Cutting-edge technology for high-standard roof tiles – the Nova II revolving press by Händle
Händle engineered the Nova II in the year 2000 at the behest of roof tile producer Nibra Dachkeramik.
One of their engineers, Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Bracht, it seems, had invented and patented a large-area tile with an “impossible” area coverage size of 5.5 pcs/m², but had not been unable to locate a suitable press for making them. Händle took up the challenge.
Such extremely large slabs require relatively stiff pressing to achieve sufficient stability and manipulability for demoulding and deposition on their drying supports. Together with the sheer size involved, that criterion required that the...
