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Simulation · Minimal Factory · Brick and clay

Lage brickworks · ring kiln

A ring kiln as a model: the fire travels in a circle from chamber to chamber, raw bricks are set in at the front and fired bricks carted out at the back, on the real terrain in Lage.

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Real are location, terrain and buildings (official NRW elevation data, OpenStreetMap). The number of chambers has not been handed down, further kilns are interpreted, the season from March to October is not modelled; quantities, processes and times are model values. With your data, the model shows your site and your processes.

The brickworks in Lage stands as a block model on its real terrain. In the ring kiln the fire travels day and night in a circle from chamber to chamber: fresh raw bricks are set in at the front, the fired bricks carted out at the back. The clay comes from the pit, the bricks go by cart to the building sites.

Five controls steer the brickworks: investment (one to four ring kilns), workforce, supply, quality and market. Further ring kilns are built on the field. The brick stacks grow when more is fired than built with; when they are full, the surplus goes at a 40% discount.

Real are location, terrain and buildings from official NRW elevation data and OpenStreetMap. The number of chambers has not been handed down; new kilns, quantities, processes and times are an interpretation of our own and model values, and one working day lasts ten seconds. The season from March to October is not modelled. The page is for museums and exhibitions, schools and universities, industrial heritage and local history.

From raw material to product

  1. 01

    supply – clay from the pit

  2. 02

    ring kilns – the fire moves round the ring kiln from chamber to chamber

  3. 03

    brick stacks – takes in what is not sold

  4. 04

    dispatch – carts to the building sites

A site at work

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A site at work

Lage brickworks: The brickworks in Lage: in the ring kiln the fire moves round day and night, the clay comes from the pit, the bricks go to the building sites.

Ring kiln 1 (real)

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Ring kiln 1 (real)

Ring kiln 1 (real) – A ring kiln: the fire moves round from chamber to chamber; fresh green bricks are set in at the front, fired bricks wheeled out behind.

What is shown – why – for whom

Ce qui est montré Pourquoi Pour qui
Ring kiln with travelling fire PourquoiShows how the fire travels in a circle from chamber to chamber. Pour quimuseum, teaching
Setting in fresh raw bricks at the front, carting out fired bricks at the back PourquoiShows how the kiln is loaded and emptied without a break. Pour quimuseum, exhibition
Clay pit and clay carts PourquoiShows where the raw material comes from. Pour quiteaching, history of technology
Brick stacks PourquoiShows what happens to bricks that are not built with at once. Pour quieconomics teaching, exhibition
Carts to the building sites PourquoiShows how the bricks leave the works. Pour quiteaching, industrial heritage
Further ring kilns on the field PourquoiShows what an expansion brings and what it requires. Pour quieconomics teaching, local history
Five controls with output, brick stacks and daily result PourquoiShows connections in operations, not operating figures. Pour quieconomics teaching
Ring kiln 4

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Ring kiln 4

Ring kiln 4 – the expansion runs along as long as people, materials and market suffice.

Five levers, one works

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Five levers, one works

Full investment – four ring kilns: capacity for the boom, but only with enough people and materials.

Films from the model

  • Above Lage brickworks

    A flight across the whole site: low approach, Ring kiln 1, then across the works to the long shot – everything moving, with the sound of the works.

  • From raw material to product

    The works’ chain in one flight – supply (clay from the pit), ring kilns, brick stacks, dispatch: station by station.

  • A working day in time-lapse

    In time-lapse working days pass in seconds: shifts at the gate, traffic on the supply and dispatch routes, the stockpile (brick stacks) changing along.

  • A works grows

    Investment step by step: new ring kilns appear, the workforce grows with them, then more supply and a boom in the market.

  • Bottleneck – the works respond

    First materials run short and the plant only runs in part, then the market takes too little and the stockpile fills up – in the boom the works recover.

  • Using the software

    With the full interface: open the works, set investment and market, look at stockpile and plant – every lever acts at once.

Facilities and areas in the model

  • Ring kilns

    A ring kiln: the fire moves round from chamber to chamber; fresh green bricks are set in at the front, fired bricks wheeled out behind. In the game: 1 real, 3 as expansion (interpreted).

  • Brick stacks

    Whatever is made but not sold ends up here; when it is full the surplus goes at a discount, when the market wants more it is drawn down.

  • Supply

    Clay from the pit. A bigger contract costs more, the store buffers short gaps.

  • Dispatch

    Carts to the building sites. The market only takes what it needs.

When things get tight

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When things get tight

Brick stacks filling up – more is made than sold; when there is no room left the surplus goes at a 40 % discount.

Medium long shot

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Medium long shot

Medium long shot – Ring kiln 1: the fire moves round the ring kiln from chamber to chamber.

Processes in the model

From raw material to product

  1. 01supply – clay from the pit
  2. 02ring kilns – the fire moves round the ring kiln from chamber to chamber
  3. 03brick stacks – takes in what is not sold
  4. 04dispatch – carts to the building sites

Expansion

  1. 01raise investment by one step
  2. 02another ring kiln is built on its plot
  3. 03set the workforce to match, otherwise it only runs in part
  4. 04the market decides whether it pays – success in one number at the top

Bottleneck and recovery

  1. 01supply short – the store empties
  2. 02materials missing – the plants only run in part
  3. 03market in a slump – the stockpile grows until the fire sale
  4. 04boom – the stockpile empties, the result rises

What the model can be used for

  • Museum and exhibition

    The ring kiln explains itself on the plant: the fire travels from chamber to chamber, fresh raw bricks go in at the front, the fired bricks are carted out at the back.

    Pour quimuseums, visitor centres, exhibitions

  • School and university

    How does clay become brick, and why did the fire in the ring kiln burn without a break? Terms like firing chamber, firing zone, raw brick and clay pit sit where they belong.

    Pour quischools, universities, vocational training

  • Industrial heritage and local history

    Brickworks, clay pit and fields lie on the real terrain in Lage. You see where the clay comes from and where the bricks go by cart to the building sites.

    Pour quiindustrial heritage, city marketing, local history societies

  • Understanding operations

    Investment, workforce, supply, quality and market act at once on output, brick stacks and result. It becomes visible why a further ring kiln without clay, people and sales costs money.

    Pour quieconomics teaching, further training

Ring kiln 1 at work

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Ring kiln 1 at work

Ring kiln 1 at work – the fire moves round the ring kiln from chamber to chamber; the machines run with the works’ utilisation.

The whole software

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The whole software

Running the works – five levers: investment, workforce, supply, quality and market; the chain shows at once what follows.

What you can change

Controls

  • Investment: Number of ring kilns (1 to 4): more money builds more, less shuts them down; without more people they only run in part.
  • Workforce: Enough people for all ring kilns – output rises, and so does success. Too many people cost wages without more output.
  • Supply: More material arrives – the plant no longer has to wait. Levels short, normal and double; supply security costs money.
  • Quality: More quality means less scrap and fewer breakdowns but costs testing and maintenance (levels low, normal, high).
  • Market: Slump, normal or boom. In a slump more is made than sold: the stockpile grows and success drops. In a boom the market takes more: the stockpile empties and success rises.

Disruptions

  • Too few people: Workers are missing, part of the plant stands still.
  • Material missing: Supply is not enough; once the store is empty the plants only run in part (message: “Parts store empty – supply is short”).
  • Too much built: More is made than the market takes: the stockpile grows; when it is full the surplus goes at a 40 % discount (message: “Stockpile full – fire sale at a discount”).
  • Market wants more: Demand is greater than the works can make; once the stockpile is empty orders are lost (message: “Stockpile empty – orders are lost”).

What the model brings

  • 01

    The real terrain as a stage

    Brickworks, pit and fields stand on terrain from official elevation data. You show the site as it lies, not as a diagram.

  • 02

    A fire that travels in a circle

    You see the fire move on from chamber to chamber before you steer the brickworks yourself.

  • 03

    Bottlenecks without damage

    The clay fails to arrive, the store empties, the brick stacks grow. You see where it gets tight first, and set it back.

  • 04

    For big screens and the browser

    Runs in the browser and on large projections. A working day in fast motion lasts ten seconds.

  • Ziegelei Lage: Die Ziegelei in Lage: Im Ringofen wandert das Feuer Tag und Nacht im Kreis, der Ton kommt aus der Grube, die Ziegel gehen auf die Baustellen.
    Lage brickworks: The brickworks in Lage: in the ring kiln the fire moves round day and night, the clay comes from the pit, the bricks go to the building sites.
  • Ziegelei Lage von der anderen Seite – derselbe Ort in der Nachmittagssonne aus Südwesten, mit langen Schatten der Hallen und Gerüste.
    Lage brickworks from the other side – the same site in the afternoon sun from the south-west, with long shadows of halls and structures.
  • Halbtotale – Ringofen 1: das Feuer wandert im Ringofen von Kammer zu Kammer.
    Medium long shot – Ring kiln 1: the fire moves round the ring kiln from chamber to chamber.
  • Weit draußen bei Lage – Gelände, Häuser und Bäume stammen aus amtlichen Höhendaten, am Rand läuft die Welt weich ins Dunkel aus.
    Far out near Lage – terrain, houses and trees come from official elevation data; at the edge the world fades softly into the dark.
  • Von oben – Ziegelei Lage als Modell aus Quadern: jede Zelle ein Quader, Gebäude und Gelände nach Höhendaten und OpenStreetMap.
    From above – Lage brickworks as a model of blocks: every cell a block, buildings and terrain from elevation data and OpenStreetMap.
  • Ziegelei Lage schräg von oben – Zulieferung, Ringöfen, Ziegelstapel und Abtransport auf einen Blick.
    Lage brickworks from above at an angle – supply, ring kilns, brick stacks and dispatch at a glance.
  • Rundherum Lage: Straßen, Gleise und Wasser aus OpenStreetMap, Häuser und Bäume aus den Höhendaten – nur die Anlage in der Mitte ist eigens gebaut.
    All around Lage: streets, tracks and water from OpenStreetMap, houses and trees from the elevation data – only the plant in the middle is built specially.
  • Ringofen 1 (echt) – Ein Ringofen: Das Feuer wandert im Kreis von Kammer zu Kammer; vorn werden frische Rohlinge eingesetzt, hinten die gebrannten Ziegel herausgekarrt.
    Ring kiln 1 (real) – A ring kiln: the fire moves round from chamber to chamber; fresh green bricks are set in at the front, fired bricks wheeled out behind.
  • Ringofen 2 (Ausbau, gedeutet) – entsteht erst mit mehr Investition und läuft nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Ring kiln 2 (expansion, interpreted) – only appears with more investment and runs only with enough people and materials.
  • Ringofen 3 (Ausbau, gedeutet) – entsteht erst mit mehr Investition und läuft nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Ring kiln 3 (expansion, interpreted) – only appears with more investment and runs only with enough people and materials.
  • Ringofen 4 (Ausbau, gedeutet) – entsteht erst mit mehr Investition und läuft nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Ring kiln 4 (expansion, interpreted) – only appears with more investment and runs only with enough people and materials.
  • Ziegelstapel – hier landet, was entsteht, aber nicht verkauft wird; ist kein Platz mehr, geht der Überschuss mit Abschlag weg.
    Brick stacks – whatever is made but not sold ends up here; when there is no room left, the surplus goes at a discount.
  • Zulieferung – Ton aus der Grube: ein größerer Vertrag kostet mehr, das Lager puffert kurze Lücken.
    Supply – clay from the pit: a bigger contract costs more, the store buffers short gaps.
  • Ringofen 1 nah – das Feuer wandert im Ringofen von Kammer zu Kammer.
    Ring kiln 1 close up – the fire moves round the ring kiln from chamber to chamber.
  • Ziegelstapel nah – Stapel um Stapel, sobald mehr entsteht, als der Markt nimmt.
    Brick stacks close up – stack upon stack as soon as more is made than the market takes.
  • Zulieferung in vollem Gang – Ton aus der Grube; je größer der Vertrag, desto mehr ist unterwegs.
    Supply in full swing – clay from the pit; the bigger the contract, the more is on the move.
  • Ringofen 1 in Betrieb – das Feuer wandert im Ringofen von Kammer zu Kammer; die Maschinen laufen mit der Auslastung des Werks.
    Ring kiln 1 at work – the fire moves round the ring kiln from chamber to chamber; the machines run with the works’ utilisation.
  • Ringofen 4 – der Ausbau läuft mit, solange Leute, Material und Markt reichen.
    Ring kiln 4 – the expansion runs along as long as people, materials and market suffice.
  • Ziegelstapel im laufenden Betrieb – Stapel um Stapel, sobald mehr entsteht, als der Markt nimmt.
    Brick stacks in day-to-day operation – stack upon stack as soon as more is made than the market takes.
  • Abtransport – Fuhren zu den Baustellen; im Boom ist mehr unterwegs, in der Flaute weniger.
    Dispatch – carts to the building sites; in a boom more is on the move, in a slump less.
  • Am Tor – hier kommen die Schichten an, Wege führen zu den Anlagen, zur Werkstatt und in die Pause.
    At the gate – the shifts arrive here, paths lead to the plants, the workshop and the break area.
  • Volle Fahrt – alle vier Ringöfen in Betrieb, der Markt im Boom: auf Zufahrt und Abfahrt ist am meisten los.
    Full steam – all four ring kilns running, the market booming: supply and dispatch routes are at their busiest.
  • Investition klein – nur Ringofen 1 läuft, die übrigen Plätze liegen als Fundament mit Markierung da.
    Small investment – only Ring kiln 1 runs, the other plots lie ready as marked foundations.
  • Investition voll – vier Ringöfen: Kapazität für den Boom, aber nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Full investment – four ring kilns: capacity for the boom, but only with enough people and materials.
  • Jede Anlage beschriftet – Ringofen 1 bis 4, Ziegelstapel, Zulieferer und Markt; oben der Werktag mit der Menge je Tag, rechts der Erfolg in einer Zahl.
    Every facility labelled – ring kiln 1 to 4, brick stacks, supplier and market; at the top the working day with the daily output, on the right success in one number.
  • Ringofen 1 beschriftet – Name und Nummer stehen direkt im Bild.
    Ring kiln 1 labelled – name and number right in the picture.
  • Erfolg in einer Zahl – 100 heißt: besser geht es bei diesem Markt nicht; darunter das Ergebnis je Tag, oben die Menge je Werktag.
    Success in one number – 100 means it cannot get better in this market; below it the result per day, at the top the output per working day.
  • Wo ein Regler wirkt, leuchtet ein Ring – hier nach einem Wechsel am Markt: Ziegelstapel.
    Where a lever acts, a ring lights up – here after a change in the market: brick stacks.
  • Material fehlt – die Zulieferung ist knapp, das Lager leer: die Ringöfen laufen nur noch zum Teil, auf der Zufahrt ist wenig los.
    Materials missing – supply is short, the store is empty: the ring kilns only run in part, the supply route is quiet.
  • Ziegelstapel läuft voll – es entsteht mehr, als verkauft wird; ist kein Platz mehr, geht der Überschuss mit 40 % Abschlag weg.
    Brick stacks filling up – more is made than sold; when there is no room left the surplus goes at a 40 % discount.
  • Boom – der Markt nimmt mehr ab, als gerade entsteht: die Halde leert sich, auf der Abfahrt ist viel los.
    Boom – the market takes more than is being made: the stockpile empties, the dispatch route is busy.
  • Die ganze Software – oben der Werktag mit Uhr und Menge, rechts der Erfolg in einer Zahl, unten die Kacheln für Werk und Anlagen.
    The whole software – at the top the working day with clock and output, on the right success in one number, below the tiles for works and facilities.
  • Werk steuern – fünf Regler: Investition, Belegschaft, Zulieferung, Qualität und Markt; die Kette zeigt sofort, was daraus wird.
    Running the works – five levers: investment, workforce, supply, quality and market; the chain shows at once what follows.
  • Ein Regler, sofort sichtbar – Markt auf Flaute: die Lage oben erklärt den Engpass, die Halde wächst, das Ergebnis je Tag sinkt.
    One lever, visible at once – market set to slump: the status line explains the bottleneck, the stockpile grows, the daily result drops.
  • Karte einer Anlage – Ringofen: in Betrieb, Beschäftigte und Auslastung, dazu ein Satz, was dort geschieht.
    Facility card – ring kiln: in operation, workforce and utilisation, plus one sentence on what happens there.
  • Karte der Halde – Ziegelstapel: Bestand, belegter Platz und Zuwachs je Tag.
    Stockpile card – brick stacks: stock, space used and growth per day.
  • Karte der Zulieferer – Lieferung je Tag, Lager und Materialkosten am Tag.
    Supplier card – delivery per day, store and material costs per day.
  • Karte des Markts – Nachfrage, verkauft und Umsatz am Tag.
    Market card – demand, sold and turnover per day.
  • Engpass in Orange – die Zulieferung reicht nicht: Zeile oben und Lage im Werk sagen in einem Satz, was fehlt.
    Bottleneck in orange – supply is not enough: the line at the top and the works status say in one sentence what is missing.
  • Das Menü – Übersicht und Anlage, Schnitt, neu beginnen, Vorführung, Ton und andere Orte, darunter die Bedienung mit Maus, Finger und Tastatur.
    The menu – overview and plant, cutaway, restart, demo, sound and other sites, below the controls for mouse, touch and keyboard.
  • Sechzehn echte Orte – Hochöfen, Zechen, Autowerke, Häfen und eine Werft, jeder dort, wo er wirklich steht.
    Sixteen real sites – blast furnaces, collieries, car plants, harbours and a shipyard, each where it really stands.

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Basis and limits

Real are the location, terrain and buildings in Lage (official NRW elevation data and OpenStreetMap). The plant in the middle is our own simplified interpretation: quantities, processes, times and prices are model assumptions; the economy runs in time-lapse (10 seconds are one working day). Not a simulation of real operations and no cooperation with the site.

Public sources the model is based on:

  • Wikipedia (German), article on the site: Ziegelei Lage, Lippische Ziegler
  • Geobasis NRW: digital surface and terrain models DOM1/DGM1 (Data licence Germany – Zero – 2.0)
  • OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): streets, tracks, water, land use

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