CERAMIC COLORS

Efficient and reliable Kilns for Ceramic Color Firing

NUTEC Bickley and the Ceramic Colors Industry

NUTEC Bickley has extensive experience designing and manufacturing tunnel kilns, roller kilns and shuttle kilns for the Ceramic Colors industry.

Our kilns use the latest Ecombustion and control technology to fire products with optimal temperature uniformity and atmosphere conditions to ensure consistent final colors.

The ceramic colors and pigments calcined in NUTEC Bickley kilns are inorganic metal oxides used in the paint, plastic, and dye industries.

With over 45 years’ experience, including recent gas-fired and electrically heated installations, NUTEC Bickley has demonstrated wide knowledge and experience firing ceramic colors. As most ceramic colors are handled as powders, they need to be carried in ceramic saggars during the firing or calcining stages. Temperature uniformity and oxygen levels are sometimes critical, so our kilns are designed with that in mind. The kilns can be fitted with thermal oxidizers or post-exhaust cleaning systems to protect the environment. NUTEC Bickley has supplied many kilns around the world for firing ceramic colors.

NUTEC Bickley supplies tunnel, roller, and shuttle kilns with the latest Ecombustion technology to fire all types of inorganic ceramic colors.

Key Features

Excellent temperature uniformity

Ecombustion control system

Fiber-lined sections using our patented Jointless® system (completely free of joints; reduced maintenance and shrinkage), or brick-lined kilns with interlocking bricks

SCADA systems for ease of operation and product quality management

Integrated car handling systems

Power failure protection system

Energy recovery systems to ensure the lowest fuel consumption

Processes

Firing/Calcining: High temperature heating is used to force chemical reactions to form stable ceramic color powders. If temperatures and conditions are uniform, then the fired product will be very consistent and have tight color tolerances.

Technology

SCADA

With our SCADA systems, kilns operators are able to have complete control of their firing process, enhancing efficiency and productivity.

IMPS™

NUTEC Bickley’s unique firing and cooling pulsing control system provides a perfect solution in relation to temperature uniformity as well as fuel efficiency.