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Refractory Solutions for Cement

HarbisonWalker International (HWI) is a leading US supplier of refractory products to the cement industry. We have one of the widest networks of experienced field sales representatives and application specialists to service your cement kilns and total refractory needs. At our Advanced Technology and Research Center, we’re studying how changes in process and material composition are adversely affecting refractory service life in pyro-processes. We’re delivering new ideas to optimize refractory products and installations to address today’s changing line fuels.

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Our Value-Added Service (VAS) team can provide a wide range of support, from simple consultation to on-site installation services. We have equipment rental services and a full range of inventory solutions. We can also provide priority access to our Advanced Research and Technology Center testing services. Our role can be customized to your needs. We can step in as simply a refractory product supplier, or we can take the job all the way through installation.You decide.

We have also developed training packages ranging from an introduction to refractories to specialized learning such as anchoring systems to help improve our customers’ understanding of refractories and increase refractory service life.

Proven Refractory Products:

VERSAGUN®, VERSAFLOW®, SHOT-TECH®, KRUZITE®-70, KALA®, MAGNEL® RS, MAGNEL®, THOR®, MAGNEL® ULTRA, and MAGNEL® ULTRA AF

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Availability:

  • Dedicated sales personnel ready to respond 24/7/365
  • 19 manufacturing plants producing refractory products in North America, Europe, and Asia
  • 22 North American distribution centers providing one of the quickest response times in the refractory industry
    • Usually shipping with same-day or next-day delivery
    • Staging and shipping to anywhere in the world
    • Ready-to-ship inventory of our best-selling refractories

Global Projects & Engineering:

  • Specialists in new projects offering a range of services, from refractory product supplier all the way to full installation partner
    • Greenfield construction
    • Manufacturing and plant modernization
  • Serving the advanced engineering needs of existing facilities
    • End-to-end delivery of refractories: drawings, products, and installation
    • Strong conceptual drawing capabilities with meticulous attention to detail

Installation, Service, & Support:

  • Support from HWI’s network of premier contractor/installers
  • Available benefits of a VAS team:
    • Single-source responsibility that delivers cost savings
    • Just-in-time delivery of refractory materials, ensuring the freshest product on the jobsite
    • Inventory solutions
    • Quick response times, minimizing outages and downtime
    • More in-depth knowledge of your business, yielding the best refractory solutions
    • Embedded HWI team members and resources at your site
  • Our Advanced Technology and Research Center is the largest facility in the United States devoted to refractory development, quality assurance, and failure analysis.

Education & Training:

  • Ongoing educational seminars at our Advanced Technology and Research Center
  • Customized, on-site training for customers upon request
  • Webcasts and video training modules upon request

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‘SAIRBOND A dry, air-setting, fireclay mortar
‘SAIRSET A wet, air-setting, fireclay mortar
ARK-70 A 70% alumina, alkali resistant brick
CORAL® BP A burned, phosphate bonded 80% alumina brick
D-CAST® 85TMCC CASTABLE An ultra-low cement, high alumina castable English
GUNTECH™ 60 60% lower-cement gun mix
GUNTECH™ 60Z Zirconia-containing 60% lower-cement gun mix English
H-W PERIBOND A high magnesia content, air settign mortar
KALA® A 50% alumina brick
KALA® HPC CHECKERS A 50% alumina brick
KALA® HPC CHECKERS
KAST-O-LITE® 20-45 G PLUS A 2000°F rated lightweight gunning mix
KAST-O-LITE® 22 G PLUS A 2200°F rated lightweight gunning mix
KAST-O-LITE® 22 PLUS A 2200°F rated lightweight castable
KAST-O-LITE® 26 LI G ON-LINE® A 2600°F rated lightweight gunning mix
KAST-O-LITE® 26 LI PLUS A 2600°F rated lightweight castable
KAST-O-LITE® 30 LI G PLUS A 3000°F rated lightweight gunning mix
KRUZITE®-70 A 70% alumina brick
KX-99®-BF A high fired, super duty fireclay brick
MAGNEL® RS A magnesia spinel, burned brick
MAGNEL® ULTRA A magnesia spinel, burned brick
MAGNEL® ULTRA AF A magnesia spinel, burned brick English
NARCON® 65 CASTABLE A 65% alumina, low-cement castable
NO. 36 REFRACTORY CEMENT A wet, air setting, high alumina mortar
ON-LINE® THOR® AZS Rapid Turn-Around, Zirconia-Mullite, Low-Cement Castable English
PLASTECH® 70P STD A 70% alumina, phosphate bonded plastic refractory
PLASTECH® 85P STD An 85% alumina, phosphate bonded plastic refractory
SATANITE A dry, heat-setting, high alumina mortar
SHOT-TECH® 45 LI A fireclay based, low-cement shotcrete mix
SHOT-TECH® 60 A 60% alumina, low-cement shotcrete mix
SHOT-TECH® 60Z A high alumina, low-cement, zirconia containing shotcrete mix
THOR® 30 ADTECH® A 30% silicon carbide, low cement castable
THOR® 30 G ADTECH® A 30% silicon carbide, low cement gunning mix
THOR® 60 ADTECH® A 60% silicon carbide, low cement castable
THOR® AZS-PT ADTECH® Pumpable, Low-Moisture, Special Zirconia-Mullite Castable
THOR® AZS-PT ADTECH® A 14% zirconia, pumpable, low moisture castable
THOR® AZSP PLUS A 24% Zirconia, pumpable, low moisture castable
TUFSHOT® LI PLUS A fireclay based, conventional-cement, low iron gunning mix
UFALA® A 60% alumina brick shape
UFALA® A 60% alumina brick shape
ULTRA-GREEN® SR An 86% alumina, ultra-low cement castable English
VERSAFLOW® 45 PLUS A fireclay based, low-cement castable
VERSAFLOW® 55/AR ADTECH® A 55% alumina, low-cement castable English
VERSAFLOW® 60 PLUS A 60% alumina, low cement castable
VERSAFLOW® 70 PLUS A 70% alumina, low-cement castable
VERSAFLOW® 80 C PLUS An 80% alumina, coarse aggregate, low-cement castable
VERSAGUN® 70 ADTECH® A 70% alumina, low cement gunning mix English
VERSAGUN® ABR PLUS A 60% alumina, low-cement gunning mix designed for abrasion resistance
VESTA A burned magnesia spinel brick English
VESTA HP A burned magnesia spinel brick English

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