NEWS - KEDA Machinery

2024-09-20

KEDA Ceramic Machinery @2024 TECNA Expo

2024 TECNA Expo, the world's leading event for ceramics manufacturers of machinery and equipment, is coming soon to Rimini, Italy, from September 24th to 27th!

KEDA Ceramic Machinery, as a manufacturer of building ceramic machinery for complete plant and production line, will attend the event along with the latest technologies and innovative products.

We are excited to have a catch up with all of you! Whether you are our clients, suppliers, business partners, or friends, anyone will be our special guests! We would like to show you around to see what we can help! Customized complete plant solution, digital factory solution, green energy & machinery solution, you named it.

Please stay tuned for more!

2024-08-26

Successful Ignition of South Africa RAYAL No. 3 Kiln Line

At the auspicious hour on the morning of August 21th (SAST), the ignition ceremony of No. 3 kiln production line for large high-end ceramic tile was grandly held by South Africa RAYAL, while kindling the momentum of industrial upgrade on RAYAL production base.

Mr. Yangting Zhu, CHAIRMAN of RAYAL; Mr. John Zhu, CEO of RAYAL with the production management team;
Mr. Bingkai Zheng, minister of China's Embassy in South Africa; Mr. Yu Liu, minister counselor of China's Embassy in South Africa;
Mr. Yunus Hoosen, DDG Invest SA Department of Trade, Industry and Competition(DTIC); Mr. Chaoyang Zhang, President of South Africa China Economic and Trade Assosiation(SACETA);
Mr. Ben Makhalemele, Deputy Director Corporate Unit, Department of Home Affairs(DHA);
Ms. Stella Parker, Head of Tshwane Business Banking, Standard Bank; Mr. Weidong He, General Manager of Foshan KEDA INDUSTRIAL
and other distinguished guests are all invited to the ignition ceremony.

Mr. Weidong He, General Manager of Foshan KEDA INDUSTRIAL, pointed out in his speech that during 12 years of partnership, KEDA is very glad to witness all the development and progress along the way that RAYAL has made so far. From the first piece of roof tile to the first large sheet of ceramic tile in South Africa, RAYAL has been promoting the development of South Africa’s building ceramics industry. KEDA expresses sincere gratitude to RAYAL for the support and trust all the time. With more than three decades of development, KEDA has won the trust of global customers by virtue of strength and quality and will indeed deliver a favorable result for RAYAL.

RAYAL INDUSTRIAL (PTY) LTD. is invested and founded by Jiangxi Yaxing Textile Industry Co., Ltd. in 2010, in response to the national "Go Globally" strategy, and at the recommendation and invitation from the Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa. The transliteration of RAYAL in Chinese is RUI YA, which is taken from the alias RUI ZHOU of Gao'an (YAXING located in Gao'an City, Jiangxi Province) and the name of YAXING, so the meaning of RAYAL is YAXING from Ruizhou China sparkling in South Africa.

RAYAL INDUSTRIAL (PTY) LTD. is located in EKANDUSTRIA, a priority industrial zone for planning and development in Pretoria, the capital of the Republic of South Africa. As the second largest ceramic tile manufacturer in South Africa, RAYAL has built three production lines of modern ceramic tile, with a daily capacity of more than 60,000㎡. Committed to establishing the international image of Chinese enterprises, Chinese manufacturing and Chinese quality, RAYAL pursues the vision of enhancing the home life experience of African people by creating high-grade ceramic tiles and builds the medium to high-end brand in South African tile market with products exported to many countries and regions.

As for this third phase of complete line project, RAYAL has no hesitation in choosing cooperation with KEDA again. From raw material equipment such as high-efficient and energy saving spray dryer, boiling furnace, powder conveyor, powder silo to forming equipment like press, double-layer dryer, glazing line, energy-saving wide-body roller kiln with high efficiency, as well as after-kiln equipment such as intelligent storage system, polishing machine, packaging line and so on. This complete line produces high-quality antique tiles and glazed tiles in dimension of 600x600 (mm), 800x800 (mm), 600x1200 (mm), with a daily output of up to 27,000㎡ or more.

During 12 years of partnership, KEDA has witnessed RAYAL’s growth and progress. Our customer’s trust contributed to the deepening cooperation between both sides and brought more businesses to KEDA Ceramic Machinery, which achieved win-win development. KEDA will live up to its commitment to build this No.3 line as a new benchmark in South African market and provide advice on RAYAL’s manufacturing and industry upgrade, so as to deliver more superior quality products and further enhance global brand influence.

Dedicated to African market for two decades, KEDA had the footprint of equipment and service technicians almost covered the entire African land and more diverse chapters on the way ahead is waiting for crafting. Under the guidance of corporate strategic goal “Large-scale Building Materials”, KEDA is actively promoting product category expansion while securing the leading position in ceramics industry. With the accelerated transformation to be global solution provider of building ceramics manufacturing, KEDA will deepen win-win cooperation with customers not only on equipment, but also on raw and auxiliary materials, accessories and consumables. On the other hand, KEDA will promote diversified business development on equipment, accessories and consumables so as to bring quality products and better services to the customers, create more value together and contribute to the building materials industry in Africa.

(KEDA Ceramic Machinery)

2024-08-15

Construction of the KEDA TURKEY Bozuyuk Factory in Full Swing

Recently, construction at KEDA's BOZUYUK factory in Turkey has been in full swing. The factory's roof has been completed, and work on the hardening of the workshop floor with concrete pouring is underway. The framework of the comprehensive building is more than halfway complete, and other supporting facilities and related machinery have entered the final accelerated production phase. The Turkish factory is expected to be officially operational by the end of the year.

Amid the adjustment period in the Turkish market this year, KEDA Turkey is working to boost sales with faster response times. It is also leveraging the BOZUYUK factory to strengthen its technical service team, accelerating the transformation from a ceramic machinery manufacturer to an all-encompassing industrial service provider.

In 2024, KEDA Turkey seized the opportunity presented by high production costs and export challenges in the Turkish market, along with customers' strong desire to reduce energy consumption and costs. The company vigorously promoted auxiliary production materials such as spare parts & consumables.

Furthermore, after establishing a local laboratory and ink technology business team in Turkey, ceramic ink sales flourished. This resulted in a stable, long-term supply across multiple regions and customers, thus laying a solid foundation and instilling confidence for the localized production of ceramic ink in 2025.

While aggressively expanding the market, KEDA Industrial Group is also focusing on internal development by improving the management and service systems of its subsidiaries. The company is enhancing team building to boost the sense of identity and cohesion among Turkish employees.

Additionally, KEDA Industrial Group is actively advancing its digital deployment by extending information systems such as SAP to KEDA Turkey, thereby laying the groundwork for future business growth and empowering foundational strengthening.

(KEDA Ceramic Machinery)

2024-08-14

KEDA's 5G Smart Factory: "Black Technology" Making Production Lines Stronger

What does a "smart" factory look like?

Recently, stepping into Foshan KEDA Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (referred to as "KEDA Equipment"), the production line is brimming with "black technology". Each stage from material storage, welding, annealing, and processing, to coating operates efficiently under the command of the "smart brain".

Located in Lubao Town, Sanshui District, KEDA Equipment is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KEDA Industrial Group Co., Ltd., a leading enterprise in Foshan. At the end of 2022, the company invested in and constructed the Machinery Intelligent Manufacturing Base project in Lubao High-end Machinery Manufacturing Industrial Park, officially commencing production in April this year.

As a typical discrete machinery manufacturing industry, KEDA Equipment has overcome the challenge of non-standardization by designing and constructing an advanced "one stream" production line. It applies 5G + industrial Internet technology to create a green intelligent factory, providing a reference model for the large-scale machinery manufacturing industry.

Optimized Layout to Achieve " One Stream" Production

In the warehouse area of the production workshop, long mechanical arms "fly" in the air, completing the required actions to move 12-meter-long profiles into the stereoscopic warehouse. On a towering 9-story stereoscopic warehouse shelf with a total storage capacity of nearly a thousand tons, rows of profiles are neatly stacked, awaiting instructions to be issued. They proceed automatically through the next steps via automated devices, then move on to processes such as unloading, robot welding, sandblasting, painting, and other production stages. This was the scene witnessed by reporters on May 27th at the production workshop of KEDA Equipment Project Phase I. The complete production process flows smoothly, requiring only a few workers to operate machinery control consoles.

However, factories designed and customized for the complete process—from unloading, welding, annealing, and machining to bottom coat painting—in a "one stream" manner are rare among large machinery manufacturing enterprises. "The Phase I project of KEDA Equipment can be said to be a benchmark for the large machinery manufacturing industry to build a digitalized factory," said Mr. Guosheng ZHOU.

As a typical discrete machinery manufacturing industry, KEDA Equipment faces a key word in building a digitalized factory: non-standardization. The products manufactured by KEDA Equipment are mainly used in industries such as ceramic machinery and stone processing. These products are characterized by large specifications, heavy weight, and customization, making them unsuitable for standardized assembly line operations. As a result, they cannot be mass-produced or produced in large scale batches. To improve production efficiency, breakthroughs must be made in production line design. At the beginning of construction, Mr. Guosheng ZHOU visited over 100 similar machinery manufacturing enterprises across China to find solutions: "There are almost no reference samples available in China, so we can only cross the river by feeling the stones."

According to process requirements, KEDA Equipment has customized advanced CNC machining machinery, established intelligent three-dimensional warehousing, adopted heavy-duty AGVs, shuttle cars, and accumulation chains for intelligent material transport, and implemented a 5G network layout to achieve device interconnection. The machinery is equipped with data acquisition chips that can collect real-time data and implement partial algorithmic decisions. Thus, a "one stream" large-scale machinery production factory has been realized in KEDA Equipment Project Phase I.

Mr. Guosheng ZHOU stated that KEDA's "one stream" production line layout is forward-looking, with a wide application of digital intelligent machinery and technology, ensuring that the factory operation stays ahead for 5 years and does not fall behind for 10 years. In his view, "one stream" not only saves time in each production process and improves efficiency but also lays the foundation for creating a digitalized factory.

Looking solely at KEDA Equipment's stereoscopic warehouse system, this function completely departs from traditional warehouse management, becoming an integral part of manufacturing.By integrating ERP, WMS, and WCS information systems, it achieves fully automated processes from sorting to loading and unloading, with precision reaching millimeters. The clever application of the intelligent stereoscopic warehouse at KEDA Equipment not only saves space and reduces labor costs in logistics but also enhances production efficiency and accuracy.

KEDA Equipment's construction of a digitalized factory is reflected not only in its advanced production line design but also in its utilization of technologies such as 5G + industrial Internet. Mr. Guosheng ZHOU mentioned that currently, all KEDA Equipment devices are embedded with IoT chip cards, achieving full 5G network coverage. This hardware essentially meets the requirements of a digitalized factory. With subsequent configuration and management through software applications, connecting to dynamic host servers to obtain machinery operation IPs, KEDA Equipment can realize the interconnection between people, machines, and materials. Based on data collection, processing, and analysis, it can implement algorithmic decision-making and provide powerful assistance for human decision-making.

It was introduced that KEDA Equipment Project Phase I includes the construction of 7 buildings, of which 4 are production workshops. These include 7 welding lines, multiple machining production lines, and 3 painting lines, with an annual metal processing capacity reaching tens of thousands of tons. Significantly, the KEDA Equipment project also fully considers energy conservation and environmental protection requirements. Photovoltaic panels are installed on the roofs of the 7 buildings. After the grid connection, the annual electricity generation is expected to reach around 7 million kilowatt-hours. This will meet part of the project's electricity needs, achieving cost reduction and efficiency enhancement.

Although KEDA Equipment Project Phase I has recently commenced production, it has already provided partial large-scale processing parts supporting services to leading enterprises in the large stamping and injection molding industries in southern China, including listed companies. "We already have orders scheduled until August," Mr. Guosheng ZHOU stated that it is foreseeable that with the support of 5G and the industrial Internet, KEDA Equipment's pace of intelligent manufacturing will accelerate, undoubtedly injecting new momentum into the development of the machinery manufacturing industry in South China.

（Xiaojie Lu, Foshan News Media Center)

2024-08-13

KEDA Ceramic Machinery Shines at China Building Materials Machinery Expo 2024

From May 31 to June 2, 2024, the much-anticipated 6th China Building Materials Machinery Exhibition concluded at the Nanjing International Expo Center.

KEDA Ceramic Machinery, together with Anhui KEDA Industrial Co., Ltd. and KEDA Stone Machinery, showcased its intelligent cellular ceramics complete production line solution at the exhibition. Among the showcased products, the holistic AAC plant solution, intelligent cellular ceramics production line, and cement based artificial stone production line garnered significant attention, showcasing KEDA's exceptional capabilities in automation, intellectualization, and green development within the building materials machinery industry.

This exhibition, organized by the China Building Materials Machinery Industry Association, is a specialized segment of the China Concrete Exhibition 2024. The exhibition, centered around "Green, Low-carbon, Intelligent, High-quality", focused on "Technological Empowerment, Innovation Leadership", aiming to inform more professional audiences about new products, new machinery, new technologies, and new applications in the industry through its displays and activities.

The exhibition brought together over 300 outstanding enterprises from across China, collectively exploring new modes of industry-academia-research-application cooperation within the industrial, innovation, and value chains of the environmental protection and low-carbon sectors, thereby laying a solid foundation for future in-depth collaborations.

Led by Mr. Chunyoung FU, General Manager of the KEDA Ceramic Machinery General Machinery Sales Department, warmly welcomed new and old customers from across China. They discussed cooperation, shared opportunities, and collaboratively explored the future of green, low-carbon, and sustainable development in the building materials industry.

At this year's exhibition, KEDA Ceramic Machinery prominently showcased the sixth-generation intelligent cellular ceramics complete production line and its diverse applications, attracting widespread attention.

From constructing the first experimental cellular ceramics line for KITO in 2017 to collaborating with KGE on the sixth-generation intelligent cellular ceramic complete production line, KEDA Ceramic Machinery has achieved full automation and unmanned operation in the production process, including material distribution, kiln furniture transfer, edge assembly and disassembly, kiln furniture cleaning, base paper laying, and board unloading.

The line is equipped with KEDA's AGV intelligent scheduling system and digital factory system, enhancing production flexibility and intelligent management. Most importantly, the sixth-generation cellular ceramic production line boasts a daily capacity of up to 350m³, significantly overcoming the bottleneck of low capacity and high cost.

In the Implementation Plan for the High-Quality Development of the Green Building Materials Industry, jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, the China Development and Reform Commission, and other eight departments, it is proposed to accelerate the composite and lightweight development of wall materials, insulation materials, and other building materials products. Additionally, it advocates for the functional and modular development of roofing, wall, and floor materials, decorative panels, and other decorative materials, as well as the development of new green building materials to meet the diverse needs of various application scenarios.

With the continuous promotion of green building materials at the Chinese policy level and the expanding application scenarios of cellular ceramics, coupled with ongoing research and development investments from industry stakeholders, cellular ceramics have entered a fast track of development.

Through its participation in the Nanjing exhibition, KEDA Ceramic Machinery strengthened communication and exchanges with the industry, showcasing its latest achievements in solid waste utilization and enhancing its reputation. KEDA will live up to expectations, intensifying innovation efforts, joining hands with industry partners for mutual development, and contributing to a brighter future for cellular ceramics.

(KEDA Ceramic Machinery)

2024-03-22

FOSHAN UNICERAMICS EXPO DRAWING NEAR

Waiting for you at KEDA Booth, FOSHAN UNICERAMICS EXPO on Apr. 18^th 2024.