Ceramic storage for success
The storing phase is often perceived as less important or appealing while considering the entire ceramic production process, but in fact, ceramic storage machines are vital for the proper operation of a production plant.
System Ceramics knows this well, being considered the handling and storage leader in the ceramic production sector and responding to the market's needs with a comprehensive range of storage systems. Each machine is designed to solve a specific challenge and adapt to the customer’s production context.
Ceramic storage: well-established solutions by System Ceramics
System Ceramics has been working on storage systems for decades, developing machines that are now well-known and well-established in the industry thanks to their reliability and durability. We’re talking for example about Robofloor, one of the most widely adopted machines on the market for these demands, used to load and unload box and lines with fired tiles and slabs. Robofloor features a patented suction cups system, also used in many other logistic solutions from System Ceramics. It’s perfect to respond to demands for large productions in terms of square meters and sizes.
Another example is Fastroll, a very traditional and popular machine, known and appreciated for its compact dimensions paired with its capacity to stock large quantities of material and its simple structure and maintenance. It’s a roller box storage system set-up with boxes with the movement of shelves in columns, for loading and unloading unfired and fired products with buffers. Moreover, it is equipped with System Ceramics-owned software for greater flexibility for developing updates and customized solutions.
The future of age technologies
Given that storage systems are key in ensuring efficiency, flexibility and continuity along production lines, the System Ceramics offer is constantly expanding, providing new targeted solutions for every need and every situation on the production line. Talking about updated and new machines, Multistore is surely one of the most interesting additions to the product portfolio: an automatic device for the handling and storage of fired material, which may be considered the evolution of Robofloor. The innovation consists in this machine’s smaller size paired with its ability to fit in to store smaller masses with less air and energy consumption.
A highly innovative trio is the one composed by Multicompenser, Multibuffer and Multistorage (read more about those 3 ceramic storage systems), born from a common technological base and then developed to meet different operational needs, offering distinct features, structures, and levels of complexity.
- Multicompenser was primarily conceived to serve as a buffer between upstream and downstream machines, and it’s the most efficient machine on the market in terms of storage capacity per square meter of occupied floor space.
- Multibuffer is a compact, flexible, and more complete solution in terms of the mechanical system. Its “piece by piece” work, allows better management of individual storage needs, and small/medium emergencies, making it the perfect solution for more demanding production lines.
- Multistorage, with its high degree of modularity, is designed for intensive ceramic storage needs and for longer-term handling, providing critical storage that bridges the operational gap, effectively synchronizing production flows.
Each and every ceramic storage system has its own characteristics and advantages: find out more about our solutions for storing ceramics.
Why investing in a good ceramic storage system is key
A correctly organized storing process entails plenty of advantages for the production hub:
- First of all, and most importantly, it assures the optimization of the often already saturated space inside the production plant.
- Another advantage is production continuity, even in the presence of slowdowns or temporary blocks upstream or downstream along the line, without compromising flexibility or production speed.
- Furthermore, the choice of the right ceramic storage system reduces energy consumption, essential in a context of growing needs for sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions.
- Finally, the right storing technology choice allows the handling of increasingly delicate materials such as very thin slabs.
Find the right technological partner and look to the future
As mentioned before, solutions for storing ceramics play a crucial role in the ceramic manufacturing process, as they are essential for optimizing workflow and production efficiency, as well as in handling delicate materials, and ensuring smooth operations at every stage, both before and after firing. That’s why System Ceramics is not only working on storage but on intralogistics, with a broader view, focusing on I-GV, latest generation and cutting-edge automated vehicles which allow the entire production cycle to be streamlined.
We’re constantly working to support production plants for the present and for the future, with a versatile range of storage technologies, from proven, long-standing machines to innovative systems. Optimization is our keyword.