TecnoFerrari’s storage systems for the ceramics industry are automated solutions designed to optimize, stabilize, and ensure the continuity of production flows within ceramic plants.
These solutions enable flexible management of production batches, creating buffer zones to balance the flow between different stages of the process. The system helps reduce bottlenecks between machines, improving operational efficiency and production continuity.
The storage systems can be integrated both into green product handling—particularly between the glazing shop and the kiln—and into fired product handling, at the kiln exit or between the various sections dedicated to post-firing treatments, such as grinding, lapping, and sorting.
The solutions integrate with AGV/LGV vehicles, automatic loading and unloading systems, conveyor lines, and supervisory software, enabling coordinated management of materials and operational tasks throughout the ceramic production process.
TecnoFerrari’s automated storage system comes into play during phases where it is necessary to compensate for differences in production rates among process machines, ensuring continuity even during routine maintenance, temporary shutdowns, or changes in the production sequence.
The system’s function is to create a controlled reserve of product—whether raw or finished—that allows the line flow to remain stable and reduces the impact of machine downtime on subsequent stages. This makes it possible to limit production losses due to bottlenecks and improve the plant’s overall efficiency.
Automation reduces the need for manual intervention in material handling and management, helping to minimize operational errors and optimize the deployment of personnel in production departments.
Thanks to compatibility with various loading and unloading configurations, the systems can be adapted to existing layouts or new facilities, with box, platform, or buffer-style solutions for direct-feed applications.
Reduction in production downtime caused by bottlenecks between different process machines.
Greater production continuity during the handling of raw and finished products.
Optimization of material flows between the glazing, firing, grinding, lapping, and sorting stations.
Reduction in the impact of routine maintenance and unscheduled repairs on plant productivity.
Minore dipendenza da operazioni manuali nella movimentazione e nella gestione dei materiali.
Reduction in operational errors related to manual batch management.
Improved staff organization in production departments.
Integration with AGVs/LGVs, loading and unloading systems, conveyor lines, and supervisory software.
High adaptability to production layouts and the customer’s operational needs.
Handling of ceramic formats of various sizes, from small formats to big slabs.
Automatic roller box loading and unloading machines, designed for managing ceramic storage through systems dedicated to box handling.
These configurations are suitable for applications where it is necessary to manage intermediate stockpiles and production flows between different sections of the plant, maintaining operational continuity and reducing the impact of line stoppages.
Automatic loading and unloading machines for pallets, designed for the storage management of ceramic products in configurations that involve the use of flat supports.
The MP200 and MP300 solutions allow for the organization of raw or finished product flows according to production requirements, layout, and processing sequence.
Buffer-type machine for storing finished products on pallets, designed for direct-feed solutions.
This configuration allows for the creation of a controlled accumulation area for finished products, useful for stabilizing the flow between the upstream and downstream phases of the plant and for reducing the effects of any operational disruptions.