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The first fired kiln car of the new SOUAKRI FRERES brickyard  of Meftah (Algeria) was released last November. In 2005, BERALMAR received the order of supplying all the equipment and facilities of the brickyards, from extrusion to packing, for a daily production of 400 tonnes.

The project included the supply and start-up of all automations and mechanisms, a JETDRYER rapid dryer model with dismountable trays and a cycle of drying of 6 hours, and a FORNTHERMIC tunnel kiln 115 metres long, 5.60 wide and 1.87 of usable height. The FORNTHERMIC kiln is based on a classic and dependable firing installation concept, constructed with top quality elements which guarantee a long productive life, ready to work at high pressure up to half firing zone.

As usual in BERALMAR’s projects, both kiln and dryer have been fully equipped with equipment designed and manufactured by BERALMAR, such as the automatic kiln and dryer management systems MICROBER and MICROSEC.

The main fuel in the plant is natural gas. The quality of the fired material in this Algerian plant is on a par with European quality standards.

Last month we referred to a new tunnel kiln project in Venezuela, and the Caribbean country is news again for the very same reason. The firm INDUSTRIAS UNIALFA of Venezuela has also put its trust in BERALMAR to build a new tunnel kiln for the production of 100,000 curved and mixed roof tiles a day.

This facility, which will use natural gas as the main fuel, will be a 100.10 metre long PRESTHERMIC kiln. The PRESTHERMIC kiln is conceived and designed to be a sophisticated installation offering top performance in the production of structural ceramics thanks to the materials used in its construction and sealing ability, enabling operation and high temperatures with no energy loss.

The project start-up is due in May 2007.