Terracotta Roof Tiles:
- Commissioning plant and problem solving
- Design of pressing dies for plastic forming, and all related processing
- Design of clay mixes and shapes for U cassette, H cassette or roller kiln firing
- Design of tiles for weather resistance and other required properties
- Dry pressing of large roof tiles
- Clays and milling machinery suited to the mineralogy, the downstream processes, and the products required
- Extrusion processes including mixing, dies and various machines available
- Decoration processes including oxides and additives, application methods, and texturing processes
- Glaze and engobe oxide chemistry and solution suspensions
- Cutting, handling and setting equipment
- Kilns: control of tunnel kilns including tunnel and chamber dryers, and processes to suit the clay types and final product properties
- Familiar with major machinery, equipment and materials suppliers
- Maintenance issues including wear parts
- Laboratory testing and scientific proof for concepts required to solve larger factory issues
Photos here are when commissioning plant at Jingdezhen Roof tile Factory, June 2019.
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