Simple Solutions That Work! Issue 15

CASE STUDIES 33 Continued on next page single collection point where it can be easily accessed and maintained by the facilities employees or an outside contractor. This dust collection system mounts on the ground for ease of maintenance thus preventing the facility employees or contracted workers from being required to climb to the top of the silo for maintenance purposes. Also, the removal of the fines from not only the LRV sanding process but also the sand conveyance and sand delivery process reduces the collection of fines in the LRV sanding equipment where collection of fines can often lead to LRV traction sand system maintenance issues. Of significant importance was the Thanks to this special design of the closing mechanism, there was no pressure built-up in the hose even when the sand dispensing station is switched on. The result is a slow start filling process. The mechanical connection from the operators control to the segmental closing mechanism is located in the filling valve and is protected by a supporting inner sleeve, all of which is Klein’s unique design. Also to note is the automatic ability of the system to stop providing sand into the traction sand box once the sand box becomes full. Another system design feature that was important to the customer was the system’s ability to collect the dust from the transport and filling process to a system’s specific ability to have a small footprint, a variable capacity, as well as the ability for adjustment of the control panel’s color display screen thus allowing provision of clear and concise operation status in a manner that the employees can easily understand. There are always changes on any project of this size. For example, even as the delivery of the silo neared, we were informed that the silo needed to be relocated. Our support team assisted with the identification of the best method for the relocation and then adjusted the supplied system assembly kits in order to support the project and its installation crews.