A leading supplier of monolithic refractory products recently partnered with a company that provides safety equipment for foundries to install four 166 sq ft emergency collection pits with 64 sq ft breakout inlets at a new foundry site in Warner Township, Michigan.
Allied Mineral Products is the U.S. representative for Silmeta Systems, which has installed over 500 emergency collection pits (ECP) worldwide, and the two companies collaborated in the integration of ECPs at the new facility under construction for EJ Americas, which provides metal fabrication products for manhole covers and frames, junction boxes cleanout, monument boxes, and other related products.
During EJ’s review of the prospective suppliers for the foundry project, the team saw photos of an of an emergency collection pit (ECP). Since EPCs are new to the US market and most foundry teams have not seen them, the EJ staff was curious and wanted to know more. An ECP completely separates molten metal from any water present, eliminating the possibility of a steam explosion. The elimination of explosion risk coupled with the sizing of the pits to contain the full contents of the furnace results in no injuries or significant property damage due to furnace breakouts. After researching emergency collection pits, the leadership team decided to integrate ECPs into their new facility and contracted with Silmeta Systems, which is the only supplier of these type systems which had already installed ECPs in the US.
Allied serves as the one-stop shop in the U.S. for Silmeta ECPs, through their management of marketing, sales, and technical support in addition to producing the castables and managing construction.
