Case Study · Turnkey upgrade· 2024
Cattybrook AutoBlender
Nine new machines, six bespoke designs, one coordinated programme.
Brief
A fully integrated production upgrade for a brick manufacturing line — design, fabrication, installation, and commissioning delivered as a single coordinated programme.
Scope
Nine new machines, six of them unique purpose-designed solutions developed specifically for this process. Bottlenecks removed, throughput stabilised across the line.
Outcome
A target of 27 additional packs per day — approximately 5 million extra bricks per year — achieved through improved material flow, reliability, and operational efficiency. No increase in labour or run speed.
Programme status
| Machine | Designed | Parts ordered | Fabricated | Installed | | --- | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: | | Corner Strip Guides & Punch Setup | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Hardox Wear Bars | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Pack Forming Head 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Pack Forming Head 2 | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | | Plate Chain Line 1 | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | | Plate Chain Line 2 | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | | Pack Conveyor | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | | Roller Transmission Tables | ✓ | — | — | — | | Defacer Line 1 | ✓ | — | — | — | | Defacer Line 2 | ✓ | — | — | — | | Car Building Indexing Chain | — | — | — | — |
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