 |
 |
||||||
[July 2008]
Greek Tile Manufacturer Installs Latest Technology Press
New investments have been announced at the Greek ceramic manufacturer Keramia Axiou, formerly known as Vitruvit. The end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008 saw completion of the start-up procedures for several key machines – supplied by Sacmi (Imola, BO, Italy) – that will put the company in a position to raise quality markedly, especially with regard to larger format tiles, for which market demand just keeps on rising.
More specifically, Keramia Axiou has given its pressing department a boost by purchasing a PH 2890, complete with dies made by Sacmi Molds & Dies; a system that employs FCD (fast changing die) technology and the very latest isostatic punches. With this new press, Keramia Axiou can now add 40cm x 40cm tiles to its range, which was previously limited to 33cm x 33cm.
Innovative FCD technology also guarantees very fast changeover times thanks to sub-division of the component die parts into two groups, only one of which contains the ‘essential’ tile moulding characteristics (in other words, only one group needs to be changed to achieve a size changeover, with clear advantages in terms of speed and efficiency). Furthermore, Sacmi has also been chosen by this Greek company to upgrade its existing mill feed system by replacing it with an automatic raw material flow mechanism of tried and tested reliability.
www.sacmi.com
ENDS