PRODUCT INNOVATION AND NEW DRYING TECHNIQUES FOR HEAVY CLAY PRODUCTS In accordance with a company policy constantly focused on technological improvement of plants and research and development of new products, Fornaci di Masserano, has recently marketed an innovative line of insulating blocks called NormaTris and BioTris. The new vacuum extruder has been transformed to adopt […]
TECNOFILIERE PRESENTS ITS STEEL AUGERS WITH A SPECIAL WEAR LINING OF WIDIA As an addition to its wide range of products for the heavy clay and ceramic industries, TECNOFILIERE presents a new series of cylindrical extruder augers, specifically designed for use with difficult and abrasive clays. These are variable pitch steel augers, fabricated in Italy […]
TECNOFILIERE PRODUCTS FOR THE FORNACI DI MASSERANO Fornaci di Masserano, the Biella company founded in 1884 and a prominent manufacturer of insulating wall blocks, has recently upgraded its production processes to meet the requirements of the new and innovative types of product presently on the market. TECNOFILIERE has modified the new extruder, to adapt it […]
TECNOFILIERE REALIZES THE ADVANCED VERSION OF THE CF2 MODEL A reputation for high product and service quality has firmly established TECNOFILIERE as one of the leading manufacturers of extruder dies for the heavy clay and ceramic sector. To meet manufacturers’ needs to minimise extruder stoppages during product changeover, TECNOFILIERE recently developed a more advanced version […]
LA PASTORIZA, ALMOST HALF A CENTURY OF BRICK PRODUCTION La Pastoriza S.A., which has gradually improved its production plant and products and has a long tradition and high technological level, represents one the cutting edge of the heavy clay sector in Argentina. The company changed the extruder in preparation for wide-exit extrusion and eliminated problems […]
STABILA GROUP ADOPTS TECNOFILIERE TECHNOLOGY The Stabila Group (Stabilimenti Italiani Laterizi Spa), one of the leading Italian manufacturers of structural heavy clay products has for some time been adopting wide-exit extrusion technology in its factories. In order to maintain its extrusion processes at the highest levels of efficiency and to safeguard the extruder dies used, […]
QUALITY AND PRODUCTION CAPACITY: A CASE STUDY OF THE S.I.A.I. BRICKWORKS Following expansion of the market in which the brickworks S.I.A.I., of Petacciato in the Molise region of Italy, operates, the company’s management decided to start up a plant renovation and upgrading programme with a view to further improving product quality and increasing the factory’s […]
EXTRUSION DIES FOR WALL BLOCKS WITH FINS 3 MM TICK Tecnofiliere designs and constructs all types of extruder dies for the heavy clay and ceramic industries. The company’s product range also includes extruder outlets, augers, auger tubes and die-washing machine. At Tecnargilla ’99 TECNOFILIERE displayed the innovative dies designed for extruding special high thermal and […]
THE HUMAN FACTOR, THE KEY TO SUCCESS AT THE STABILA GROUP Alfonso Piazza, managing director of the Stabila GROUP says: “We opted for the wide-exit extrusion and time proved that we were right. We believe it is essential to choose a suitable supplier who can offer the very best technology. Price is for us less […]
WIENERBERGER ADOPTS WIDE-EXIT TECHNOLOGY Tecnofiliere has recently supplied Wienerberger with eleven dies to be used in the Dobre plant in Poland. These are wide-exit dies capable of extruding large wall blocks with high thermal capacity and 45% cavities. The TECNOFILIERE technicians were able to work out the most suitable design solutions for proper extrusion. The […]
CORMELA, ON-LINE CERTIFIED QUALITY The new Argentinian plant of Cormela is located in Campana, an industrial town 60 km north west of the capital Buenos Aires. The company has adapted its production processes to the new requirements of users. This resulted in the sector adopting the most advanced technology, such as the wide-exit extrusion technique […]
STABILA GROUP FORMED The Stabila Group (Stabilimenti Italiani Laterizi Spa), which has been operative since 1 January 1999, was created through the merger of three companies from the Veneto region operating in the structural heavy clay sector. The Group is the exclusive manufacturer of Termofon loadbearing blocks and the latest product Grip, characterized by a […]
EVOLUTION OF THE MODEL TFE EXTRUSION DIE FOR A 30X25 BLOCK WITH 149 HOLES Tecnofiliere has developed, together with the IRB Group’s French technicians a special extrusion set, consisting in a three-principle extrusion auger, a differentiated taper conveying mouth and a special die with external braking system. This die, which is an evolution of model […]
THE HEAVY CLAY MARKET AND EVOLUTION OF PLANT SOLUTIONS. INTERVIEW WITH MARCELLO RONDI In his dual role as newly appointed chairman of the Consorzio Alveolater and owner of R.I.L. (Rondi Industria Laterizi), Marcello Rondi explains the criteria adopted in selecting a plant modernization policy by adopting the wide-exit technique. “Extruding with a wide-exit creates further […]
RESEARCH IN THE WALL BLOCK SECTOR The French group IRB has begun a research project with TECNOFILIERE into the production of a high thermal and acoustic performance wall block using exclusively natural raw materials. The IRB Group’s technicians were pleased with the results, expressing satisfaction with the technical validity of the solutions proposed by TECNOFILIERE […]
NEW SITE FOR TECNOFILIERE Tecnofiliere, which manufactures and markets dies and allied products for the heavy clay industry, recently moved to its new site in Via Provinciale Modena 57/a, near the previous facility. The size and functionality of the new premises have allowed the company to rationalise and optimise its various services. In addition to […]
TECNOFILIERE PRODUCES ITS DIE-WASHING MACHINE MODEL TF800 The frequent product changeovers that are typical of modern brick plants make it necessary to be able to replace and set the die in the shortest possible time. An important contribution is made by the die-washing machine, which not only reduce labour requirements, but also helps preserve the […]
LATER-CER, A SUCCESS HISTORY Later-Cer, among the most advanced and competitive brick manufacturers in Latin America, is a model of efficiency and a continual series of improvements made over the following few years considerably increased the plant’s production capacity. For this purpose, the company adopted the wide-exit technology combined with state-of-the-art dies, such as the […]
GOOD RESULTS FOR TECNOFILIERE IN ARGENTINA Tecnofiliere has completed a major order placed by Later-Cer (Buenos Aires, Argentina), one of the country’s largest heavy clay manufacturers. An essential factor was the decision to use large wide-exit technology in the extrusion phase combined with a new generation of dies, with double external braking system (the PATENT […]
TECNOFILIERE INTRODUCES THE “PATENT P.P. SYSTEM” The integrated extruder mouth adjustment system developed by TECNOFILIERE is one of the company’s most important new products. In accordance with the design choices underlying the most advanced die model manufactured by TECNOFILIERE, the “Patent P.P. system”, which requires two external braking systems, the company has developed a product […]
ATESINA, ENVIRONMENTALLY ACTIVE COMPANY For state-of-the-art fixtures, for new technologies and innovative products, Atesina is one of the major manufacturing plants of heavy clay products in North-eastern Italy. Currently manufactures a range of 40 different products, testifying to the remarkable flexibility of the entire plant. A substantial contribution to the achievement of high levels of […]
DIE-WASHING MACHINE DESIGNED BY TECNOFILIERE Tecnofiliere also designs and manufactures a range of automatic die-washing machines. These machines, available in models TF400 and TF800, have a large top door to allow the die to be inserted vertically. The washing action is provided by a series of nozzles which together spray water at pressure of 150 […]
NEW HORIZONS IN HEAVY CLAY EXTRUSION The introduction of a new type of die eliminated many of the problems associated with conventional extruder dies. The major difference between this new model and its forerunner is a sub-frame that houses the adjustable external braking devices. But the true revolution in the field of extruder dies is […]
THE NEW “PATENT P.P. SYSTEM” DEVELOPED BY TECNOFILIERE The new “Patent P.P. system” extrusion plant, developed by Tecnofiliere, enables the entire extrusion cone to be completely covered with interchangeable plates so as to protect the main structure from wear and ensure lower costs. The thrusts at the extruder exit are more uniform and regular. The […]
TECNOFILIERE DEVELOPES THE DIE FOR 300×250 MM SIZE INTERLOCKING H BLOCK The extruder die, developed by Tecnofiliere, with plate directly attached to the conveyor opening and with a single external braking system, produces a 300×250 mm size interlocking H block for loadbearing masonry that guarantees high levels of thermal, hygrometric and static efficiency. The block, […]
TECNOFILIERE: NEW COMPANY FORMED In June 1995 a new company was set up in Novi (Italy): Tecnofiliere specialises in the production of extruders for the heavy clay, terracotta and klinker industry. Created through the efforts of personnel with many years of experience, the new company has soon secured a commanding position in the Italian and […]
