Kiln and furnace relines
Removing spent refractory brick and castable from rotary kilns, furnaces and preheater towers.
Kilns, furnaces, ladles, boilers, silos
Industrial & refractory demolition
Shutdown windows are short and the environment is brutal — heat, dust, confined access and live plant around you. Remote operation takes the person out of the vessel and the robot’s speed shrinks the outage.
Industrial & refractoryQuote this job
Take the person out of the kiln
Refractory tear-out is the textbook robotic demolition job. The lining is hard, the space is confined, the residual heat is real, and the shutdown program is counting every hour. Manual crews inside a kiln or ladle are limited by heat stress and confined-space rules; a demolition robot isn’t.
We work to your permit system, your isolation procedures and your shutdown schedule. The operator runs the machine from outside the vessel, the lining comes out faster than a crew could manage, and the plant comes back online sooner. We also handle the concrete and steel demolition that surrounds an outage: plinths, foundations, chutes, hoppers and silo walls.
- Refractory lining tear-out
- Boiler, silo, hopper and chute demolition
- Cement, steel, alumina, mining and power sectors
- Works to site permit and isolation systems
- 24/7 shutdown coverage
- Concrete foundations and plinths
24/7Shutdown coverage
RemoteOperator outside the vessel
FastShorter outages
Applications
Typical industrial and shutdown jobs
Every job is different, but these are the ones we’re called in for most.
Ladle and vessel tear-out
Steel-plant ladles, tundishes and converters stripped back to shell during the reline window.
Boiler and ash-hopper demolition
Breaking out refractory and concrete in boilers, hoppers and ash systems at power stations.
Silo and bin cleaning
Removing hardened product build-up and damaged lining inside cement, lime and mineral silos.
Chute, hopper and transfer point works
Concrete and liner removal at transfer points, crushers and screens in mineral processing plants.
Foundation and plinth removal
Machine bases, equipment plinths and slabs removed for plant upgrades and replacements.
How it goes
From drawings to handover
Priced before we mobilise, planned before we break, cleaned up before we leave.
01
Scope & quote
Send drawings or photos. We confirm access, structure, services and the right machine, and give you a price.
02
Plan & SWMS
Site walk, engineering check where needed, SWMS, exclusion zones, dust and noise plan, waste route.
03
Mobilise & break
Robot arrives on a small truck, walks in under its own power, and gets to work with the operator at a safe distance.
04
Clear & hand over
Debris crushed and removed, dust suppressed, area cleaned and handed back on program.
FAQ
Industrial & refractory: common questions
Can the robot work inside a hot vessel?
The machine tolerates conditions that a person can’t safely work in, which is one of the main reasons it’s used for refractory. We still work to the site’s cooling and entry procedures, but the robot can typically start earlier than a manual crew could.
How does the robot get into the vessel?
Through the normal access door or manway where the machine fits, or through a temporary opening if the reline plan allows one. Our smaller machines fit through openings that a person would use, and the outriggers give a stable base on a curved floor.
Do you work to our permit and isolation system?
Always. We come to your pre-shutdown planning, complete your inductions and permits, and work inside your isolation and confined-space procedures. Our SWMS is written for your site.
Can you cover a 24-hour shutdown?
Yes. We staff round-the-clock shutdowns with rotating operators so the machine keeps breaking through the whole window.
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