your process and our extensive knowledge about drying and firing can be applied to any dryer or kiln system, regardless of the original design.

Typical design elements for upgrade considerations include: combustion systems and pulse firing, air handling systems and heat recovery, thermal insulation in kilns and kiln cars, and process controls and process data collection. Whether for cost control, increased energy efficiency, quality improvement, or capacity expansion, revamping is an attractive option for many operations and a growing part of Harrop's business.