The new Dumoulin plant – designed for a wide range of products

»1 Cutter for backing bricks

»2 Two four-axis robots stack the unfired products in layers onto the tunnel kiln car

»3 The stack of the height is 1.40 m

»4 The kiln holds 32 kiln cars

$»5 Burton supplied the kiln cars in refractory lightweight construction$

»5 Burton supplied the kiln cars in refractory lightweight construction

»6 Kiln car with fired bricks

In 2010, the Belgian company Dumoulin contracted Sabo S.A. with the construction of a new plant. The plant was equipped with the latest technology and designed to produce 550 t hollow clay blocks and bricks per day. The plant was completed by the Sabo team, who met all the standards and requirements.

1 Introduction

The project entailed many special requirements regarding the design and construction as the plant was intended to produce a wide range of products: from facing bricks with chamfering to backing bricks with small, medium and large dimensions.

2 Wet side and dryer car loading

On account of the variety of products to be produced and the need to comply with high quality standards, two cutters were installed: one for the production of medium- and large-size wall blocks, and one used to produce small wall blocks with brick facing and chamfering. All equipment intended for the transport...