Ceramic World Review China 2023

C eramic W orld

Year 33, Chinese Edition

Supplement to No. 151

April/May 2023

Bimonthly review

7 E ditorial

The Chinese tile industry invests on quality and sustainability

中国瓷砖行业对质量和可持续发展进行投资 8 World NEWs

12 E co N omics

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22 saNitaryWarE

India’s unstoppable growth 印度增长势不可挡

RAK Ceramics announces strong growth in FY 2022 RAK Ceramics宣布2022财年实现强劲增长

The Italian ceramic tile industry weathers the storm in 2022 意大利瓷砖行业在2022年经受住了考验

World sanitaryware exports and imports 世界卫生洁具进出口报告

28 Safer and more versatile and sustainable tunnel kilns 更安全、更通用、更可持续的隧道窑

Paola Giacomini

Ilaria Vesentini

Paola Giacomini

Luca Baraldi

Sacmi Sanitaryware Division

Sustainability as driver of change in the industry 可持续发展是行业变革的驱动力 Esmalglass-Itaca Group 36

Media for digital glazing with water-based glazes and engobes 水性墨水和化妆土数字化应用的介质 Lamberti

An integrated approach to large slab production 大板生产的整体方案 System Ceramics 42

Slabs and sub-sizes: high flexibility and a productivity of 21,500 sqm/day Gianluca Pederzini 大规格陶瓷板及其子尺寸：高度灵活，日产能高达21,500平方米 Andrea Bresciani

The dry squaring technology goes digital 干法磨边技术走向数字化 Bmr

Innovative and sustainable technologies to deliver unlimited aesthetic creativity 创新可持续技术带来无限的美学创意

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The Chinese tile industry invests on quality and sustainability

According to official data provided by the China Building and Sanitary Ceramics Association, the Chinese ceramic tile industry closed the year 2022 with a strong decrease of both production and sales, inverting the positive trend of the previous year. Participating at the 23th China Ceramic Tile Trend Conference, Mr. Miao Bin, President of the Association, confirmed that the demand of ceramic tile decreased in 2022 both on the domestic and exports markets, forcing the manufacturing companies to limit their production volumes to no more than 60% of the total capacity installed in the country.

In fact, although ceramic tile production capacity increased slightly last year (from 12.33 to 12.56 billion sqm), the real ceramic tile production registered a harsh double-digit decrease, falling from 8.2 billion sqm to no more than 7.3 billion sqm, underlining the huge overcapacity of the sector. Exports did not help, since they continued to decrease for the seventh consecutive year, from 601 to 579 million sq.m (-3.7% on 2021)

Mr. Gong Wei, Secretary General of the China Building and Sanitary Ceramics Association, added that around 115 ceramic companies (and 275 production lines) were closed in the period from 2020 to 2022.

According to Mr. Ye Delin, President of New Pearl Group, the last 3 years were the most challenging for the ceramic industry in China, showing that the era of the fast development based on demography and urbanization has probably come to an end. But, convinced that “in the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity”, Mr. Ye Delin suggests that the opportunity for the Chinese ceramic industry lies in the capability to transform it from “big” to “strong”, through innovation, quality and service. The gap between demand and supply has been growing day after day, generating a fierce competition, and the only successful strategy to beat it is to upgrade one’s brand reputation and product mix, and transforming the factories into green, sustainable, smart and efficient plants.

In this scenario, Uniceramics Expo, to be held from 30 May to 2 June in Foshan, will be the perfect chance to get a complete picture of the Chinese ceramic industry and seize new market opportunities. 5

根据中国建筑卫生陶 瓷协会提供的官方数 据，2022年中国瓷砖 行业产销均大幅下 降，扭转了前一年的 积极趋势。

在第23届中国瓷砖趋 势大会上，协会主席 缪斌先生证实，2022 年国内和出口市场对 瓷砖的需求均有所下 降，迫使制造企业将 产量控制在全国总装 机容量的60%以内。

事实上，尽管去年瓷 砖产能略有增加(从 123.3亿平方米增加 到125.6亿平方米)， 但实际瓷砖产量却出 现了两位数的严重下 降，从82亿平方米下 降到不超过73亿平方 米，体现出该行业巨 大的产能过剩。

出口也不能扭转这种 情况，出口量连续第 七年下降，从6.01亿 平方米降至5.79亿平 方米(比2021年下降 3.7%)。

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充说，在2020年至 2022年期间，约有115 家陶瓷企业，共275条 陶瓷生产线关闭。

新明珠集团总裁叶德 林先生表示，过去3年 是中国陶瓷行业最具 挑战性的3年，这表明 以人口和城市化为基 础的快速发展时代可 能已经结束。但是，叶 德林先生坚信“危机中 蕴藏着巨大的机遇”， 他认为中国陶瓷行业 的机遇在于通过创新、 质量和服务，实现从“ 大”向“强”的转变。 供需差距日益扩大，竞 争日趋激烈，唯一成功 的策略就是提升品牌 形象和产品组合，把工 厂改造成绿色、可持 续、智能、高效的工 厂。

在这种情况下，将于5 月30日至6月2日在佛 山举行的潭洲国际陶 瓷装备与材料展将是 全面了解中国陶瓷行 业并抓住新的市场机 遇的绝佳机会。 5

中国瓷砖行业对质量和可 持续发展进行投资

saCmi suPPlies

Continua+

teChnology for the new somany max Plant

Somany Ceramics, India’s second largest ceramic tile manufacturer with an installed capacity of more than 74 million sqm, is planning to start up its first line for the production of large highend slabs by the summer. Called Somany Max, this new industrial project is being carried out in partnership with Sacmi, which supplied Continua+ technology together with a cutting-edge dryer and kiln.

The line being installed at the Gujarat production facility, one of the ten owned by the Indian group, will consist of a highspeed PCR2000, a 58.8-metre ECP285 horizontal dryer designed to operate on zero fuel thanks to kiln heat recovery systems, and a 260.4-metre FCC295 kiln, a High Thermal Efficiency (HTE) model ready for the use of hydrogen in the fuel mix.

The Somany Max project is part of the Somany Ceramics Group’s efforts to position itself prominently in the high-added-value segment in both the domestic and international markets. The group’s management team led by Managing Director and CEO Abhishek Somany has been pursuing this goal through a major expansion in production capacity combined with this latest investment in new products, sizes and manufacturing technologies.

The new Somany Max factory will have a capacity of 4 million sqm/year and will produce 80x160 cm and 80x240 cm size slabs, as well as extra thick 80x320 cm worktops.

Somany’s choice of Sacmi pro-

cess technologies was based on the results delivered by the more than a dozen Continua+ lines installed in India in recent years. These plants have demonstrated a clear ability to combine high quality and performance with unmatched speed and fuel efficiency, a crucial competitiveness factor in this market.

SaCmi为印度陶企Somany 新 的max工厂提供Continua+ 技术

印度第二大瓷砖制造商 Somany Ceramics的装 机容量超过7400万平方 米，计划在夏季前启动第 一条生产大型高端陶瓷大 板生产线。这个名为 Somany Max的新工厂项 目是与Sacmi合作 的，Sacmi提供 Continua+技术以及尖端 的干燥器和窑炉。这条生 产线在古吉拉特邦安装， 这是Somany陶瓷集团拥 有的10条生产线之一，这 条全新的萨克米生产线， 由高速的PCR2000连续辊 压机，58.8米长的ECP285

卧式干燥器和一条260.4米 长的氢气式高热效(HTE)型 FCC295窑炉组成。

Somany Max项目是 Somany陶瓷集团努力在 国内和国际高附加值市场 中占据突出地位的具体表 现。由总经理兼首席执行 官Abhishek Somany领导 的集团管理团队一直在通 过大规模扩大生产能力以 及在新产品，尺寸和制造 技术方面的最新投资来实 现这一目标。

新的Somany Max工厂的 产能将达到400万平方 米/年，将生产80x160cm 和80x240cm尺寸的陶瓷 板材，以及80x320cm的 超厚台面。

Somany Max项目借鉴了 在印度的Sacmi Continua+解决方案的经 验（近年来已安装超过十 多条线）。这些工厂清晰 展示了将优质和高性能同 无与伦比的速度和燃料效 率相结合的能力，这是该 市场上至关重要的竞争力 因素。

Poppi Clementino, an Italian company specialized in energy saving solutions and heat recovery systems for the ceramic industry, is steadily growing its business on the Chinese ceramic market, where it has been establishing strong partnerships with the major manufacturing groups in the last years.

Poppi Clementino’s plants are now in fuction inside the tile factories of some of the biggest Chinese brands, five of which were awarded last year with the 10th China & Italy Ceramic Design Award, the competition co-organized by ACIMAC and Ceramic Town Weekly to strengthen the innovation cooperation between China and Italy of ceramic design, technology and manufacturing.

The five companies are: Foshan Gelaisi Ceramics Sales (Award of Gold), Foshan Golden Sun Ceramics Sales and Huiwanjia Ceramics (Award of Excellence), Guangdong Newpearl Ceram-

ics Group - Guanzhu Ceramics (Gold Award for Porcelain slabs), and Guangdong Mocolor Ceramics (Award of Advanced Technology).

PoPPi Clementino是中国主要 陶瓷企业的的合作伙伴

Poppi Clementino是一 家专门为陶瓷行业提供节 能解决方案和热回收系统 的意大利公司，其在中国 陶瓷市场的业务正在稳步 增长，过去几年，它一直 在与主要陶瓷生产集团建 立强有力的合作伙伴关 系。

Poppi Clementino的工 厂目前在一些中国最大的

陶瓷品牌的工厂内运作， 其中5家工厂去年获得了第 十届中国意大利陶瓷设计 大奖赛的奖项，这是一项 由意大利陶机协会 ACIMAC和陶城报联合主 办的比赛，旨在加强中意 在陶瓷设计、技术和制造 方面的创新合作。

五家陶瓷企业分别是：佛 山格莱斯陶瓷销售有限公 司（金奖）、佛山金朝阳 陶瓷销售有限公司和惠万 家瓷砖（优秀奖）、新明 珠集团股份有限公司—— 冠珠瓷砖（岩板金奖）、 广东蒙地卡罗陶瓷销售有 限公司（先进技术奖）。

PoPPi Clementino is Partner of the major Chinese CeramiC tile ComPanies

Bongioanni maCChine: dies with Polyamide Coated Pressure heads for energy saving

A well designed die not only reduces clay consumption by optimising the size and weight of the clay bats but also eases the extrusion stresses that adversely affect the product drying process.

It is worth remembering that in order to form a tension-free bat, it is also necessary to use a suitable pressure head (clay accumulator) prior to the die.

The special self-lubricating polyamide coated HE pressure head from Bongioanni Stampi, a division of Bongioanni Macchine, guarantees a more uniform clay flow than the traditional steel pressure head, thereby resulting in significant energy savings.

The flowability of the raw material over steel surfaces is adversely affected by friction (heat generation = energy loss).

duravit india PurChases

seCond saCmi roBotglaze

Cell

Four years after adopting the first RobotGlaze unit which marked the conversion of the Ahmedabad plant to Sacmi’s robotized glazing technology, Duravit India has completed its investment with the installation of a second cell. The solution consists of a 4-position carousel served by a Sacmi-Gaiotto GA 2000 robot.

As with the previous supply, this machine has a simple and reliable configuration which further improves the level of automation at the German multinational’s Ahmedabad factory.

In addition to the perfect quality and repeatability of glaze application, RobotGlaze also facilitates circularity of the production

As the coefficient of friction of the polyamide coating covering the interior of the pressure head is significantly lower, much less heat will be generated (lower temperature = less energy loss).

Under the same extrusion conditions and using a suitable die, the use of the polyamide-coated pressure head guarantees a lower extrusion pressure.

This in turn results in lower energy consumption and a more uniform clay flow at any point in the die.

Bongioanni Macchine旗 下Bongioaanni Stampi 公司的特殊自润滑聚酰胺 涂层HE压头，与传统的钢 制压头相比，可确保粘土 流动更加均匀，从而显著 节约能源。

原料在钢表面上的流动性 受到摩擦的不利影响(热产

生=能量损失)。由于覆盖 压头内部的聚酰胺涂层的 摩擦系数明显降低，因此 产生的热量要少得多(温度 越低=能量损失越少)。

在相同的挤出条件下，使 用合适的模具，聚酰胺涂 层压头的使用保证了较低 的挤出压力。这反过来又 形成更低的能量消耗和在 模具中的任何一处更均匀 的粘土流动。

设计良好的模具不仅通过 优化粘土棒的尺寸和重量 来减少粘土消耗，而且还 减轻了对产品干燥过程产 生不利影响的挤出应力。 值得记住的是，为了形成 一个无张力的粘土棒，也

process thanks to spraying optimisation and the filter systems which allow for complete recovery of overspray.

This latest investment at the Indian production plant marks a new milestone in the global partnership between Duravit and Sacmi involving all the German group’s main factories in Europe, Asia and North Africa.

Duravit印度购买第二台 SaCmi roBotglaze设备

在采用第一台RobotGlaze 装置四年后，Duravit 印度 公司完成了投资，安装了 第二台设备。该解决方案 包括一个由Sacmi Gaiotto GA 2000机器人 提供服务的4位转盘。与之 前的供应一样，这台机器 具有简单可靠的配置，进

一步提高了德国跨国公司 印度艾哈迈达巴德工厂的 自动化水平。

除了完美的釉料质量和可 重复性外，RobotGlaze还

通过喷涂优化和过滤系统 促进了生产过程的循环， 从而可以完全回收过量釉 料。

这项对印度生产工厂的最 新投资标志着Duravit和 Sacmi之间全球合作关系 的一个新里程碑，该合作 关系涉及德国集团在欧 洲、亚洲和北非的所有主 要工厂。

Bongioanni maCChine： 带有聚酰胺涂层压头的模 具，可节约能源”

有必要在模具之前使用一 个合适的压力头(粘土蓄能 器)。

delta grouP adoPts industry 4.0 teChnologies from system CeramiCs

Delta Group, Brazil’s largest porcelain tile manufacturer and one of the leading ceramic tile producer in Latin America, has adopted Industry 4.0 technologies from System Ceramics (Coesia Group) as part of its programme to modernise its production processes. In keeping with its efforts to increase the level of digitalisation and automation of its lines, the Brazilian group has equipped its new plant in Rio Claro (São Paulo, Brazil), one of the most advanced anywhere in South America, with four Superfast mouldless presses that will guarantee a total production capacity of 66,000 sqm/day. The new presses will be used for the production of conventional tile sizes and will meet the required criteria of speed and flexibility, while also bringing significant advantages in terms of reduced energy consumption and raw material wastage given that a single Superfast

CerteCh grouP

Confirms its growth trend

Following a record 2021 performance (with consolidated turnover up 40% €52.6 million), Certech Group (Casalgrande, Reggio Emilia) closed the year 2022 with a further acceleration of its growth trend.

The group’s Italian companies (Certech SpA, Eurorubber Industries, Mistral Italia, Rubbertech and Vibrotech) reported consolidated revenues of €87.6 million (+66.5% on 2021), excluding the activity of the three foreign subsidiaries (Certech USA in Lebanon, Tennessee; Certech Spain in Onda, Castellón de la Plana; and Certech Mexico in Monterrey, Nuevo León).

As from this year, Certech Group’s consolidated turnover

press can achieve the same level of productivity as two conventional presses (up to 24,000 sqm/day). With this latest investment, Delta Group aims to expand its product portfolio and strengthen its position both in Brazil and in the United States, the group’s main export market. The presence of the System Brasil branch in Rio Claro will ensure rapid and efficient customer support.

Delta集团采用SyStem

CeramiCS的工业4.0技术

Delta集团是巴西最大的 瓷砖制造商，也是拉丁 美

洲领先的瓷砖生产商之 一，该集团采用了System Ceramics (隶属于Coesia 集团)的工业4.0技术， 作为其生产流程现代化计 划的一部分。为了努力提 高其生产线的数字化和自 动化水平，Delta集团在 巴西圣保罗里奥克拉鲁地 区修建了新工厂，这是南 美洲最先进的工厂之一， 拥有四台超高速无模压 力机，将保证总产能达到 66,000平方米/天。新压机 将用于生产传统尺寸的瓷

砖，并将满足所需的速度 和灵活性标准，同时在降 低能耗和原材料浪费方面 也带来了显著优势，因为 一台Superfast压机可以实 现与两台传统压机相同的 生产力水平（高达24000 平方米/天）。

通过这项最新投资， Delta 集团旨在扩大其产品组 合，并加强其在巴西和该 集团主要出口市场美国的 地位。System巴西里奥克 拉鲁分公司将确保快速高 效的客户支持。

will also include Novatech’s results, the new company founded at the end of 2022 to supply plants and machines for raw material treatment and processing both to the ceramic industry and to other manufacturing sectors. The Certech Group is a leader in the various fields in which its companies operate: the production of rubber compounds; wear-resistant rubber coatings for the ceramic industry; vibrating screens and iron removers; chemical additives for the ceramic industry; and machinery and spare parts for the wet grinding and glazing departments.

CerteCh集团2022年的增长 趋势进一步加快

继2021创纪录的业 绩（合并营业额增长

40%，达5260万欧元） 后，Certech 集团（坐落 于意大利雷焦艾米利亚省 Casalgrand地区）于2022 年的增长趋势进一步加快。 该集团旗下的意大利公司 （Certech SpA、Eurorubber Industries、Mistral Italia、Rubbertech和 Vibrotech）报告的合并 收入为8760万欧元（2021 年增长66.5%），不包括 三家外国子公司（Certech USA位于美国田纳西 州黎巴嫩；Certech-Spain位于西班牙卡斯特利 翁Onda地区；Certech

Mexico位于墨西哥新莱昂 州蒙特雷地区）的收入。 从今年起，Certech集 团的合并营业额还将包括 Novatech的业绩，这家 新公司成立于2022年底， 为陶瓷行业和其他制造业 提供原材料处理和加工的 工厂整线和设备。

Certech集团是其公司经 营的各个领域的领导者： 橡胶化合物的生产；陶瓷 工业用耐磨橡胶涂料；振 动筛和除铁器；陶瓷工业 用化学添加剂；以及湿法 研磨和施釉部门的机械和 备件。

India’s unstoppable growth

印度增长势不可挡

India is attracting a great deal of attention from all the major Western economies, and not just because it holds the presidency of this year’s G20. First and foremost, it is seen as the great hope for everyone who still believes in the possibility of uninterrupted global GDP growth, the locomotive that aspires to take on the role that had been China’s from the beginning of the millennium through to the Covid pandemic. And now that China is showing signs of a post-Covid rebound, we may be about to witness a fascinating dual between the two Asian giants and between two very different growth models, one free market based, the other state controlled.

According to IMF forecasts, the Indian economy is on course to grow by 6.1% this year and by 6.8% in 2024 and will outperform all other countries in terms of dynamism after overtaking China last year (by comparison, the IMF forecasts for the Chinese economy are for 5.2% GDP growth in 2023 and 5.2% in 2024). This macroeconomic scenario provides the context for the figures for the Indian ceramic industry collected by the MECS research centre and published in the report entitled “India, ceramic tile market”

The aim of this first-ever edition of the report is to offer an insider’s view of the market and to attempt to accurately measure Asia’s second-largest ceramic tile producer country as well as the world’s second-largest consumer and exporter. India is also the country with the fastest social and economic

印度吸引了所有主要西方经济体的极大关注，而不 仅仅是因为它担任今年 G20 峰会的主办国。首要的 是，印度被视为每个仍然相信全球GDP有可能持续 增长的人的巨大希望，是渴望承担从千年伊始到新 冠肺炎疫情期间中国所扮演的角色的火车头。现在， 中国正显示出疫情后反弹的迹象，我们可能会看到 这两个亚洲巨头之间以及两种截然不同的增长模式 之间的极具吸引的双重性，一种是基于自由市场的， 另一种是国家控制的。

根据国际货币基金组织的预测，印度经济今年将增 长6.1%，2024年将增长6.8%，在去年增幅超过中国 后，印度经济活力将超过所有其他国家（相比之下， 国际货币基金会对中国经济的预测是2023年GDP 增长5.2%和2024年增长5.2%）。这一宏观经济形势 被MECS研究中心收集的印度陶瓷行业数据提供了 背景，并发表在题为“印度，瓷砖市场”的报告中。 首次发布该报告的目的是提供业内人士对市场的看 法，并试图准确衡量这个亚洲第二大瓷砖生产国以 及世界第二大消费国和出口国。印度也是社会和经 济增长最快的国家（几个月前，它超过中国成为世界

Source: India, ceramictile market, MECS, 2023

Ilaria Vesentini, MECS-Acimac (Modena, Italy)

growth (a few months ago it surpassed China as the world’s most populous nation), two key factors behind the projections of large growth margins in public and private construction and infrastructure and consequently in the consumption of building materials, including ceramic tiles. The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also announced a series of plans and policies aimed at encouraging the kind of investment that could truly transform India into the world’s manufacturing powerhouse in most production sectors, including ceramics, within a decade. This in turn will enable India to rapidly scale the rankings of leading tile exporter countries (it is already the third largest tile exporter with exports totalling half a billion square metres and an exponential growth trend)

❱ The study

The analysis of the figures and companies in the Indian ceramic tile industry involved an eight-month-long study, for which purpose the MECS-Acimac research centre recruited a junior Indian economist and collaborated with tile producers in the Morbi district (in Gujarat, India’s westernmost state), the world’s second largest ceramic cluster and home to 95% of India’s ceramic tile producers. Questionnaires were sent to more than 800 Indian ceramic tile companies and over 500 responded, allowing the researchers to calculate the industry’s total production capacity with an unprecedented level of accuracy as 3.3 billion square metres.

上人口最多的国家），这是 公共和私人建筑和基础设 施 以及包括瓷砖在内的建筑材料消费 大幅增长 的预 测背后的两个关键因素。

印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪（Narendra Modi）领导 的政府还宣布了一系列计划和政策，旨在鼓励投资， 使印度在十年内真正成为包括陶瓷在内的大多数生 产部门的世界制造业强国。这反过来将使印度能够 迅速提升其作为主要瓷砖出口国的排名（印度已经 是第三大瓷砖出口国，出口总量为5亿平方米，并呈 指数级增长趋势）。

❱ 研究内容

由于对印度瓷砖行业的数据和公司进行为期八个月 的研究分析，MECS-Acimac研究中心招募了一名 年轻印度经济学家，并与 莫尔比产区（在印度最西部 的古吉拉特邦）的瓷砖生产厂家合作。莫尔比产区 是世界第二大陶瓷集群，印度95%的瓷砖生产厂家都 在这里。调查问卷被发送给了800多家印度瓷砖公 司，500多家公司做出了回应，使研究人员能够以前 所未有的精度计算出该行业的总产能，达到33亿平 方米。

The other 300 companies that did not answer the questionnaire are mostly small businesses, so assuming that they each have a minimum production of 1 million square metres of tiles, the total production capacity for the Indian ceramic industry is already in excess of 3.7 billion square metres. Estimating the subcontracting rate conservatively as 10% and considering that Indian ceramic tile factories operated at 70% of their capacity in 2021 (due to macroeconomic difficulties such as Covid, energy prices, inflation and the slowdown in consumption, all of which are discussed in detail in the report) gives a figure of 2.5 billion square metres for tile production in 2021. This value is much higher than the figures that have been reported to date, but is far more plausible and confirms the country’s ranking as the world’s second largest producer.

The report would not have been possible without the patient and proactive cooperation of the Gujarat business leaders, who assisted the Italian research centre not only in collecting accurate data but also in analysing the business and process dynamics that occur within the cluster, which are very different from those found in Western or Chinese industries. In Morbi, companies are set up (and merged, demerged and shut down) at a very rapid pace, often by members of the same family. The business community exchanges orders on WhatsApp so that none are ever left unfulfilled, which makes the production system highly fluid and flexible but also very difficult to analyse

The report “India, ceramic tile market” begins with a general overview of the Indian economy, the construction industry and the factors driving demand for ceramic tiles, then goes on to examine the distinctive features of this manufacturing system, which has so far been totally impervious to the entry of western players. Apart from Rak Ceramics, there are no well-known foreign tile brands operating locally in India and there is very little foreign investment, but this too is a situation that is bound to change in the coming years.

The Indian tile industry entirely meets the country’s needs and a few years ago also began exporting its surplus output. Based on the responses of leading Indian players, export share is estimated to have already reached 25% of total production and will soon exceed 30% following dramatic growth in the last decade that has seen exports increase by a factor of 15, from just over 33 million sqm in 2012 to more than 483 million

其他300家没有回答问卷的公司大多是小企业，因 此假设它们各自的瓷砖最低产量为100万平方米，印 度陶瓷行业的总产能已经超过37亿平方米。保守估 计外包率为10%，并考虑到2021印度瓷砖厂的产量 为其产能的70%（由于宏观经济困难，如新冠肺炎、 能源价格、通货膨胀和消费放缓，所有这些都在报 告中详细讨论），得出 2021瓷砖生产的数字为25亿 平方米。这一数值远高于迄今为止报告的数字，但更 为可信，并证实了印度作为世界第二大生产国的地 位。

如果没有古吉拉特邦商业领袖的耐心和积极合作， 这份报告是不可能完成的。他们不仅协助意大利研 究中心收集准确的数据，还协助分析陶瓷产业集群 内发生的业务和流程动态，这与西方或中国行业的 情况大不相同。在莫尔比产区，公司的成立（以及合 并、分拆和关闭）速度非常快，通常是由同一家族的 成员组建的 。业界在WhatsApp上交易订单，这样 就不会有任何订单未完成，这使得 生产系统具有高 度的流动性和灵活性，但也很难进行分析。

《印度，瓷砖市场》报告首先对印度经济、建筑业和 推动瓷砖需求的因素进行了总体概述，然后考察了 这种制造体系的独特特征，迄今为止，这种制造体 系完全不受西方企业的影响。除了Rak Ceramics 一家企业，印度当地没有知名的外国瓷砖品牌，外 国投资也很少，但这种情况在未来几年也必然会改 变。

印度的瓷砖行业完全满足了该国的需求，几年前也 开始出口其剩余产量。根据印度主要参与者的反馈， 出口份额估计已经达到总产量的25%，并将很快超 过30% 。在过去十年中，出口增长了15倍，从2012年 的3300多万平方米增加到2021的4.83亿平方米。这 在很大程度上将取决于国内建筑市场的活力。

Source: India, ceramictile market, MECS, 2023

Source: India, ceramictile market, MECS, 2023

sqm in 2021. Much will depend on the dynamism of the domestic construction market.

The second part of the report contains data sheets for individual companies based on large quantities of homogeneous data and includes a more detailed focus on the leading groups such as Kajaria, Millennium Vitrified Tiles, Lorison Tiles, Somany Ceramics, Prism Johnson, Varmora and Simpolo, to name just a few. The MECS research centre’s databases also contain other information (albeit with insufficiently wide and homogeneous coverage to be included in the 800 company data sheets), especially regarding the technology suppliers and individual companies’ exports.

❱ A very young and fragmented sector

A more detailed analysis of the specific characteristics of the Indian ceramic tile industry reveals that it is a very young industry made up of small businesses. Eight out of ten companies were founded after 2000, more than half (55%) were founded in the last ten years, and only six companies have more than 40 consecutive years of activity behind them.

In terms of size, seven out of ten ceramic companies have an average annual turnover of less than €10 million and almost half (46.5%) less than €5 million.

❱ Forecasts

Up until 2021, production increased at a rate that would be unthinkable in the west, doubling since 2012 and maintaining a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 8.6%. In 2022, growth is estimated to have slowed slightly due to soaring energy costs, which forced several Gujarat producers to turn off their kilns for several months. However, the industry has more than 900 increasingly large and efficient production lines, corroborating the MECS research centre’s forecast that India will reach a production volume of more than 3.7 billion sqm by 2026, thereby maintaining a year-on-year growth rate of close to 8%. Domestic demand absorbs about 70% of this output, while exports are set to exceed 1 billion square metres (double the 2021 figure, see the report entitled “Ceramic tile market, Forecast analysis, trend 2022-2026”). 5

报告的第二部分 包含了基于大量同类数据 的 公司数据表 ，并更详细地关注了头部陶瓷 集团，如Kajaria、Millennium Vitalized Tiles、Lorison Tiles、Somany Ceramics、Prism Johnson、Varmora和Simpolo等。MECS研究中 心的数据库还包含其他信息（尽管800家公司的数 据表的覆盖范围不够广泛并单一），尤其是关于技 术供应商和个别公司出口的信息。

❱ 一个非常年轻且分散的行业

对印度瓷砖行业的具体特征进行更详细的分析 表明，这是一个由小企业组成的非常年轻的行 业。80%的公司成立于2000年之后，超过一半 （55%）的公司是在过去十年内成立的，只有六家 公司的活动连续40年以上。

就规模而言，70%的陶瓷公司的平均年营业额低 于1000万欧元，几乎一半（46.5%）低于500万欧 元。

❱ 预测

直到2021，印度瓷砖产量增长的速度是西方世界难 以想象的，自2012年以来翻了一番，复合年增长率 （CAGR）保持在8.6%。2022年，由于能源成本飙 升，增长预计略有放缓，这迫使古吉拉特邦的几家 生产厂家关停窑炉数月。然而，行业拥有900多条 规模越来越大，效率越来越高的生产线，这证实了 MECS研究中心的预测，即到2026年，印度的产量 将超过37亿平方米，从而保持接近8%的同比增长 率。国内需求约占该产量的70%，而出口预计将超 过10亿平方米（是2021数字的两倍，见题为“瓷砖 市场，预测分析，2022-2026年趋势”的报告）。 5

Source: India, ceramictile market, MECS, 2023

Source: India, ceramictile market, MECS, 2023

RAK Ceramics announces strong growth in FY 2022

RAK Ceramics (Ras Al Khaimah, UAE), one of the largest ceramics lifestyle solutions providers in the world, closed the fiscal year ended 31 December 2022 with record high full year performance.

Total revenue increased by 22.9% YOY to AED 3.52 billion (approx. €900 million), reaching the highest level since 2009. It was driven by robust core business growth in Tiles (AED 2.17 billion, approx. €554 million, up 11.0% on 2021), Sanitaryware (AED 551.0 million, approx. €140 million, up 4.1%), and Tableware (AED 353.2 million, up 38.9%), in addition to growth in Faucets on the back of Kludi consolidation since transaction closing on 1 June 2022 (+AED 276.5 million).

The revenue from other non-core units saw a growth of 25.4% to AED 139.2 million, driven mainly by the company’s ceramic raw material trading business. The Ras-Al-Khaimah Group also achieved very positive results in terms of profitability.

Total EBITDA increased by 15.1% to AED 577.2 million (approx. €147 million), and reported net profit increased by 19.8% to AED 340.1 million (approx. €87 million), an all-time record high performance in the history of the company.

“Notwithstanding the current macro-economic conditions marked by high inflation and persistent energy crisis, we have managed to achieve remarkable results,” Abdallah Massaad, Group CEO, RAK Ceramics commented. “We have managed to maintain our gross profit margin level at 36.1%, mainly due to our improved production efficiencies and optimized utilization in 2022. Growth was hindered by further costs associated with Saudi Custom Duty, higher input costs and energy challenges; nonetheless, we are working hard to overcome these challenges and are already seeing hints of correction in some instances.”

As far as the Tile and Sanitaryware divisions are con-

RAK Ceramics(阿联酋，哈伊马角)是世 界上最大的陶瓷生活方式解决方案提供 商之一，在截至2022年12月31日的财年 中，全年业绩创历史新高。总收入同比增 长22.9%，达到35.2亿迪拉姆（约9亿欧 元），达到2009年以来的最高水平。这主 要得益于瓷砖（21.7亿迪拉姆，约5.54亿 欧元，2021增长11.0%）、卫生洁具（5.51 亿迪拉姆斯，约1.4亿欧元，增长4.1%）和 餐具（3.532亿迪拉姆特，增长38.9%）的 强劲核心业务增长，此外，自2022年6月1日交易结 束以来，由于与Kludi合并，水龙头（+2.765亿迪拉 姆士）也有所增长。其他非核心部门的收入增长了 25.4%，达到1.392亿迪拉姆，主要受公司陶瓷原材 料贸易业务的推动。

哈伊马角陶瓷集团在盈利方面也取得了非常积极 的结果。息税折旧摊销前利润总额增长15.1% ，达 到5.772亿迪拉姆（约1.47亿欧元），净利润增长 19.8%，达到3.401亿迪拉姆，创下公司历史新高。

RAK陶瓷集团首席执行 官Abdallah Massaad 表示：“尽管目前的宏观 经济状况以高通胀和持 续的能源危机为标志，但 我们还是取得了显著的成 果。”。“我们成功地将 毛利率水平维持在36.1% ，这主要是由于我们在 2022年提高了生产效率 和优化了利用率。增长受 到沙特提高关税、更高的 投入成本和能源挑战的阻 碍；尽管如此，我们正在 努力克服这些挑战，在某 些情况下已经看到了恢复 的迹象。”

Abdallah Massaad

cerned, in the UAE, revenue increased by 19.7% in 2022. The strong performance was bolstered by solid market fundamentals. Retail expansion, launch of e-commerce, increased participation in international fairs, among other initiatives, resulted in further brand visibility and strengthened positioning.

In Saudi Arabia, revenue grew by 9.0%, driven by growth in retail and projects despite the 12% custom duty charges. The focus remains on offering premium products, securing mega projects and expanding the retail footprint.

In Europe, revenue increased by 3.5% (or by 14.5% in local currency). Given the slowdown in economic activity and albeit the applied price increases in 2022, the macroeconomic pressure weighed in on bottom-line performance; Q4 2022 financials, however, saw signs of relief, enabled by correction in exchange rates and decrease in freight rates.

In India, RAK Ceramics reported a revenue growth of 2.9% (or 9.3% in local currency). Efforts were maintained in expanding distributors’ network and increasing retail presence via showroom openings. The performance remained solid, driven by growth in the top line and improved efficiencies, although hindered by rising input and energy costs.

In Bangladesh, revenue recorded a slight drop of 1.2%. The macroeconomic challenges and the currency devaluation impacted top line growth, as revenue is seen increasing by 8.8% YoY in local currency. Gas supply shortages experienced from 17 September to 7 December 2022 caused production disruptions, weighing in further on its bottom-line performance. In the Middle East (excluding UAE and KSA), revenue increased by 22.2% mainly due to the increase in brand exposure and growth in distribution network.

❱ Expansionary projects

Operationally, RAK Ceramics continued to progress in its expansionary projects both in the UAE and on multiple greenfield fronts in Bangladesh (for tiles and faucets) and in Saudi Arabia (for tiles).

In the UAE, the tiles enhancement project is in progress and production is set to begin in Q1 2023 for 5 million square metres of porcelain tiles. The sanitaryware capacity enhancement has also been completed and production has commenced, with full utilization of additional capacity (260,000 pieces) planned to be reached by Q3 2023. The tableware capacity expansion of an additional 10 million pieces is still underway, with commercial production estimated for Q3 2023. ✕

瓷砖和卫生洁具的市场结果在阿联酋，2022年的收入 增长了19.7% 。强劲的表现得益于稳固的市场基本面。 零售业的扩张、电子商务的推出、对国际博览会的更 多参与等举措，进一步提高了品牌知名度并加强了定 位。

在沙特阿拉伯，尽管征收了12%的关税，但由于零售和 工程项目的增长，收入增长了9.0% 。重点关注仍然是 提供优质产品、确保大型项目和扩大零售范围。 在欧洲，收入增长了3.5%（以当地货币计算增长了 14.5%）。鉴于经济活动放缓，尽管2022年出现了价格 上涨，但宏观经济压力影响了盈利表现；然而，由于汇 率调整和运费下降，2022年第四季度的财务状况出现 了缓解迹象。

在印度，RAK 陶瓷的 收入增长了2.9%（以当地货币计 算为9.3%）。通过设立展厅，继续努力扩大经销商网 络和增加零售业务。尽管受到投入和能源成本上升的 阻碍，但受利润增长和效率提高的推动，业绩保持稳 定。

在孟加拉国，收入略有下降1.2% 。宏观经济挑战和货 币贬值影响了利润增长，以当地货币计算，收入同比增 长8.8%。2022年9月17日至12月7日期间出现的天然气 供应短缺导致生产中断，进一步影响了盈利表现。

在中东地区（不包括阿联酋和沙特阿拉伯），收入增长 了22.2%，主要原因是品牌曝光度的增加和分销网络 的增长。

❱ 扩建项目

在运营方面，RAK陶瓷在阿联酋、孟加拉国（瓷砖和水 龙头）和沙特阿拉伯（瓷砖）的多个绿色开发区的扩张 性项目继续取得进展。

在阿联酋，瓷砖扩建项目正在进行中，预计将于2023 年第一季度开始生产500万平方米的瓷砖。卫生洁具产 能的提升也已完成，并已投产，计划在2023年第三季 度前充分利用额外产能（26万件）。新增1000万件餐 具的产能扩建仍在进行中，预计2023年第三季度将实 现商业化生产。 ✕

Despite the problems caused by spiralling costs, in 2022 the Italian ceramic tile industry succeeded in maintaining its production, sales and export volumes stable at the previous year’s levels.

According to the preliminary end-of-year results compiled by Prometeia and presented by Confindustria Ceramica in December, Italy produced about 448 million square metres of ceramic tiles in 2022, up 3% on the previous year, while total sales amounted to around 458 million sqm (up 0.7% on 2021 and 13% on 2019). Some 364 million sqm of this output was exported (+0.2%) and more than 93 million sqm was sold on the domestic market (+2.6%)

The Italian market accounted for 20% of the total share, while 48% was sold in EU markets and 32% in non-EU markets. Sales increased in the Gulf region and the Far East, remained stable in Western Europe, the Balkans and Latin America, and contracted in Eastern Europe and NAFTA.

The increase in selling prices introduced to compensate for the higher overall production costs pushed total sales revenues up 16.4% to around €7.2 billion compared to €6.2 billion in 2021 . The average overall selling price rose from 13.5 €/sqm to about 15.7 €/sqm and the export price from 14.3 €/sqm to 16.7 €/sqm.

The biggest challenge faced by the Italian ceramic tile industry in 2022 in terms of costs was without question the soaring

尽管成本不断攀升造成了问题，但在2022年，意大利 瓷砖行业成功地将其生产、销售和出口量稳定在前一 年的水平。

根据Prometeia汇编并由意大利陶瓷工业联盟 Confindustria Ceramica于12月公布的初步结果， 意大利2022年生产了约4.48亿平方米的瓷砖，与上一 年相比增长3%，总销售额约为4.58亿平方米（比2021 年增长0.7%，比2019年增长13%）。其中出口约占3.64 亿平方米（比去年增加0.2%），在国内市场销售超过 9300万平方米（比去年增加2.6%）。

意大利市场占总份额的20%，欧盟市场占48%，非欧盟 市场占32%。海湾地区和远东地区的销量有所增长， 西欧、巴尔干半岛和拉丁美洲的销量保持稳定，东欧 和北美自由贸易协定的销量有所下降。

销售价格的上涨弥补了整体生产成本的上涨，使 总销 售收入从2021的62亿欧元增至72亿欧元左右，增长了 16.4%。整体平均售价从13.5欧元/平方米上升至15.7 欧元/平方平方米左右，出口价格从14.3欧元/平方米上 升至16.7欧元/平米。

就成本而言，2022年意大利瓷砖行业面临的最大挑

Lea Ceramiche

La Fabbrica

Paola Giacomini - p.giacomini@tiledizioni.it

意大利瓷砖行业在2022年经受住了考验

The Italian ceramic tile industry weathers the storm in 2022

energy prices, which according to Confindustria Ceramica’s calculations placed an extra cost burden on the sector’s companies of more than €1 billion for the thermal energy component alone. These higher costs were offset not only by price adjustments but also by government incentives in the form of energy and gas tax credits.

Confindustria Ceramica chairman Giovanni Savorani gave us a more detailed analysis of the sector’s mood and state of health.

CWR: Mr Savorani, was 2022 on the whole a better or worse year than you had expected?

GIOVANNI SAVORANI: Based on the figures, it is clear that the results were better than we might have anticipated a year ago, when the outbreak of the war in Ukraine had raised fears of a far more critical scenario. Many things played out more positively than expected. Despite all the difficulties and soaring costs, we were able to rapidly replace Ukrainian raw materials without sacrificing quality. Moreover, market demand remained strong at least for the first half of the year, despite a more than 16% increase in our selling prices.

CWR: Even allowing for the increase in revenue generated by the higher selling prices, in 2022 you maintained the record 2021 results driven by the post-Covid recovery.

战无疑是能源价格的飙升，根据意大利陶瓷工业联盟 Confindustria Ceramica的计算，仅热能部分就给

意大利陶瓷企业带来了超过10亿欧元的额外成本负 担。这些更高的成本不仅被产品销售价格的调整所抵 消，还被政府实施的能源和天然气税收抵免激励措施 所抵消。

意大利陶瓷工业联盟Confindustria Ceramica主席 Giovanni Savorani对该行业的氛围和健康状况进行 了更详细的分析。

CWR：Savorani先生，2022年总的来说是比你预期 的好还是差？

Savorani：根据2022年的生产和销售数据，很明显 结果比我们一年前预期的要好，当时俄乌战争的爆发 引发了人们对更危急情况的担忧。许多事情的结果比 预期的要积极。尽管困难重重并成本飙升，但我们能 够在不牺牲质量的情况下迅速找到替换乌克兰的原材 料。此外，尽管我们的售价上涨了16%以上，但至少在 今年上半年，市场需求仍然强劲。

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Giovanni Savorani

G. SAVORANI: That’s right. Volume figures for production, sales and exports were all above the 2019 pre-Covid levels.

CWR: The resilience of exports also demonstrates that Italian products continue to be appreciated in the high-end markets. Does this mean that your policy of offering high quality products and services pays off?

G. SAVORANI: Definitely. Over the years, we have always highlighted just how much it costs in terms of investments to maintain a leadership position. It requires continuous innovation of products and their applications, a constant increase in the value of products, and a level of service that fulfils customers’ expectations, which over the past year has above all meant guaranteeing supplies. In a scenario in which all global producers have had to pass their higher production costs on to the market, having a high value-added product to start with has made this less problematical, at least in some markets. Overall, Italy has managed to keep the increase in its average export selling price to just 2.4 €/sqm (from 14.3 to 16.7 €/sqm), a smaller rise than many of its competitors. This has enabled us to maintain our shares and even strengthen our position in some European markets as well as in the Far East and the Gulf region. In other areas, this has simply not been possible.

CWR: Are you referring to the US market?

G. SAVORANI: Specifically, yes. Last year, our exports by volumes to the USA fell by about 2.8% compared to the overall 2% decrease in tile imports into the country according to the latest data from the US Department of Commerce. Although we performed better than other European competitors, the US market is seeing a surge in local production (partly controlled by Italian groups) and an increase in imports from neighbouring Mexico and even more significantly from India, which is gradually taking over the position formerly occupied by China.

CWR: Are the risks the same?

G. SAVORANI: That remains to be seen.

CWR: Regarding this, would you say that the EU has been sufficiently proactive in applying anti-dumping duties on Indian products?

G. SAVORANI: The European Commission gave final approval for these duties at the beginning of February for a period of five years. But I think that their real impact on the market will be virtually non-existent as we are talking about duties of between 6.7% and 8.7% on products that cost just over €3 per square metre. What does surprise me is the difference in treatment towards imports from Turkey which are also subject to duties, in some cases as high as 20.9%.

CWR: Let’s return to your results. Last year’s strong performance was the combination of an excellent first half of the year and a second half that was clearly impacted by the slowdown in global demand. Are there fears that this negative phase will become even more acute or long term?

G. SAVORANI: Not really, or at least the indications don’t appear to be so alarming. For sure, global demand

CWR：即使考虑到较高的销售价格带来的收入增长，在 2022年意大利仍保持了在疫情后复苏推动下的2021年 创下的业绩记录。

G.Savorani：没错。生产、销售和出口的数量数字均高 于2019年疫情前水平。

CWR：出口的弹性也表明意大利产品在高端市场上继 续受到赞赏。这是否意味着你们提供高质量产品和服务 的策略得到了回报？

G.Savorani：当然。多年来我们一直强调需要多少投资 来保持领导地位。它需要产品及其应用的不断创新，产 品价值的不断提高，以及满足客户期望的服务水平。要 做到以上这些，这意味着我们在过去的一年里首先要保 证供应。在所有全球生产商都不得不将更高的生产成 本转嫁给市场的情况下，至少在一些市场上，拥有高附 加值的产品一开始就减少这一问题。总的来说，意大利 成功地将其平均出口售价的涨幅保持在2.4欧元/平方 米（从14.3欧元/平方米升到16.7欧元/平方平方米），这 一涨幅要低于许多竞争对手。这使我们能够保持我们的 份额，甚至提高我们在一些欧洲市场以及远东和海湾 地区的地位。在其他领域，这根本不可能。

CWR：你指的是美国市场吗？

G.Savorani：具体来说，是的。根据美国商务部的最新 数据，去年，我们对美国的出口量下降了约2.8%，而对 美国的瓷砖进口量总体下降了2%。尽管我们的表现比 其他欧洲竞争对手好，但美国本土市场的瓷砖产量激增 （部分工厂隶属于意大利集团），从邻国墨西哥的进口 增加，从印度的进口增加更为显著，印度正在逐步取代 以前由中国占据的地位。

CWR：风险相同吗？

G.Savorani：这还有待观察，如果2022年印度对美国 的进口量增长30%，我不会感到惊讶，那么这将会是奥 兰多举行的Coverings展览上最大的话题之一。

CWR：关于这一点，你会说欧盟在对印度产品征收反倾 销税已经做得足够积极了？

G.Savorani：欧盟委员会于2月 初最终批准了这些关税，为期五 年。但我认为它们对市场的真正 影响几乎不存在，因为我们谈论 的是对每平方米价格略高于3欧 元的产品征收6.7%至8.7%的关 税。令我惊讶的是，从土耳其进 口的产品本来在待遇上是存在差 异的，但也要缴纳关税，在某些 情况下高达20.9%。

CWR：让我们回到你的结果上 来。去年的强劲表现是上半年表 现出色，下半年明显受到全球需 求放缓的影响。是否有人担心这

has contracted in general compared to a year ago, mainly due to rising inflation and the consequent slowdown in consumption that has impacted almost all economies. But as I mentioned earlier, this contraction has merely brought supply and demand back to the 2019 pre-Covid levels. According to several of our industry’s business leaders, the slowdown may continue until June followed by a return to a state of normality. In the meantime, companies that had emptied their warehouses are now replenishing them, while good levels of orders have been maintained in the first two months of 2023.

CWR: Are large size tiles and slabs continuing to play a key role?

G. SAVORANI: Absolutely. They are amongst the most prestigious of all high-end Italian products, and at a time of soaring production costs companies have wherever possible increased their output of products with greater added value and higher margins compared to more traditional product ranges that would have been less competitive.

CWR: So after overcoming the Covid crisis, would you say the Italian ceramic tile industry has also weathered the storm caused by spiralling costs?

G. SAVORANI: Yes, at least based on the industry’s overall figures. However, we must bear in mind that our industry is made up of companies of very different sizes – small, medium, large and very large – and they have not all had the same resources available to respond to such a severe threat to profitability. We will need to see the balance sheets to discover just how much companies’ margins have been squeezed. One factor that has really made a difference is whether or not companies had access to gas supply contracts with locked-in prices. In this connection, we mustn’t forget the importance of the Italian government’s support for energy-intensive companies in the form of energy and gas tax credits, particularly in terms of protecting jobs. In the Spanish district of Castellón, which did not have access to similar incentives, more than a thousand workers have already lost their jobs and thousands more have been temporarily laid off. Bear in mind that the cost of gas has risen much more in Europe than in the rest of the world, widening the competitive gap with respect to non-European companies.

CWR: On the subject of gas, for months now the Italian ceramic industry has been urging the government to increase the use of national resources.

G. SAVORANI: In Italy the energy crisis requires above all structural measures, such as allocating a higher share of domestic natural gas to gas-intensive sectors. It is to be hoped, however, that the prices will be proportionate to extraction costs and not (as appears to be the policy) set on the basis of TTF prices.

This would have the additional benefit of immediately reducing CO2 emissions associated with gas imports and would allow companies in non-electrifiable sectors to maximise their investments in production process decarbonisation. ✕

种消极阶段会变得更加严重或长期消极？ G.Savorani：并不完全如此，或者至少这些迹象看起 来没有那么令人担忧。可以肯定的是，与一年前相比， 全球需求总体上有所收缩，主要是由于通货膨胀加剧和 随之而来的消费放缓，几乎所有经济体都受到了影响。 但正如我早些时候提到的那样，这种收缩只不过将供 应和需求带回了2019年疫情前水平。根据我们行业的 几位企业家的看法，经济放缓可能会持续到6月，然后 恢复正常状态。与此同时，已经清空库存的公司现在正 在补充库存，而2023年前两个月的订单保持在良好水 平。

CWR：大尺寸瓷砖和陶瓷板是否继续发挥关键作用？ G.Savorani：当然。它们是意大利所有高端产品中最 负盛名的产品之一，在生产成本飙升的时候，公司尽可 能增加产品产量，这些产品具有更高的附加值和更高的 利润率，而不是那些竞争力较弱的传统产品系列。 CWR：那么，在克服了新冠疫情危机之后，你是否认为 意大利瓷砖行业也经受住了成本飙升带来的一系列问 题？

G.Savorani：是的，至少从行业的总体数据来看是这 样。然而，我们必须记住，我们的行业是由规模非常不 同的公司——小型、中型、大型和超大型公司——组 成的，它们并没有相同的资源来应对盈利能力这种严 重的威胁。我们需要查看企业的资产负债表，才能发 现他们的利润率受到多大程度的挤压。真正产生影响 的一个因素是，公司是否能够获得价格锁定的天然气 供应合同。在这方面，我们不能忘记意大利政府以能 源和天然气税收抵免的形式支持能源密集型公司的重 要性，特别是在保护就业方面。在西班牙卡斯特利翁 产区，由于没有获得类似的激励措施，已有1000多名 工人失业，另有数千人被暂时解雇。请记住，欧洲的天 然气成本上涨幅度远高于世界其他地区，这扩大了与 非欧洲企业的竞争差距。

CWR：在天然气问题上，几个月来，意大利陶瓷行业一 直在敦促政府增加国家资源的 利用。

G.Savorani：在意大利，能源

危机首先需要采取结构性措 施，例如将国内更高份额的天然 气分配给天然气密集型行业。 然而，希望价格与开采成本成比 例，而不是（正如政策所示）基 于TTF价格制定。

这将带来立即减少与天然气进 口相关的二氧化碳排放的额外 好处，并使非电气化行业的公司 能够最大限度地提高对生产过 程脱碳的投资。

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World sanitaryware exports and imports

Luca Baraldi, MECS / Acimac Research Dept. (l.baraldi@mecs.org)

World ceramic sanitaryware import/export flows grew by 81% from 2.16 million to 3.9 million tonnes over the period 20102021, corresponding to a compound annual growth rate of 5.6%. The positive trend that lasted for almost the entire decade (with the sole exception of 2020 due to the pandemic) was further strengthened by the strong recovery in exports observed in all geographical areas of production and in the largest exporting countries in 2021 (+16.5% on 2020)

Asia further consolidated its position as the world’s largest sanitaryware exporter, increasing its share of world exports to 64.6% thanks to 19% growth to 2.5 million tonnes. This development was the combined result of rebounds experienced by all the major Asian exporters, namely China, India, Thailand, Vietnam and Iran.

Exports from the European Union , the world’s second largest exporter, also grew by 13% to 552,000 tonnes. Poland, Germany and Portugal, the three largest sanitaryware exporters in the EUaccounting for almost half of total EU exports, increased their exports by between 10.5% and 26%.

Exports from North America (NAFTA) remained in positive territory (379,000 tonnes, up 2.9% on 2020), despite the de-

2010年至2021年期间，世界陶瓷卫生洁具进出口流 量从216万吨增长到 390万吨，增长了81%，复合年

增长率为5.6%。这一积极趋势几乎持续了整个十年 (2020年因疫情影响除外)，所有卫生洁具产地和最 大出口国的出口在2021年强劲复苏(比2020年增长 16.5%)，进一步加强了这一趋势。

亚洲 进一步巩固了其作为世界最大卫生洁具出口国 的地位，增长了19%至250万吨，占世界出口的份额 增加到64.6%。这一发展是所有亚洲主要出口国，即 中国、印度、泰国、越南和伊朗均出现反弹的综合结 果。

世界第二大出口国 欧盟 的出口量也增长了13%，达到 55.2万吨。波兰、德国和葡萄牙是欧盟最大的三个卫 生洁具出口国，占欧盟总出口量的近一半，出口量增 长了10.5%至26%。

尽管墨西哥的出口量下降了1.3%，但 北美 (NAFTA) 的出口量仍保持正增长(37.9万吨，比2020年增长

1 - EXPORTS OF SANITARYWARE BY AREA (TONS)

crease in Mexico (-1.3%).

Exports from non-EU European countries registered a significant growth (+18.6% to 279,000 tonnes), thanks to the increase in exports from Turkey (203,000 tonnes, up 22.3%). Next came South America (100,000 tonnes, +26.7%) and Africa (75,000 tonnes, +17.2%).

A glance at the 11-year period as a whole provides a clear picture of how exports have evolved in each area and in particular reveals the growth of Asia, whose exports have more than doubled from 1.1 to 2.5 million tonnes (CAGR 2021/2010 +7.9%). Asia’s percentage share of global exports has risen from 51% in 2010 to the current figure of 64.6%, winning shares from almost all the other regions.

By contrast, EU exports have remained stable at around 522,000 tonnes compared to the volumes exported in 2010, equivalent to a contraction in the region’s share of world trade from 24.2% to 14.1%. The NAFTA region’s share fell from 12.4% to 9.7% despite an overall 41% growth in exports over the 11-year period. South America, which in 2010 accounted for 4.6% of world exports, saw its share drop to 2.5%, while volumes remained stable over the 11-year period. The only ex-

2.9%)。非欧盟欧洲国家 的出口量大幅增长(增长 18.6%至27.9万吨)，这主要得益于土耳其出口量的增 加(20.3万吨，增长22.3%)。其次是 南美(10万吨，增 长26.7%)和 非洲(7.5万吨，增长17.2%)。

纵观过去11年，可以清楚地看到每个地区的出口发展 情况，特别是亚洲的增长，其出口量从110万吨增加 到250万吨，增长了一倍多(2021/2010年复合年增 长率增长7.9%)。亚洲在全球出口中所占的比例已从 2010年的51%上升到目前的64.6%，几乎超过了其他 所有地区。

相比之下，与2010年的出口量相比，欧盟的出口量稳 定在52.2万吨左右，相当于该地区在世界贸易中的份 额从24.2%收缩到14.1%。北美自由贸易协定地区的 份额从12.4%降至9.7%，尽管在11年期间，该地区的出 口总体增长了41%。2010年占世界出口4.6%的南美的 份额下降到2.5%，而这11年期间的出口量保持稳定。 唯一的例外是非欧盟的欧洲国家和非洲。在过去的

2 - THE TOP EXPORTING COUNTRIES (TONS)

ceptions were non-EU European countries and Africa. NonEU Europe saw its share of world exports rise from 6.1% to 7.1% over the 11-year period thanks to a 111% increase in export volumes, while Africa’s exports grew by 110% over the period, raising its share of global trade from 1.7% to 1.9%.

The 2021 ranking of the top 10 exporter countries remained unchanged from 2020 in terms of positions, but saw Russia exit and Iran enter in tenth place.

China continued to top the rankings in 2021 with 1.98 million tonnes (up 16% on 2020 and up from 902,000 tonnes in 2010, equivalent to a CAGR of +8.1%). China alone accounted for 78% of Asian exports and 50% of world exports.

Mexico, the second largest exporter country with an 8.4% share of global exports, suffered a 1.3% fall in its exports in 2021 to 329,000 tonnes. Buoyed by 54% growth on 2020 from

11年里，非欧盟欧洲地区的出口增长了111%，占世界 出口的份额从6.1%上升到7.1%，而非洲的出口增长了 110%，占全球贸易的份额从1.7%上升到1.9%。

2021年 前十大出口国 的排名与2020年相比没有变 化，但俄罗斯退出排名，伊朗进入第10位。

中国 在2021年以198万吨继续位居榜首(比2020年增 长16%，高于2010年的90.2万吨，相当于8.1%的复合 年增长率)。仅中国一国就占亚洲出口的78%和世界出 口的50%。

墨西哥 是第二大出口国，占全球出口量的8.4%，其 2021年的出口量下降了1.3%，至32.9万吨。由于2020 年从17.2万吨增长到26.4万吨的54%，印度 仍然位

Source: Mecs / Acimac Research dept. on BSRIA and ITC data

172,000 to 264,000 tonnes, India remained in third place followed by Turkey with 203,000 tonnes (up 22% on 2020), then Thailand, Poland, Germany, Portugal and Vietnam. Overall, the 10 largest sanitaryware exporter countries accounted for 83% of global exports.

An analysis of 2021 imports to the various continents not only confirms Asia, North America and the European Union as the three regions accounting for the majority of sanitaryware imports but also reveals that they are almost level in terms of imported volumes: North America at 1.13 million tonnes (28.9% of global imports, +14.8% on 2020); Asia at 1.08 million tonnes (27.5% of global imports, +14.3% on 2020); and the EU at 970,000 tonnes (24.8% of global imports, +15.6% on 2020). Imports to Africa (+15.5%), South America (+51.5%) and non-EU European countries (+14.7%) also saw very positive growth.

EXPORTS BY AREA (SHARES IN % - 2010 VS. 2021) area

(quote % - 2010 vs. 2021 )

居第三，其次是 土耳其 (20.3万吨，比2020年增长 22%)，然后是泰国、波兰、德国、葡萄牙和越南。总 体而言，10个最大的卫生洁具出口国占全球出口的 83%。

对 2021年各大洲的进口进行的分析不仅证实了亚洲、 北美和欧盟是卫生洁具 进口的三个主要地区，而且还 表明，就进口量而言，这三个地区几乎持平：北美 为 113万吨（占全球进口的28.9%，2020年为14.8%）； 亚洲为108万吨（占全球进口的27.5%，比2020年增 长14.3%）；欧盟 为97万吨（占全球进口的24.8%，比 2020年增长15.6%）。

非洲（增长15.5%）、南美洲（增长51.5%）和 非欧盟欧洲 国家（增长14.7%）的进口也出现了非常积极的增长。

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IMPORTS BY AREA (SHARES IN % - 2010 VS. 2021 ) area

integrated areas (same continent of production) - % share 2021 esportazioni rispetto al continente di produzione - 2021

FIG. 2 - SANITARYWARE IMPORTS BY AREA (SHARES IN % - 2010 VS. 2021)

FIG. 1 - SANITARYWARE EXPORTS BY AREA (SHARES IN % - 2010 VS. 2021)

The 2021 rankings of the 10 largest sanitaryware importing countries saw some new entries and changes in positioning with respect to the previous year. Overall, the ten largest sanitaryware importers accounted for 51% of global sanitaryware imports (2 million tonnes).

In 2021, the United States was once again the world’s biggest sanitaryware importer with 931,000 tonnes (11.2% up on 2020). It retained a strong lead over all other importer countries with 23.8% of world imports, as well as almost all (83%) of imports to the NAFTA region. This marks the continuation of a longstanding record considering that in 2010 the USA imported more than 500,000 tonnes, 23% of world imports.

Korea climbed to second place, importing 157,000 tonnes (+23.4% on 2020), narrowly ahead of Germany (155,000 tonnes, +7.6%), followed by the France (150,000 tonnes, +20.4%), Canada (138,000 tonnes, +29.4%), United Kingdom and Spain. Vietnam, Italy and the Philippines entered the rankings in place of Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and India.

Germany and Vietnam rank among both the top 10 exporters and the top 10 importers of sanitaryware both with higher import than export volumes.

与前一年相比，2021年十 大卫生洁具进口国 的排名 出现了一些新的国家，各 国的排名也发生了一些变 化。总体而言，十大卫生 洁具进口商占全球卫生 洁具进口量(200万吨)的 51%。

2021年，美国 再次成为世

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One final point of interest is the analysis of the main export destinations with respect to the geographical areas of production. Four out of seven areas sell the vast majority of their exports within their own geographical regions or continents: 96.5% of North American exports remain in the NAFTA region; 94% of Oceania’s exports remain in Oceania; 84% of the European Union’s exports are sold in EU markets; and 77.9% of South American exports are shipped to other Latin American countries.

At the other extreme, 88% of exports from non-EU Europe are sold in other regions, particularly the EU (Turkey’s largest export market). Likewise, 75% of African exports are sold outside Africa and Asia ships 61% of its exports outside the Asian continent thanks to the ability of China to reach almost all areas of the world.

界上最大的卫生洁具进 口国，进口量为931000 吨（比2020年增长11.2% ）。美国以23.8%的世界 进口量，以及几乎全部 (83%)的北美自由贸易协 定(NAFTA)地区进口量， 远远领先于其他所有进口 国。2010年美国进口了超 过50万吨卫生洁具，占世 界进口量的23%，这是美 国卫生洁具进口量稳居榜 首的标志。

韩国 攀升至第二位，进口 15.7万吨（比2020年增 长23.4%），略高于德国 （15.5万吨，增长7.6%）， 其次是 法国（15万吨，增 幅20.4%）、加拿大（13.8 万吨，涨幅29.4%）、英国 和西班牙。越南、意大利

Export inside and outside integrated areas (same continent of production) - % share 2021 Destinazione

esportazioni rispetto al continente di produzione - 2021

和菲律宾取代沙特阿拉 伯、尼日利亚和印度进入 榜单。

德国和越南都是卫生洁具 的前十大出口国和前十大 进口国，进口量均高于出 口量。

最后一个值得关注的点是 对 各大主要产区出口目的 地 的分析。7个地区中有4 个地区的绝大部分出口都 在其所在的地理区域或大 陆内销售：北美96.5%的 出口仍在北美自由贸易协 定地区；大洋洲94%的出 口仍在大洋洲；欧盟84% 的出口产品销往欧盟市 场；77.9%的南美出口产品 运往其他拉丁美洲国家。 另外，88%的非欧盟欧洲 出口产品在其他地区销 售，特别是欧盟(土耳其 最大的出口市场)。同样， 非洲75%的出口产品销往 非洲以外，亚洲61%的出 口产品销往亚洲大陆以 外，这得益于中国产品几 乎可以出口到世界所有地 区。 5

FIG. 1 - SANITARYWARE EXPORTS BY AREA (SHARES IN % - 2010 VS. 2021) Export di sanitari per area geografica (quote % - 2010 vs. 2021 ) la torta del 2010 è uguale a cwr 144

FIG. 2 - SANITARYWARE IMPORTS BY AREA (SHARES IN % - 2010 VS. 2021 ) Import di sanitari per area geografica

FIG. 3 - EXPORTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE INTEGRATED AREAS (SAME CONTINENT OF PRODUCTION) - % SHARES 2021

Safer and more versatile and sustainable tunnel kilns

The continuous ceramic sanitaryware kilns developed by Sacmi-Riedhammer combine the advantages of higher output and lower consumption while allowing for a customised approach to innovation in keeping with market and product trends and social and environmental conditions.

Sacmi-RH tunnel kilns make a vital contribution to energy efficiency and productivity and have evolved in recent years to achieve greater versatility, a drastic reduction in consumption and an ability to adapt to the general trend towards factory automation

❱ On/off & low/high production

Historically designed to operate 24/7 at full load, tunnel kilns for firing ceramic sanitaryware are now evolving in a quite different direction. For example, they can be switched off at weekends and above all allow for dynamic and flexible load management according to production trends and market requirements.

While the idea is simple, implementation requires specific design solutions to reduce diseconomies when the kiln is shut down and to allow it to be used dynamically according to real production requirements. One interesting approach to flexi-

Sacmi-Riedhammer开发的连续陶瓷卫生陶瓷窑炉 结合了高产量和低消耗的优势，同时允许根据市场和产 品趋势以及社会和环境条件进行定制化创新。

Sacmi-RH隧道窑对能源效率和生产力做出了重要贡 献，近年来不断发展，实现了更高的 多功能性 ，大幅降 低了消耗，并能够适应工厂自动化的总体趋势。

❱ 开/关和低/高产量

历史上，用于烧制陶瓷卫生用品的隧道窑设计为全天 候满负荷运行，现在正朝着完全不同的方向发展。例 如，它们可以在周末关闭，最重要的是允许根据生产趋 势和市场需求进行 动态和灵活的生产管理。

虽然这个想法很简单，但实施起来需要具体的设计解 决方案，以减少窑炉关闭时的导致成本增加的因素，并 允许它根据实际生产需求动态使用。灵活生产的一个 有趣方法是设计能够 仅使用其部分装机容量运行的连 续式窑炉。

例如，通过采用模块化设计和对不同区域的独立管

Sacmi Sanitaryware Division (Imola, Italy))

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更安全、更通用、更可持续的隧道窑

ble production involves designing continuous kilns capable of operating using only part of their installed capacity

For example, by adopting modular design and independent management of the different areas, just an 80-metre section of a 100-metre long kiln can be used to handle a given production flow at a given time. This means that 20% of the kiln can be left turned off without affecting the overall efficiency of the process.

❱ The environmental factor

With thousands of machines installed in the factories of leading industry players worldwide, Sacmi-Riedhammer’s sales and customer service network makes a real difference in terms of the ability to meet customers’ needs with specific design solutions.

Examples include the solutions adopted to eliminate kiln purge time after an unexpected stoppage (for example due to a power failure, which in some countries may even occur several times a day). The new design together with the configuration of the gas train and the safety systems adopted makes it possible to avoid the purge process while fully complying with applicable safety standards

The kiln is designed to ensure both operator safety and environmental protection.

To avoid workplace accidents and the risk of industrial disasters caused by natural events (earthquakes, floods etc.), the Sacmi-Riedhammer range includes a series of specific optional devices such as gas leak detectors (the biggest risk in the event of an earthquake), ceramic fibre kiln linings and fire-fighting systems.

In the areas of the world most susceptible to these risks, where specific regulations are often in force, numerous Sacmi-RH kilns have already been supplied with this type of equipment.

❱ Safety and performance

On modern Sacmi-RH kilns, safety and performance go handin-hand. This means using materials certified according to international standards such as EN, JIS, OSHA and FM. Furthermore, the materials used to build the kilns are free from exposed volatile fibres, they do not produce harmful dust, and

理，100米长的窑炉中只有80米的部分可以在给定的时 间用于处理给定的生产流程。这意味着可以关闭20% 的窑炉，而不会影响整个过程的效率。

❱ 环境因素

凭借全球领先行业的企业工厂安装的数千台机 器，Sacmi Riedhammer的销售和客户服务网络在通 过特定设计解决方案满足客户需求方面发挥了真正的 作用。

例如，在 意外停机(例如由于电力故障，在一些国家甚至 可能一天发生几次)后采取的解决方案，以 消除前后气 体的置换时间 。新的设计加上燃气阀组的配置和采用 的安全系统，可以避免停窑，同时完全符合适用的安全 标准。

窑炉的设计确保了操作人员的安全和环保。为了避免工 作场所事故和自然事件(地震，洪水等)造成的工业灾害 的风险，Sacmi-Riedhammer系列包括一系列特定 的可选设备，如气体泄漏探测器(地震发生时最大的风 险)，陶瓷纤维窑炉内衬和消防系统。在世界上最容易受 到这些风险影响的地区，这些地区往往有具体的条例， 许多Sacmi-RH窑炉已经配备了这种类型的设备。

System for recovering heat from the kiln

they are made with a minimal quantity of VOCs (volatile organic compounds).

Moreover, thanks to the technical and design consultancy of Sacmi’s Filtering, Energy & Environment Division, the kiln can be supplied together with complete systems for heat recovery and exhaust gas filtering. The main advantage of these solutions is the possibility of radically improving the factory’s energy and environmental performance. Overall, the combined installation of kiln heat recovery systems can lead to energy savings of up to 25% compared to a factory where the dryers and spray-dryers are powered exclusively by natural gas. As regards emissions, Sacmi’s filtering systems are capable of controlling a wide range of substances, from inorganic compounds such as acidic gases (which are treated with bag filters) to the latest solutions for the treatment of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) carried out by a self-recovering after-burner system with more than 95% efficiency

The different types of plant can be installed in a combined setup to achieve the best results during production.

❱ Smart solutions & automation

As mentioned, one of the advantages of the Sacmi-Riedhammer approach is that it delivers tailor-made innovations capable of responding to the real needs of customers and the market.

One of these is the development of a multilayer kiln design, a configuration that enables the machine’s efficiency to be increased while reducing its specific consumption

In certain production conditions, the multilayer configuration can provide a solution to the need for flexibility during firing, allowing the kiln to be used at full capacity even with complex and diversified production mixes

❱ 安全性和性能

当前Sacmi-RH 的窑炉安全性和性能是相辅相成的。 这意味着需要使用根据EN、JIS、OSHA和FM等国际 标准认证的材料。此外，用于建造窑炉的材料不含暴 露的挥发性纤维，不会产生有害粉尘，并且使用最低 量的挥发性有机化合物。

此外，得益于 Sacmi的过滤、能源和环境部门 的技术 和设计辅助，该窑炉可以与完整的热回收和废气过滤 系统一起供应。这些解决方案的主要优点是可以从根 本上改善工厂的能源和环境性能。

总的来说，与干燥窑和喷雾干燥塔完全由天然气供电 的工厂相比，窑炉热回收系统 的组合安装可以节省高 达25%的能源。

在排放方面，Sacmi的过滤系统能够控制各种各样 的物质，从 无机化合物 如酸性气体(用袋式过滤器处 理)到最新的 挥发性有机化合物 (VOCs)处理解决方 案，该解决方案由自动后燃烧器系统执行，效率超过 95% 。

不同类型的设备可以安装在一个组合装置中，以在生 产过程中获得最佳效果。

❱ 智能解决方案和自动化

如前所述，Sacmi Riedhammer技术的优势之一是 它提供量身定制的创新，能够满足客户和市场的真实 需求。其中之一是开发了多层窑炉设计，这种配置可

以提高设备的效率，同时降低其特定的消耗。

Multilayer kiln design

This can be done for example by combining the different loading deck heights (as when simultaneously firing WCs and washbasins) or using mixed loading decks that share different levels. Furthermore, the availability of automatic loading/unloading systems can overcome the potential disadvantage of a vertical configuration (i.e. the need to control several loading levels). In general, Sacmi-Riedhammer’s tunnel kilns are perfectly suited to the modern fully automatic factory concept , an approach that until recently was almost exclusively restricted to roller kilns. Once again, this has been achieved thanks to the availability of automatic loading/unloading systems, LGV product transport systems and in general the increased use of robotics and smart handling systems for stages ranging from casting to palletisation.

Another Sacmi solution for smart factory management is the HERE factory supervisor, which features advanced MES (manufacturing execution system) functions and KPI (key performance indicator) monitoring for the machine, plant or multiple interconnected production units. This involves an incremental and customised approach in which Sacmi acts as a digital partner by analysing the state of the factory and the concrete and measurable advantages that can be achieved by installing the software.

❱ From energy management to the fuels of the future

Sacmi-Riedhammer kilns can be equipped with heat recovery systems designed by the Energy Division and are therefore intrinsically designed to recover as much heat as possible and re-use it inside the kiln or to power other machines or parts of the factory. Called EMS (energy management system), it is a state-of-the-art solution for minimising the kiln’s environmental impact.

在某些生产条件下，多层结构可以解决烧制过程中对 灵活性的需求，即使在生产复杂和多样化的产品时， 也可以满负荷使用窑炉。例如，可以通过组合不同的 承载垫板的高度（如同时烧制马桶和洗手盆时）或使 用不同高度的垫板来实现。此外，自动装载/卸载系统 的灵活性可以克服垂直结构的潜在缺点（即需要控制 多个垫板高度）。

总的来说，Sachi Riedhammer的隧道窑非常适合 现代全自动工厂概念，这种工艺在不久之前还几乎仅 用于辊道窑。再次，这要归功于自动装卸系统、LGV 激光导向车产品运输系统，以及从铸造到码垛等阶段 机器人和智能搬运系统的增加使用。

Sacmi智能工厂管理的另一个解决方案是 HERE 工厂 管理数字平台，它具有先进的MES（制造执行系统） 功能和KPI（关键性能指标）监控功能，可用于机器、 工厂或多个互连生产单元。这涉及到一种增量和定制 的方法，在这种方法中，Sacmi作为数字合作伙伴， 通过分析工厂的状态，以及通过安装软件实现的具体 和可衡量的优势。

❱ 从能源管理到燃料的发展

Sacmi-Riedhammer窑炉可以配备由能源部门设 计的热回收系统，因此 本质上设计为尽可能多地回收 热量并在窑内重新使用，或为工厂的其他机器或部件 提供动力 。它被称为

EMS(能源管理系统)

，是一种最 先进的解决方案，可以最大限度地减少窑炉对环境的 影响。

Kiln saturation with complex and varied production mixes

sanitaryware

The top-of-the-range model (EMS 400) offers a package of features including partial recovery of waste air which is redirected to the combustion system at a temperature of 400°C, enormously increasing efficiency.

However, this alone is not sufficient. Given the increasing social and regulatory attention to reducing CO2 emissions in most areas of the world, it has become necessary to redesign the kiln based on potential alternative fuels, electricity from renewable sources and hydrogen

Already today, the standard Riedhammer kiln would be capable of operating using up to 20% hydrogen mixed with natural gas (for example, one scenario that is gaining traction in Europe is the development of networks with hybrid natural gas and hydrogen distribution). With suitable modifications this percentage could be increased to 100%

Another R&D project currently in progress concerns the development of a new hybrid kiln capable of integrating electricity from a renewable source which could be used to heat items by convection inside the tunnel kiln in synergy with the other primary sources (natural gas, hydrogen or mixtures).

Crucially, Sacmi-Riedhammer is capable of adapting these technical developments according to the real availability of the new energy sources, while always putting the sanitaryware manufacturer’s needs first.

顶级型号(EMS 400)提供了一系列功能，包括部分回 收废气，这些废气在400°C的温度下被重新输送到 燃烧系统，极大地提高了效率。

然而，仅靠这一点是不够的。鉴于社会和监管部门越 来越重视减少世界大多数地区的二氧化碳排放，有 必要根据潜在的 替代燃料、可再生能源的电力和氢 气 重新设计窑炉。

如今，标准的Riedhammer窑炉将能够 使用高达 20%的氢气 与天然气混合运行（例如，在欧洲越来 越受欢迎的一种情况是开发具有混合天然气和氢气 分配的网络）。通过 适当的修改，这个百分比可以提 高到100% 。

目前正在进行的另一个研发项目涉及一种 新型混合 窑炉 的开发，这种混合窑炉能够整合来自可再生能 源的电力，可以与其他主要能源(天然气、氢气或混 合燃料)协同作用，通过隧道窑内的对流来烧制产 品。

至关重要的是，Sacmi-Riedhammer能够 根据新 能源的实际可用性调整这些技术发展，同时始终将 卫浴制造商的需求放在首位。 5

Media for digital glazing

what we control:

Rheology of the engobe/glaze

Surface tension

Binding properties

Interaction between the glaze drops and support

Sustainability as driver of change in the industry

Esmalglass-Itaca is driving change in the industry by focusing strongly on sustainability and promoting innovations that deliver added value and environmental benefits. Years of R&D efforts combined with the experience acquired working alongside customers who perform industrial-level digital glazing demonstrate the dedication and commitment of a company that places all its research results and technology at the service of the ceramic industry.

Esmalglass-Itaca’s sustainability commitment focuses on water, an essential building block of life that we cannot afford to waste. This led to the innovative new solution called DigitalGlass

This new water-based glazing solution is the result of a fully digital process capable of reducing water consumption as much as tenfold compared to traditional applications, as well as cutting emissions and consequently lowering the environmental impact of the ceramic production process. As the culmination of Esmalglass-Itaca’s longstanding commitment to water saving, DigitalGlass is more than just a new technology, it is a transformative process for the entire ceramic industry. Research has demonstrated that the use of water-based glazes not only reduces the environmental impact of the production process, but also leads to lower operating and logistics costs, a substantial improvement in product quality and aesthetics, and a significant reduction in product industrialisation time.

DigitalGlass eliminates waste in the glazing process, eliminates odours, improves surface quality, allows for digital reliefs, and

Esmalglass-Itaca 通过大力关注可持续性和促进 创新带来行业变革，从而带来附加值和环境效益。多 年的研发努力，加上与使用工业级数码釉的客户一起 工作所获得的经验，证明了一家公司的奉献精神和承 诺，Esmalglass-Itaca将其所有研究成果和技术用于 陶瓷行业。

Esmalglass Itaca的可持续发展承诺专注于水，这是 我们不能浪费的生命的重要组成部分。这就产生了名 为 DigitalGlass 的创新解决方案。

这种新的 水性釉料 解决方案是全数字化工艺的结果， 与传统应用相比，该工艺能够将 耗水量减少十倍 ， 同时减少排放，从而降低陶瓷生产过程对环境的影 响。作为 Esmalglass-Itaca 长期致力于节水的成 果，DigitalGlass 不仅仅是一项新技术，它还是整个 陶瓷行业的变革过程。研究表明，使用水性釉料不仅可 以减少生产过程对环境的影响，还可以降低运营和物 流成本，大幅提高产品质量和美观度，并显着缩短产品 工业化时间。

DigitalGlass 消除了施釉过程中的浪费和异味，提高 了表面装饰的质量，能够创造数字浮雕效果，并确保在 可实现的饰面方面具有更大的灵活性。这一创新解决

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可持续发展是行业变革的驱动力

ensures greater flexibility in terms of the finishes that can be achieved. This innovative solution also brings significant economic benefits for the ceramic industry as it allows for the reuse of excess material, it optimises material storage and it reduces personnel costs through more efficient control of the production process. These competitive advantages are also guaranteed by the certifications obtained from all the leading printhead manufacturers attesting to the quality of Esmalglass-Itaca’s water-based digital materials.

Esmalglass-Itaca presents a solution where water, sustainability and technology form a perfect combination to create new opportunities and advantages for customers, while protecting the environment worldwide. This commitment and philosophy allow Esmalglass-Itaca to stand out as a reference brand for its R&D activity, products and service at international level, always keeping in mind that a sustainable future is possible. 5

方案还为陶瓷行业带来了显著的经济效益，因为它允许 重复使用多余的材料，优化材料储存，并通过更有效地控 制生产过程来降低人员成本。

这些竞争优势也得到了所有领先打印头制造商认证的保 证，这些认证证明了Esmalglass Itaca的水性数码材料 的质量。

Esmalglass-Itaca 提出了一种解决方案，将水、可持续 性和技术完美结合，为客户创造新的机会和优势，同时保 护全球环境。这一承诺和理念使 Esmalglass-Itaca 在 国际层面的研发活动、产品和服务上脱颖而出，成为一个 参考品牌，始终牢记 可持续发展的未来 是可能的。 5

Following a lengthy period of experimentation, the digital application of water-based glazes and engobes is now becoming a widely established technique in the ceramic industry. In this process, on-demand technology is used to apply glaze droplets to the tile surface while controlling the machine’s jetting pressure.

Machine pressure and glaze and engobe viscosity play a key role in the successful adoption of this technology at an industrial level. The role of stabilising the droplets and controlling the surface tension is performed by the medium, which directly influences the interaction between the liquid phase of the glaze and the tile surface.

There is a direct relationship between the spreadability of a glaze and the interaction between the glaze droplets and the substrate. Achieving the correct working parameters is essential for ensuring the compactness and spreadability of the glaze layer. The choice of the right additive/medium is essential for achieving the desired surface quality and requires a knowledge of both production needs and chemical additives. The Printojet® SST series ensures optimal surface tension and rheology, as well as good binding power and lubricating properties. Surface tension is closely related to the wettabil-

经过长时间的实验，水性釉料与化妆土的数字化 应用现已成为陶瓷行业中一项广泛应用的技术。 在这个过程中，使用按需技术在瓷砖表面施加釉 滴，同时控制机器的喷射压力。

机器压力、釉料和化妆土的粘度对这项技术在工 业上的成功应用起着关键作用。

介质起着稳定液滴和控制表面张力的作用，它直 接影响釉料液相和瓷砖表面之间的相互作用。 釉料的铺展性与釉滴与基质之间的相互作用之间 存在直接关系。实现正确的工作参数对于确保釉 层的致密性和可铺展性至关重要。

选择合适的添加剂/介质对于实现所需的表面质 量至关重要，并且需要了解生产需求和化学添加 剂。

Printojet ® SST 系列可确保最佳的表面张力和流变 性，以及良好的粘合力和润滑性能。表面张力与液 体对给定表面的润湿性密切相关。在这种情况下，

RHEOLOGICAL DIAGRAM OF VISCOSITY AGAINST SHEAR RATE

Orange Curve:

Standard engobe (density1450 g/l, viscosity FC 4 mm 12 sec.)

Blue Curve:

Engobe with 3% Printojet® SST (density 1450 g/l, viscosity FC 4 mm 12 sec.)

橙色曲线：

标准化妆土（密度1450 克/升，粘度 FC 4 毫米 12秒）

蓝色曲线：

化妆土，3%Printojet SST（密度1450

克/升，粘度FC 4 毫米 12秒

Lamberti (Gallarate, Italy)

水性墨水和化妆土数字化应用的介质

Media for digital glazing with water-based glazes and engobes

ity of a given surface by a liquid. In this case, it describes the tendency of a water-based glaze droplets to spread out over the substrate. The correct values of glaze surface tension (determined by the Printojet® SST surfactants) therefore guarantee a high-quality surface in terms of spreadability and homogeneity.

❱ The important role of viscosity

Low-viscosity glazes and engobes (applied using airless techniques) have always been popular because they can be used over a wide range of densities and viscosities.

In digital glazing, these working parameters and the dosage of medium must be maintained within a narrower range. In particular, the viscosity values must be kept strictly constant to ensure stable production. Once this has been achieved, the technology brings numerous advantages including glaze optimisation, reduced waste, no need for inline extraction systems and a significant reduction in washing water usage and operator intervention.

The glazes and engobes are milled with water and Printojet® SST at dosages of between 3% and 5%. Alternatively, Printojet® SST can be added after mill discharge. Working densities are normally between 1350 and 1500 g/l with a viscosity range of 11-15 sec. with a 4 mm Ford cup.

The rheogram shows the flow curves for two engobes with the same viscosity (12 sec. with 4 mm Ford cup). The graph shows how viscosity changes (y-axis) with shear rate (x-axis). The engobe represented by the blue curve can be successfully applied using the digital glazing machine, whereas the engobe corresponding to the orange curve cannot guarantee correct application.

它展现了水性釉滴在基底上扩散的趋势。

因此，釉料表面张力的正确值（由Printojet ® SST 表面活性剂确定）保证了表面在铺展性和均匀性 方面的高质量。

❱ 粘度的重要作用

低粘度釉料和化妆土（使用无气技术应用）一直很 受欢迎，因为它们可以在不同密度和粘度下使用。 在数码施釉中，这些工作参数和介质剂量必须保 持在较窄的范围内。

特别是，粘度值必须严格保持恒定，以确保稳定的 生产。一旦实现了这一目标，该技术将带来许多优 势，包括釉料优化、减少浪费、不需要在线提取系 统，以及显著减少洗涤用水和操作员干预。

釉料和化妆土使用水和Printojet ® SST以3%至5% 的剂量研磨而成。或者，可以在磨机卸料后添加 Printojet ® SST。工作密度通常在1350和1500克/ 升之间，粘度范围为11-15秒，使用4毫米福特杯。

下面的流变图显示了具有相同粘度的两种化妆土 的流动曲线（12秒，4毫米福特杯）。该图显示了粘 度（y轴）如何随剪切速率（x轴）变化。

蓝色曲线所代表的化妆土可以使用数字喷釉机成 功应用，而与橙色曲线所对应的化妆土不能保证 正确应用 。 ✕

An integrated approach to large slab production

With their unique blend of functionality and aesthetics, porcelain slabs have pushed back the traditional boundaries of ceramic tiles as a floor and wall covering material. System Ceramics, a company owned by Coesia Group, is one of the leading players in the industry and has made a vital contribution to the success of these large-format surfaces by developing a pioneering process solution for the production of through-vein slabs . The company’s cutting-edge technologies are uniquely interconnected, ensuring a highly competitive end result in terms of functionality and aesthetics. The finished slabs now deliver far higher levels of through-body definition, strength, durability and versatility, making them suitable for use in the furniture and design sectors.

As part of its longstanding commitment to technological innovation, System Ceramics has incorporated factors such as sustainability and energy saving into its philosophy. This approach has led to the development of extremely high-performance decorating and pressing solutions that make a key contribution to the effectiveness of the complete slab production line. With the recent presentation of Genesis at Tecna 2022, System Ceramics has taken this industrial philosophy a step further and once again revolutionised the ceramic industry in terms of fields of application, aesthetics and above all synergy between the various processing stages. The futuristic vision that has always guided System Ceramics in the design of individual machines has prompted the company to focus on an all-round plant engineering concept that brings advantages in terms of both the finished product and the process as a whole

陶瓷大板以其独特的功能性和美学特性 的融合，打破了瓷砖作为地面和墙面装 饰材料的传统界限。System Ceramics 是Coesia集团旗下的一家公司，是陶瓷 行业的领导企业之一，通过开发用于生产通体大板 的开创性工艺解决方案，为大规格表面材料的成 功做出了重要贡献。该公司的尖端技术独特地相 互关联，确保在功能和美学方面具有高度竞争力。 成品陶瓷大板现在提供更高水平的通体效果，强 度，耐用性和多功能性，使其适合用于家具和设计 领域。

作为其长期致力于技术创新的一部分，System Ceramics已将可持续发展和节能等因素纳入其 产品理念中。这种方法导致了极高性能的装饰和压 制解决方案的发展，这些解决方案对整个陶瓷大 板生产线的有效性做出了关键贡献。

随着Genesis最近在意大利里米尼陶瓷技术展 Tecna 2022上展出，System Ceramics将这一 工业哲学又向前推进了一步，并再次在应用、美学 领域以及最重要的是各个工艺阶段之间的协同作 用方面彻底改变了陶瓷行业。在单个机器的设计 中，System Ceramics一直以未来主义的愿景为 指导，这促使该公司专注于全面的工厂工程概念， 从而在成品和整个工艺方面带来优势。

System Ceramics (Fiorano Modenese, Italy)

大板生产的整体方案

❱

The integrated solution from System Ceramics

Genesis is an innovative three-dimensional full-body decoration system based on fully digital and integrable process management and is the ideal solution for today’s slab production requirements. In terms of its dimensions and characteristics, Genesis integrates perfectly with the Superfast mouldless press , which stands out for its high production flexibility based on the zero-waste mouldless process and has the lowest energy consumption levels of its category. Given the compatibility between Superfast and Genesis, the latter can be considered a hybrid between a pressing machine and a digital printer in accordance with a new plant engineering approach aimed at upgrading the production process. Superfast is also closely interconnected with the drying stage, for which purpose System Ceramics is proposing the first Fastdry horizontal multi-channel dryer ready to accept recovered heat flows.

These machines are also synchronised with decoration systems and in particular with Creadigit Infinity , the digital printer with unprecedented computing power which now incorporates water-based inks, resulting in between 40% and 50% lower emissions. This in turn is integrated with the new Eye-tron , which dialogues with the digital printer in real time to ensure perfect synchronisation between the surface designs and the through-body effects.

System Ceramics is investing heavily in this overall vision in the knowledge that an advanced, dynamic approach is essential to ensuring the highest level of competitiveness for its customers and the industry as a whole given that product quality is intrinsically linked to improved productivity.

But what are the advantages?

Above all, consistent and lasting results . As well as delivering high-quality products with outstanding aesthetic

Genesis是一种基于全数字化和可集成流程 管理的创新三维全通体装饰系统，是当今板 材生产要求的理想解决方案。

就其尺寸和特性而言，Genesis与 Superfast无模压机完美结合，Superfast无 模压机因其基于零浪费无模具工艺的高生产 灵活性而脱颖而出，并具有同类产品中最低 的能耗水平。鉴于Superfast和Genesis之 间的兼容性，根据旨在升级生产过程的新工 厂工程方法，后者可以被视为压机和数字打 印机的混合体。Superfast也与干燥环节紧 密相连，为此，System Ceramics推出了第

一款Fastdry卧式多通道干燥机，可以接收 回收的热流。

这些机器还与装饰系统同步，特别是与 Creadigit Infinity同步，Creadigit Infinity

是一款具有前所未有的计算能力的数字打印 机，现在采用了水性墨水，从而将排放量降 低了40%至50%。这反过来 又与新的Eye-tron集成在 一起，它与数字打印机实时 对话，以确保表面设计和通 体效果之间的完美同步。

System Ceramics在这一

整体愿景上投入了大量资 金，因为先进的动态方法对 于确保其客户和整个行业的 最高竞争力水平至关重要， 因为产品质量与提高生产率 有着内在的联系。

但优势是什么？ 最重要的

❱ 来自System Ceramics的整体解决方案

value and unlimited creative potential for both full-body and decorated surfaces, System Ceramics also guarantees longterm reliability, further aided by its membership of the Coesia Group.

❱ Sustainable growth

The second goal is sustainable growth. Superfast, Creadigit Infinity and all the other technologies have a shared focus on saving energy resources and raw materials, and on ensuring the utmost respect for the environment and human beings.

Another key contribution is made by Hypermate powered by Prime , the software services platform designed to organise the information flows of entire factories with a high level of integration and connectivity. The platform’s data driven vision allows it to offer considerable advantages in terms of reduction in energy and raw material wastage.

A system-based design approach creates a collective mindset and ensures that a shared language is used throughout the process. In other words it establishes an optimal connection, resulting in improved functionality, the ability to finetune processes and consequently higher levels of production performance and aesthetic quality.

❱ All-round customer service

Customer service is another important aspect of this integrated approach. An all-round vision that includes technical support and technology upgrades on all machines guarantees a consistent plant set-up. This brings advantages in terms of overall performance and enables technicians to make overall assessments and fine-tune the production process to ensure a longer machine lifetime and higher process efficiency. 5

是，持续和持久的成果。除了为通体效果和装饰表面 提供具有卓越美学价值和无限创造潜力的高品质产品 外，System Ceramics还保证了长期的可靠性，这得 益于System是Coesia集团的其中一员。

❱ 可持续增长

第二个目标是可持续增长。Superfast、Creadigit Infinity和所有其他技术都共同致力于节约能源和原材 料，并确保对环境和人类的最大尊重。另一个关键贡 献是由Prime提供支持的Hypermate，这是一个软件 服务平台，旨在通过高度集成和连接来管理整个工厂 的信息流。该平台的数据驱动愿景使其在减少能源和 原材料浪费方面具有相当大的优势。

基于系统的设计方法创造了一种集体心态，并确保在 整个过程中使用共享语言。换句话说，它建立了一个最 佳的连接，从而改善了功能，微调工艺的能力，从而提 高了生产性能和美学质量。

❱ 全方位客户服务

客户服务是这套整体方案的另一个重要方面。这是一 个实行全方位服务的愿景，包括所有机器的技术支持 和技术升级，保证一致的工厂设置。这带来了整体性能 方面的优势，使技术人员能够对生产过程进行全面评 估和进行微调，以确保更长的机器寿命和更高的工艺 效率。 5

大规格陶瓷板及其子尺寸：高度 灵活，日产能高达21,500平方米

The revolutionary PCR2180 is the global benchmark for the production of slabs and sub-sizes, and delivers the lowest levels of specific consumption in its category along with 160% higher productivity.

It has been designed to handle slabs and sub-sizes with variable lengths and thicknesses ranging from 3 to 20 mm (30 mm on the PCR3000). The most important new feature on this model is the belt width, which allows it to produce fired slabs as wide as 1,800 mm while maintaining higher output rates. The result is a sharp increase in overall productivity, up to 21,500 sqm per day.

❱ How slabs have evolved

Ceramic manufacturers have two closely-related needs in terms of finished products. The first is to be able to produce high-end slabs in increasingly large and innovative sizes, while the second is to maximise productivity and versatility in the production of sub-sizes and to allow for customised, justin-time production.

The PCR2180 offers a solution to both these requirements. With regard to productivity, 1800 mm is equivalent to three 600x600 mm exits (and their corresponding modular sizes 600x1200 mm, 600x900 mm, 300x600 mm, etc.). For this reason, along with the higher speeds in terms of m/s, this Continua+ model can offer a system-wide response to the need

PCR2180是萨克米Continua +连续压制成型系列中 最新一代革命性产品，是大板、瓷砖和小尺寸砖坯制 造市场的标杆。PCR2180是同类产品中单位能耗最低 的，生产能力却提高了160%。

PCR2180可压制任意长度，烧成产品厚度从3到 20mm（PCR 3000可生产3到30mm）的大板、瓷砖 和小尺寸砖坯。PCR 2180最重要的新特点是其皮带宽 度，能够生产烧成后宽度为1800 mm的大板，同时保 持更高的生产率，使得整体生产效率大幅提高，日产量 高达21500 平方米。

❱ 大板生产是如何演化的

陶瓷制造商对大板有两个密切相关的需求。第一个是 能够生产尺寸越来越大、越来越具有创新性的高端板 材，第二个目标是最大化地提高小规格产品的生产效 率和通用性，并实现定制化、即时生产。

PCR2180为这些需求提供了解决方案。就生产 效率而言，由于PCR2180能够生产烧成后宽 度为1800 mm的产品，相当于可同时生产三片 600×600mm的产品（其相应的组合尺寸可为 600×1200mm、600×900mm、300×600mm 等）。因此，随着生产速度以m/s为单位不断提 高，Continua +连续压制成型系统能够更灵活、更高 效地满足日益多样化的产品组合的生产需求，消除了 大板和常规产品在生产过程中的差异。

❱ 零浪费的多功能性

自陶瓷大板问世至今已有15年了，当初它被认为是一 种小众产品。在此期间，萨克米公司为最大化地提高 生产效率投入了大量的技术资源，开发了一套系统能够 使在生产过程中产生的废料限制在3%以下，而不论产 品规格大小。这个最新版的

Continua + 连续压制成

型系统不仅只产生非常少量的废料，而且还能够直接 在生产线上对废料进行回收，从而完全消除了加工过 程的浪费。

Gianluca Pederzini, Andrea Bresciani, Sacmi (Imola, Italy)

Slabs and sub-sizes: high flexibility and a productivity of 21,500 sqm/day

Precomposition

to efficiently manage an increasingly diversified product mix that transcends the traditional distinction between slabs and conventional sizes.

❱ Waste-free versatility

At least fifteen years have gone by since the pioneering days when ceramic slabs were considered a niche product. During this period, Sacmi has invested heavily in technology for maximising production efficiency, developing a system that allows scrap to be kept below 3% regardless of product size. This latest version of Continua+ not only produces a very limited amount of scrap but is also capable of recycling it directly on the line, thereby entirely eliminating process waste. Another advantage of the PCR2180 is its low consumption levels. Despite its higher productivity, it has the lowest levels of specific consumption in its category (0.05 kWh per square metre) against a modest increase in installed power. As for sustainability, this latest model is designed to operate with just 200 litres of hydraulic oil, 90% less than the quantity needed on a discontinuous press.

❱ Maximum flexibility in terms of raw materials and bodies

Raw materials and bodies are a complex subject and vary enormously according to customers, geographical areas and markets. Nonetheless, the ceramic industry is showing growing interest in solutions capable of using different types of bodies and raw materials, especially those available lo-

PCR2180系统的另一个优势是它的低消耗水 平。相对而言，PCR2180的生产速度更快， 生产效率更高，除了相比适度增长的安装功 率，PCR2180是同类产品中单位能耗最低 的，每平方米的生产功率为0.05 kWh。而在 可持续性方面，PCR 2180的油耗量也是同类 产品中最低的（仅需200升），与其他非连续 性的压机相比，其油耗量减少90％。

❱ 原料和坯体的最大灵活性 原料和坯体在生产过程中是一个复杂的问

On-the-fly cutting

cally. The aim is not only to improve sustainability but also simply to ensure continuity of production, as witnessed in 2020 by the sharp contraction in supplies caused by international travel restrictions. This issue has also become central to Sacmi’s research efforts aimed at making the Continua+ family as versatile as possible in terms of different types of bodies and raw materials.

As for process quality, the key technological parameter to be taken into account is the density of the compacted material, which must be similar to that obtained with static pressing. In terms of figures, this means about 400 kg/cm².

The ceramic bodies used by manufacturers in different geographical regions may of course vary considerably in terms of cost, quality and product type. This is why Continua+ is designed to handle bodies for large slabs (which generally require high plasticity) as well as leaner bodies typically used for producing medium to small sizes by cutting the slabs immediately after compaction. In both cases, the products retain optimal mechanical strength.

❱ Automation and setup

One of the features of the Continua+ 2180 is the option of motorised size changeover, which marks yet another step towards just-in-time ceramic production as part of a make-to-order approach. On both motorised and manual control versions, the operator can easily set the size without wasting time and resources. Most importantly, the line does not lose efficiency in the case of size changeovers in terms of either speed or scrap rates, which never exceed 3% in any production scenario.

❱ Interconnected and digital

In developing the new Continua+ model, Sacmi has reasserted its plant engineering expertise with a focus on digital process and flow control. Natively integrated with the HERE Sacmi plant supervisor, Continua+ is designed to be part of an Industry 4.0 ceramic plant, operating in synchronicity with the downstream glazing and digital decoration department and the upstream powder and raw material preparation plants. This brings two main advantages. The first is the ability to constantly monitor quality, costs and performance, the second the capability to create on-surface and through-body decorations as early as the compaction stage through controlled deposition of spraydried powders.

Thanks to the supervisor and the in-line inspection systems, these tasks can be synchronised with all downstream glazing and digital decoration stages, giving manufacturers the opportunity to create products with unprecedented aesthetic qualities in terms of the depth and three-dimensionality of the decoration. 5

题，对不同的客户、地区和市场而言具有很大差异。

尽管如此，陶瓷行业对能够使用不同类型坯体和原料 的解决方案（尤其是能够就地取材的解决方案）表现 出越来越大的兴趣，这不仅是为了提高生产的可持续 性，也是为了确保生产的连续性，2020年受疫情的影 响，国际旅行限制造成了供应链急剧收缩更是印证了 企业对该解决方案的迫切需求。这也是萨克米研究工 作的核心，旨在使 Continua + 系列压机尽可能地适 用于不同种类的坯体和原料。

在工艺质量方面，要考虑的关键工艺参数是压制后坯 体的致密度，该数据必须跟静态压制方式所获得的数 据一致。体现到具体到数字上，大概是400kg/cm²。 当然，不同地区的制造商所使用的陶瓷坯体在成本、 质量和产品类型方面可能有相当大的差异。这就是为 什么 Continua + 的设计致力于既能处理大型板材的 坯体（通常需要较高的塑性），又可以在大板压制成型 后马上进行切割，得到中小规格的坯体。在这两种情 况下，产品均能保持最佳的机械强度。

❱ 自动化和程序设置

Continua + 2180的特征之一是尺寸转换的电动自动 化，这标志着又向即时陶瓷生产迈进了一步，该模式是 按订单生产的重要体现之一。

无论是电动操作和手动控制，操作员都可以轻松设置 尺寸而无需浪费时间和资源。最重要的是，在转换生 产尺寸时，无论在速度或废品率方面，生产线都不会 有效率损失，且在任何生产模式下，损耗都不会超过 3％。

❱ 互联化和数字化

在开发新的 Continua + 模型时，萨克米再次证明了 其在设备工程方面的专业知识，专注于数字化流程和 流程控制。Continua +与萨克米 HERE 工厂管理系统 相互连接，成为工业4.0陶瓷工厂的一部分，并与下游 的施釉和数码装饰部门以及上游的粉料和原料准备部 门协同运作。

这带来了两个主要优势。第 一个是能持续监控质量、 成本和性能的能力，第二个 是通过数码布料控制粉料 的堆积，在压机成型阶段 就能创造表面装饰和通体 的效果。

得益于监督人员和在线检 测试系统，这些任务可以与 所有下游施釉和数码装饰 阶段同步进行，从而使生产 商有机会在装饰的深度和 立体感上创造出具有前所 未有的美学品质的产品。5

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The dry squaring technology goes digital

The Squadra Dry represents BMR’s flagship dry ortho-squaring technology , which for over 10 years has allowed the Italian company to be increasingly respected and recognized around the world, achieving important technical, performance and service goals. The consolidated “measuring Vision” version provides for integrated vision/measurement controls , automatic spindle advancement and inverters for each calibrating motor in total “self-adjusting” mode. This solution combines and guarantees the lowest production costs with high productivity, with a “user friendly” PC interface and real remote management and control of the line. All pluses further improved and optimized in the latest evolution: Squadra Dry Vision Digital . This is an extremely automated solution which, thanks to continuous technological upgrades, embraces the concepts of Smart Factory and Industry 4.0, demonstrating multiple advantages in terms of energy efficiency, reduction of production costs, eco-sustainability and finished product quality.

In addition to autonomously controlled spindles through the supervision of a digital eye, BMR has developed a new HMI operator panel . This is an advanced man-machine interface with an intuitive touch-screen positioned outside the sound-

Squadra Dry代表了BMR最重要的直角磨边技 术，10多年来，该技术使这家意大利公司在世界各 地越来越受到尊重和认可，实现了重要的技术、性 能和服务目标。

加强的“测量视觉”版本提供了综合视觉/测量控 制、自动主轴推进和用于每个校准电机的整体“自 调整”模式的逆变器。该解决方案结合并保证了 最低的生产成本和高生产率，具有“用户友好”的 PC界面以及对生产线的真正远程管理和控制。所 有优点在最新的发展中得到了进一步的改进和优 化：Squadra Dry Vision Digital 。这是一个高度 自动化的解决方案，由于不断的技术升级，它融合 了智能工厂和工业4.0的概念，在能源效率、降低 生产成本、生态可持续性和成品质量方面展现了 多重优势。

除了通过数字眼的监督自主控制主轴外，BMR还 开发了一种新的HMI控制面板。这是一个先进的 人机界面，在隔音室外有一个直观的触摸屏，还 有一个平板电脑，可以为线路操作员进行远程线

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Bmr (Scandiano, Italy)

干法磨边技术走向数字化

proofing booth and a tablet that allows remote line management for the line operator. The panel is also equipped with a vision system at the end of processing called Check Vision for intelligent management of the squaring process, combined with a laser profiling system for real-time control of the chamfer, still in “self-adjusting” mode.

In detail, the Squadra Dry Vision Digital is set up with: measuring cameras at each calibrating spindle; a line input vision system that scans the material and interacts with the PC control and management system of the adjustment and production parameters; single inverters for calibrating motors and relative automatic feeds; and the well-established BMR “fast attachment” for fast tool change (max 3’).

The system intervenes by actualizing an automatic control and management of all the operating functions, production parameters and statistics in real time. In this way, the highest achievable line efficiency is guaranteed, a higher percentage of first choice production and, consequently, a reduction in labour and process costs, thus respecting the environment and eco-sustainability standards.

The Squadra Dry Vision Digital offers a series of r eal operational advantages , including:

• Increased competitiveness thanks to higher productivity,

路管理。该面板在加工结束时还配备了一个名为 Check Vision 的视觉系统，用于对磨边过程进行 智能管理，并结合了一个激光分析系统，用于实时 控制倒角，仍处于“自调整”模式。

详细地说，Squadra Dry Vision Digital设置有：

每个校准心轴上的测量相机；线输入视觉系统， 对材料进行扫描并与电脑端控制和管理系统调 整的生产参数交互；用于校准电机和与自动送料 关联的单独的逆变器；以及成熟的BMR“快速按 钮”，用于快速更换刀具（最快更换时间为3秒）。 该系统通过对所有操作功能、生产参数和统计数 据进行实时自动控制和管理。通过这种方式，可以 保证最高的生产线效率，更高的首选生产比例，因 此降低劳动力和操作成本，从而尊重环境和生态 可持续性标准。

Squadra Dry Vision Digital提供了一系列真正 的实操优势，包括：

• 更高的生产率、生产线效率以及在相同速度下的

line efficiency and the highest flexibility in the removal capacity at the same speed.

• Reduction of downtime and therefore reduction of costs : the result is greater speed and continuity of production, significantly reducing any line stops.

• Improvement to product quality , thanks to continuous control of all stages of the process. Identification and automatic correction of any problems or defects that may occur on the line (chipping or breakage) thanks to the machine vision, with the possibility of integrating it into the factory control network. All information relating to consumption, duration and efficiency of the grinding wheels is constantly recorded and saved. The software allows the reports to be customized.

• Greater safety : machine vision solutions help create a positive and safe working environment. Thanks to network connectivity, all operator interventions are carried out outside the booth (with the exception of grinding wheel changes).

• Human capital enhancement : lesser operator interventions and more focused on problem solving. This leads to freeing personnel from manual and repetitive activities (which cannot be repetitive and constant like automation) and to greater attention to detail of the process, facilitating problem solving.

• Improvement of sustainable working practices : Squadra Dry Vision Digital optimizes and reduces the use of energy and resources, from 25 to 30% less consumption of wheels always working in optimal conditions of management, use and control, maximum efficiency in size change and removals in real time without any stops, reduced line spaces. ✕

产品的最高灵活性 提高了竞争力。

• 减少了停机时间，从而 降低了成本：提高了生产

• 产品质量的提高，得益于于对生产过程的各个阶 段的连续控制。通过机器视觉识别和自动纠正 生产线上可能出现的任何问题或缺陷（釉面剥 落或破损），并有可能将其整合到工厂控制网络 中。与磨砂轮的消耗、持续时间和效率有关的所 有信息都会不断记录和保存。该软件允许自定义 报告。

• 更高的安全性：机器视觉解决方案有助于创造 一个积极安全的工作环境。由于网络连接，所 有操作员干预都在设备外进行（更换磨砂轮除 外）。

• 人力资本提高：减少运营商干预，更加注重解决 问题。这使得人员摆脱手动和重复性活动（不能 像自动化那样重复和持续），并更加关注流程的 细节，从而有助于解决问题。

• 可持续工作实践的提升

：Squadra

Dry Vision

Digital优化并减少了能源和资源的使用，始终 在最佳的管理、使用和控制条件下工作，磨砂轮 的消耗减少了25%-30%，最大限度地提高了产 品尺寸实时更换的效率，无需任何停机时间，减 少了生产线空间。 ✕

更换

的速度和连续性，大大减少了任何生产线的停 机。

Data flows, technology remains INTO THE FUTURE

Innovative

and sustainable technologies to deliver unlimited aesthetic creativity

In 2023, Gruppo B&T is responding to market requests with an extensive array of innovative new technologies developed as a result of its member companies’ constant investments in R&D

SUPERA®, the compact and versatile revolutionary mouldless pressing technology originally patented by Siti for the production of large slabs with unique aesthetic characteristics, is now being launched in a new RAPIDA version for more traditional ceramic tile sizes with very high levels of productivity (24,000 sqm/day). The technology features new intelligent systems that deliver flexibility and versatility combined with low energy consumption.

The TITANIUM® 2.0 kilns, produced directly in China by the subsidiary B&T Foshan , are best-in-class solutions in terms of energy savings and emissions reduction. By adopting an innovative technology that maintains a uniform temperature at every point in the module, these kilns achieve more than 30% lower fuel consumption. HYDROGEN technology is also becoming a major focus for the Group’s R&D activities with the development of its H2 ready thermal machines. Projecta is launching its new PRO digital printer with extraordinary computing power designed for use in conjunction with the FD1 ultra-high speed printhead. This technology, together with EVO , another innovative digital printer, and the well-established DRYFIX solution for creating fine textural effects through the application of grit to ceramic surfaces, completes the company’s range of offerings for digital decoration of ceramic tiles and other products.

The finishing solutions brand Ancora is presenting its new

2023年，Gruppo B&T通过其成员公司在研发方面的 持续投资，开发了一系列创新的新技术，以回应市场 需求。

SUPERA ® 是一种紧凑、多功能的革命性无模压制技 术，最初由Siti获得专利，用于生产具有独特美学特 征的大规格陶瓷板，现在正在推出的 RAPIDA 新版 本，用于生产更传统的瓷砖尺寸，具有非常高的生 产力水平（24000平方米/天）。该技术特点是其新 的智能系统，不但具有灵活性和多功能性，同时能耗 低。

TITANIUM ®2.0 窑炉由子公司 B&T佛山 直接在中国生 产，在节能减排方面是一流的解决方案。通过采用创 新技术，在模块的每个点都保持均匀的温度，这些窑 炉的燃料消耗降低了30%以上。随着氢气热机器的开 发，氢气技术也成为集团研发活动的主要重点。

Projecta 正在推出其新的具有非凡的计算能力的 PRO 数码打印机，专为配合 FD1 超高速打印头而设 计。该技术与另一款创新数码打印机 EVO 以及成熟 的 DRYFIX 解决方案一起，通过在陶瓷表面应用干粒 来创造精细的纹理效果，完善了该公司用于瓷砖和其 他产品的数字装饰产品系列。

精加工解决方案品牌 Ancora 正在展示其新型 TORNADO 高速干法磨边机，该机器配有基于激 光束的先进自动化和自调节系统。适用于大尺寸的 MATRIX 抛光机可以与 POWERLUX 超亮光处理设备结 合使用，能够获得具有独特美学效果的成品。

Gruppo B&T (Formigine, Italy)

创新可持续技术带来无限的美学创意

TORNADO high-speed dry squaring machine complete with advanced automation and self-adjustment systems based on laser beams. The MATRIX lapping machine for large sizes can be used in conjunction with the POWERLUX super gloss treatment to obtain finished products with unique aesthetic effects.

Ancora is also presenting a new complete package in the sorting line segment consisting of the MAGISTER packaging machine for large sizes up to 120x120 cm, the WIZARD suction cup stacker and a palletiser.

Last but not least, Gruppo B&T is presenting its B&T Quartz division specialising in innovative turnkey technology for forming agglomerated quartz slabs, finishing and digital decoration. These solutions draw from the Group’s longstanding reliability and experience to deliver unlimited aesthetic creativity and size flexibility.

“We are ready to present the latest results of our hard work in developing high-performance, innovative and sustainable machines and to reaffirm our leadership position as a system integrator and technology partner,” commented Gruppo B&T’s Chairman and CEO Fabio Tarozzi 5

Ancora 还推出了完整的包装线，在分拣线 中有包括适用于最大尺寸 120x120 cm的 MAGISTER包装机 、WIZARD 吸盘堆垛机和 码垛机。

最后但同样重要的是，Gruppo B&T将展示 其B&T Quartz部门，该部门专注于创新的交 钥匙技术，用于块状石英板的成型、加工和 数字装饰。这些解决方案借鉴了集团长期以 来的可靠性和经验，提供了无限的美学创造 力和尺寸灵活性。

Gruppo B&T董事长兼首席执行官Fabio Tarozzi表示：“我们已经准备好展示我们在 开发高性能、创新和可持续机器方面的最新 成果，并重申我们作为系统集成商和技术合 作伙伴的领导地位。” 5

Efi CrEtaprint

EFI is presenting its EFI Cretaprint P5 and P5+ ceramic tile decoration solutions from its extensive range of hybrid printers for large-size tiles and slabs.

The award-winning EFI Cretaprint Hybrid digital inkjet printer technology can now be used with eco-solvent inks as well as with the new, greener EFI water-based inks

The EFI Cretaprint P5 is a compact and flexible solution capable of decorating tiles with widths of up to 1440 mm on regular production lines. Double tile printing (DTP) technology allows tiles to be decorated simultaneously on two parallel lines with two different designs.

The EFI Cretaprint P5+ has up to 12 printing bars and effects, making it a perfect fit for superior-quality, high value-added tiles.

The new Cretafit artificial vision system available for the Cretaprint P5+ allows users to automatically adapt designs to the position of the tile without interrupting the flow or having to perform rendering. Cretafit ensures that the image is centred on the tile and is ideal for designs that require perfect matching and tiles that are difficult to decorate due to special

handling requirements. The artificial vision system also saves ink and eliminates ink deposits on the printer’s belt system.

The use of Cretafit combined with potential offered by the EFI™ Cretaprint® electronics and software enables tile producers to achieve maximum automation precision in their decoration operations.

EFI is also presenting the EFI Fiery proServer for Ceramics, a dedicated colour management solution featuring innovative ColorWise® separation technology for sharper and more detailed output. Combined with EFI Cretacolor inks, ColorWise separation technology reduces ink usage by up to 30% compared to ICC colour management systems without affecting accuracy, gamut or definition.

By using Fiery proServer on all

their digital printers, leading tile manufacturers benefit from powerful colour management that delivers accurate, consistent, repeatable colour across multiple manufacturing lines.

EFI推出了EFI Cretaprint P5和P5+ 瓷砖装饰解决方 案，这些解决方案来自其 广泛应用于大尺寸瓷砖和 陶瓷板的混合喷墨陶瓷打 印机系列。

屡获殊荣的EFI Cretaprint Hybrid数码喷墨打印机技 术现在可以与环保溶剂墨 水以及新的、更环保的 EFI 水性墨水一起使用。 EFI Cretaprint P5是一 种紧凑灵活的解决方 案，能够在常规生产线 上装饰宽度高达1440毫

米的瓷砖。Double tile printing（DTP）技术允许 瓷砖同时在两条平行线上 进行装饰，并采用两种不 同的设计。

EFI Cretaprint P5+最多可 配置 12 个打印通道和特 殊效果打印，非常适合高 品质、高附加值的瓷砖应 用。

适用于Cretaprint P5+的 新型Cretafit人工视觉系 统允许用户根据瓷砖的 位置自动调整设计，而 无需中断流程或执行渲 染。Cretafit确保图像以 瓷砖为中心，非常适合需 要完美匹配的设计和由于 特殊处理要求而难以装饰 的瓷砖。人工视觉系统还 可以节省墨水，并消除打 印机皮带系统上的墨水沉 积。

Cretafit的使用与EFI™ Cretaprint®推出的电子产 品和软件相结合，使瓷砖

生产商能够在装饰操作中 实现最大的自动化精度。

EFI还推出了 适用于陶瓷

的EFI Fiery proServer， 这是一个专用的色彩管 理解决方案，采用创新的 ColorWise ® 分色技术，

可产生更清晰、更细腻的 输出。与 ICC 色彩管理

poppi CLEmEntino

Poppi Clementino Spa, a Reggio Emilia-based company specialising in the development of energy recovery and environmental purification systems with 35 years of experience, is constantly in search of new ways to improve energy efficiency.

The extensive experience gained over the years in the field of energy saving, primarily for the ceramic industry, allows the company to design and scale systems suited to customers’ specific needs with the primary aim of guaranteeing full use of all available energy resources.

In all its installations, Poppi adopts the highest performance technological solutions in order to ensure the greatest possible savings. It offers fully automated, user-friendly systems that can be managed remotely and provides a tele-assistance and data collection service for monitoring the correct operation of the systems. Remote access is a particularly important aspect in Italy in view of the Industry 4.0 scheme (the tax concessions have been renewed and increased for the two-year period 20212022), but also for plants located in other countries. The ability to manage plants remotely proved a highly successful solution during the Covid-19 lock-

down when engineers faced travel restrictions.

A thorough initial analysis of the customer’s energy availability and needs enables Poppi to offer the most suitable solution for reducing energy costs, often combining the heat recovered from the kilns in the form of cooling air or flue gases with heat from cogeneration.

Trigeneration, environmental heating or cooling systems as well as water/slip heat exchangers for heating the slip and mill water are just a few of the solutions Poppi can offer its customers.

The company will shortly be expanding this product range with the introduction of an air/slip heat exchanger which allows the slip to be heated even in the absence of hot water as an exchange fluid.

Continuous expansion of its R&D department has enabled Poppi to patent several systems that have established it as a point of reference in the field of energy saving for customers.

The need to reduce energy costs and CO2 emissions into the atmosphere is spurring Poppi to continuously search for new ways to improve energy efficiency. Poppi is already hard at work on its next goal of recovering water contained in the steam expelled from the spray dryers

产品相比，ColorWise分 色技术与EFI Cretacolor 墨水结合使用时，可将 墨水使用量减少30%，且 不会损失颜色精度、色域 或清晰度。通过在所有

数码打印机上使用Fiery proServer，领先的瓷砖制 造商受益于强大的色彩管 理，可以在多条生产线中 提供准确、一致、可重复 的色彩。

Poppi Clementino Spa 是一家总部位于雷焦艾米 利亚的公司，专门从事能 源回收和环境净化系统的 开发，拥有35年的经验， 一直在寻找提高能源效率 的新方法。

多年来，Poppi公司在节 能领域（主要是陶瓷行 业）积累了丰富的经验， 使其能够设计和扩展适合 客户特定需求的系统，确 保所有可用能源的充分利 用。

在其所有的安装设备 中，Poppi采用最高性能的 技术解决方案，以确保最 大限度的节约。它提供完 全自动化、用户友好的系 统，可以远程管理，并提 供远程协助和数据收集服 务，以监测系统的正确运 行。考虑到工业4.0计划， 远程访问在意大利尤其重 要(2021-2022年两年期的 税收优惠已经延长和增加) ，而且对于位于其他国家 的工厂也是如此。在新冠 疫情封锁期间，工 程师旅行限制，远 程管理工厂的能力 被证明是一个非常 成功的解决方案。

对客户的能源可用

性和需求进行彻底的初步 分析，使Poppi能够提供 最合适的解决方案来降低 能源成本，通常将从窑炉 中以冷却空气或烟道气的 形式回收的热量与热电联 产的热量相结合。

冷热电三联产、环境加热 或冷却系统以及用于加热 泥浆和球磨机水的 空气/泥 浆热交换器 只是Poppi可 以为客户提供的一些解决 方案。Poppi公司将很快 扩大这一产品范围，引入 新的空气/泥浆热交换器， 即使在没有热水作为交换 介质的情况下，也可以对 泥浆进行加热。

由于研发部门不断扩 张，Poppi几个系统获得 了专利，使其客户成为在 节能领域的典范。

减少能源成本和二氧化碳 排放到大气中的需求促使 Poppi不断寻找提高能源 效率的新方法。Poppi已 经在努力实现其下一个目 标，即 回收喷雾干燥塔所 排出的蒸汽中含有的水 份。

CErtECh

The glaze, engobe and grit application systems produced by Certech combine high quality standards with maximum efficiency, characteristics that testify to the professionalism of a company that has always been attentive to the needs of the market. The experience gained over the years in the field of glazing lines has enabled the company to develop cutting-edge systems for large ceramic slab production, from the latest generation of Smart Cover mobile airless systems with Galaxy Maxi pump to the Matrix glazing die for large sizes complete with the Fluxy system.

The Smart Cover mobile glazing devices for large sizes are equipped with a Stability System complete with high-precision linear guides.

These latest-generation multi-axis gantries are designed to eliminate the oscillations and vibrations caused by the movement of high-frequency nozzles.

The structure comes in a new, stable and robust triple-column stainless steel design.

The Galaxy 3P-HP Maxi multi-piston glaze pump consists of a three-piston pump body actuated by an internal cam-driven rotor and delivers outstanding levels of performance. The system comprises:

• Ball valve system with seats

made of anti-abrasive material;

• Argon-filled pulse compensator for constant pressure;

• 2.2 kW gear motor;

• 6 outlets with ball valves.

The pump is equipped with an electric multi-piston volumetric pump that protects the glaze from any kind of contamination and guarantees high pressures and consistency of delivery. The flow rate (55 l/min.) is controlled by a three-phase inverter. Galaxy 3P-HP Maxi includes an automatic feedback system to control the pressure measured by an on-board electronic transducer and indicated on the inverter display. The electrical cabinet is constructed entirely of AISI 304 stainless steel.

Certech’s Matrix curtain coater made entirely of stainless steel and with hardened steel ground blades is particularly suitable for glaze, engobe and crystalline applications. The innovative patented internal anti-abrasive rubber lining system ensures total absence of air and creates a perfect curtain even with water. The double lateral recirculation allows the weight applied to the sides of the tile to be controlled and balanced, thereby ensuring a perfectly even result across the entire width.

Along with safe and reliable longterm solutions, Certech also offers an excellent service thanks to

the presence of various branches around the world, all of which keep large quantities of spare parts in stock.

Certech生产的釉料、化妆 土和干粒应用系统将高质量 标准与最大效率相结合，这 些特性证明了一家始终关注 市场需求的公司的专业精 神。多年来在施釉生产线领 域积累的经验使公司能够开 发用于大型陶瓷板生产的尖 端系统，从配备 Galaxy

Maxi釉泵的最新一代 Smart Cover 移动无气系 统到配备 Fluxy 系统的大尺 寸 Matrix 上釉模具。

适用于大尺寸的 Smart Cover 移动上釉装置配备 了带有高精度线性导轨的稳 定系统。

这些最新一代多轴起重台架 旨在消除高频喷嘴运动引起 的摆动和振动。

该结构采用全新、稳定且坚 固的三柱不锈钢设计。

Galaxy 3P-HP Maxi 多活 塞釉泵由一个由内部凸轮驱 动转子控制的三活塞泵体组 成，可提供出色的性能水 平。该系统包括：

• 阀座由耐磨材料制成的球 阀系统

• 充氩恒压脉冲补偿器

• 2.2 kW齿轮电机

• 6个带球阀的出口 该釉泵配备电动多活塞容积 泵，可保护釉料免受任何污 染，并保证高压和运输的一 致性。流速（55升/分钟） 由三相逆变器控 制。Galaxy 3P-HP Maxi 包括一个自动反馈系统，用 于控制由机载电子传感器测 量的压力，并显示在逆变器 显示屏上。电控箱全部由 AISI 304不锈钢制成。

Certech 的 Matrix 帘式淋 釉机 完全由不锈钢制成并 配有淬硬钢研磨刀片，特 别适用于釉料、化妆土和 晶体材料的加工应用。创 新并获得专利的内部防磨 橡胶内衬系统能够确保完 全没有空气，即使在有水 的情况下也能打造出完美 的水帘状。双侧向再循环 系统允许施加到瓷砖两侧 的釉量得到控制和平衡， 从而确保整片砖面的施釉 量完全均匀。

除了安全可靠的长期解决 方案外，Certech 还提供 优质的服务，这要归功于 其在世界各地的分支机 构，所有分支机构都备有 大量的备件库存。

offiCinE smaC

Officine Smac offers three different technological solutions for glazing ceramic slabs.

• Versatile / Plus Airless System

Tiles glazed using a single-motor movable airless system are susceptible to small defects such as M or W type shadows in the case of very large sizes or high-speed production. To solve this problem, Smac proposes its latest generation of movable airless system with independent movements. Ideal for application on ceramic slabs and for high-speed production lines, Versatile / Plus is equipped with independent movement of each upper spray gun complete with highspeed motors, linear axes and independent support frame, allowing for speeds of up to 150 strokes per minute. It is available for systems of 4, 6 and 8 spray guns fed by a high-pressure airless pump. The systems are equipped with a control panel with a large touchscreen HMI for production recipe setting and a stainless steel

spraying booth with standard or deep bottom collecting tank complete with side doors, overspray nets and belt supports. Available for tile sizes up to 2200 mm.

The Versatile system can be equipped with an automatic booth washing device and automatic spray nozzle wear control device to make the glazing station completely autonomous and integrated with the production plant thanks to the latest-generation Industry 4.0 technology.

• DSR powder grit application machine

Final application of powders and grits reduces water consumption, protects the slab body and ensures a more uniform final application. The DSR machine stands out for its simplicity of use, innovative feeding system and reduced overall dimensions. With a width of just 650 mm, DSR is easy to install without the need to make mechanical alterations to existing glazing lines. It allows for full-field applications ranging from just a few grams of materi-

al up to high-quantity coverages suitable for subsequent lapping operations, while maintaining constant and uniform coverage on tiles and slabs with widths of up to 2200 mm. The machine is managed entirely automatically by means of an electrical panel with a PLC and programming keyboard. DSR can be equipped with a separate CF feeding container to increase production runtime. In the event of production with digital glue printing, the system can be completed with the CGA suction device equipped with an automatic sieving and pneumatic recirculation device.

Application of engobe onto the back of the tile avoids contamination caused by direct contact between tiles and the ceramic rollers in the kiln during firing. Incorrect or non-uniform application may cause serious damage, including rapid deterioration of the ceramic rollers, deformation of tile flatness and undesirable accumulation of tiles inside the kiln.

Standard machines with movable smooth sleeves are not recommended for large size ceramic slabs because the weight of the slabs may prevent the sleeves from rotating and result in non-uniform application. Thanks to the laser-engraved silicone roller application system, Reverso ensures perfect and uniform engobe application on the rear face of the tiles with the possibility of controlled weights. It also avoids product wastage, does not contaminate the tile edges and allows logos and other designs to be printed. Available for widths of up to 2200 mm.

Officine Smac为陶瓷大板施 釉提供三种不同的技术解决 方案。

• 多功能/Plus版本无气式系 统

使用单电机可移动无气式系 统施釉的瓷砖在超大尺寸或 高速生产的情况下容易出现 M或W型阴影等小缺陷。为 了解决这一问题，Smac提

• Reverso engobe application machine

出了其最新一代具有可移动 的独立运动无气式系统。多 功能/加强版（Versatile/ Plus）适用于陶瓷大板和高 速生产线，每个上部喷枪都 配备了独立运动装置，另外 配有高速电机、线性轴和独 立支撑架，最高运动速度可 达到每分钟150次。它适用于 由高压无气泵供给的4、6和8 喷枪系统。该系统配有一个 带有大触摸屏人机界面HMI 控制面板，用于设定生产配 方，以及一个带有标准或深

底收集箱的不锈钢喷涂室， 该收集箱配有侧门、过喷网 和皮带支架。适用于尺寸达 2200 mm的瓷砖。

该多功能系统可配备自动独 立清洗装置和自动喷嘴磨损 控制装置，借助最新一代工 业4.0技术，使施釉线完全自 动化并与生产线很好地结合 在一起。

synECo

It’s well known that SACMI didn’t use to propose any brand of hydraulic oil to its clients, but only to indicate in the user’s manual the technical parameter of the oil needed for the machine. Nevertheless, with the quantity of SACMI machines increasing and the uneven quality of the oil brands appearing in the market, many clients use unsuitable oil for SACMI machines and some of them even use imitated oil with poor quality which causes many problems to the components such as valves, pumps and logical valves in SACMI equipment and eventually could lead the clients to misunderstand the high level of quality of SACMI equipment. In order to maintain the trust on

• DSR干粉干粒应用设备 干粉和干粒的最终应用减少 了水的消耗量，保护了大板 坯体，并确保了更均匀的最 终应用。DSR设备因其使用 简单、创新的喂料系统和体 型小巧而脱颖而出。DSR的 宽度仅为650 mm，易于安 装，无需对现有施釉线进行 改造。它允许全场景应用， 材料的应用范围从几克到材 料到适合后续抛光工序的大 量应用都可实现，同时在宽 度高达2200 mm的瓷砖和大 板上保持恒定和均匀的应用 效果。该设备通过带有 PLC 和编程键盘的电气设备面板 实现完全自动管理。 DSR 可 配备单独的 CF 进料容器以增 加生产运行时间。 如果采用 数字胶水印刷技术生产的情 况下，该系统可以通过配备 自动筛分和气动再循环装置 的CGA抽吸装置完成。

SACMI brand, save on maintenance costs for the clients, and ensure the best performance of the presses, meanwhile build up the clients’ confidence in SACMI equipment, now SACMI MACHINERY (FOSHAN NANHAI) CO., LTD. is proud to propose to its clients the SYNECO PRESS C2888/PRESS 1400S hydraulic oil specially developed for ceramic presses based on the cooperation between SACMI and SYNECO, which can increase the reliability of SACMI machines and reach an excellent performance.

众所周知，萨克米公司 过去从不向客户推荐任 何品牌的液压油，而只

• Reverso 化妆土应用设备

在瓷砖背面涂上化妆土可避 免在烧制过程中瓷砖与窑内 陶瓷辊棒直接接触造成的污 染。不正确或不均匀 的应用可能会造成严 重损坏，包括造成陶 瓷辊棒快速老化、瓷 砖不平整以及窑内瓷 砖的不良堆积。

对于大尺寸陶瓷板， 不建议使用带有可移 动光滑套管的标准机 器，因为陶瓷板的重 量可能会阻止套管旋 转，从而导致应用不 均匀。

借助激光雕刻硅胶 辊筒应用系 统，Reverso可确保 化妆土完美且均匀 应用在瓷砖背面 上，并可控制重 量。它还避免了产

品浪费，不会污染瓷砖边 缘，并允许打印标志和其他 设计。最大的应用宽度高达 2200 mm。

是在操作手册中标明机器所 需使用油品的技术参数。 然而，随着萨克米机器数量 的与日俱增，市场上液压油 品质参差不齐，很多用户使 用了不适合萨克米机器的液 压油，甚至有些客户使用了 假冒伪劣的液压油，从而给 萨克米设备上的诸如阀、泵 和逻辑阀这些部件带来很多 由油品质量引起的问题，最 终还可能引起客户对萨克米 设备品质的误会。

为了维护萨克米品牌的信 誉，使客户节省维护成本 并建立对萨克米设备的信 心，同时保证萨克米设备 的卓越表现，萨克米（佛 山南海）有限公司现自豪 地向其客户推荐萨克米与 施立可公司合作研发的专 门针对陶瓷压机的施立可 PRESS C2888/PRESS 1400S 液压油以提升萨克米机器 的稳定性，从而获得更优 质的表现。

VidrEs

Research efforts in the field of glazing have largely evolved in step with market trends, responding to the demand for new glazes and grits capable of creating surfaces with a glossy finish or anti-slip or anti-bacterial properties. The quest for increasingly natural-looking finishes is another of the major trends to have emerged in recent years. Vidres has developed several product lines to meet the needs of each of these types of surfaces.

For polished surfaces, for example, it has developed glazes that reduce open porosity after the polishing process and

ensure a high level of transparency and final gloss. This has made it possible to produce marble finishes in all possible colours and with the same gloss level as natural products. Vidres has also developed a wide range of non-slip solutions: Kratos glazes, which combine non-slip characteristics with a finish that is pleasant to the touch; the Duragrip technique, which uses microgranules in the final applications; and the Tecnoker series of spherical microgranules which generate slip resistance properties when added to the glaze.

The standout product in the

field of antibacterial glazes is Bioglaze , which complies with ISO-22196: 2011 and JIS Z 2801 standards and has become a benchmark in the market due to its ease of application and wide range of uses.

Relief effect finishes are achieved using Rocker , an ink capable of generating reliefs of all kinds (stone, veined, geometric, wood effect) with an extremely natural look and sense of depth in terms of both textures and the detail of the microstructure.

Finally, the new Croma line can be used to produce wall tiles with metallic finishes in an extremely wide range of colours.

釉料领域的研究工作已随 着市场趋势而不断发展， 满足了新型釉料和干粒的 生产需求，可用于生产光 滑、防滑或具有抗菌特性 的陶瓷表面。而寻求外观 更加自然的装饰效果是近 年来出现的另一主要趋 势。

Vidres已开发了数条产品 线来满足不同类型表面效 果的需求。例如，对于抛 光表面，Vidres已开发出 一系列釉料，可减少抛 光工艺后的出现针孔的概 率，并确保成品的高水平 透明度和最终光泽度。这 使得生产出来的大理石表 面颜色应有尽有，并拥有 与天然产品相同的光泽水 平。

Vidres还开发了多种防 滑解决方案：结合了防 滑特性和触感舒适饰面 的 Kratos 釉料；在最终 应用中使用超细干粒的 Duragrip 技术；添加到釉 料中的具有产生防滑性能 的 Tecnoker 系列球形超 细干粒。

Bioglaze 是抗菌釉领 域中的佼佼者，它符合 ISO-22196:2011和JIS Z 2801标准，因其应用方 便、用途广泛，已成为市 场的标杆。

使用 Rocker 可以产生具有 浮雕效果的表面，这款墨 水能够产生各种浮雕效果 （石材、纹理、几何、木 纹效果），在纹理和微观 结构的细节上具有极其自 然的外观和纵深感。

最后，新的 Croma 生产线 可用于生产多种颜色的金 属饰面的墙砖。

smaLtiCEram

Continuous research, advanced technologies and attention to the environment are the principles that have guided Smalticeram in its efforts to develop innovative solutions for the ceramic industry since the 1970s.

Innovation 3D is the latest project created in Smalticeram’s laboratories and is set to take digital printing to the next level.

An innovative and completely environmentally friendly system suitable for both large slabs and small size tiles, it is capable of producing surfaces with unique relief effects combined with unlimited graphic designs.

Innovation 3D is fully compatible with all low-emission materials from the SJ 9000 series and is available in three different operating versions to meet the needs of today’s ceramic industry.

• SJ Riservax : this structuring ink for surface incisions is ideal for creating three-dimensional effects on smooth or slightly textured surfaces. When used in conjunction with dedicated glazes, it produces perfect surface engravings and visually striking relief effects. SJ Riservax is fully compatible with all printing units.

• SJW + GF : the combina-

tion of variable-fusibility water-based digital glue with GF series grits creates unlimited relief effects and a variety of tactile surfaces. A fully digitalised system ensures that the results are reproducible in real time.

• SJT glazes : these entirely aqueous digital glazes for relief applications are a highly innovative solution developed by Smalticeram. Applying SJT glazes using special printing units results in high-thickness surfaces with the absolute precision of digital printing. SJT glazes are capable of replicating any kind of ceramic texture.

自20世纪70年代以来， 持续的研究，先进的技术 和对环境的关注是指导 Smalticeram为陶瓷行 业开发创新解决方案的原 则。

Innovation 3D是 Smalticerm实验室开发的 最新项目，旨在将数字打 印提升到一个新的水平。 这是一个创新的、完全环 保的系统，适用于大板和 小尺寸的瓷砖，它能够结 合无限的图形设计生产出 具有独特微模具效果的表 面。

Innovation 3D与SJ 9000 系列的所有低排放材料完 全兼容，有三种不同的版 本可供选择，以满足当今 陶瓷行业的需求。

• SJ Riservax：这种用于表 面装饰的结构墨水非常适 合在光滑或有轻微纹理的 表面上创建三维效果。当 与专用釉配合使用时，它 可以产生完美的表面雕刻 和视觉上引人注目的浮雕 效果。SJ Riservax与所有 打印设备完全兼容。

• SJW + GF：可变熔融性 的水性数码胶水结合 GF 系列干粒创造无限的浮雕 效果和多种触觉效果。一 个完全数字化的系统能够 确保想要的效果能实时复 刻出来。

• SJT釉料 ：这些完全水性 的数码釉料用于创造浮雕 效果，是Smalticeram开 发的一种高度创新的解决 方案。使用特殊打印设备 应用SJT釉料可获得具有 绝对数字打印精度的高厚 度表面。SJT釉料能够复 刻任何种类的陶瓷纹理。

saCmi

The PHC8200 Red Edition® is the most productive, powerful and connected SACMI press ever. This machine is the first in the new PHC Series , which SACMI has produced directly in China since 2006 to respond to the changing needs of a country that has the world’s highest installed production capacity, a market characterized by growing demand for large tile/slab manufacturing quality, reliability and performance.

SACMI leads the world in traditional pressing by providing outstanding high-end solutions.

Now, the new Red Edition® delivers the highest productivity on the market, with output rates up to 25% higher than those of the previous range. This development has been brought about by SACMI’s global approach to pressing (the pressfilling device ‘system’), allowing optimization of every single stage to maximize productivity according to the required product type and size

The global tile market is experiencing growing demand for ever-larger sizes alongside the need to keep productivity, profitability and plant availability as high as possible. In China, that trend has, over the years, resulted in the development and launch of increasingly powerful presses. Thanks to the use of only the highest quality components, these machines retain all the long-lasting reliability for which SACMI is renowned and allow production processes to be managed in a way that makes full use of machine capacity (i.e. operation at the maximum declared production rates) without compromising long term performance or component lifespans.

More efficient use of power (e.g. via proportional valves/actuators that control press crossbeam movement) is the hallmark of the SACMI machine range. Now, the PHC8200 Red Edition® sets a new standard for more efficient, versatile management of the market’s most popular sizes, including the emerging 60x120, 120x120, 75x150, 80x160 and 90x180 cm formats

The PHC8200 Red Edition® is the trailblazer for a new generation of presses featuring integrated automation . With its cutting-edge sensors and an Ethernet Powerlink field bus with ultra-high data carrying capacity, this machine paves the way for a new generation of pressing solutions designed to enable the establishment of 4.0 ceramic factories. Every model in the new range will be equipped to this standard. This approach allows for a rethink of the pressing/forming process as part of a broader system, a ‘smart factory’ where each stage of production returns a dataset that can be used to monitor, control and improve the entire process. Equipped with a 19’’ HMI touchscreen for userfriendly control of every parameter, the Red Edition® is natively designed to be integrated with the customer’s own factory supervisors. Furthermore, all latest-generation PHC machines incorporate a tool to monitor real-time energy consumption (the data can also be viewed remotely).

From a sustainability perspective, the Red Edition generation offers two crucial, tangible and measurable advantages for the customer in terms of cost and environment-friendliness. The solution minimizes

water and energy consumption . Above all, from a process perspective, the exceptional Red Edition pressing quality (in terms of uniformity, dimensional consistency, etc.) minimizes the need for any subsequent squaring and/or grinding. In short, choosing the Red Edition means choosing: lower energy, tool and raw material costs and lower environmental impact , an aspect that is now a must on every market, in every country. Moreover, the significantly higher productivity of the new Red Edition results in further enhancement of sustainability and cuts costs by lowering specific energy consumption (already one of the lowest in the category).

PHC8200 Red Edition® 是迄今为止最高效，最 强 大和最多连接的萨克米压 机。这款压机是萨克 米自 2006年以来，直接在中国

生产的第一台新型 PHC系 列压机，以应对国内不断 变化的需求。中国 是世界 上装机容量最高的国家， 该市场的特点是 对大尺寸 砖坯/大板生产质量，可靠 性和性能的需 求正不断增 长。

萨克米通过提供卓越的高 端解决方案，在传统压 制 领域处于世界领先地位。 如今，新型Red Edition 红 色系列提供了市场上最高 的生产率，产量比之 前的 系列高出25%。

这一研制成果由萨克米的 整体压制方法（压制-填 充 装置“系统”）带来，允 许根据所需的产品类型和 尺寸优化每一个阶段，以 最大限度地提高生产率。 全球瓷砖市场对更大尺寸 的需求正不断增长，同 时 需要保持尽可能高的生产 率， 盈利率和设备的 利用 率。

多年来， 这种发展趋势促 使萨克米在中国开发并 推 出了越来越强大的压机。 由于这些机器只使用高质 量的部件，它们保持了 萨 克米设备所具有的长期可 靠性，可以满负荷（即 以 最大生产率运行）的方式 管理生产过程，而不会 影 响长期性能或部件寿命。

更有效用电（例如通过比 例阀/执行器来控制压机 横梁移动）是萨克米机器 的标志。现在， PHC8200

Red Edition 红色系列为 市场上最流行的尺寸 设 定了新标准，用于更高 效、多功能的管理，包括 60x120, 120x120, 75x150,

80x160和90x180cm 这些 新的尺寸。

市场上速度最快、连通性 最好的压机。PHC8200

Red Edition系列是新一代 压机的先驱，具有集成 自 动化功能。凭借其先进的 传感器和具有超高数 据承 载能力的以太网Powerlink 现场总线，该机器 为新一 代冲压解决方案铺平了道 路，以建立4.0陶 瓷工厂。 新系列中的每款型号都将 按照此标准配备。这种方 法可重新考虑压制/成型 过程，将其作 为更广泛系 统的一部分，即“智能工 厂”，其中每个 生产阶段

都返回一个数据集，可用 于监控、控制和 改进整个 过程。

配备 19 英寸 HMI 触摸屏， 方便用户控制每个参 数，Red Edition红色系

列本机设计可与客户自己 的工厂监控系统集成。此 外，所有最新一代PHC机 器都包含了工具用来监控 实时能耗（数据也可以 远 程查看）。

从可持续发展的角度来

看， Red Edition 一代在

成 本和环境友好方面为客 户提供了两个关键、具体 而显著的优势。该解决方 案将水和能源消耗降至最

低。最重要的 是，从工艺 角度来看， Red Edition红 色系列卓越 的压制质量（ 在均匀性、尺寸一致性等 方面）最大 限度地减少了 后续对切边和/或打磨的需 求。简而言之，选择Red Edition红色系列意味着选 择：更低的能源、工具和 原材料成本以及更小的环 境 影响，这方面如今在每 个国家的每个市场上都是 必须的。此外，新型Red Edition红色系列生产率的 显著提 高，进一步增强了 产品的可持续性，并通过 减少特 定能耗（已经是该 类别中最低能耗的设备之 一）降 低了成本。

inkjet decoration

robust, reliable and inkjet printers

EFI Cretaprint has been in the global tile industry for 25 years with digital decoration solutions that include a wide range of inkjet printers, inks, and color management software. It is an innovative ecosystem delivering reliability and high image quality.

创新，让产能实现最大化

600和900mm砖坯 21,500

市场上最低电耗 0.05 kWh/m2

日产量高达 平方米 1800 mm 大板最大宽度

生产力更高 生产600x600mm和 600x1200mm砖坯的 全球最具竞争力的解 决方案。900x900mm 砖坯的生产力可提高 到160%，日产量高达 21500平方米/天。

生产更灵活 旨在灵活高效地管理 更多的尺寸。占地面 积小，适合多条生产 线的配置。最小化尺 寸更换次数。

发展更持续 与其它Continua+解 决方案一样，可实现 最大的生产率和最低 的能耗。优化中、大 板的损耗。废品总是 低于3%并可完全在线 回收。