Shuttle kiln

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For special technical applications, Nutec Bickley has provided roller kilns as an alternative to shuttle kilns or tunnel kilns. Ceramic rollers are supplied in different materials (mullite or silicon carbide) depending on the application requirements. Roller kilns comprise a refractory roller conveyor to transport product through a hot tunnel without using kiln cars. Product is placed directly on the roller conveyor or on support plates. The tunnel gets gradually hotter towards the middle so the temperature profile is created by different temperatures at different sections of the kiln. This type of kiln is suitable for fast firing products with excellent consistency. These kilns are supplied as gas-fired muffle or open flame kilns, with LPG models also available. The design of Nutec Bickley roller kilns means that fuel consumption is kept to an absolute minimum. The flexible control systems allow many different products to be handled quickly and as part of an integrated flow through a factory. The storage and handling systems are designed to suit each plant’s operation. The high degree of automation possible with a roller kiln installation is a major benefit and the associated handling systems and setting furniture are ideally suited to fast production cycles and rapid flow processes.