Plant for Shaping Building Bricks from Inferior Soils/Industrial Waste by Extrusion Process

Applications

For Shaping building bricks and other structural clay products

Salient Features

Plant comprises a heavy duty brick extrusion m/c and Semi-automatic cutting table having capacity of 4000 bricks/hr. Extrusion m/c is of double deck design having independent clutches. Effective de-airing system facilitates shaping of good quality bricks from alluvial/inferior soils and industrial waste. Semi-Automatic cutting table, pneumatically operated is suitable for cutting clay column into bricks with the help of movable battery of wires at the rate of 10 bricks per stroke. Total power requirement-105 H.P.

Technology Package

List of standard components with specification, List of spare parts to be supplied with the plant, Complete fabrication drawings.

Techno-Economics

Cost of a semi-automatic cutting table would be approximately Rs.7000/-.

Scale of Development

Commercial scale

Status of Commercialization

Prototype

Raw Materials

Standard steel sections, Air compressor unit and Pneumatic cylinder.

Plant, Equipment and Machinery required

Standard mechanical workshop facilities including foundry, machining and welding equipment.

Environmental Aspects

No special measures are required

IPR Status

Indian Patent No.132445

For further information please contact

The Director
CSIR - Central Building Research Institute,
Roorkee – 247 667
Phone: +91 – 1332 – 272243