KBH Ceramic Connect

• Use of ceramic slabs established in landscaping
• Structural target thickness is increasing – ceramics become exceedingly cost-intensive

KBH solution

• Thin ceramic slab connected to strong load-bearing concrete blank
• Paver machine used for production of blanks
• Bonding ceramics to concrete blank takes place on wet side
• Installation on green field sites and as retrofit in existing plant configurations
• Modular system allowing for low initial investment
• Patents pending

Starting material

• Load bearing blank made of base mix according to KBH specification
• Ceramic slab
• Special adhesive developed in cooperation with KBH (available worldwide)

Process

• Ceramic slab is transported face down through KBH adhesive application unit
• Glue is applied
• Slab rotation unit presents face up to the bonding robot
• Bonding robot picks up prepared slab
• Placement of ceramic slab on fresh (green) concrete blank
• Special bonding technique developed by KBH to activate the adhesive
• Completed product layers travel into the curing chamber system to allow for the bonding process – no time constraint for process, more effective bonding

Semi-automatic or fully-automatic handling

• Version 1 - Manual unpacking of ceramic slabs and placement on adhesive application conveyor
• Version 2 - Fully automatic unpacking station and robot slab handling on to adhesive application conveyor

Technical data

• Cycle time product layer consisting of # 4 slabs: approx. 20 seconds
• Adhesive tensile strength 1.8 N/m² (e.g. approx. 60 tons for a 60 x 60 cm slab)
• 30 % - 40 % cost saving compared to solid ceramic slabs