Sacmi Group

With the new plant, equipped with Sacmi technologies, the Turkish company’s yearly sanitaryware production has surged to 6.7 million units.

A new SACMI-Riedhammer HWS kiln was recently started up at VitrA’s “Third plant” in Bozüyük. The machine is specifically designed to handle large and complex pieces.

The plant is already fully operational and features Sacmi technology in the preparation, forming, firing and finishing departments.

The recent order is the sixth Sacmi line installed at the Omani ceramic tile producer’s Nizwa site.

Completely built with SACMI machinery and the first of its kind in Romania, the new plant produces extruded wall lining strips.

Cerdomus started up in the summer its new line in Castel Bolognese (Ravenna), equipped with Sacmi’s leading technologies, including the Continua+ PCR 2000.

The French company, which has been operating in the industry for no less than five generations, has installed a new Sacmi production line at its Decize factory in response to growing demand for technical stoneware mosaic.

The new player in the Nepalese ceramic industry will be able to satisfy at least a quarter of the country’s tile demand, which is currently met mainly by imports.

The Indonesian company has purchased a third PCR (2000 Smart) for slabs as large as 1600x3200 mm, alongside a dryer and a new kiln.

From 26 September to 3 October will organize a multi-location event to share product and process-oriented innovation with customers.

The facility is already under construction in Quebec and was designed together with Sacmi, which also built the fully electric roller kiln, a world first for this type of application.

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.

With this complete plant for the production of high-end large-format tiles, the company aims to strengthen its position in the domestic and international markets.

Sacmi has now installed 260 machines worldwide, a milestone that demonstrates the efficiency and versatility of Sacmi RobotCasting high pressure casting.

The Rumanian tableware manufacturer has started up a new Sacmi spray-dryer ATM18 that will allow to carry out part of their spray-dried powder production vertically and to completely recycle scrap and waste within the line.

The solution enables the Civita Castellana-based company to automate white finishing of sanitaryware. The supplied cell is equipped with the new Sacmi-Gaiotto NG Offline software and a customised handling system.

The company recently installed a new Sacmi-Gaiotto GA2000 robot equipped with the new anti-bacterial kit for efficient, uniform application of sanitising glaze.

The new kiln came into operation in April, completing the investment plan at the Peronda 2 plant initiated in 2017 with the start-up of a Continua+ line for slab production.

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

A new plant is due to come into operation at the site in Baxter, Tennessee this spring. It will focus on the production of large sizes and trims, products that are in strong demand in the US market.