We are very pleased to be working together with our cooperation partners, the Research Institute for Glass - Ceramics and Thermo-Star GmbH, on the development of an electrically powered counter-rotating roller kiln. The project is called KOSTBAR and is funded by the Central Innovation Program for SMEs (ZIM).
What is it about?
To scale up our production quantity of sustainable tiles, we need technical innovation. KOSTBAR focuses on an electricity-based rapid firing process that is carried out in an especially-developed counterflow roller kiln. This kiln uses the counterflow of products to transfer heat efficiently.
Through the use of this technology, we can increase our production capacity tenfold and at the same time reduce the energy consumption per m2 of tiles to a minimum. Implementing the fast firing technology also enables us to process orders more flexibly.
We expect the roller kiln to be commissioned in 2027.