Rak Ceramics: new sizes with Continua Plus

Rak Ceramics (Ras Al Khaimah, UAE), one of the world's leading multinational ceramics manufacturer, has commissioned Sacmi to renew its large tile production line.

An all-new Continua Plus line will be at the heart of the new investment and will produce technical and glazed porcelain tiles with different thicknesses and sizes up to 1500x3000 mm. The new line aims to provide maximum flexibility and is capable of being incorporated in the existing plant without compromising the already impressive output capacity.

The supply includes the powder loading unit with dry DDD digital machines, full-body APC filling devices and the accessories needed to make double filling and multi-layer effects, also with micronized powders; this will enable Rak Ceramics to implement extensive expansion of its production range and dry graphic effects.

The pressing section includes the PCR1600 PLUS super-compactor, which is able to compact a ceramic slab of unlimited length and a maximum unfired width of 1600 mm; a new single-layer drier with a 3500 mm wide inlet follows to dry very large slabs.

Completing the line is a Colora HD 1808 digital decorator, the latest in the range by Intesa, able to print tiles as large as 1800 mm using 8-colour inks; this printer will be used to realise slabs of outstanding aesthetic value, in close collaboration with prestigious graphic design studios and leading colour producers.

The innovative project, which was co-developed together with Rak's technicians, appears as a real technical challenge: in fact, it will be possible to exploit the full potential of the line both in its traditional Continua configuration (i.e. with repressing) and in the Continua Plus one (i.e. with dynamic compaction only).