The Indian
brick-making industry is confronted with the challenge of having to adapt a
traditional building material to the needs of an ever changing society while
fending off competing building materials at the same time.
Therefore,
120 brick entrepreneurs from Karnataka, Kerala and other Indian states
followed the invitation of ECTS and the Indian NGO TERI to attend the
“Sensitization Workshop to Promote Mechanization in Indian Brick Industry” in
Bangalore in mid-March.
The
European delegation of 15 people presented technological solutions and
discussed the problems in clay brick and tile production currently faced by the
local brickmakers. Particular interest was devoted to automation and quality
management. Numerous questions during the presentations and the B2B talks
following the presentations are an expression of the ongoing change in this
industry.
The day
following the workshop the delegation visited three brick plants that reflect
the different stages of automation in an industry confronted with great
challenges with rising wages and higher quality requirements of its customers.
After a
successful road-show last year with workshops in Chandigarh and Varanasi having
been attended by 500 and 200 participants respectively, this was the second
visit of an ECTS delegation of European ceramic machine suppliers to India. Future
events in India are already being discussed.
Source
Ziegelindustrie International
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