World-leading tile manufacturer Kale confirms its partnership with SITI B&T Group and chooses 100% Italian-made technology to increase its output in Turkey

世界领先的瓷砖制造企业Kale集团与西蒂贝恩特集团巩固合作伙伴关系，选用百分百意大利制造技术以提高其土耳其工厂的产量。

SITI B&T Group has confirmed its role as a trusted partner of Kale Group, one of the world’s leading ceramic tile manufacturers with export operations to 65 countries worldwide.

西蒂贝恩特集团确立了其作为Kale集团战略合作伙伴的角色，Kale是世界领先的瓷砖制造企业之一，产品出口到全球65个国家。

The company has chosen SITI B&T technologies for its innovative full-body porcelain tile production lines, which were officially started up last July during the 59th edition of the traditional Ceramic Festival attended by the management of SITI B&T Group.

Kale集团早在今年年7月第59届传统陶瓷节期间就正式与西蒂贝恩特管理层达成协议，选用SITI B&T技术用于其创新的通体砖生产线。

After supplying new hi-tech plant to Kale, SITI B&T has worked in close cooperation with the Group’s technical staff to integrate the plant with existing machinery and create an authentic Smart factory, an advanced facility with high levels of productivity and consumption efficiency,” said Juan Antonio Cavilla, Sales Executive Director SITI B&T Group.

西蒂贝恩特销售总监Juan Antonio Cavilla说到：“在向Kale提供了全新的高科技设备后，我们与Kale的技术团队紧密合作，对工厂原有的机械设备进行整合，从而创建了一个真正意义的智能工厂，使其成为了一个采用先进设备通过高能效实现高产能的制造基地。”

On Kale’s production site SITI B&T has installed two EVO 7208/2400 presses, two vertical dryers and a 2950 pre-kiln twin-channel dryer, a 2950 twin-channel kiln of length 166.50 m with MHR 230°C hot air recovery system and a single-layer dryer.

西蒂贝恩特在Kale的生产工厂安装了两台EVO 7208/2400压机、两台立式干燥器、一条2950内宽的双层窑前干燥器、一条长度166.5米、内宽2950的双层窑配备MHR 230°C余热回收系统，以及另外一条单层干燥器。

Also supplied was an EVO7 digital decoration machine from SITI B&T Group member company Projecta Engineering, LGV vehicles that allow for a high degree of flexibility in production flows and an automatic storage system with BBOX machines designed specifically for handling large sizes.

此外我们还提供了集团成员公司Projecta Engineering的EVO7数码印花喷墨打印机，以及能提供高度灵活生产流程的LGV激光引导无人叉车和专为大规格瓷砖设计的BBOX自动储坯系统。

The lines have a productivity of 20,000 sq.m/day. They are currently set up for the production of 60×60 cm and 80×80 cm sizes but are ready for expansion to 60×120 cm and 80×160 cm.

这条生产线的产能达到每天2万平方米，目前主要生产60x60 cm和80x80 cm尺寸的瓷砖，但已做好扩充生产60x120 cm和80x160 cm产品的准备。

Founded in 1957 by Ibrahim Bodur, who died in May this year, Kale Group is now led by his daughter Zeynep Bodur Okyay, who is carrying forward the Group’s growth strategy with great determination. After implementing an investment plan totalling almost 44 million euros in 2016, the Group recently announced a more extensive development programme that will involve total investments of more than 120 million euros by 2019.