Refractory Products

Click on one of the following links for more information about our refractory products specially designed for: Channel and Pressure Pour Furnaces - Copper Channel and Pressure Pour Furnaces - Iron Coreless Furnaces - Aluminum Coreless Furnaces - Copper Alloy Coreless Furnaces - Iron Coreless Furnaces - Steel Cupola Furnaces Industrial Flooring Matrix refractory for Aluminum melting and holding furnace Molten Metal Transfer

Product Lines

DRI-VIBE®- This product line incorporates a variety of refractory raw materials into dry ram formulations.  Common raw materials include various grades of alumina, magnesia, silica, fused silica, preformed spinel, zircon, chrome ore, chrome oxide, silicon carbide, and other refractory grains.  Closely controlled grain size distribution, proprietary binders and other additives make these products unique.  Our goal is to constantly update our product line in order to provide our customers with leading edge refractory technology.

MINRO-SIL®RAM 1001 – Silica based DRI-VIBE® refractories designed for melting iron and copper.  Boron oxide and Boric acid binders are premixed to provide a reliable product every time.

MINRO-SIL®LD – A low dust formulation of MINRO-SIL® designed to reduce respirable dust by 80% during installation.

MINRO-SIL 2001®- A new silica based refractory designed to minimize erosion in coreless' melting or holding ductile base iron.  This product has delivered performance increases of 30% - 50% over our traditional MINRO-SIL®RAM 1001 in ductile applications.

V-CAST®- These are ultra-low cement, low moisture castables utilizing a proprietary gassing technology.  Formulations include a wide range of alumina grains with additions of silicon carbide, magnesia, zircon, fused silica, and others.  The resulting cured refractory offers extremely low porosity, high hot and cold strengths, and high abrasion and corrosion resistance.

L-CAST®- These are low cement, low moisture castables with similar formulations to V-CAST®.  These generally incorporate burn out fibers for rapid heatup ability.  L-CAST® products are generally used for non-ferrous molten metal contact and for structural components in all types of furnaces.

QUICK-CAST® – These are low cement, low moisture, high flow castables that are easily installed under almost any mixing condition.  They are unique in that they maintain their excellent strength profile over a wide range of water additions.  They are designed for both molten metal and non-molten metal contact applications.

MINRO-AL®CAST – These are generally conventional castables designed for a variety of casting applications.  They are either high alumina or high alumina with silicon carbide.

MATRICAST – Primarily low cement castables for aluminum contact.  MATRICAST TUFFLOOR is one of these products usable in all foundry applications.  It is designed for foundry floors that are in intermittent contact with molten metal, slag/dross, or other high heat incursions.  TUFFLOOR will not spall under these conditions.  Foundry floors will require less maintenance and will contribute to safe working conditions.

MATRIGUN – These are hot and cold gunning mixes for ferrous and non-ferrous applications.  They can be used for patching existing surfaces or for backup applications in non-ferrous furnaces.

MINRO-AL®PLASTICS – These incorporate a full range of plastic, plaster, and mortar refractories for all molten metal applications.  Alumina quantity varies from 50% to 92%.  Silicon carbide bearing plastics are available within this product line.

TEK-RAM and TEK-PAK – These are graphitic rams and plastics designed mainly for cupola applications.  They are available in conventional and large aggregate formulations and a wide range of silicon carbide contents.

SCOTT-RAM and STEEL-PAK – Chrome alumina plastics, wet rams, mortars, and plasters for a variety of patching applications.

MINRO-AL®WET RAMS – These are alumina-based rams designed for molten metal contact in coreless and channel furnaces.  They incorporate a wide range of alumina contents and additions of silicon carbide and chrome oxide.

MINRO-Z WET RAMS – These are zircon based wet rams for furnace lining and patching applications.

MINRO-WEAVE and MINRO-MICA – Fiberglass and/or mica slip plane materials for coreless applications.

CAST STEEL/COPPER LOOP FORMS – Hollow channel loop forms for ferrous and non-ferrous inductor applications.  All loops are shipped from inventory and are inspected visually and by X-ray before going in to inventory.

VIBRATORS - We supply a wide range of vibrators for installations.  These include BOSCH Vibrators, NETTER CROSS Vibrators, KLEIN Type Vibrators, MARTIN Vibrators, and our patent pending ELECTRIC VIBRATOR SYSTEM (EVS). The EVS allows for the installation of coreless sidewall refractory with no de-airing or layer by layer vibration.  The result is significantly faster turnaround time.