Kilsan

On November 2010, “Kilsan” the largest brick producer in Turkey, trusted SABO SA for the construction of its new rapid dryer, designed to produce 600 tons/day of hollow blocks.

The project included a new cutting line with slug cutter and multi wire cutter. The cutters were equipped with wire advancing devices in order to minimize the stoppages due to wire breakage, resulting in this way in higher efficiency. Additionally the cutting line includes a cutting mechanism for programmable half cut.

The automatic loading-unloading of the suspended dryer cars (ballanceles) was implemented with a system with roller conveyor, pusher, and moving tray. The moving tray is regularly sprayed with oil by an automatic system to ensure the sliding of the products on it and the minimum deformations. SABO s.a also provided the automatic moving system for the dryer cars. Finally, the line included an exit roller conveyor and a chain bench equipped with alignment mechanisms to align the bricks in rows and transport them towards the conveyors that feed the existing setting machine.

The new dryer was equipped with a modern automatic control and supervising system that automatically regulates the production of the dryer and ensures high quality drying and minimum energy consumption.

Giving emphasis in the energy consumption, all the motors used in the project followed the new European rules of Eff1.

Apart from the above supplies SABO provided analytical engineering for all the works necessary to complete the project such as the dryer metal structure and the metal structure of the suspended cars and gave its consulting and advices for the connection of the dryer to the recovery of the existing kiln.
The dryer structure was designed from the beginning due to the special request of Kilsan to implement the dryer with the lower gallery starting from the zero level. In this way the cost of the foundations was minimized and the implementation and construction time was considerably shortened.

Other special features of the dryer also included a well-designed efficient input of air and a helpful system for cleaning it.

All the necessary deliveries have been dispatched in less than 5 months while the erection and commissioning of the automations and dryer equipment was performed in a period of less than 2 months.

The quality and capacity standards that Kilsan has set for this project have been fully met. This successful beginning in the Turkish market will become a solid reference for SABO SA in order to continue delivering projects and turnkey plants in Turkish Industry.