Dragon&TCKilns - top technical references lead to European orders

Following the company's participation in Ceramitec 2006, Dragon&TCKilns said it was delighted to announce that towards the end of an extremely busy week in Munich, it signed a new kiln order agreement on the stand and as a result of its participation has also been successful in securing other important new business.

The first order was placed by Foseco PLC, a world leader in products and solutions for improving foundry and steelmill performance and one of the best known names in the international steel refractories business.

This particular contract was gained following on from the successful completion of a total kiln plant installation carried out by Dragon&TCKilns for Foseco in China.

The unit ordered was a 48 cubic metre specialist oven and in a fast turnround project is scheduled to be installed in August 2006. It will be commissioned at Foseco Steel UK’s Bonnybridge site in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

The Bonnybridge site manufactures the DELTEK ® range of Carbon Bonded Ceramics (CBCs), developed by Foseco Steel to satisfy the critical demands of the continuous casting process. Manufactured in a series of formulations – based on carbon bonded graphite with alumina, zirconia or magnesia – these products feature performance characteristics that are tailored to suit specific demands.

The complex formulations are held together by a unique bonding system specifically developed by Foseco Steel to improve the consistency and performance of the products. The DELTEK ® range of CBC products includes critical components such as ladle shrouds, submerged entry shrouds and nozzles, stoppers, tundish inner nozzles and a wide range of special shapes. Products are formed using a specialised isostatic pressing process that provides the best combination of dimensional accuracy and consistent properties to even the most complex product shapes.

After signing the contract on the exhibition stand with the Foseco team, Adam Slater, Director of Dragon&TCKilns said: “This is our first time as an exhibitor at Ceramitec and we are delighted to have secured such a prestigious order after only two days. It already justifies our faith in the event and is obviously a ringing endorsement of our existing references in this field”.

Also confirmed as a result of negotiations undertaken at the exhibition has been an order valued at just under US$300,000 from Kütahya Porselen in Turkey for a fast fire decorating kiln for on–glaze and in–glaze porcelain.

Kütahya employs over 1,300 people these days and is recognised as one of the leading mainstream producers of quality porcelain tableware. It operates on a 160,000 sq.m. site and produces over 60 million pieces per annum under the ‘Porselen’ and ‘Naturaceram’ brands. Exports form a strong part of the business and currently go out to over 40 countries, with the European Union and the USA accounting for the majority of overseas orders.

The company has continually sought to improve and expand its production facilities and works with the most advanced porcelain technology available in the world today. Dragon&TCKilns reports that this particular contract was the subject of fierce competition from European suppliers, but one thing that Kütahya knew it could rely on was a good partner relationship and strong kiln performance – based on its previous experience over the past two years during which time Dragon&TCKilns has installed four kilns at the company.

“These two repeat orders from existing customers tell their own story,” said Adam Slater. “Exhibitions such as Ceramitec always result in a swirl of really tough bidding, but in the end the long–term relationships we are forging and the reliability and cost effectiveness of our systems pay dividends. The inevitable comparisons are made and Dragon&TCKilns and its technical support are viewed favourably – this has proven to be the case once again in Munich.”


For full details on the company and its kiln range, please contact:

Adam Slater – Director
Dragon&TCKilns
Unit 16 – Imex Technology Park
Trentham Lakes
Stoke–on–Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 8LJ
ENGLAND

Tel: +44 (0)1782 643462
Email: adam@dragonkilns.com
Website: www.dragonkilns.com

Both Dragon Kilns Ltd. and Tung Chung Kilns (TC Kilns) are family owned operations offering the benefits of instant solutions and decisions which are good for everyone.

A decision to offer kilns outside China has led to the expansion of the Shenzhen plant to 30,000 sq.m. and 600 further employees. The new office facility will house a kiln design team unrivalled around the world.

The size of the plant will allow kilns to be completed in house prior to packing and shipment which ensures a fast and disruption free installation.

In many cases the same engineers responsible for building the kilns in Shenzhen will then follow the kilns to repeat the process on site.

Dragon Kilns operates from an office in Stoke-on-Trent, the heart of the UK ceramic industry and it is from here that technical solutions to customer requirements are developed. The desire to export into new markets means that a responsive and highly technical solution can be available much faster than you would hope.

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Adam Slater – Director
Dragon&TCKilns
Unit 16 – Imex Technology Park
Trentham Lakes
Stoke–on–Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 8LJ
ENGLAND

Email: adam@dragonkilns.com
Tel: +44 (0)1782 643462
Website: www.dragonkilns.com


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