The diagram illustrates the way in which bricks are manufactured for the building industry.
Overall, producing bricks is a linear manufacturing process that consists of five main stages: rolling, molding, drying, heating and cooling. The process begins with digging clay from the ground and ends with packing it for deliveries.
First of all, a digger machine is used to take the clay out of the ground. Then, the clay is placed on a metal grid and rolled using a machine. Afterwards, the clay is mixed with sand and water to proceed with the molding process. There are two ways to shape the bricks, using a wire cutter or mold shaper.
Once the bricks are shaped, it is dried inside an oven for around 1 to 2 days before heated inside a kiln with a temperature of approximately 200 to 1300 celcius. Next, the bricks are let to cool down by placing it inside a cooling chamber for around 48 to 72 hours. The final step involves packing the bricks and delivering final product by trucks.