The market's best versatility in the production of both slabs and tiles in the most popular formats, such as 60x60 and 80x80cm. With field-proven results in the production of top-quality 5 mm tiles. This is how SACMI technology responds to the Chinese government's 'call' to reduce thickness to support the competitiveness of ceramic production
Thickness reduction - to optimise product and ceramic process costs - is an established trend in the international tiles market. With 160 solutions sold worldwide, Continua+ technology by SACMI is the perfect partner to accompany this industry driver.
The lowest specific energy consumption on the market - just 0.05 kw/sq.m. - is accompanied with Continua+ by maximum flexibility in the production of slabs and tiles of different size and thickness, with results that are difficult to match with traditional and discontinuous pressing solutions.
For example, on 5 mm - a thickness, among others, promoted by the Chinese government to support the competitiveness of companies in the current context of rising costs - SACMI has validated in the field the effectiveness of Continua+ in tile production, a project carried out at the South African customer SAMCA, which has thus achieved substantial product innovation, increasing quality and optimising costs.
Introducing a “flexible forming” concept to the Chinese market is one of the opportunities that SACMI, the world leading supplier of ceramic technology, offers its customers. In particular on Continua+, a technology created to accompany the market in the production of slabs and yet successfully used, by the majority of customers who have chosen it, also for the production of all types of sub-sizes, starting with the most popular on the market - 60x60 and 80x80 cm.
In addition to reduced consumption and the top quality of the product made with Continua+ - in terms of density and bending strength, for example - the possibility of accompanying changing market requirements with this solution should be noted: it will no longer be necessary to replace the machine when changing the required size and thickness, but only to set Continua+ via HMI.
In fact, this operation takes only a few tens of minutes and also allows, in the final instance, a pull-logic management of production, starting with the more efficient and effective management of the orders and warehouse, thus reducing logistics and storage costs and facilitating the efficient management of small and diversified batches in terms of size, thickness, decoration.
SACMI also stands out in the panorama of international ceramic technology suppliers for its accurate customer support at every stage of production, also thanks to its strong local presence in China at SACMI Nanhai. A true all-round partner, therefore, from the product concept to the best technology to produce it.