Installed on the existing glazing booth, the panel, with the help of the dry filter, enables 100% recovery of glaze overspray which can be put straight back into the production process. The solution dramatically reduces cell cleaning times, improving efficiency and work conditions.
Part of a project for the continuous improvement of its production lines, in terms of technology and impact on the environment, GSI – Gruppo Sanitari Italia - has installed a new SACMI self-cleaning porous resin panel. The panel was fitted on an existing robotized glazing booth that was supplied by SACMI in 2022.
The new solution involves the replacement of the conventional steel front panel with a special panel made of porous resin, fruit of SACMI’s experience working with resin mould technology. This panel is served by air and water supplies and makes use of the same operating principles as the systems used to supply resin moulds in the casting process (in which SACMI is world leading specialist). In this way it is possible to carry out cleaning using controlled amounts of air/water to remove the film of glaze residue left over after each work cycle.
The result, working together with the dry filter already provided for the booth operating at GSI, is easy automatic management of glaze recovery, with 100% recovery of the overspray deposited on the panel at the end of each glazing cycle.
The key advantages of this panel include more efficient and sustainable glazing:
- the recovered glaze has density ≥ 1700 g/l and can therefore be immediately reused in the work process without the need for filtering or treatment (thanks to the frequent work cycles which prevent the build-up of dry glaze deposits).
- more plant availability due to the drastic reduction of cleaning times at the end of the work-shift and reduction even by 85% of the downtime required for routine cleaning of the cell;
- improvement in working conditions: with the special self-cleaning panel routine maintenance becomes faster and easier, eliminating repetitive manual operations with low added value.
GSI, renowned for excellence in the sector, is among the first of the lead players in the Italian sanitaryware manufacturing district to embrace this new opportunity reaffirming its shared vision with technological partner SACMI. In fact, the new porous resin panel with self-cleaning function represents a concrete and profitable step towards a circular sanitaryware production process, contributing to reduced running costs, lower environmental impact and improved working conditions.