Nutec Bickley’s Message During Covid-19 Contingency
It feels strange to send out our e-bulletin while Covid-19 is raging but it’s important for us to keep in touch with everyone, and by the same token we encourage all of you to stay connected with us as well. I and all Nutec Bickley employees salute the amazing work being undertaken by all health professionals, emergency services, and essential service workers. Life would be so much worse without their unstinting and selfless efforts. We sincerely hope that our suppliers, our customers, and their families, friends and colleagues remain safe and well at this most difficult time.
The Ceramics Business Unit has continued to work hard in its efforts to build the best possible units, with extraordinary efficiencies and maximum use of the latest available technology, both in-house and third-party supplied. Let me demonstrate this with a couple of quick examples.
In the area of special refractories, we have successfully completed a project for a world-leading manufacturer that involved supplying 17 separate pieces of equipment – 15 new units and two retrofits (relocated by our expert team from another factory). We already enjoyed a very good relationship with this customer, which contributed greatly towards the project’s success, and all facets of the operation have ended up much stronger as a result.
The kilns involved here are expected to operate in a demanding environment and to perform at the highest level. The kilns we have installed fire at temperatures from as low as 150°C (300°F) right up to 1,760°C (3,200°F) – and everything in between – with close control and great accuracy.
In a completely different area, we have designed and constructed a superb shuttle kiln for one of the internationally renowned names in sanitaryware manufacture. Apart from an extremely high spec fabrication in all sections, we have introduced more burners and fantastic control architecture.
The advanced shuttle kiln has an operational temperature of around 1,250°C (2,280°F). It is a nine-car, three-deck model with a setting height of 2.2m. The total weight of kiln furniture is reduced by 20% as compared with more traditional setups and the fuel usage is significantly reduced. We sincerely believe that this kiln can outperform anything offered by our competitors and brings with it unmatched fuel efficiency and excellent first-quality product output.
From an ethos perspective, the Ceramics BU lines up with the rest of Nutec Bickley in its aim ‘to delight our customers with equipment performance, quality, execution and service’. As you know, we strongly encourage maximum customer engagement in each and every project, and we are implementing agile transformation procedures to empower all our project teams.
As always, I am here to address all your individual questions, so please contact me at any time. Enjoy reading all the articles and features in this e-bulletin. Stay well.
