Ceramica Flaminia sets its sights on the Industry 4.0 transition

The company has installed a second AVB for modern rimless wall-mounted WC production.

An undisputed leader in the Italian sanitaryware industry founded back in 1955, Ceramica Flaminia has installed a new Sacmi AVB as the next step in the process of Industry 4.0 automation of all production stages. This was the second AVB to be delivered in 2022, an investment decision based on Sacmi’s renowned quality and ability to meet even the most complex production requirements.

AVB is equipped with a system for handling items with unusual geometries and an innovative pronged-fork system that loads the articles exiting the casting cell onto the cars, thereby reducing the number and complexity of the tasks. Designed for the manufacture of rimless wall-mounted WCs, each AVB can be equipped with up to 4 moulds. All operations – demoulding, transfer to the pre-dryer and on-car loading – are performed by the robot.

For Flaminia, this project lays the foundations for total automation of handling downstream from the production process, increasing casting efficiency and the repeatability/quality of the operations. In addition to reducing waste, less manual handling makes for a healthier workplace in keeping with a focus on social and environmental sustainability. Thanks to the installation of these two new AVBs, the ceramic sanitaryware producer will be able to handle an extremely wide range of products with high levels of efficiency and repeatability, increasing productivity by approximately 400 pieces per day.