Chinese colossus New Pearl purchases four Sacmi Continua+ lines

The new lines (two PCR 2000’s and two PCR 2180’s) have already been shipped and will soon begin operation at the New Pearl plant in Sanshui to produce slabs and coordinating sub-sizes.

Founded in 1993 and now one of the global ceramic industry’s top players with an output capacity of over 200 million sqm/year, the Chinese colossus New Pearl has purchased four new Sacmi Continua+ lines for installation at its plant in Sanshui, Guangdong province.

A longstanding Sacmi client in the field of forming technology, New Pearl chose two PCR 2000’s and two PCR 2180’s for this latest investment in the slab segment. The second of these is capable of producing up to 21,500 sqm/day of fired and rectified surfaces with widths of up to 1800 mm.

The four lines supplied by Sacmi are integrated with cutting machines and guarantee outstanding productivity, fast changeovers and ultra-flexible management of production flows for both slabs and sub-sizes.

Continua+ is also competitive in terms of sustainability and process efficiency, with less than 1.5% waste regardless of size and a specific consumption of no more than 0.05 kWh/sqm. Further advantages include its greatly reduced hydraulic oil requirements (90% less than on a discontinuous press) and the fact that it does not require foundations, allowing it to be installed even on service floors or on the second floor of buildings.

The new lines have already been installed and tested in close coordination with the technical team of the local branch Sacmi Nanhai and are expected to be fully operational by the end of 2023, further strengthening New Pearl’s leadership and competitiveness in the large-size tile segment.

This recent installation brings the number of Continua+ lines sold by Sacmi worldwide to more than 170, including around 40 installed by leading market players in China.

This important order from New Pearl was announced shortly before Uniceramics Expo 2023 (held in Foshan from 30 May to 2 June), where Sacmi was present with a large exhibition space to showcase its range of technologies and services. It also displayed examples of slabs produced using Continua+ technology and digitally glazed and/or decorated on the Sacmi Deep Digital line.

Sacmi maintains a presence in the strategic Chinese market through Sacmi Nanhai, which has been operating for thirty years with a staff of 350 people.