1 Problem definition Owing to a very high cobalt price and its fluctuations, caused in particular by the high and increasing demand for cobalt in electric mobility, the prices for glazes and engobes...

1 Introduction Gone are the days when bricks and roofing tiles were primarily materials to build with. Today, plenty of alternative materials are available that come with their very own benefits that...

Like the nose of a sphinx, a projecting tower is the striking feature of Beverwijk Town Hall. As the central structure in the redevelopment of the town centre, the design by Jeanne Dekkers...

For some years now, the demand for varied, individual surfaces has been growing in building ceramics, too. To obtain shiny metallic effects on ceramic surfaces, so-called lustre glazes can be used....

Under the motto “Doing the right things”, the paper discusses the surface finishing of heavy clay products and the quality criteria necessary for this. Many heavy clay products undergo...