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[December 2005]
Sophisticated Lingl Technology for Jenkins Brick
Earlier this year, Jenkins Brick (founded in Alabama in 1880) announced the erection of one of the biggest and most modern brick plants in the USA. Start-up of the US$43 million project is scheduled for the summer of 2006. Hans Lingl GmbH (Krumbach, Germany) was awarded the contract for the complete internal equipment.
In Moody, AL, USA Jenkins will soon produce bricks of four to six different shapes and sizes which, in addition, may get up to 20 different colours and textures. This means, with regard to the world market, a considerable enlargement of the company's product variety.
Lingl is supplying the complete technical system for the new plant - from the wet side up to packaging and dispatch. On the basis of years of continuous development work at Lingl, the latest know-how is applied for the harp cutter, the continuous dryer and the kiln.
With the goal of erecting one of the most modern brick plants in the world, Jenkins Brick intends to reach a production efficiency as high as possible. By making use of the sophisticated Lingl robot technology, an output of 136 million bricks per year will be realised.
During the past 10 years this robot technology has been considerably enhanced by Lingl. Where, formerly, such difficult jobs as lacquering were carried out by robots, additional gripping arms with a carrying capacity of more than one ton of bricks are transferring, loading or unloading the products in the meantime.
Another special feature of the new brick plant is the use of environmentally sound landfill gas. Since 1999, Jenkins Brick has been gaining positive experiences firing its kilns with landfill gas. This makes the company a model for many others in the USA.
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