Since 14 October 2017, initial and re-certification must comply with DIN ISO 50003. Since March 2018, according to the requirement of DakkS, the German accreditation body, DIN ISO 50003 should be...
Cobalt has a long tradition in ceramic surface finishing – not only for blue shades. Cobalt brings “depth” in black shades of black and can add sheen to glazes and engobes.Where else is cobalt used?...
Against the background of Industry 4.0 and the increasing requirements for plant availability, it is important to know about the condition of a plant. If deviations from set conditions are detected,...
In recent decades, thanks to various preventive approaches, it has been possible to substantially reduce accidents in the ceramic industry. Nevertheless, serious and even fatal accidents still occur...
The earlier prevailing school of thought assumed that the earth’s crust is fixed largely rigidly to the earth’s mantle. The formation of mountains was explained on the basis of isostatic compensating...
The utilization of waste heat has been established in the clay brick and tile industry for many years, it is common for the waste heat from the kiln to be used to dry green products. This involves...
For the ceramic industry, reducing CO2 emissions and achieving the necessary savings on energy will require extensive effort and significant investment volumes. A new type of dryer developed at TCKI,...
BAU 2019, taking place between January 14 and 19, 2019, will be a real XXL event. Because it will include the two brand new exhibition halls, C5 and C6, which increase the capacity of the Messe...
The brickworks Ziegelwerk Klosterbeuren has invested around € 1.2 mill. in modernization of the shaping equipment as well as the complete wet and dry sides in Plant I. In the past six years,...
Craven Fawcett, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of clay preparation equipment and part of Group Rhodes, has recently completed a project to design and produce a manipulator for WT Knowles & Sons...
