An emerging company with its own brand (Alvit), well established on the Turkish market and active since 1994, Bartin Seramik has now purchased a new robotized glazing unit from Sacmi-Gaiotto: a robotized unit (or 'cell') with a 4-position turret, dry-filtration booth and a GA2000 robot. This Turkish ceramic manufacturer - which has sought to boost production via process automation for some time now - preferred Sacmi-Gaiotto technology over alternative solutions because of its acknowledged reliability and the significant leap in quality it offers on the optimisation and product development fronts.
Particularly suited for use with self-learning programming (and off-line programming) functions, the GA2000 robot allows for extremely fast product development and ensures perfect process repeatability thanks to the integrated mass-control system which regulates the amount of glaze sprayed. Equally noteworthy is Bartin's decision to opt for new in-cell dry filtration technology. In addition to retrieving consistent amounts of glaze overspray, the latter also reduces the environmental impact and cost associated with the disposal of waste waters and sludge from traditional filters.
What's more, the robot supplied to Bartin Seramik features the new Sacmi GDA80 spray gun, a needleless model that has already proved to be extremely popular as it requires no maintenance and is more durable than traditional solutions. For Bartin, which has a broad product range – washbasins, WC bowls, water tanks and seat covers, etc. – this provides a major quality boost that perfectly complements a wider plant modernisation process.
The new robot was tested successfully in April following effective teamwork between the Sacmi team and the Turkish company's own staff. The latter were supplied with all the glazing programmes and given specific training during the installation phase.