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

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.

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.

'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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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