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**Title:** The Manufacturing Process of Bricks
**Summary:**
The transcript describes the step-by-step process of making bricks, from raw material to final product. Here's an overview:
1. **Raw Material**: Clay is extracted from mines, with varying types and colors.
2. **Mixing**: Different clays are mixed in specific proportions (3:3:1) with water (20-30% of the final formula).
3. **Processing**: The mixture is passed through machines, including a laminator, to create a uniform dough.
4. **Shaping**: The dough is molded into brick shapes.
5. **Drying**: Bricks are dried in a greenhouse for 2 days, reducing humidity.
6. **Firing**: Bricks are fired in ovens (traditional "carboy oven" or modern "wagon oven") at high temperatures (around 900°C) for 24 hours.
7. **Cooling**: Bricks cool down slowly over 24-48 hours, with some heat reused.
8. **Final Product**: Bricks are now ready for use in construction.
**Additional Insights:**
* Bricks can withstand conventional fires.
* They do not have an expiration date (examples of 300-year-old brick houses exist).
* Bricks are recyclable; broken bricks can be reused in the production line.
* The factory produces over 30 types of bricks, with various applications (walls, filling, slabs, etc.).
Here are the extracted key facts in short sentences, numbered for reference:
**Raw Materials and Clay**
1. Bricks are made from raw materials of brick and clay taken from nature.
2. Each clay mine has a unique type of clay, and sometimes multiple types are found in the same mine.
3. Clay is finer than sand, resulting from millions of years of rock erosion.
**Brick Manufacturing Process**
4. Different types of clay are mixed in specific proportions (e.g., 3:3:1) to create the desired composition.
5. The clay mixture is ground and passed through a machine to remove metallic impurities using an electromagnet.
6. Water (20-30%) is added to the clay mixture to create the final formula.
7. The mixture is then laminated between two steel cylinders to create a uniform consistency.
8. The clay is shaped into bricks using a mold, which can be changed to create different shapes.
**Drying and Firing**
9. Bricks are initially soft and fragile, with a high moisture content.
10. Bricks are dried in a greenhouse with 100% humidity, which gradually decreases.
11. Almost dry bricks are then fired in ovens, such as carboy ovens or wagon ovens, powered by recycled wood.
12. The ideal firing temperature for bricks is around 900°C (controlled automatically in modern ovens).
13. Firing duration is approximately 24 hours, followed by a slow cooling process (24-48 hours).
**Brick Properties and Recycling**
14. Bricks can withstand conventional fires due to their high firing temperature.
15. Bricks do not have an expiration date; some buildings made of brick have lasted over 300 years.
16. Bricks are recyclable; broken bricks can be reused in the production line or as raw material at construction sites.