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Leading manufacturers of technical ceramics have become increasingly important customers for Nutec Bickley over the past 20 years. The quality and reliability of kilns for this sector are crucial factors since in many cases expensive feedstock means that rejects are unacceptable, and also firing...

Jointless kiln insulation, without use of cordierite

by Adam Slater, International Sales Director

Nutec Bickley has demonstrated its expertise in ceramic kiln relines over many decades, a vital service that offers many benefits to our customers, not least extended operational life for major items of capital equipment. In the majority of cases this work involves the use of special fiber systems...

At Nutec Bickley we are renowned across the world for constantly innovating with our combustion and control systems.

Frequently, our industry customers have special needs due to the processes that they carry out or the particular materials used during production.

The arrangement of burners inside a kiln is a key factor in obtaining the best possible temperature uniformity.

This uniformity is especially critical in the ceramic industry, as otherwise products can be damaged or have quality flaws.

Below, we will talk about the types of firing line...

Demonstrating once again that we are recognized all around the world for expertise, performance, reliability and value when it comes to firing ceramics, Nutec Bickley is in the process of comprehensively testing its latest kiln for the sector. As usual, all testing is taking place at our...

Although we might think that the installation of insulation in an industrial furnace is a simple matter, the reality is that when it is carried out without the appropriate engineering studies, it is most likely that we will later encounter some common problems, such as:

• Heat leaks that are...

Our industrial kilns are specially designed to optimize energy efficiency by various means, one of the main opportunities being the recuperation of heat normally lost through the exhaust flue during the combustion process.

At Nutec Bickley we work with different tools that allow us to generate substantial savings and to increase process efficiency for our clients.