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Trend's Australian project takes new material forward

2017-12-23

Dec. 21, 2017 - Trend Industrial Ceramics has revealed that development work on a new, environmentally friendly material has resulted in high performance kiln components for the heavy clay sector and encouraging early reactions from key users.

 

“We developed a material designated TUZ especially for use in viaduct blocks, deck blocks and other kiln furniture used in the heavy clay industry,” explained Trend’s technical director, Xia Xiayun. “The main raw material in TUZ is reclaimed cordierite-mullite, combining to offer two principal advantages; the thermal shock stability of cordierite and the high temperature strength of mullite.”

 

When selecting and developing the particle size, Trend opted for a distribution of coarse grain size of 2mm to a finer particle of 0.1mm. This results in the optimum loose packed density. It allows the finished product to reach a density of 2.0g/cm3, MOR (modulus of rupture) to 13MPa and thermal expansion coefficient of 2.4 x 10-6 K-1, guaranteeing good strength and safety in what is an elevated temperature and high loading environment.

 

Trend has subsequently announced that TUZ has been successfully trialled by leading Australian brick manufacturers, with the expert support of the company’s agent there, Annexus (WA). “I am happy to report that the trials of the newly formulated TUZ material are running extremely well,” confirmed Wayne Horne, the managing director at Annexus. “As the agent for the Trend range of heavy clay kiln furniture products in the Australasian region, it is extremely important that we continue to improve our products, services and delivery to all our customers. With this in mind it was identified 18 months ago that we needed to offer the brickmaking industry a more competitively priced product, while however still maintaining or exceeding the current product performance benchmarks. That’s when we got to work.”

 

Trend developed both extrusion and pressing manufacturing methods for these brick kiln products and with the extrusion method more hollow shapes can be manufactured, lowering the overall weight of the piece, and therefore also increasing thermal efficiency at the end user’s kiln. This is achieved without any loss in product strength. Moving forward, having two manufacturing methods gives Trend more options to better satisfy customers’ requirements and creates the ability to offer a full service to the heavy clay industry worldwide.

 

Proving new TUZ components in Australia is providing a solid reference and is a great base from which to launch future initiatives. “I was pleased to learn of the close partnership that has existed for some years between Trend and Annexus on my arrival in late 2015,” said Trend international sales director, Steve Tingay. “It is always good to have local people with local knowledge with whom to work; people who understand the customers’ needs, and opportunities in the market. After identifying an opportunity to develop a new area of business for the Trend/Annexus partnership in Australia, we formulated a new recipe and launched the TUZ product group.

 

“This was initially in Western Australia but has gradually also spread out to the east coast of Australia, where trials have been very promising. The feedback we have had from all the heavy clay industry leaders so far has been very positive, with reliability and cost effectiveness being the main driving factors behind our success.”

 

Wayne Horne added: “We set ourselves the brief of delivering a quality product, within agreed lead times, at a competitive rate. With real-time market research and feedback from ourselves, backed up by the technical expertise from Trend, we were able to achieve our goal. We have successfully designed and formulated a new product that is achieving all the required performance benchmarks, our lead times are competitive, and we are able to offer a more competitively priced product to the industry.”

 

“With the dedication of Wayne Horne and his team at Annexus, coupled with the industry experience and technical expertise of Trend, I’m pleased that we have perfected a winning formula and have had the opportunity to introduce this new product range into Australia,” concluded Steve Tingay.

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