Ceramica Mediterranea of Guspini, Italy, recently chose Sacmi as the supplier for its expansion plan, which was aimed at doubling the plant's output to 12,000 square meters per day via a continuous production process with a single kiln. The expanded plant includes two PH 3020 presses with a clearance of 2250 mm, along with the relevant Sacmi-designed wide dies and a 16.9-m horizontal ECP 285 drier that leads into the kiln. The kiln itself is a 115-m-long FMS, built to cope with very high output rates even with a 50 mm diameter roller combination. Sacmi has also supplied Ceramica Mediterranea with storage machines designed for direct production plants, a sorting system and a palletizing unit. This last section of the line, an innovative system developed by Sacmi Automation, is the latest addition to the company's already comprehensive automatic pallet control vehicle range.

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