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![]() Courtesy of Madison County Historical Society, Inc. |
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![]() 1. Start of process showing charging Hopper and Mixer. Entire length of plant shown. |
![]() 2. Mixer and Conveyor used to move prepared clay batch to storage feeder automatically. |
![]() 3. Storage-feeder and Granulator. |
![]() 4. Mixer (left) and Storage-feeder. Conveyor moves granulated clay to process automatically. |
![]() 5. Rear of presses (one operates, one is a "stand-by".) |
![]() 6. Front of press showing conveyor to remove tile from press. |
![]() 7. Conveyor used to turn tiles over automatically. |
![]() 8. Conveyor used to turn tiles over. Note tiles on top belt are upside down (as they come from press). Tiles on lower belt are right side up. |
![]() 9. Tiles moving to spray machine. (Dryer at left for special purpose) |
![]() 10. Tiles moving into spray machine for glaze application. Note tiles group together automatically as they enter spray machine. |
![]() 11. Glazed tiles emerging from spray machine. Note tiles "spread out" automatically and are rotated 90 degrees. |
![]() 12. Dryer removes moisture then tiles are automatically removed from the dryer. |
![]() 13. Tile edges are brushed automatically. |
![]() 14. Tiles are automatically moved to entrance end of kiln. |
![]() 15. Tiles are inspected and placed in proper location to be automatically moved through the kiln. |
![]() 16. Tiles are inspected and placed in proper lacation to be automatically moved through the kiln. |
![]() 17. The complete kiln, automatic controls and discharge end. |
![]() 18. Finished tiles automatically discharged from kiln and ready to automatically be moved into the packing room. |
![]() 19. Tiles automatically placed in position for inspection and packing. |
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