This talk addresses the opportunities and challenges with regard to commissioning a digital printing system in the heavy clay ceramics industry. In addition to essential introductory information on...
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....
Our society is in the process of bringing about a change in its values. Climate change and, in concrete terms, energy and resource efficiency as well as recycling are taking centre stage. In respect...
At the 55th Würzburg Brick and Tile Training Course 2017, Keramikinstitut Meissen presented a test for the weather resistance of roofing tile glazes and engobes (leaching test). For the test, boiling...
This year, the whole of Germany, if not the whole world, is celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the founding of Bauhaus. This is a good reason to examine the legacy of Bauhaus architecture more...
Executives such as managers, managing directors or board members are responsible for employer and operator obligations being met in companies and at production sites (e.g. § 52 b BImSchG – Germany’s...
At the Brick and Tile Research Institute in Essen, a numerical and two-dimensional simulation model was developed on the basis of the DIN EN ISO 10140 series of standards. The objective was to analyse...
You get used to recurring faults, e.g. underpressure, in compressed air systems. The actual energy requirement is not really tangible in comparison to the physical optimum, and manufacturers and...
The brick and tile industry is obliged to reduce its CO2 emissions by at least 32% by 2025, as compared to 2005 levels.Kilns and dryers, though, are already very efficient, and the remaining latitude...
In the exploration of clay deposits, we are always faced with the same questions, particularly with regard to the proper extraction process and to the type and number of exploration drillings –...
