A dated factory record from December 2016
This archive follows the terracotta panel manufacturing process shown in LOPO’s original 2016 article, from clay storage and prepared-material batching to forming, firing and finishing. The photographs and published equipment figures are retained as historical factory information, not presented as current capacity or performance guarantees.
Clay storage is the starting control point
Terracotta production begins before extrusion. Clay must be received, stored and organized so that material can be selected and prepared in planned batches. The 2016 source described an 80,000 m² open stockyard and a normal natural-clay reserve of approximately 300,000 tonnes at the facility shown.
Those figures record the factory configuration reported when this article was published. They should not be used as current inventory, order capacity or delivery-time data.
Prepared material, batching and extrusion
The source next recorded an indoor repository with a stated storage capacity of 150,000 tonnes and a batch storage system for 12,000 tonnes of prepared clay material. In process terms, this stage sits between the long-term raw-material reserve and the forming line: prepared material is organized into batches before extrusion.
The 2016 article identified imported vacuum extrusion machines and published nominal daily output figures of 2,000 m² of terracotta panels or 3,000 linear metres of terracotta baguettes. These are historical figures from that page, not a statement of current output. Actual production planning depends on product geometry, surface treatment, firing schedule, quality requirements and order mix.
Drying, firing and dimensional finishing
After extrusion and shaping, formed clay pieces move through controlled drying before firing. The original page described a 260 m roller kiln with 428 firing units. It also referred to automatic shaping and cutting on the production line.
Drying and firing schedules, cutting tolerances and inspection criteria are product- and project-specific. The legacy article does not provide test methods, acceptance limits or certification details, so none are inferred here. Current panel specifications and quality-control documents should be reviewed against the requirements of each facade project.
What the 2016 factory record establishes
- 80,000 m² open clay stockyard
- Approximately 300,000 tonnes of natural clay in the normal reserve
- 150,000 tonnes stated for the indoor repository
- 12,000 tonnes stated for prepared-clay batch storage
- Nominal daily output stated as 2,000 m² of panels or 3,000 linear metres of baguettes
- 260 m roller kiln with 428 firing units
- Automatic shaping and cutting described on the line
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