The company, which has always been at the forefront in the production of cutting-edge technologies, today celebrates a significant achievement: Squaring machine No. 1000 is installed at Casalgrande Padana.

One thousand: this is the number of squaring machines that BMR has produced and installed for its customers from 1990 up until the start of 2017. The Scandiano-based company, leader in end-of-line technologies for the production of ceramic tiles for over forty years, today celebrates an important achievement that is a tangible sign of the professionalism and commitment of its employees, backed by a substantial and continuous investment in Research and Development.

One has to go back to 1990 for the first BMR squaring-chamfering machines with the Syncrobelt^® system designed specifically for porcelain stoneware. In 2008, advances in technology lead to the development of SQUADRA, the result of the complete restyling of the already successful squaring machine that marks the start of era for slabs and large size tiles. Two years later, BMR makes a green-oriented technological breakthrough with Squadra Dry, the award winning, environmentally friendly, 9-motor dry squaring machine. TOP Squadra Dry, the new and powerful 12-motor squaring machine that is also capable of dry-rectifying porcelain stoneware, was presented at Tecnargilla 2014, the international stage for important innovations.

It is precisely this technology that crosses the finishing line with the thousandth squaring machine produced. Top Squadra Dry, Installed at Casalgrande Padana’s production facility, is the dry squaring machine that as well as being used for monoporosa and semi-stoneware is also used for porcelain stoneware. As with monoporosa, the principle for dry rectifying porcelain stoneware is grinding. The machine operates with special tools and 12 calibrating units compared to the 9 units of the Squadra Dry machine. Top Squadra Dry offers significant advantages both in terms of improved efficiency and in terms of environmental impact as Paolo Spallanzani, Production Manager at Casalgrande Padana confirms: “Thanks to BMR technology we have achieved several objectives. By completely eliminating water consumption, the process has become much more efficient. This is also due to the reduced wear of the mechanical parts of the machine and easier waste treatment, without the need to use ad hoc chemical / physical processes. It naturally follows that significant savings are made by not having to install water handling equipment for the machine”.