How a custom ceramic part gets from the first dimensions to a plant abroad, and what keeps the delivery on time.
A custom part is only useful if it arrives before the shutdown.
Supply is part of the design.
This Blasch paper is about the path of an engineered ceramic part from concept to delivery at a plant abroad. It covers the design of industrial ceramic components and refractory shapes, manufacture, logistics and the international network that gets parts through to the site. For a plant engineer the question behind it is simple: will the part be there when the turnaround starts?
A turnaround date does not move for a late crate, so lead time and logistics belong in the part specification from the start.
Blasch engineers and manufactures in Albany, New York, on about 60,000 ft² (5,575 m²). A second US site in South Carolina belongs to the company, and sales offices in China and India plus representatives in other countries support customers abroad, according to the company presentation. The quality system is certified to ISO 9001, see quality and certifications.
A part starts from the dimensions and operating conditions of the application. Drawings help but are not required: Blasch engineers develop the design themselves, model it where needed and cast it close to final shape. Parts can be shipped as assemblies, with metal housings, mortared or bolted, ready to install.
Two published examples show what short supply looks like in practice:
Stocked standard parts: common StaBlox tunnel blocks, lids and bases are kept in stock, so a collapsed reformer tunnel can be rebuilt without waiting for a production run. See StaBlox tunnel replacement.
Emergency delivery: at a sulfuric acid regeneration plant in the USA, seven crates of checkerwall blocks shipped within one day, and the plant was back in operation less than two weeks after the first contact.
Name the turnaround date in the first inquiry. Lead time, packing and shipping are planned with the design, not after it. More about Blasch on locations and engineering.
Yes. Sales offices in China and India and representatives in other regions support customers abroad.
No. Dimensions and operating conditions are enough to start, and Blasch engineers develop the design.
Common StaBlox tunnel blocks, lids and bases are stocked, and checkerwall blocks are standard parts.
Tell us the part, the plant location and the date. A Blasch engineer tells you what is possible by then.
