Cemento Melon (Lafarge) – La Calera, Chile (2006) – This was phase two of a three-phase project for a whole tire suspension burning system for a precalciner of the plants existing cement kiln. This included a hook elevator, conveying system and automated ram for the suspension burner.
Phase one included a manual suspension burner and weight-based feed rate control system. Phase three of this project includes a trailer tipper, live bottom hopper, tire separator and conveying system to make the tire feed system completely automated.