1870-1945 Mechanisation and industrialisation
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1874: Rieter-Werke first machinery: kiln furnitures, roller mill and cutter, later worm extruder.
1880: First machines from Morando ASTI.
1884: Rieter-Werke two-strand wet grinding pan.
1894: Carl Keller developed the finger car first automation of product handling in the heavy clay industry.
1899: Rieter-Werke socket pipe press.
1903: Rieter-Werke round store feeder.
1905: Rieter-Werke revolver press with automatic Deburrer.
1923: Keller: electrification of brick factories, development of fully automatic machine for production of bricks type „Westfalia“ by Keller.
1934: Rieter-Werke :de-airing press
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1970-1990 : quality and performance
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1970: CERIC Construction of the 1st casing furnace, construction of the 1st high-speed ANJOU dryer.
1972: CERIC First large-size tunnel furnace in the world (1000t/day) fitted with side burners at the front.
1976: CERIC Invention of tile firing in U-shaped channels.
1978: Keller: Development of the Cellaflex system for packaging bricks in bulk.
1980: ADLER concrete block presses and lines: MDL type mixer, the quickest on the market in terms of mixing time. Development of variable strength and frequency vibration.Invention of automatic die loading.
1980: Rieter Werke: Construction of the first large-capacity regrind mill.
1985: CERIC Invention of heat-resistant H-shaped furnaces which improve tile quality and flatness.
Invention of the water seal furnace to seal the passage on the 4 furnace faces.
1990: Rieter Werke: first ¾ DTP automatic rotating press.
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1990 to the present: robotics, design, productivity and environment
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1992: Introduction of the first robots for product handling.
1994: Adler Trains concrete product plant, the only train that can transport and produce, as and when needed, 650 tonnes of concrete vibrated in place.
1995: Novoceric: Grinding machines for developing Monomur blocks with slim joints.
1996: Adler Evolit: Machine for producing 300 to 400mm Evolit (reactive powder concrete) pipes. Self-cleaning mixer with a 500-litre capacity.
1997 : CERIC Invention of ACP dry sheet media which is changing suppleness, drying quality and handling operations for the better.
1999: CERIC Invention of variable firing support system for optimum flexibility of changing products.
2000: Morando extruder with 770 mm diameter.
2001: KELLER HCW development of filling lines for Monomur blocks, contributing to increased performance.
2002: KELLER HCW development of a high-capacity in-line cutter by electronic management of movements.
2003: ADLER Concrete Station Automatic production line of mortar and concrete in 15-litre buckets and 500-litre bags.
2004: CERIC-WISTRA and KELLER first lines for Diesel particle filters.
2005: RIETER Werke development of the large-capacity tile press DR 6/2400 with a drum 2,400 mm long and 40O-tonne pressure, providing the capacity to form 5 tiles at a time.
2006: CERIC high-temperature mixing reduced energy consumption during the firing process.
2007: CERIC invents the first range of biogas firing systems.
