Having successfully entered the high-end tableware market, with Sacmi,
Akij Bangladesh is set to more than double production capacity through the purchase of a second kiln for
glost firing for its brand new plant at
Trishal.
The excellent market response following the first investment led to the decision to expand, which will enable Akij to reach
38 tons of fired product per day (considering both kilns running).
The new kiln is a 72-metre long
TST/244/60-G model, designed by
SACMI-Riedhammer, for firing glazed porcelain in a reduction atmosphere and is suitable for processing 21 tons per day of product with a cycle time of 7 hours and peak temperature of
1360 °C.
The various optional devices chosen by the customer include the
advanced settings made possible thanks to fans provided with
inverters, together with
stand by fans, which come into operation when necessary, thus avoiding production stoppages. The supply also includes the transport system for fully automatic handling of the 83 kiln cars.
Furthermore, the TST kiln has been optimized from the point of view of energy consumption since it is equipped with a
heat recovery system for pre-heating the combustion air. The same excess hot air is recovered and sent to the existing
driers, thus significantly reducing consumption.
