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ITALFORNI S.R.L. 349’ long x 9’ 4” wide Double Deck Roller Hearth Kiln for firing ceramic products, with 10’ wide x 10’ long Roller Feeder and 10’ wide x 19’ long roller unloader; 49 sections, 12’ long x 2.165 diameter ceramic rollers, 209 installed IF55: 55,000 KCAL/H natural gas burners. Kiln set up with 31 modulating gas zones and 2 modulating air zones for flash & rapid cooling zones. Includes blower fans with duct work system for hot & cool air zone circulation. Complete electronic automated kiln controls with disconnects and motor starters. Type: OK 106.33/2850/B; S/N 06/338; Date of Mfr. 2006.
Used Equipment………Selling Price $425,000.00
Disassembly and truck loading costs to the buyers’ account. Assistance with choosing and managing local vendors for this task is available upon request.
Condition: Generally good. In use for 5 years, 2007 thru 2012.
This kiln was purchased new in 2006 and installed inside the US Tile manufacturing facility in Ione, California. They set up two roof tile production lines that include this 349’ long kiln, two BONGIOANNI Type CRONO 222 presses with separate vac units, palletizing, drying, unloading, setting, burning, unloading and packing equipment. Also, there’s automation controls for the punching, the grouping and the pallet transport on the wet side (before drying) and the dry side. At this time, all optional support equipment is for sale and available to purchase as a package or as separate items on a first come basis.
The kiln was first fired in 2007 and was in use for 5 years. The Presses were added new in 2011 and were in use for less than one year before the plant shut down in 2012. Everything has remained fully assembled, and stored indoors as seen in the provided photos.
Plant Controls: The selection of electrical components and the construction of the cabinets was done according to American UL standards. The power-section was built with UL-approved components from Rockwell. As the PLC, an Allen-Bradley SLC500 with decentralized peripherals on Devicenet was used. For the protection of workers and maintainable operation, the plant is divided in 5 safety zones. This allows a safe shutdown during an intervention, while other systems remain in operation. For a quick diagnosis of disorders, the PLC, the motion controllers, and the operator-panels are connected via Ethernet network. This network is connected with router to the Internet. This allows remote maintenance with VPN (virtual private network) via Internet. This increases the operating safety and minimizes downtime.
All items will be sold “as is–where is”. Costs for disassembly, truck loading, and transport will be to the buyer’s account. Assistance with choosing and managing local vendors for this task is available upon request.
