Steele extruders can process materials with 10-20% moisture and varying plasticity, to produce brick, block and tile with void areas up to 65%.
Every customer’s raw materials are different. So as versatile as our stiff extrusion technology is, sometimes Steele engineers have to work with a customer to meet ambitious shaping and production specs.
Recently, a customer wanted to produce a queen-size brick with 28% void, strong enough to handle with setting equipment. When their existing setup couldn’t deliver, the customer called us.
We assessed production and recommended a new Steele die solution, using our L Die and V-2 Oil Pump. The new installation provided the right coring pattern, with lubrication at both the rear of the die base and shaper cap.
The die worked from the start, producing queen-size product with 28.1% void and a penetrometer reading of 4.5, ready for setting equipment. You can read the case study here.
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