Success Story: Air Cannon Service for CalPortland Cement

A Decade-Long Partnership

The ACT Group has performed air cannon maintenance for CalPortland Cement in Redding, California for more than 10 years. Air cannons keep material flowing on the preheat tower and throughout the plant — and when they aren’t in good working order, buildup follows. Our job is to make sure that never becomes the plant’s problem, and that plant requirements are met year after year.

Service and Parts, One Vendor

ACT provides both the maintenance service and the replacement parts — for the air cannons themselves and for their control panels. One call covers the inspection, the fix, and the hardware, so cannons don’t sit idle waiting on a second vendor.

• Preventative maintenance on air cannons across the preheat tower and plant
• Replacement parts for cannons and control panels, supplied by ACT
• Plant requirements verified on every visit

A Paper Trail for Every Cannon

ACT generates a report for each individual cannon on every service visit, building a robust maintenance history over time. When a question comes up about any cannon in the plant — what was serviced, when, and what was replaced — the answer is on file.

The Result

Over ten years of continuous preventative maintenance: air cannons that stay in good working order, a plant that keeps material moving, and a documented history behind every unit.