Location: Amador County, California
ITALFORNI S.R.L. 349’ long x 9’ 4”
wide Double Deck Roller Hearth Kiln for firing ceramic products, flat and “S” roof tile production
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
kiln controls with motor starters and disconnects. Type: OK
106.33/2850/B; Date of Mfr. 2006.
Used
Equipment…..……Selling Price $425,000.00
*The kiln is still fully assembled as seen in the
presentation photos. It’s offered for sale “as is – where is” buyer to
disassemble, load and transport.
Condition: Good.
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.