SQL's single bolt for setting plates.














J.W. Hicks, Inc. offers a number of related products for slidegate systems such as ladle well blocks, ceramic gaskets, nozzel sand, cast ladle bottoms, and full cast ladles.
 Cost Reduction,
Saftey Improvement.

The cost reductions achieved by the SQL System do not come at the expense of employee saftey. System saftey is improved in the following ways:
  • reduction in cracking reduces the potential for leaking or a breakout
  • non-tar impregnated plates eliminate harmful fumes
  • consistent quality and extended refractory life improves predictability
  • longer service life refractories mean fewer changes and less lifting
  • reduced size/weight plates reduces potential for back injuries
  • 3000 psi hydraulic cylinder insures shut off in emergencies
  • visual stroke indicator - operators know when it is closed
America's Specialty
Refactory Maker.

Through a number of licensing agreements with Shinagawa Refactories Company, J.W. Hicks manufactures a full range of specialty refractories in over 80,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space at three Indiana plants.

The J.W. Hicks product line includes:
  • pre-cast shapes (from well blocks to full ladles)
  • ceramic gaskets
  • nozzel sand
  • gas purging devices
  • bulk castables
  • BOF bottom tuyeres
  • Free floating hot repair mix
  • vertically cast ceramic lances
  • on site casting services