THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF TILE MAKING MACHINE
THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF TILE MAKING MACHINE
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2012-08
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MORAKINYO, ABRAHAM DAVID
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This study is centre on the design and construction of an extrusion tile-making
machine, following specific design standards, design considerations, design theories
and calculations, to improve the level of efficiency of production in ceramic industries
and institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. Mild steel, stainless steel, cast iron and
wood were the materials utilized in the fabrication of this machine. A mathematical
modelling was first produced of the entire machine. Each component of the designed
machine was drawn with AutoCAD, sketch up and pen. The various forces acting on
the machine and other relevant mechanics were calculated before the physical
fabrication. The machine is about 450cm long with three important sections: the
processing, stamping and cutting, and the receiving section, powered by an electric gear
motor of 3hp. Two major bodies were compounded from clay, feldspar, silica and
kaolin and the second was of kaolin and clay in different percentages. After
beneficiation they were lined and quaixially blended. Performance and capacity tests
were employed to check the effectiveness of the machine and extrusion of sample tiles.
Sample tiles of 30by30cm, 20by20cm, 15 by 15cm and 10 by 10cm in thickness of 20,
15, 12 and 10mm respectively were extruded and fired to a high bisque temperature of
1100 0C. An average of 48 of 20 x 20 cm2 and 72 of 15 x 15 cm2 pieces of tiles were
extruded in an hour, 384 and 576 pieces of tiles in a day and 10,752 and 16,128 pieces
of tiles in a month respectively. The following Mechanical tests were carried out on the
tiles produced: Hardness Test, Impact Test and Tensile Strength tests. These tests
results were compared with the mechanical properties of existing China Tiles. The
work gave encouraging results because at least the mechanism that was proposed
worked and produced usable samples of tiles in different proportion and thickness. This
is stimulus for evolving more enduring researches to upgrade our indigenous
technology using available local materials.
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A THESIS PRESENTED TO
THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
NIGERIA
IN PARTIAL FULLFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD
OF MASTER OF ARTS (M.A.) DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN,
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA - NIGERIA
AUGUST, 2012
Keywords
DESIGN,, FABRICATION,, TILE MAKING MACHINE