Higher Surface Quality and Longer Tool Life in Ceramic Processing

CİKA POLISHING HEAD

Client Profile:
A large-scale ceramic slab manufacturer with high production volumes and high-quality standards. The company needed a solution that ensured consistent polish and reduced downtime. it had to increase production capacity and lower costs. CIKA met all these requirements.

Objective:
The customer set the following goals for ceramic plate production:

• Achieving consistent, high level of polishing large-scale plates.
• Reducing downtime due to frequent head replacements.
• Extending the life of the polishing heads and maintaining performance.
• Efficiently utilizing the polishing stones used in the polishing heads.
• Reducing the cost per square meter.

Operational Challenge

The customer faced:

• High spare parts consumption increased costs in the long run.
• Inconsistencies in surface gloss resulted in poor quality products.
• The use of imported heads, which had low initial investment costs, resulted in malfunctions and line shutdowns within 3-6 months.

SET MAKINA’s Solution

SET MAKINA introduced the CİKA Polishing Head with advanced cam-driven motion.

• Eccentric motion distributes even pressure, ensuring consistent polishing quality and efficient use of polishing stones.
• Cam system design extends service life; moreover, customers report CIKA lasts up to four times longer than cheaper imports with proper maintenance.
• cost-effectiveness, reducing cost per square meter throughout the product lifespan.
• Durable construction, providing reliable performance under high-speed and uninterrupted production conditions.