News Item: : Heavy Clay Brickmaking Course
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Posted by admin
Mon 19 July 2010
The course covers all the brick making processes, methods and equipment presently used in the industry. The theory is explained in easily understandable terms, suitable for the South African conditions. The 8 day course runs over a period of sixteen (16) weeks, with learners attending one day (from 8h00 -16h00) every alternative week
The course will be held at the CSIR premises in Pretoria and the first module will start on 11 August 2010. For course bookings please contact Dries van Vuuren on Cell: 084 790 1321
During the course the learners attend a theoretical session for a day during each two weeks. During the following two weeks the learners will use the theoretical information to prepare an assignment, which they present to the class during the following session. This gives the learner the time and opportunity to learn the module they completed, utilize the information to understand his/her factory’s processes and equipment better, identify problem areas in the factory and propose solutions to those problems.
THE COURSE CONTENTS IS AS FOLLOWS:
Learners must be able to read and write in English.
The cost of this course is R8 800 per learner excl. VAT paid in advance. This includes course material, lunch and tea/coffee.
This news item is from claybrick.org
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(Category: Association News)
Posted by admin
Mon 19 July 2010
The course covers all the brick making processes, methods and equipment presently used in the industry. The theory is explained in easily understandable terms, suitable for the South African conditions. The 8 day course runs over a period of sixteen (16) weeks, with learners attending one day (from 8h00 -16h00) every alternative week
The course will be held at the CSIR premises in Pretoria and the first module will start on 11 August 2010. For course bookings please contact Dries van Vuuren on Cell: 084 790 1321
During the course the learners attend a theoretical session for a day during each two weeks. During the following two weeks the learners will use the theoretical information to prepare an assignment, which they present to the class during the following session. This gives the learner the time and opportunity to learn the module they completed, utilize the information to understand his/her factory’s processes and equipment better, identify problem areas in the factory and propose solutions to those problems.
THE COURSE CONTENTS IS AS FOLLOWS:
- Module 1. The geology of clays, structural geology, minerals and rocks, weathering of rocks, clay formation and the properties of clays.
- Module 2. Winning of raw materials, raw material storage, unwanted materials occurring in clay reserves.
- Module 3. Feeders, conveyers, souring systems, screens, mixers and ejectors.
- Module 4. Comminution machinery (crushing and grinding).
- Module 5. Shaping methods, cutters and column surface treatment.
- Module 6. Drying and drying systems with the emphasis on chamber and tunnel driers.
- Module 7. Firing and firing systems with the emphasis on clamp kiln and fixed kiln design, setting and firing. Also emphasis on the physical and chemical changes in the bricks during firing.
- Module 8. Testing, soluble salts, scumming and efflorescence.
Learners must be able to read and write in English.
The cost of this course is R8 800 per learner excl. VAT paid in advance. This includes course material, lunch and tea/coffee.
This news item is from claybrick.org
( http://www.claybrick.org.za/news.php?extend.106 )