Nuovo Corso’s new façade panel plant – effective, flexible and energy-optimized

»1Extrusion of the large-size tiles

»2 5-tier dryer

»3 Kiln pre-load

»4 Single-layer roller kiln

»5 Extruded ceramic tile

»6 Typical ventilated façades

Since the beginning of the year, Nuovo Corso, one of the industry’s leading players based in Carpineti, Reggio Emilia, Italy, has been equipped with a highly modern plant. At this plant, which has been supplied entirely by Sacmi, 1 500 m² ventilated façade panels and large-size extruded tiles are produced each day. Technologically cutting-edge, the plant is a model of efficiency, flexibility and optimized energy consumption.

1 Introduction

At the new plant, Nuovo Corso cannot only produce extruded, ventilated façade panels and large-size extruded porcellanato tiles, but also products of various sizes. Top of the range are the 1 200 x 1 300 mm porcellanato ceramic tiles with extremely low water absorption.

The plant includes the following departments: storage of the spray-dried granulate, processing of raw materials, extrusion and cutting, rapid drying, digital decoration glazing, rapid firing, re-cutting and sorting and palletizing.

Thanks to the two different lines, products can be diversified by type, shape and...