Machines and complete plants for the ceramics industry, automation, dryers and kilns
LINGL SOLEAD GmbH
Krumbach (Swabia) · Branches and representatives in over 30 countriesNew on Amplifa
Plant engineering expertise for the ceramics industry
LINGL SOLEAD GmbH, based in Krumbach (Swabia), is an internationally active manufacturer of machines, plants and automation solutions for ceramic production. The portfolio covers turnkey and plant-wide systems for heavy clay ceramics – from material preparation through handling, dryers (chamber, tunnel and cassette dryers) and kilns to packaging, including networking and process control. Further business areas are sanitary and technical ceramics as well as automation and robotics, with more than 800 industrial robots deployed worldwide in the company's own plants. In addition, the company manufactures modular conveyor systems and continuous conveyors in its own sheet metal processing operations (laser cutting, sheet metal bending technology) for the ceramics industry and other sectors such as the building materials, power plant, recycling, food and chemical industries. Lingl also offers engineering services, plant optimization, retrofit and a worldwide service offering with a 24h hotline. The company employs around 300 people worldwide and is represented through more than 30 branches, sales partners and licensees.
- Site
- Krumbach
- Processes
- Material preparation (ceramic production), Industrial robotics with state-of-the-art gripper technology, Chamber dryers (energy-saving, gentle drying with measurement and control technology), Tunnel dryers (energy-saving, gentle drying), Cassette dryer (single-tier, throughput time < 2 hours, direct heating), Cutting machines for brick production (universal cutter, rotary cutter, special solutions), Kiln car cleaning systems (fully automatic), Packaging systems (palletizing, packaging, labeling systems, layer sheets)
- Materials
- Clay, Shale clay, Ceramics (heavy clay ceramics), Technical ceramics, Sanitary ceramics, Refractory materials, Catalysts (technical ceramics), Plan bricks (density 0.8)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015
- Employees
- 300
- Industries
- Heavy clay ceramics/brick industry, Sanitary ceramics, Technical ceramics, Refractory industry, Building materials industry, Power plant industry
- 01
Engineering services for raw materials and processes
- 02
Design and engineering of the plants
- 03
In-house manufacturing incl. sheet metal processing (laser cutting, sheet metal
- 04
Installation of preparation, handling, drying and firing technology
- 05
Assembly of automation, robotics and process control systems
- 06
Commissioning, service, maintenance and retrofit
Processes and Materials
Clay
Raw material for brick and heavy clay plants, transported via the company's own conveyor systems to preparation and shaping.
Shale clay
Raw material conveyed on Lingl continuous conveyors in ceramic production.
Heavy clay ceramics / Bricks
Main application area for complete plants, dryers and kilns, including plan bricks with a density of 0.8.
Technical Ceramics / Catalysts
Complete plants within the Advanced Ceramics network, including chamber dryers for catalysts.
Refractory Materials
High-temperature kilns for the refractory industry and special applications.
Sheet steel / galvanized sheet
Modular conveyor systems are manufactured from laser-cut and bent sheet in the company's own sheet metal processing center.
Mineral granulates, stone and glass wool
Filling materials for infill plants for filling vertically perforated bricks.
Locations
Krumbach (Swabia)
DEHeadquarters, development, design and manufacturing
- Materials
- Sheet steel, conveyor system components
- Fully automated sheet metal processing center (laser cutting, sheet metal bending technology)
- Mobile laboratory dryers (2 units in 20" box containers)
- Datapaq and CeriDry measuring devices (rental service)
Plants and Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | Clay, Shale clay, Ceramics |
| Material preparation (ceramic production)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Clay, Ceramic raw materials |
| Automation | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Industrial robotics with state-of-the-art gripper technologyAutomation | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Chamber dryers (energy-saving, gentle drying with measurement and control technology)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Ceramics, Bricks |
| Tunnel dryers (energy-saving, gentle drying)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Ceramics, Bricks |
| Cassette dryer (single-tier, throughput time < 2 hours, direct heating)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Plan bricks, Ceramics |
| Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Bricks, Refractory materials, Ceramics |
| Cutting machines for brick production (universal cutter, rotary cutter, special solutions)Forming | – | – | – | – | Clay, Bricks |
| Kiln car cleaning systems (fully automatic)Surface | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | Vertically perforated bricks, Mineral granulates, Stone wool, Glass wool |
| Packaging systems (palletizing, packaging, labeling systems, layer sheets)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Ceramics, Bricks |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | Slip bricks, Ceramics |
| (Bulk material) conveying systems / conveyor systems for raw material transport in preparation andForming | – | – | – | – | Clay, Shale clay, Bulk material |
| Automation | – | – | – | – | – |
| Complete plants for technical ceramics (via Advanced Ceramics network, incl. catalysts)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Technical ceramics, Catalysts |
| Depalletizing robots for technical ceramics / catalystsAutomation | – | – | – | – | Technical ceramics, Catalysts |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gas technical safety inspection (TRGI/DVGW guidelines)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Machining | – | – | – | – | Sheet steel, Galvanized sheet |
12 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial robot with gripper technology (incl. Fanuc) | – | – | – | – | Customer plants worldwide |
| Chamber dryer (e.g. for catalysts, 11 double chambers) | LINGL | – | – | – | Krumbach (manufacturing); customer e.g. ACME Elgin |
| Cassette dryer Type V (single-tier) | LINGL Type V | – | 44 m long, 5 m wide (JUWÖ plant III) | 1997 | Wöllstein |
| Tunnel kiln (roof- and side-fired, Teflon-sealed) | LINGL | – | e.g. ACME Elgin: 117.9 m total length, 9.15 m channel width, 1.21 m channel height, up to 1,170 °C | – | Customer plants worldwide |
| Universal/rotary cutter | LINGL | – | – | – | – |
| Conveyor systems / continuous conveyors | LINGL | – | – | – | Krumbach (in-house manufacturing) |
| Fully automated sheet metal processing center | – | – | – | – | Krumbach |
| – | LINGL | 2 | 20" box container | – | Krumbach / mobile |
| Kiln car cleaning system (fully automatic) | LINGL | – | – | – | – |
| Soft-mud press with automatic press Type B16/300/72 and 8 Hubert filling heads | De Boer B16/300/72 | – | – | ~1999/2000 | ACME Brick, Elgin, Texas (reference) |
| Surface grinding machine (plane-parallel to 251 mm brick height, automatic grinding wheel | LINGL | 1 | – | 1997 | JUWÖ plan brick plant III, Wöllstein |
| Datapaq measuring device and CeriDry measuring device (rental service) | LINGL Datapaq / CeriDry | 1 each | – | – | Krumbach (rental) |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality Management
LINGL SOLEAD GmbH is certified to ISO 9001:2015 (DEKRA, certificate no. 40515288/3) for the development, design, manufacture and sale of machines, plants and automation solutions for heavy clay ceramics as well as sanitary and technical ceramics.
| Evidence | Krumbach (Swabia) |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 |
History
- 1997
Commissioning of the first German modular brick plant (JUWÖ plan brick plant III in Wöllstein), complete from the press onward built by Lingl
- 2023
Participation with expert presentations at Clemson Brick Forum, Eurosymposium Meißen and the Aachen Kiln Construction Colloquium