摘要 |
The invention concerns an installation and a method for manufacturing bricks made of fired clay or mud, more specifically façade bricks, according to which the clay or mud is pre-treated (step(1) and has added to it ingredients which themselves may or may not be known, after which the pre-treated clay or mud is divided into lumps (step(2), which are pressed into moulds in order to obtain blocks of certain dimensions and shape, and the blocks thus obtained are dried (step(3) and then fired to obtain said brick, in the process of which between the aforesaid drying (step(3) and firing (step(6), said blocks are subjected to a surface treatment (step(4) in such a manner that they undergo a change of surface structure and, after firing, take on more specifically the appearance of old or rustic bricks, such for axample as scove bricks. <IMAGE> |