More than ten years’ experience in building tunnel kilns for the clay brick and tile industry

Since 1999 the Italian Capaccioli Group has been building various types of kiln for firing a wide range of products: from roofing tiles through facing tiles to thermal blocks and vertically and horizontally perforated bricks.


1 Introduction

In recent years the Group has focused on building kilns to meet the following requirements:
› Low running costs thanks to low energy consumption and full automation
› Durability, uncomplicated realization and low-cost installation
› Easy maintenance
› User friendly even with frequent changes of product type
The latest developments to meet the above-listed requirements are described, some of the technical solutions adopted by the Group being regarded as design standards in the industry.

 

2 Profile of Requirements

2.1 Low running costs thanks to low energy ­consumption and full...

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