Industrial kilns

Industry leading technology, performance driven results

We design and manufacture kilns for the ceramic industry using leading technology and best manufacturing practice. Our more than 50 years of experience designing thermal equipment to fire a wide range of kilns for ceramics gives us the experience to help you find the optimum solution for your needs.

tunnel industrial kilns

Tunnel Kilns

The best fuel consumption in the world of sanitaryware production – usually less than 1,000 Kcals/kg of fired product – makes us the most efficient tunnel kiln manufacturer in the market for firing ceramic whitewares, as well as clay bricks, vitrified roof tiles, abrasives, refractories, etc. Wide variety of tunnel kilns for ceramics in high volume production for temperatures up to 1800°C (3270°F) and car handling equipment to suit the application.
shuttle industrial kilns

Shuttle Kilns

By integrating our combustion and energy recovery systems we ensure the lowest fuel consumption possible in ceramic firing and excellent Energy Efficiency. In a wide range of capacities and with a choice of door, combustion system, and control designs. With SCADA systems for product quality management and Car handling systems.
carbell industrial kilns

Carbell® Kilns

Nutec Bickley developed this concept and has delivered over 500 Carbell® Kilns to a variety of companies manufacturing ceramics worldwide. Better known as “Top hat kilns”, Carbells have no doors and incorporate an efficient seal design for a low maintenance design. The integrated combustion and control system varies the atmosphere inside these industrial kilns for ceramics, using excess air only when the product requires it, making it very efficient.
elevator industrial kilns

Elevator Kilns

The Elevator design offers a very efficient seal between the car and the ceramic kiln reducing to a minimum maintenance issues created by heat leakage while firing ceramics at high temperatures, resulting in a low maintenance system. Available with updraft or downdraft exhaust designs and are ideally suited for high temperature firing of small batches. Used extensively in the technical ceramics industry and for pilot production of refractories and specialty ceramics.
roller industrial kilns

Roller Kilns

Our Roller Kilns for ceramics offers the manufacturer a fuel efficient solution where cycles are fast and products require a very tight temperature uniformity. With a Power Failure Protection System and our exclusive Jointless® fiber system.
rotary industrial kilns

Rotary Kilns

NUTEC Bickley's Rotary Kilns offer a very efficient way to clean activated carbon so that it can be reused.

We serve these industries with our industrial kilns

With SCADA systems for product quality management and best fuel consumption in Sanitaryware production and ceramic industry in general. The greatest flexibility in a wide range of capacities and with a choice of door, combustion system, and control designs.

Advantages with Nutec Bickley when searching for ceramic kilns

We are committed to offer not only quality products, but also quality service that exceeds expectations.

Fuel Savings

All of our industrial kilns include features that make our kilns some of the most efficient in the world, by using the latest technology with IMPS, preheated combustion air, self recuperative and regenerative technology, we can achieve this.

Improved Product Quality

With Nutec Bickley Kilns, firing rejects are almost entirely eliminated due high precision in temperature uniformity and reproducibility of the process.

Complete Process Control

All the key factors influencing kiln performance such as air fuel ratio, temperature in various parts of the kiln, product feed time, energy recovery, atmosphere, kiln pressure, and rates of heating and cooling are controllable and programmable with our control and supervisory systems.

Frequently asked questions about our roller hearth kilns

What are industrial kilns used in?

Industrial kilns are used generally for ceramic processes where the product may require sintering, oxidation, calcination, vitrification, glazing, decorating, curing, and others. NUTEC Bickley can offer a wide range of kiln designs to suit your specific needs.

Types of kilns with different heating and energy source

Tunnel kilns

Shuttle Kilns

Carbell Kilns

Industrial kilns can use both electricity and fossil fuels as an energy source.

What kiln is the most commonly used?

In the industry, shuttle kilns are most used as they are suited for a high flexibility in production and can range in sizes from 1m³ to 500m³. Shuttle kilns can be both electric and gas fired.

What temperature is a kiln fired at?

Industrial kilns can fire up to 1800°C (3200°F) in conventional processes. Depending on the type of product, NUTEC Bickley can offer a wide range of products to suit your production needs.

What is the most efficient kiln?

Continuous kilns are more efficient than batch kilns. There are multiple technologies that can improve efficiency like heat exchanger systems, heat storage, ECOmbustion, etc. NUTEC Bickley can offer a wide range of solutions for your heat recovery needs.

How many years does a industrial kiln last?

Industrial kilns can last for decades if taken care of correctly. Frequent maintenance procedures are important to keep your kilns in top shape. NUTEC Bickley can offer retrofits or refurbishments to repair insulation systems, update obsolete control systems, and replace old combustion systems.

How much does a kiln cost?

The cost of an industrial kiln can vary from hundreds of thousands of dollars to millions of dollars depending on the size and its use. Speak to NUTEC Bickley’s engineers and we can gladly give you a budget that would suit your requirements.

This is Nutec  Bickley

Providing Thermal Equipment Solutions that go beyond expectations

We serve multiple industries through the design, building and installation of combustion systems, thermal insulation and highly specialized industrial furnaces, kilns and ovens. We are focused on understanding our customers’ needs and supplying the best equipment at the most competitive price.

Read our latest success stories

Advanced Combustion for Advanced Ceramics

In a major, high-value project – the second at this particular plant in Mexico – NUTEC Bickley will supply a 125 m-long tunnel kiln to one of the world’s leading advanced ceramics manufacturers.

NUTEC Bickley’s Latest Sanitary Ware Kiln: A Byword for Flexibility

Explore NUTEC Bickley's latest innovative project, a highly flexible, energy-efficient shuttle kiln for the European sanitaryware sector.

Aluminum Heat Treatment


Industry leading manufacturer, specializing in rotatory forging, metal spinning, and the flow forming of aluminum and other alloys into complex shapes.

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