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Refractory Contracting & Materials

Refractory Contracting

Whether delivering a total refractory package or providing a turn-key furnace reline or rebuild, you can count on FWS to provide the best…24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our combination of engineering capabilities, broad experience and state of the art materials, ensure a quality project.

  • Full design and engineering capabilities. Turnkey Installations.
  • High quality refractory materials including premium and energy efficient products.
  • Skilled workforce with decades of experience in the aluminum industry.
  • Work performed at your facility or in our shop. Available 24/7.

Contact us for reline, repair services, training and materials for:

  • Boilers
  • Hot Water Tanks
  • Incinerators
  • Iron & Steel

Refractory Materials

FWS distributes the highest quality refractory materials available, including Thermbond®, Plibrico® and Unifrax®. Not only can we reline your furnaces using any of these fine products, we can utilize any materials you specify including:

  • Ceramic Fiber Products – Blanket, Board, Paper, Modules & Specialties.
  • Monolithic Refractories – Dense & Insulating Castable, Plastic, Gunning & Shotcrete.
  • Firebrick & Mortar - Dense & Insulating Firebrick, High Alumina Mortar & Coating Mixes.
  • Block Insulation, Ceramic & Stainless Steel Anchors, Precast Shapes.
  • Other Materials - Concrete Patch Materials, Wear Ceramics, Pre-Krete Corrosion Resistant Linings
    • Plastics – Gunite and Castable
    • Mixes, Bonding Agents and Mortars
    • Dense & Insulating Firebrick and Acid Bricks
    • Coatings
    • RCF Blankets and Board
    • Phoscrete Hot Floor