Wienerberger plant in Torun´ doubles
productivity following second building stage

»1 Universal cutter

»2 Dryer car loading

»3 Packing installation, line 2

»2 Transfer car for the tunnel kiln car

»3 Robot for kiln car loading

»4 Feed to the setting machine with turning device

»5 Holding room for tunnel kiln cars

»6 Keller tunnel kiln

»7 Dryer exit and kiln entry

»8 Transfer robot in the area of the setting machine

»9 Kiln car unloading with pack grippers

»12 Packing installation, line 1

»10 Packing installation with robots

In 1998, Keller HCW in Ibbenbüren-Laggenbeck supplied all machinery and installations for the facing brick plant at the site of Torun´ in Poland, which was then operated by Boral. The plant was then taken over by Wienerberger Ziegelindustrie AG from the intermediate operating company Hanson Bricks. Keller HCW was awarded the contract to implement the second building stage for a capacity increase of the factory with the objective of doubling the plant productivity from 30 mill. to approximately 60 mill. facing bricks/year.

1 Project

For Keller HCW, the scope of deliveries and services for this project covered engineering, manufacturing, erection and commissioning of shaping, setting, handling and packing installations as well as the building of a second tunnel dryer and a second tunnel kiln.

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