What a fascinating story! It almost sounds like one of those inventions born by chance, just like many great ideas. Here’s a draft of the story based on your account, which you can then enrich with further details and perhaps some local color from that business trip:

It was a typical workday in 2006 for Fernando and Armando, the dynamic owners of CAM. A trip had taken them away from their Lanciano, to a location that now blurred slightly in their memory, but the taste of that lunch was still vivid. Sitting at the table of a cozy restaurant, after an intense morning, they were enjoying a well-deserved plate of steaming pasta.

“Some cheese?” Armando asked, as the inviting aroma of the sauce filled the air.

The waiter, with a polite smile, approached the table not with the usual manual grater, but with a small electric appliance. Pressing a button, a cylinder began to rotate, transforming a solid block of Parmigiano Reggiano into a soft white cloud that fell delicately onto the pasta.

Fernando watched the scene with a raised eyebrow, a spark of genius beginning to illuminate his gaze. As the savory taste of the cheese mingled with the pasta, his mind, always searching for new solutions and challenges, was already racing.

“Excuse me,” Fernando said, addressing himself more than the waiter,

“but… why couldn’t we do the same thing with lead? Grate it, as if it were a piece of Parmigiano?”

Armando looked at him, initially perplexed, then a smile spread across his face. The seemingly outlandish idea held within it that spark of innovation that had always driven their company.

Thus, from an intuition born at the table, the seed of the “Lead Shaver” sprouted. A name that encapsulated the image of a process that had been unthinkable until then: working lead with the precision and ease with which one grates a fine cheese.

The return to Lanciano was filled with enthusiasm and rudimentary prototypes. The first models were clumsy, often more akin to torture devices than efficient machinery.

Months, years, of trials, bitter errors, and some inevitable failures followed.

The road to the perfect Lead Shaver proved more winding than expected.

But Fernando and Armando’s tenacity was matched only by their vision. They did not give up in the face of difficulties, learning from every mistake and constantly refining their project.

This is the first test in 2008 in a Lead Battery plant in Italy.

The real turning point came with the entry of Engineer Matteo Marfisi into the team. With his technical expertise and meticulous attention to detail, Marfisi was able to give concrete form to the two owners’ intuitions.

He analyzed the problems, redesigned the mechanisms, and introduced innovative solutions that transformed a brilliant but imperfect idea into a reliable and efficient machine.

Today,
after more than twenty models that have evolved over time, the Lead Shaver is a consolidated reality, an example of how a simple observation during a business lunch can, with the right amount of ingenuity, perseverance, and competence, lead to the creation of something unique and functional.

And it all began with a seemingly innocent question:

“Excuse me, but why couldn’t we grate lead as if it were a piece of Parmigiano Reggiano?”.

Introducing a Timeless Technology

In our recent video, we showcased a CAM ball mill that was installed in 2000. This mill, like many others in our extensive fleet, continues to operate with remarkable efficiency and durability. The secret lies in our unique design and manufacturing processes.

The Heart of the System: Gear Transmission

One of the standout features of CAM ball mills is the crown-pinion gear transmission. This robust system has proven to be exceptionally reliable over the years. In fact, after installing 62 ball mills worldwide, we have yet to replace a single crown gear. This testament to durability is a direct result of our meticulous engineering and high-quality materials.

Automation for Efficiency

Our ball mills are designed with automation in mind, making operation as simple as pressing a button. With minimal operator intervention, you can achieve consistent and high-quality lead oxide production. Once the process is initiated, the mill efficiently grinds the material to the desired particle size.

A Specialized Filtration System

The horizontal bag filter is another unique component of our lead oxide production systems. This filter is specifically engineered for processing lead oxide and consists of three chambers: a pre-chamber, a central chamber with horizontal bags, and an exit chamber. This multi-stage filtration process ensures exceptional product purity.

A Global Leader in Lead Oxide Production

With 62 ball mills installed worldwide, CAM has established itself as a global leader in lead oxide production equipment. Our sole focus on lead oxide and curing chambers for battery plates allows us to offer unparalleled expertise and customized solutions.

Join the Leaders

If you’re looking to gain a competitive edge in the battery market, investing in CAM equipment is a wise choice. Our durable, efficient, and automated ball mills will help you produce high-quality lead oxide and improve your overall production process.

For more information, please visit our website at www.cam-srl.com

What does a cheese grater and a plate of pasta have to do with lead and lead batteries?

I’ll explain it to you right away.

Let’s do a technical review:

the lead acid battery is a set of energy cells. Each cell has a series of positive and negative plates which, connected in an appropriate way, create an energy accumulation.

Each plate (positive and negative) is composed of:

– lead grid

– mixing of lead oxide and additives.

To produce lead oxide a ball mill is used, one of these is the CAM MOP, which ONLY produces 100% tetragonal lead oxide. (but this is not the topic of the day).

To produce lead oxide, lead cylinders must be inserted inside the mill, which creates dust (lead oxide) through abrasion.

Lead cylinders can be produced in 2 ways:

1- melt the lead ingots and then solidify the liquid lead with a cylinder caster

2- Grate the lead ingot like cheese.

The first solution is old, a lot of energy consumption, smoke emissions, chimneys etc…

The second is the future. Simply grate the lead ingot like a cheese with the grater:

– up to 90% energy savings (cost cutting)

– healthy working environment (no lead levels)

– no chimneys

Here is the video of the LEAD SHAVER:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GhA5LOTvbo&t=1s

Now you will ask me: ‘and what about the quality of the oxide?’

The quality of the oxide remains the same, without further ado I advise you to directly read the testimonials of people using this technology.

https://www.cam-srl.com/testimonials/

What does a cheese grater have to do with lead?

Because the LEAD SHAVER was designed while Armando and Fernando Marfisi were eating a plate of pasta: from there, the lighting…

If you want to know the story in detail click on the link below and watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfcK_y3rxD0&t=83s

Producing lead acid batteries in a GREEN way is POSSIBLE TODAY!

Start winning in the market by starting with MOP lead oxide and LEAD SHAVER.

If you don’t know CAM and want information I recommend you download the CAM BOX, a tool kit for operations, quality, engineering and CEO managers.

Click on the link below:

https://cam-srl.systeme.io/landing-page

If you use CAM equipment instead, send your request for a LEAD SHAVER and we will send you an
EXCLUSIVE OFFER!

Have a Good day

See you on the next episode

Francesco Marfisi

[FASMELT] If you can imagine it, you can make it happen.

What does innovation mean?

Go outside the box

out of budget,

outside of what the market imposes on you.

Thus FASMELT was born

Categories are often stagnant because there is no one who has the courage to break the mold:

‘your machine is innovative but my customer doesn’t approve of it…’

This is the classic response of the manager of a big company.

Big companies that can’t progress because their big client rejects progress.

Without progress we cannot move forward, and companies (even giants) close.

(See Kodak, Blockbuster, Nokia, Borders, Blackberry)

To name just a few that you will surely know.

But what does it mean to innovate?

Make things better – improve people’s lives – cut costs – cut emissions.

Stop!

If innovation does not do these, or one of these, things, it is NOT innovation.

One morning, while I was preparing coffee for my wife on the induction hob, I thought:

“Why can I make coffee in 30 seconds and I can’t dissolve lead the same way?”

Thus the idea of ​​Fasmelt was born.

From there, together with the genius of Matteo Marfisi, today it is possible to melt lead in 20 minutes, no longer 4 hours.

But, what is a FASMELT for?

Is the lead-acid battery market innovating?

YES

1. Improves production times (start & stop of ovens)

2. improves the life of operators (no more waste by hand)

3. cuts producers’ costs (cuts 60% of energy)

4. does not emit gas into the environment

The time to change is TODAY.

Not tomorrow, not when your big client decides.

Tomorrow, big customers may no longer exist if they do not embrace progress.

I’ll wait for you at the #ELBC event in Milan where I will talk about the real FASMELT case

If you don’t want to wait, click on the link below and book a conference call with us:

www.cam-srl.com/get-quote

Do you know how to build lead oxide conveyors?

Lead oxide is a powder that compacts, so it is necessary to have robust conveyors for handling.

Welcome to this new article.

Today I want to show you how to build lead oxide.

Lead oxide has a bulk density of approximately: 3500 – 3700 kg/m3.

So it’s a heavy powder.

Apart from this,

Lead oxide packs.

What does it mean:

it feels moist to the touch, therefore not dry, and creates blockages.

For prolonged storage times (more than 3 days) it begins to harden.

This is a problem if you don’t know the product well.

For this reason, I want to show you the 3 types of lead oxide conveyors.

1- screw conveyor

2- Flat conveyor

3- bucket elevator

1- Screw conveyor

It is the most common in lead battery plants.

It is the cheapest and easiest to reproduce.

Here too, pay attention to manufacturing.

It must be constructed correctly because lead oxide can break the internal mechanics of the screw.

We recommend screw conveyors for lengths up to 6 m.

2- Flat conveyor

It is THE conveyor for lead oxide.

It has very strong mechanics, with a very large pinion.

The conveying takes place via a scraping chain.

The flow rate is 4 t/h.

This conveyor can reach up to 60 m.

In addition to this, it has the advantage of having only one electric motor, therefore lower breaking points and lower maintenance compared to screw conveyors.

3- Bucket elevator

The elevator is used to convey the oxide upwards.

It can reach up to 12 meters.

Thanks to the robustness of the buckets and its geometry, there are no product losses along the way.

Here are the types of conveyor.

When you decide to install lead oxide ducts, choose them specific to lead oxide.

Do not install conveyors for other powders because you will make a bad investment and then you will have to buy them again.

Lead oxide is not flour.

If you want to get in touch with me send me an email to cam@cam-srl.com

If you are not familiar with CAM equipment, click on the link below to receive the CAM BOX for FREE.

https://cam-srl.systeme.io/landing-page

Have a Good day

See you on the next episode

Today we talk about the grain size of lead oxide.

As it should be, and in addition to the grain size, what is the other fundamental parameter to have perfect adhesion between the grid and the paste.

Today we talk about grain size, apparent density and much more

Let’s start with theory.

The first difference is between the particle size distribution of a ball mill and Barton.

The average diameter of ball mills oxide is smaller than the diameter of barton oxide.

This gives the ball mill process a higher acid reactivity and absorption

Here is the graph of the grain size distribution of MOP oxide.

What is the uniqueness of MOP oxide compared to others?

A MOP mill GUARANTEES a grain size of less than 44 microns.

The grain size concistency of the MOP ball mill is fundamental

Another important factor is the bulk density

The bulk density of a MOP oxide is between 1 and 1.4 g/cm3

But the real secret is the molecular structure of M O P lead oxide: it is ONLY 100% tetragonal.

Why is this?

Because thanks to tetragonal oxide there will be a perfect and strong adhesion between the grid and the active material.

This means:

high cranking power and guaranteed battery life

If you don’t already use CAM equipment, click on the link below and receive all the free resources like the CAM BOX

https://cam-srl.systeme.io/landing-page

I am Francesco Marfisi from CAM – THE lead oxide specialists

see you in the next episode

Optimize your lead batteries

Optimize your lead batteries starting from the MOP lead oxide. 

Optimizing lead batteries is a long process.
But lead oxide and plates are the heart of led batteries.

Usually, investments are made in other production aspects to increase battery performance.

But ultimately, results are often slow to come.
Before investing time and resources in anything else,
it would be wise to start by producing tetragonal lead oxide first.

So you can guarantee long life and high cranking power

The problem is very few OEMs are capable of guaranteeing that you will achieve completely tetragonal lead oxide.

Thanks to the MOP, led oxide production system CAM has the solution, for YOU!

This 100% italian OEM, ensures that battery manufacters will have heavy-duty equipment and
a Titanium Guarantee, which will preserve you from any unexpected events.

Optimize your lead batteries NOW!
starting with MOP lead oxide.

Industry 5.0 and lead battery production

Thanks to CAM innovations you will be able to take advantage of many incentives

The two-year period 2024/25 will be two years to allow an epochal change for your company.

The United States and Europe have implemented important incentives for Industry 5.0

What is Industry 5.0:

Developing production systems based on renewable energy is one of the requirements that promotes Industry 5.0.

The objective is to reduce carbon emissions by 55% for 2030, the European Commission indicates in its paper that the industry must be sustainable to respect the limits of the Planet.

For this reason, it recommends developing circular processes that reuse and recycle natural resources, reduce waste and minimize environmental impact.

Incentives thanks to Industry 5.0:

Both in Europe and in the USA there are many incentives for those who invest in actions to reduce emissions and decarbonisation.

The major incentives are in:

USA: the IRA provides more than US$270 billion in climate- and clean energy-related incentives, including more than US$40 billion in tax credits to expand manufacturing of EVs, batteries, and numerous other types of clean energy technologies.

Italy: announced with 6.36 billion euros, replaces the 4.0 plan and integrates it with the three key concepts of sustainability, centrality of the person and resilience.

Incentives exist in many countries.

If you want more information I recommend you read this Deloitte article (https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/manufacturing/manufacturing-industry-outlook.html)

Problem of production costs and emissions:

Countries that purchase gas are subject to the vulnerability of the gas price (see how it went in 2021/2022), in addition to the fact that emissions of CO2 and other gases are increasingly higher.

In addition to this, there is lead in the blood of the workers, which leads to sanctions for the company and workers’ strikes for greater rights.

There is a solution?

Yes.

The solutions are there. Especially in the departments where lead melting takes place.

They are real solutions, which do not change the production process of lead-acid batteries.

Lead shaver:

The shaver, thanks to LSS (lead shaving system) technology, is able to produce shaved cylinders for the production of lead oxide with mechanical milling.

Thanks to this process, no downstream processes are modified, which happens with other types of gas-free systems.

Fasmelt:

Where it is necessary to melt (rolling mill, punching, etc…) the solution is FASMELT.

This oven was designed to have fast melting times, without emissions and with an energy saving of 60%.

What to do:

Now is the time to act, especially for old plants with obsolete lines, today is the time to renew, thanks above all to the incentives.

Book your consultation with a CAM Assistant now and get on board the

CAM world – THE lead oxide specialists

Click on the link to book it:

https://www.cam-srl.com/get-quote/

Francesco Marfisi

CAM – THE Lead Oxide Specialists

Why choosing suppliers based on price is (almost) always a problem

In B2B, fortunately, choosing a supplier for a new produciton line is based on the lowest price 80% of the time. Unfortunately, 20% of the time, it’s not.

The question is this:

“Would you entrust your children to a babysitter at the lowest price, with convictions for abuse?”

I already know the answer: OF COURSE NOT!

Likewise, you should never choose a lead oxide production line or curing chambers supplier based on the lowest price.

Sometimes there are strange dynamics in large companies:

1. You are under pressure because you ‘only’ have a certain budget for the investment,

2. your chief is pressuring you to entrust the order to ‘friendly’ suppliers.

For these reasons (and many others) mistakes are sometimes made which unfortunately have repercussions on production and quality.

Do you know what the end of the story is?

If you make a mistake and you’re the one who made the decision, you’re out!

On the contrary, the ones who bring their company to success are the ones who get the suppliers right and this is reflected on their career .

But I’ll take a step back.

There are many suppliers of battery equipment, some specialized, and some generic.

Here too a question comes to mind:

“Would you have your GP operate on you?”

The answer is the same: of course not!

A general practitioner always refers you to a specialist for serious health issues. For all the rest he’ll prescribe a generic pill.

How does lead-acid battery equipment supplier (there are many departments such as oxide, paste, assembly, formation etc…), that produces equipment for lithium batteries guarantee you or even simply give you production and quality advice?

I’ll get to the point

You’re not buying a piece of metal, an electrical panel, or a couple of motorized rollers.

If that’s what you need to buy, I’d be the first to tell you: “go cheap!”

In this industry you need to buy KNOW-HOW

I’m not selling “machines”, but information on how to produce high-performance lead oxide or how to cure plates – for people who want to make quality batteries.

PERIOD

So maybe you say:

“Who says so?”

Well, we have plenty of testimonials written by managers and operators who have used CAM equipment to produce lead oxide or to cure plates every day for over 50 years.

Besides this, we offer the Titanium Guarantee, but I’ll tell you about that separately. All you need to know is that it’s a strong guarantee, which will make you sleep more easily at night.

If you’re looking for vendor X that does it all, sorry but we can’t help you.

If on the other hand you’re looking for a lead oxide or plate curing specialist, you are on the right page my friend.

Click below and receive the CAM BOX, free, directly to your office.

https://cam-srl.systeme.io/landing-page

Climb aboard the CAM mill

Francesco Marfisi

CAM – THE Lead Oxide Specialists

The Work process outline:

What to expect from the first Contact to Commissioning

You need to know the Work Process Outline, before entrusting major investments to suppliers,

Below you will find CAM’s work process, from first contact to commissioning.

Request for quotation from a battery manufacturer manager

At this stage we are contacted by managers who need more information on CAM products or services.

CAM’s focus is on the production of lead oxide and polymerization chambers.

We never send offers and layouts without first ‘intuiting’ the potential customer with information materials.
If you want more information on the information materials, the CAM BOX, click on the button below:

We organize a conference call with the manager and his work team, once he has received all the necessary materials, .
We do this to understand the needs of our potential customer.

Layout Design

Only from this moment do we start designing a layout, and finally, we formulate an economic offer.

We provide:

1. A Feasibility study

2. 2D and 3D layouts tailored to each customer

3. Instructions regarding utilities to be installed

4. A “No Worries” report: a detailed analysis of the advantages of installing a CAM oxide production line with LSS (Lead Shaving System) Technology, tailored to the customer’s real situation

At this point we negotiate a technical and economic contract, with the customer issuing a Purchase order. At this point we proceed with the production phase

Production

We follow very strict quality control procedures at CAM.
CAM Production is carried out entirely in the headquarters in Fossacesia.

Every detail plays an important role in optimizing the final process.

Installation and startup

This service consists of qualified supervision of the works relating to the assembly, start-up and commissioning of the system. The detailed program is agreed upon signing the supply contract.

The services are provided by a team of experts with the following qualifications:

Mechanical Technician,
Electrical and automation technician,
Process engineer and chemist.

Some CAM technicians have more than one qualification and are therefore able to carry out several services all along installation.

The Customer will have to provide the specialized personnel necessary to be trained by our specialists, tools, according to the quantities agreed with the signing of the supply contract.

The training of the plant staff will be organized in such a way as to make them autonomous in managing the plant at the time of its commissioning.

Commissioning of CAM equipment

The commissioning service is the procedure aimed at demonstrating the operational characteristics of the Equipment, which includes set-up operations, production preparation and test production along with the effectiveness of the transferred Know-How.

We will provide the Customer with a list of standards and specifications relevant to the technological process.

We will also provide:

– Remote Assistance 12 hours a day for 7 days, for TWO years
– technical audit and evaluation of the Customer’s system
– recommendations for improvement

Click the button below to learn about the success stories of lead battery industry professionals like you who have already used the CAM Work Process Outline