Janye's Foshan facility runs two sintered-stone production lines in parallel. Italian SACMI automatic presses handle the 6 mm core spec; a Chinese Henglitai 10,000 T press handles 12 mm and large-format up to 1600×3200. Roller kilns, roller printers and a 100,000 m² warehouse close the loop.
Feldspar, clay and mineral pigments are milled, blended by dry-line, and stored in day-silos above the presses. Chemistry per batch is logged.
For full-body series, the colour system is layered into the powder bed to match the surface pattern — so cut edges reveal the same veining as the face.
Belt-mold pressing for 6 mm slabs at 4,800 – 7,200 tonnes. Micro-mold texture applied in the same stroke — no post-pressing embossing.
Parallel line for 12 mm and 1500×3200 / 1600×3200 formats. Belt mold applies the surface pattern uniformly across the larger slab area.
Multi-chamber horizontal dryer removes residual moisture to ≤ 0.5 %. Moisture logs travel with the slab for the remainder of the line.
Digital roller printers apply surface graphics at high resolution — up to eight passes per slab. This is the stage that gives each series its material identity.
Roller kiln at ~1,200 °C. Firing curve tuned per series to lock pigmentation and reach full-body vitrification (water absorption ≤ 0.5 %).
Matte micro-mold is house standard. Polished and R11-textured finishes applied post-kiln on dedicated lines.
100% dimensional inspection (thickness, squareness, edge). Visual QC scans for surface defects — rejects are recycled back to raw material.
| Equipment | Origin | Rating | Function | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SACMI automatic press | Italy | 4,800 – 7,200 T | Belt-mold pressing · 6 mm slabs · micro-mold surface | Line 1 |
| Henglitai press | China | 10,000 T | Belt-mold pressing · 12 mm and large-format slabs | Line 2 |
| Roller kiln | Italy · China | ~1,200 °C | Full-body vitrification firing curve · both lines | Line 1 · 2 |
| Roller printer (digital) | Italy · Spain | 8 pass · 720 dpi | Surface graphic printing · pattern registration | Line 1 · 2 |
| Horizontal dryer | Italy | Residual moisture ≤ 0.5% | Post-forming moisture reduction | Line 1 · 2 |
| Polishing line | China | — | Post-kiln polishing for polished-finish SKUs | Finishing |
| Textured-finish line | China | — | Textured R11 finishing for exterior / wet-area slabs | Finishing |
| Cutting & edge line | Italy | — | Waterjet + diamond-wheel cutting to project dimensions | Finishing |
Line 1: SACMI presses + roller kiln + digital roller printers, dedicated to the 6 mm core spec. Line 2: Henglitai 10,000 T press + roller kiln, dedicated to 12 mm and large-format slabs. Both lines share raw-material preparation and QC.
70,000 – 80,000 m² of permanent domestic stock across sizes, thicknesses and series. Includes import inventory of INALCO, TECHLAM, COVERLAM and ATLAS PLAN slabs.
Colour and pattern development on-site. New references validated on Line 1 before catalogue release. 2,000+ self-developed SKUs in the archive.
Palletised for domestic road freight; sea-worthy A-frames for export container loading. Standard 20' and 40' loading patterns published for planners.
In-house water absorption, breaking strength, flexural, MOH hardness, and dimensional tests. Third-party certification bodies conduct annual on-site verification.
Architects and specifiers can visit Foshan to see full-format slabs, request cut-to-size samples, and inspect mock-up installations. Advance booking through the contact page.
A guided walkthrough of both production lines, from raw-material silos through pressing, kiln, printing and QC. Requires 5 minutes on desktop broadband.
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