DOUBLE-EXIT EXTRUSION DIE FOR THERMAL BLOCK 300X250 mm Tecnofiliere, a well-established manufacturer of extrusion equipment, has built a die for double-exit extrusion of a thermal block of dimensions 300×250 mm in accordance with the new European standards on energy certification of buildings for the Romanian company Ceramica Iasi. Using its dedicated software, TECNOFILIERE helped the […]
TECNOFILIERE SUPPLIES EQUIPMENT TO CERAMICA IASI Ceramica Iasi, a Romanian group specialising in the production of masonry materials and roof tiles, has begun construction of a new line for the production of blocks and partitions at Iasi, capital of Romanian Moldavia. TECNOFILIERE will supply the set of dies for block and partition extrusion and three […]
FORNACI DI MASSERANO AND HEAT INSULATION One of the few companies in Italy not to be adversely affected by the Decree Law 192/2005 was Fornaci di Masserano Bruno Tarello, a dynamic Piedmont-based company that had had the foresight to introduce its TRIS series load bearing wall blocks onto the market as early as 1994, followed […]
MosBuild 2009, Russia’s most important trade event devoted to the building industry, held in Moscow, from 31 March to 3 April. Tecnofiliere took part in the TECHNOCERAMICA section, devoted to machinery and technologies for the ceramic industry. Pictured: Tecnofiliere exhibition stand.
The great experience of Tecnofiliere in designing and producing automatic die-washing machines, has brought to the development of the new model TF1000 EVO, which faces first of all the demand of washing bigger and bigger dies. The washing action, fully automatic, takes place through the combined and targeted action of a series of nozzles, which, […]
Tecnofiliere renewed its participation at CLAYTECH 2008, the TECNARGILLA section devoted to brick industry suppliers. TECNARGILLA 2008 held in Rimini from 30 September to 4 October and hosted 700 exhibitors, one third of which, were foreign companies. CLAYTECH confirmed its role as an important meeting point for technology suppliers and buyers from all over the […]
IMPORTANT TECNOFILIERE SUPPLY IN INDIA Following the huge economic growth that is characterizing India during the past years, an important rise in the demand for construction materials has developed, especially in bricks. This opportunity has forced Wienerberger, a prestigious Austrian group and European leader in the production of brick materials, to plan a large program […]
LOAD-BEARING MASONRY BLOCK WITH A HIGH THERMAL INSULATION Tecnofiliere was asked to design and develop a load-bearing masonry block with a high thermal insulation coefficient that fully meets the requirements of Ministerial Decree 20/11/1987 including percentage of cavities 45%, internal walls of thickness no lower than 0.8 cm, minimum distance between holes and external edge […]
THE NEW GRAL FACILITY The new GRAL factory is located at the estreme northern edge of the municipality of Alfonsine (province of Ravenna, Italy), almost on the border with the province of Ferrara. It was constructed by the Clay Products Division of UNIECO in collaboration with IBL. The plant features state-of-the-art technology and constitutes one […]
THE MARKET ACCORDING TO ITALIAN MACHINERY PRODUCERS Paolo Pedrielli – Chairman TECNOFILIERE The high technological level of Italian products in the ceramic industry has been definitely increased in value during the past years and has allowed the industries of our sector to position themselves at the highest level among worldwide producers. Globalisation has hugely influenced […]
TECNOFILIERE FOR GRAL The Brick Division of UNIECO, an important industrial group organized in the form of a cooperative society founded in 1904 and IBL, a historic company part of the Dafin Group, have created in Alfonsine, in the province of Ravenna, a new large production plant called GRAL. The new and modern plant will […]
TECNOFILIERE PRESENTS THE NEW DIE-WASHING MACHINE TF1000 EVO Washing dies in an automatic and effective manner after usage is now a necessity for any manufacturer of high-quality bricks. A necessity that is characterized, in an increasing way, due to the demand for the washing of bigger and bigger dies. In order to suitably meet this […]
LARGE K.E.B.E. FACILITY STARTS UP IN GREECE A large plant called K.E.B.E., for the production of masonry blocks and roof tiles owned by the Kothali family, was recently started up in the town of Kilkis, 25 kilometres north of Thessaloniki. The new Greek factory extends over a 36,000 square metre covered area and houses five […]
THE VAST PRODUCT RANGE OF ILV (INDUSTRIA LATERIZI VOGHERESE) Casei Gerola is a small municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardy, near the Piedmont border, which has a long tradition of brickmaking and one of the highest densities of brickworks in Italy. Clay product manufacturers abound in this area, but the highly distinctive nature […]
TECNOFILIERE WINS SUPPLY CONTRACT IN GREECE One of the largest European factories for heavy clay production, to be built in Kilkis (Greece) by the Kathali family, will be called K.E.B.E. and will use extrusion equipment supplied by TECNOFILIERE. The young and dynamic company based in Novi di Modena will supply all the dies and pressure […]
CF2 EVOLUTION MODEL WIDE-EXIT DIE The use of thermally heterogeneous materials in building, such as clay products and concrete, may give rise to so-called “thermal bridges”, or points that are poorly insulated with a geometric shape that facilitates the flow of heat. To avoid these problems, a good solution is to adopt clay edge beam […]
TECNOFILIERE WINS CONTRACT FROM NEXE (CROATIA) Nexe, a major Croatian industrial group based in Našice, recently commissioned TECNOFILIERE to supply two pressure heads for extruder equipped with an external braking system and a series of special TFE model extruder dies for use in the Serbian IGM “Strazilovo” facility. The new supply contract is part of […]
PREFABRICATED CLAY/CEMENT ELEMENTS FROM FORNACE TORRICELLA The use of prefabricated clay/cement building elements in Italy is still very limited in quantitative terms. There are many reasons for this, some relating to regional building traditions and others to the lack of solutions that combine effectively these two intrinsically different materials. For product shaping, Fornace Torricella found […]
TECNOFILIERE’S ENORMOUS EXPERTISE AT DISPOSAL OF THE NEW MATERIALS Guatemalan multinational Maceramik commissioned Tecnofiliere to supply the extrusion plants. In recent years, TECNOFILIERE has established a leading role in the field of extrusion techniques. The dies and spare parts, particularly the core holders, cores and frames, make extensive use of special new sintered steel, materials […]
LAFARGE COUVERTURE OPENS MAJOR NEW FACILITY AT LIMOUX Lafarge Couverture, the French division of Lafarge Roofing, recently opened a large modern plant for the production of pressed clay roof tiles in the Massia area to the south-east of Limoux, a small city in the Aude department some twenty kilometres from the departmental capital Carcassonne. For […]
FORNACI DEL SILE ADOPTS WIDE-EXIT TECHNOLOGY FROM TECNOFILIERE As a part of radical overhaul of its plants with a view to increasing production capacity, optimizing energy consumption and improving product quality, Fornaci del Sile, a longstanding Italian manufacturer of floor blocks based in Musestre di Roncade (province of Treviso), has adopted wide-exit extrusion technology. Following […]
DIE FOR DOUBLE-EXIT EXTRUSION OF BASE BLOCKS FOR PREFABRICATED FLOOR PANELS The brick and tile industry has made considerable progress in terms of product innovation in recent years. Producers have developed materials that have radically changed the concept of certain types of clay products and in many cases have revolutionized installation techniques. Correctly extruding a […]
CERAMICAS MORA, NEW EXPANSION AND PRODUCTION INNOVATION La Sagra, an area of the autonomous region of Castilla-La Mancha south of Madrid, is a sparsely vegetated area of gently undulating terrain made up of tertiary sediments. This geological characteristic has made the area ideal for brick manufacture since time immemorial. Illescas, located at the northernmost tip […]
TECNOFILIERE SUPPLIES PLANT TO CERAMICAS MORA (SPAIN) Ceràmicas Mora, a Spanish company based in Illescas (province of Toledo) that has been manufacturing clay products for more than half a century, recently started up its third plant for high-quality production of facing bricks, pavers and ventilated façades. TECNOFILIERE was asked by the Spanish company to design […]
FOUR-EXIT EXTRUDER DIE FOR THERMAL WALL BLOCKS OF 240 x 275 mm A four-exit extruder die for semi-wet paste extrusion of thermal wall blocks of dimensions 240 x 275 mm is a tall order, but one that TECNOFILIERE has met at Ceràmicas Miramar’s new factory in Bailén, Andalusia, for the production of a full range […]
Tecnofiliere took part in CLAYTECH 2006, the TECNARGILLA section dedicated to brick industry suppliers. TECNARGILLA 2006 held in Rimini from 28 September to 2 October has recorded the participation of the world’s leading producers of machinery and equipment for the ceramic and brick industries. Tecnofiliere was glad to welcome the trade fair visitors at its […]
Not just the creation of a new “look” but the introduction of a new and increasingly web-focused strategy of corporate communication. The website was designed with a CMS (content management system) platform. The system allows for complete updating of the website’s contents and graphic design directly by the company itself. This will make it easier […]
LIGURE PIEMONTESE LATERIZI, INNOVATION AND TRADITION Curious to find out how many clay product manufacturing companies operate in Italy’s Liguria region, we discovered that the only company in the region still in business is Ligure Piemontese Laterizi (LPL), a historic brick producer that has been operating since the nineteenth century. In the early 1990s, LPL […]
TECNOFILIERE SUPPLIES EQUIPMENT TO MOROCCO Tecnofiliere, a company based in Novi di Modena (Italy) and a European leader in the construction of extruder dies, pressure heads and other equipment used in the extrusion shaping process in the heavy clay and ceramic sectors, recently fulfilled an important contract for Briqueterie Argilux, a leading Moroccan company with […]
CF2 MODEL WIDE-EXIT EXTRUDER DIE FOR THIN-WALLED BLOCKS Tecnofiliere recently built an innovative die for the production of thin-walled blocks with high thermal performance on commission from the Italian firm Alan Metauro (Novafeltria, province of Pesaro-Urbino). The supply contract comprises a CF2 model wide-exit extruder die with dimensions of 450×250 mm and 2 exits. The […]
