Industries: Brick & Clay: Kiln Car Movement
Transfer Cars
Transfer cars can be supplied for full electric or electro-hydraulic operation and are equipped for fully automatic kiln car movement.
Finger Transfer Cars
Finger transfer cars are used to move product supported on drying trays and to load/retrieve drying or curing chambers.
Finger transfer cars can be supplied with either electric or electro-hydraulic operation and are equipped for automatic function.
Indexers
Indexers at setting and dehacking machines are required to precisely position kiln cars at the correct location. J C Smale indexers use electric drives and positioning encoders to achieve the required accuracy and speed.
Haulages
Various types of haulage are manufactured by J C Smale.
Counterweighted Rope Type
Can be single or two way and can move up to six kiln cars at a time.
Retrieval Units
Are used to move a train of stored kiln cars to allow each one to be retrieved by the transfer car.
Single Car Haulages
Have a drive at each end and move a single kiln car with each cycle.
J C Smale engineers will evaluate your kiln car automation requirements and recommend the most appropriate system to meet your needs.
