Posted on 11/16/2015
Calucem d.o.o., a member of Calucem Group and based in Pula, Croatia, is a manufacturer of calcium aluminate cements that are predominantly used in the refractory industry. The company is now replacing its previous packaging line with BEUMER filling, palletizing and packaging systems. This BEUMER solution will help simplify the process of moving material into the packaged units and is a more energy-efficient option. BEUMER provided an entire line from one single source. Instead of a turbine filling machine, which is typically used in the cement industry, a pneumatic filling system was used to allow for a quick material change without any loss.
Pula is located at the southernmost tip of Croatia. The town with its 57,000 inhabitants is known with tourists for its amphitheatre, the Temple of Augustus and the Arch of the Sergii, built between 29 and 27 BC. The climate is mild, the sea is blue and calm. Many of its inhabitants make their living from producing wine, fishing and shipbuilding. But there is something e...