The diagram below shows the process by which bricks are manufactured for the building industry.

The chart illustrates steps in the production of

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which are used for the building industry. We can see that

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are made using three main raw materials and the manufacturing process consists of seven distinct stages.

At the first stage

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in the production of

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, clay is excavated using a digger and transported to a material grid where it is processed using a roller.

The next step is

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to blend clay with sand and water.

Next,

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the mixture is

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shaped into

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using either a wine cutter or a mould. Once shaped, the

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are placed in a drying oven to remove moisture, as they still contain a large amount of water. After being dried for 24 to 48 hours, the

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are

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transferred to a kiln, where they are heated in two phases: first at a moderate temperature of 220-980, followed by a higher temperature range of 870-1300. In the final stage, the hot

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are placed in a cooling chamber to lower their temperature before they are packaged and ready for delivery to the construction site.