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Year 30, Chinese Edition Supplement to No. 136 April/June 2020 Bimonthly review

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Editorial

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Paola Giacomini

Ceramic industry conducts its first remote acceptance tests 陶瓷行业首次进行远程验收

SPECIAL FEATURE: “THE FUTURE OF CERAMICS”

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The future of ceramics summit 2019 陶瓷的未来：向数字化的演变

Mariner, an example of Smart Industry Mariner使用先进软件平台Prime实现智能化生产

The path towards plant digitalisation 工厂数字化时代已拉开序幕

THE FUTURE OF CERAMICS

SUMMIT 2019

The digital line and logistic 4.0 from BMR BMR的数字化生产线和工业物流4.0

Collaborative full-digital is the future 全数字化协同是陶瓷装饰技术的未来

Production flexibility and consistent quality Sicer 解决方案：保证生产灵活性和产品稳定性

SACMI Deep Digital Line Synchronisation of the digital process 萨克米（SACMI）高度智能生产线——同步数码装饰过程

The new frontiers of on-demand ceramic tile production 瓷砖按需生产的新突破

Spotlight on ceramic slabs and worktops at STYLE-CID: Store STYLE-CID：聚焦陶瓷大板及工厂

The environmental benefits of hybrid technology EFI快达平混合陶瓷装饰系统的环境效益

The new frontiers of on-demand ceramic tile production Vidres为陶瓷表面装饰提供艺术性和功能性兼备的解决方案

Satin finishes for large sizes 打造大规格产品的缎光面

Air conditioning in spagless casting areas 打造Spagless铸造车间的空气调节系统

Integrated systems for reducing pollutants and energy recovery 减少污染物排放并实现能源回收利用的集成系统

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editorial Paola Giacomini, Editor - p.giacomini@tiledizioni.it

Ceramic industry conducts its first remote acceptance tests

陶瓷行业首次进行远程验收 Throughout history, major crises have always accelerated the pace of change, and the sudden, unprecedented global emergency of 2020 is no exception.

On 19 May at the inauguration of the annual Microsoft Build 2020 developer conference CEO Satya Nadella greeted thousands of participants logged on from all over the world saying that “We’ve seen two years’ worth of digital transformation in two months”. Just as digital technology has been critical during the emergency response and the recovery phase, Nadella believes it will also play a vital role in re-imagining the world in the post-Covid era.

In the ceramic industry too, the digital revolution has progressed by leaps and bounds in recent months. Just eight months ago, the experts attending the Acimac conference on the “Digital Future of Ceramics” urged the world of manufacturing to take a decisive step forward towards the digitalisation of factories and to develop digital tools that would facilitate purchasing of products by the market and end consumers. “There’s no way back from digital,” confirmed the few ceramic entrepreneurs who had seen the benefits of the first smart manufacturing experiments first-hand. What six months ago might have appeared little more than wishful thinking, now seems obvious. But above all, while the previously introduction of digitalisation in factories had been seen as bringing advantages almost exclusively in terms of increased corporate and production management efficiency, today the digital revolution has become an urgent necessity in order to keep closer to suppliers and the market.

This is well understood by plant manufacturers, who for years have been focusing their research efforts on Industry 4.0 technologies that would allow them to operate remotely and instantly solve problems in their customers’ plants thousands of kilometres away. The new frontier of virtual support was successfully opened up this spring with the first cases of installation, start-up and remote testing of highly automated plants and complete lines.

The first positive examples of remote Site Acceptance Tests, in which local technicians were guided through the procedure step-by-step, included the one conducted by Sacmi at the Belite plant in China and the start-up of a BMR finishing line in the United States. The future awaits.

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纵观历史，重大危机总会 加快变革的步伐，2020 年突如其来的全球危机 无疑推进了陶瓷行业更 进一步的发展。 5月19日，在一年一度的 微软 Build 2020开发者 大会（今年在线上举办） 的开幕式上，首席执行官 Satya Nadella向来自 世界 各地的数千名与会 者致以问候，他说： “我 们 在两个月内看到了两 年的数字化转型”。正如 数字技术在应急响应和 复苏阶段发挥了关键作 用一样，Nadella认为， 在 后疫 情 时代，数字 技 术也将在重新构想世界 方面发挥重要作用。 在陶瓷行业也是如此。 近几个月以来，数字革命 也 取得了突飞猛 进的发 展。就在六个月前，大批 行业专家参加意大利陶 瓷机械设备制造商协会 的年度会 议“ 陶瓷的 数 字化未来”，敦促世界制 造业朝着工厂数字化迈 出决定性的一步，并开发 能够促进市场和终端消 费者购买和使用产品的 数字化工具。 一些亲眼见证了首批智 能制造实验优势的陶瓷

企业家，证实了“数字化 趋势是不可逆转的”。七 个月前，数字化趋势似乎 只是一厢情愿的想法，但 现在看来，这种趋势已经 愈发明显。最重要的是， 虽然工厂以前慢慢引入了 数字化生产流程，并被视 为仅仅在提高企业和生产 管理效率方面带来优势（ 因此引入数字化意味着降 低了利润），但如今，数字 革命已成为进一步接近供 应 商和 市 场 的 一 种 迫切 需要。 工厂制造商对此已经非常 了解。多年来，他们 一直 将研究重点放在工业4.0 技术上，这些技术使他们 可以进行远程操作，并立 即解决数千公里外的客户 在工厂中所遇到的问题。 随着高度自动化工厂和整 线的安装、启动和远程调 试首次得以实现，虚拟技 术 支 持 的 新 领 域在今年 春季成功被开辟出来。首 次进行远程现场验收，都 是 在当地 技 术 人 员 接 受 总部一 步 一 步 指导 的 前 提下进行的，成功的案例 包括萨克米在中国贝利泰 工厂进行远程调试，以及 B M R在美国新建的抛光 线验收。

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Sacmi completes the first 4.0 ‘virtual start-up’ at Belite Ceramics At the end of 2019 Chinese firm Belite already had all the machines on site, ready to be installed and started up by Sacmi technicians. Then came the health emergency, preventing the Italian teams from travelling to China.

Hence the challenge of performing a fully remote installation and start-up of an entire plant.

In May, the announcement that the first white body wall tiles products of outstanding added value - and glazed porcelain tiles have started coming off the new up-and-running production lines.

In practice, the start-up was managed by training local Sacmi Nanhai technicians. For certain machine types, a training course managed by the Italian parent company’s personnel - working via the web with the local tech team and Belite - was organised. The result is an undeniable success, as confirmed to Sacmi Nanhai by the CEO of Belite, Mr. Deng, who expressed his “complete satisfaction with the results achieved”. “Our ambition”, pointed out Mr. Deng, “is to combine the best available technology with the most efficient organisation. That’s the main reason why we chose Sacmi, the world’s number one supplier to the ceramic industry, for our new 4.0 factory”.

Sacmi, after standing shoulder to shoulder with customers all over the world ever since the earliest stages of the health emergency, has now proven it’s ready for the post-COVID phase, when virtual assistance will be an increasingly essential element during the design, start-up and after-sale phases. Thanks to this all-new plant, Belite (until now a major supplier of foreign brands) aims to give its own brand a boost by focusing on the medium-to-high-end of the market. From this viewpoint, the company is one of just a handful in China equipped to produce the stylish white body wall tiles that

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are the jewel in the crown of Belite’s new product range.

The new line stands out as one of China’s most advanced in terms of automation, technology and digitization.

More specifically, the order included 2 complete, highly automated wall and floor tile production lines.

These start with the body preparation department (consisting of two continuous modular grinding mills that receive raw materials from an automatic feed system) and 2 Sacmi spray dryers. Downstream, there are no less than 5 presses, produced by SACMI directly in China according to local manufacturers’ requirements, plus 2 horizontal dryers and Intesa digital decoration units.

For the firing department, Belite chose 2 latest-generation two-channel kilns in the latest ‘design’ configuration, which combines style and performance.

Equally important is the end-ofline equipment. This includes 5 sorting lines, complete with vision system, and LGVs to pick the finished pallets, a choice that makes Belite one of China’s pioneers in terms of total factory automation.

The entire plant has also been designed to be managed via the new Sacmi HERE software, which features advanced monitoring, maintenance management and order scheduling functions.

萨克米在贝利泰陶瓷完成 第一次4.0“远程调试” 2019年底，中国贝利泰陶瓷

公司的所有萨克米机器设备

贝利泰（目前为外国品牌的

已经到位，准备由萨克米技

主要供应商）致力于重点发

术人员进行安装和调试。随

展中高端市场，从而推动自

后新冠疫情爆发，意大利的

身品牌发展。由此可见，贝

技术团队无法前往中国。于

利泰是中国为数不多拥有可

是萨克米启动对贝利泰陶瓷

以生产极具现代风格的白坯

工厂进行全面远程协助安装

墙砖设备的生产商，该产品

和调试的方案，这对萨克米

在贝利泰的新产品系列中，

而言，是一项挑战。

好比皇冠上的珠宝一般。

5月份，该生产线已在中国

无论在自动化、技术还是数

贝利泰陶瓷正式投产，第一

字化层面，这条全新的生产

批具有高附加值的白坯墙砖

线在中国都是最先进的代表

和瓷质釉面砖成功面世。

之一。

在实际操作中，本次的远程

具体地说，订单包括两条完

调试由通过培训的萨克米南

整的、高度自动化的墙砖和

海分公司当地的技术团队进

地砖生产线。从坯体制备部

行操作。对于某些类型的机

门（由两台连续球磨机组

器，由萨克米总部的技术人

成，从自动进料系统接收原

员通过网络，对萨克米南海

材料）和两台萨克米喷雾干

技术团队和贝利泰进行现场

燥塔开始，在生产线下游的

培训。调试的结果非常成

机器设备中，最少配备了五

功，正如萨克米南海最近接

台压机，另外加上两条卧式

到贝利泰董事长邓世杰先生

干燥器和INTESA数码装饰设

的电话所表示的“对所取得

备。

的结果非常满意”。 邓世杰

在烧成部门，贝利泰则选用

指出，“我们的目标是将现

了两条新一代的萨克米双层

有的最佳技术与最高效的团

辊道窑，无论在外形还是性

队结合起来。这也是我们为

能上，都是采用最新“设

全新的4.0工厂选择萨克

计”的配置。同样重要的还

米——陶瓷行业全球最大供

有终端设备，包括五条配有

应商的主要原因”。

视觉系统的分选线，以及用

自新冠疫情的最早阶段，萨

于收集成品托盘的LGV激光

克米便与世界各地的用户一

制导车，这一解决方案使贝

起并肩作战，而且事实证明

利泰成为中国国内整厂自动

它已经准备好进入后新冠肺

化的先驱之一。整个工厂通

炎疫情阶段，届时远程技术

过萨克米全新的HERE软件

支持将成为设计、调试和售

进行管理，该软件具有先进

后阶段越来越重要的元素。

的监控、维护管理和订单排

得益于这条全新的生产线，

产功能。

world news Ceramika Podkarpachka chooses the new automatic cutter from Cosmec

As part of an industrial conversion plan aimed at transforming the existing plant from the production of roof tiles and pavers to loadbearing masonry blocks, Ceramika Podkarpachka (Poland) has installed the latest version of the automatic cutter developed by Cosmec. Designed to meet the needs of flexibility in the brick and tile production process, the new cutter is ideal for any kind of product, whether bricks or tiles, but is most effective for in-line cutting of masonry blocks. The hi-tech but simple-

China: BMR focuses on large slabs with the innovative Supershine

China is an important reference market for BMR, where the sale of industrial goods is an excellent tow hook for developing high-level partnerships. In fact, the Chinese market is focusing on the lapping and squaring of large ceramic slabs that have increasingly more appeal to customers, aware of the added value of the product. Italian company BMR has affirmed its leadership in the large slabs sector with over 80 lines installed around the world and is approaching China with a rich know-how and consolidated professionalism aimed at constant improvement.

In addition to the proven effectiveness of its traditional systems for squaring and lapping large slabs, one of the company’s strengths is certainly the innovative technique with which it treats both the slab and the tile, the result of constant research and avant-garde technologies. The flagship is called SuperShine: this machine, unique on the market, can be considered in all respects a real super-polisher with dry technology that, through a thermo-mechanical processing,

to-use system allows customers to diversify their product ranges with minimal changes to their existing lines. The machine’s operational flexibility allows for the production of both blocks and bricks (including products with chamfered edges) on the same line, thereby minimising investments in automation.

Ceramika Podkarpachka公 司选用Cosmec公司的全新 自动切割机 波 兰 的 C e r a m i k a Podkarpachka公司计划 转变生产，将现有的生产 线从生产瓦片和铺地砖改 为生产具有更好承重性能

allows the product to be spread uniformly to seal all the microporosity on the tile and increase the surface brightness. Another great advantage of SuperShine is the flexibility of the machine: thanks to its size, which varies according to the format to be handled, is able to adapt to the small spaces of the industries, allowing the implementation of the line without the need for further interventions.

BMR’s rigorously made in Italy technology has conquered the most important marketplaces internationally for the reliability and versatility that distinguishes it, capable of responding to the needs of different customers in a timely and customized way. In addition, technological innovation allows BMR machines to be included in the most advanced Smart Factories throughout the world, guaranteeing high performance interconnections and automation processes.

的石头砖。

操作灵活，能够在同一条

为 此 ， C e r a m i k a

生产线上对砖头和瓷砖进

Podkarpachka安装了

行切割（包括有倒角的产

Cosmec开发的最新版本

品），最大程度地减少企

的自动切割机。这款新型

业在自动化方面的投资。

切割机可以满足对 生产砖头和瓷砖灵 活切换的需求，适 用于任何类型的产 品，无论是砖头还 是瓷砖，都可以进 行有效切割。切割 机配备的高科技系 统，简单易用，允 许客户在对现有产 品线进行最小的改 动而实现产品范围 的多样化。该设备

事实上，中国市场越来越关注

色，并采用干法工艺和热机械

大规格陶瓷板材的抛光和磨边

处理的真正的超级抛光机，让

处理，这对意识到产品附加值

产品得以均匀分布，瓷砖上的

的客户越来越有吸引力。意大

所有微孔都得以密封，表面亮

利公司BMR是陶瓷大板加工

度大大提高。Supershine的

领域的领军企业，在全球安装

另一个优势在于其设备的灵活

了80多条生产线，并以丰富

性，设备的大小可以根据需要

的专业知识和扎实的敬业精神

处理的瓷砖的规格而变化，能

与中国接轨，而且致力于不断

够适用于狭小空间，能够不需

进步。在对陶瓷大板的磨边和

要进一步干预的情况下就可以

抛光工艺上，BMR的传统加

安装启用。

工系统的有效性已被证实，除

BMR严格采用意大利的技

此以外，BMR公司的优势之

术，以其与众不同的可靠性和

处还在于其处理陶瓷大板和瓷

多功能化征服国际上最重要的

砖的创新工艺，这个工艺是通

市场，可及时、定制化地满足

过不断研究和采用前沿技术获

不 同 客 户 的 需 求 。 此

得的。BMR将这款旗舰产品

外，BMR的机器以创新的技

称为SuperShine，这台设备

术成为全世界最先进的智能工

在市场上是独一无二的，可以

厂的一份子，确保互联互通和

看作是各方面表现都非常出

自动化过程中的高性能。

BMR的创新产品Supershine 专注于岩板加工 中国是BMR的一个重要的参 考市场，在该市场中，销售工 业化产品为发展高端合作关系 提供了一个绝好机会。

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world news Tecnargilla postponed to Autumn 2021 Tecnargilla, the world’s most important exhibition of supplies to the surface coverings industry, has been postponed until 2021. The decision was taken by Acimac (Italian Ceramic Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers’ Association) and IEG (Italian Exhibition Group) with the aim of ensuring that the event can be held in the best possible conditions. Tecnargilla is the benchmark exhibition for companies from all over the world and has a more than 50% share of foreign visitors from over 100 countries, particularly from outside Europe. Although the current restrictions are expected to be eased over the coming months, the difficulties facing international travel have prompted the organisers to postpone the event (Tecnargilla was originally to be held from 28 September to 2 October 2020 in the Rimini Exhibition Centre).

Tecnargilla will therefore be held in the autumn of 2021, after which it will resume its biennial frequency without skipping an edition.

This will enable the exhibition to maintain its key role as a showcase of innovation and a meeting point for the ceramic and other surface coverings sectors and to reaffirm the unique international status of Italian technologies.

“The decision was taken after a great deal of thought and with a strong sense of responsibility,” says Acimac Chairman Paolo Sassi. “Tecnargilla is the only world-leading exhibition in the industrial machinery sector capable of attracting not just the suppliers of technology for the surface coverings industry but above all large numbers of customers from all over the world. In this challenging year, we do not believe that the conditions are in place to guarantee the same level of international visitor attendance in terms of either numbers or quality.”

意大利里米尼陶机展推迟至 2021年秋季

心举办）里米尼陶机展因

意大利里米尼陶瓷机械技

届，而以后还是继续每两

术工业展是世界表面覆盖 工业最重要的供应商展 会，举办日期推迟至2021 年的秋天。意大利陶瓷机 械 和 设 备 制 造 商 协 会 ACIMAC和意大利展览集 团IEG共同作出这个决定， 以确保展会在最好的环境 下举行。 里米尼陶机展是世界陶机 展会的标杆，全世界的公 司都会过来参展，超过一 半的访客来自全球100多个 国家，尤其是欧洲以外的 国家。尽管目前的管控措 施在未来几个月后很可能 会取消，但国际旅行的不 便还是促使主办方推迟了 展会（里米尼陶机展原定 在2020年9月28日至10月2 日在意大利里米尼展览中

此被推迟到2021年的秋 季，但不会跳过任何一 年举办一届。里米尼展在 陶瓷行业及其他表面覆盖 行业里，保持其作为行业 创新展示窗口以及行业汇 聚点的关键作用，重新确 立意大利技术在国际上的 独特地位。 意大利陶瓷机械和设备制 造商协会主席Paolo Paolo

Sassi

说：“我们是经过深思熟 虑，并基于社会责任感才 作出这一决定的。这个展 会是唯一一个在工业机械 领域里，能够吸引包括表 面涂层技术供应商以及来 自世界各地众多客户参展 的 世 界 领 先 行 业 展 会。2020年是充满挑战的 一年，我们认为无论从人 数还是质量上讲，（如果 今年办展的话）都难以达 到和以往相同的水平。”

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SPOTLIGHT ON DIGITAL EVOLUTION AT THE 11TH ACIMAC ANNUAL MEETING THE FUTURE OF CERAMICS SUMMIT 2019 International Business Forum

聚焦数字化演变——第11届意大利陶瓷机械及 设备制造商协会年度会议成功举办

More than 280 professionals took part in the 11th Acimac Annual Meeting, the technology session of the forum entitled The Future of Ceramics held in Modena in November.

Eleven of the leading supplier companies to the ceramic industry took stock of one of today’s most topical issues: the digitalisation of ceramic companies, effectively the next step from Industry 4.0 machines to Industry 4.0 factories.

The event focused not only on the most advanced data collection and plant interconnection technologies required for digital manufacturing but also on new solutions for creating value in the warehouse, the final link in the chain between the factory and the market.

Talks were given by Cristian Mattioli (System), Paola Gatti (Sacmi), Marco Sichi (BMR), Stefano Guidarini (Proteo Engineering), Giuseppe Cavani and Stefano Puccini (LB), Fabrizio Arnaldi (Plannet), Giuseppe Miselli (Sacmi), Stefano Cudicio (Toyota Material Handling Italia), Paolo Cometto and Franco Angelotti (Movetro-Intermac), and Paolo Serpagli, Miki Ferrari and Alessandro Fiori (Weflex).

Further analysis of the evolution of digital decoration techniques for ceramic surfaces was provided by Paolo Casarini (System Ceramics), Sergio Marcaccioli (Sicer), Davide Medici (Sacmi) and Claudio Casolari (Metco).

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The audience appreciated the high quality of the talks, particularly the three panel debates which provided an opportunity for direct discussions with representatives of tile producer companies: Maurizio Mambelli (Florim), Giulia Catti and Matteo Bondavalli (Mariner), Roberto Fornaciari (Labocer), Luca Costi (Del Conca), Gianpaolo Capitanio (Casalgrande Padana), Gilberto Pedna (ABK), Alessandro Barbieri (Italgraniti) and Eugenio Belli (Kerbell).

The results of the discussion were very encouraging.

The tile manufacturers agreed unanimously that it is essential for the industry to continue the process of digitalisation that is now under way and that the transformation into full-scale smart factories needs to be completed within the shortest possible timeframe and with the necessary investments.

司）和Claudio Casolari（Metco公司 Metco公司）对陶瓷表面数字化

On the following pages we provide a summary of most of the presentations. ✕

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度会议在意大利摩德纳举办，该会议吸引了280多名专家出 席，同时，年会期间也举办了“陶瓷的未来”技术论坛。 来自陶瓷行业的11家领先的龙头企业（上游供应商）围绕目 前最热门的话题之一— —“陶瓷企业的数字化”发表了演讲 并进行讨论，标志着陶瓷行业从设备的4.0迈进工厂的4.0。 本次大会不仅聚焦于数字化制造所需的最先进的数据收集 和工厂互联技术，还关注了仓库创造价值的最新解决方案， 仓库是工厂与市场价值链上的最后一环。 会议的演讲嘉宾分别为： 司）、Paola

Mattioli（System公

Gatti（Sacmi公司 Sacmi公司）、Marco

公司）、Stefano 公司 司）、Giuseppe 司）、Fabrizio

Guidarini（Proteo

以及Paolo

Puccini（LB公

Arnaldi（Plannet公司 Plannet公司）、Giuseppe

Handling

和Franco

Sichi（BMR

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Cavani和Stefano

Miselli（Sacmi公司 Sacmi公司）、 Material

Cristian

Stefano

Cudicio（Toyota Toyota

Italia公司 、Paolo Italia公司）

Cometto

Angelotti（Movetro-Interma公司 Movetro-Interma公司） Serpagli，Miki

Ferrari和Alessandro

Fiori（Weflex公司 Weflex公司）。 此外，Paolo Casarini（System Ceramics公司） Ceramics公司 、Sergio Marcaccioli（Sicer公司 Sicer公司）、Davide

Medici（Sacmi公

装饰技术的演变进行了进一步分析。 在 场 观 众 对 这 些 高 质 量 的 讨 论 表 现 出 极 大 的 热 情，其 中有三 场 论 坛 备 受 瞩目，为上 游 企 业与 陶 瓷 企 业代 表 进 行直 接 对 话 提 供了机会。出席 论 坛 的 陶 瓷 企 业代 表 分别 为：Maurizio 和Matteo

Mambelli（Florim公司 Florim公司）、Giulia

Catti

Bondavalli（Mariner公司 Mariner公司）、Roberto

Fornaciari（Labocer公司 Labocer公司）、

Luca

Costi（Del

C o n c a 公 司 ）、G i a n p a o l o C a p i t a n i o（ C a s a l g r a n d e P a d a n a 公 司 ）、G i l b e r t o Pedna（ABK公司 ABK公司）、Alessandro B a r b i e r i（ I t a l g ra n i t i 公司） 公司 和 Eugenio Belli（Kerbell公司 Kerbell公司）。 论坛讨论的结果十分振奋人心，瓷 砖生产商

一致认为，陶瓷行业必

须继续推 进 正在 进行的数字化进 程，向全面智能工厂的转型需要在 尽可能短的时间内完成，并投入必 要的投资。 下面是我们 所总结的一些演讲和 论坛的精华部分。 ✕

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by System Ceramics

The need for customised production, smaller batch sizes and even the ability to process a single product are the latest challenges facing the manufacturing industry.

Complete digitalisation of processes, the use of shared resources and efficient data management are key elements for sustainable development of a new industrial model centred on flexibility and sustainability.

Based in Roteglia (Reggio Emilia) in the Italian ceramic district, Ceramiche Mariner has promoted this new industrial model by creating the first fully digitalised ceramic tile production facility.

This digital manufacturing concept was put into practice using the Prime software platform developed by System Ceramics.

Prime manages the entire production flow from raw materials processing through to the creation of the finished product by means of advanced IT systems capable of monitoring the entire process using a single latest-generation graphic interface and 3D technologies.

This is the age of decentralised intelligence in which new ceramic production standards are being defined.

To develop Prime, System Ceramics adopted edge computing, an approach in which IT resources are positioned close to the data source to form a collaborative ecosystem where machines learn how to interpret and anticipate the relationships between processes from humans. This allows for solutions that would previously have been unimaginable.

当今，能否实现 定制 化、小批 量生 产，甚至处 理单个产

Ceramiche Mariner is a perfect example of horizontal integration and Digital Collaborative Industry.

The new facility represents the evolution towards an open architecture and an archetype of communication and collaboration that goes beyond the confines of the factory itself. The choice of using Prime reflects a new human-centred manufacturing concept in which the information generated inside the factory stands at the heart of the industry of the future.

This information must be managed and transformed through human intervention from simple data to useful knowledge for Giulia Catti Ceramiche Mariner improving the process and the value chain.

工厂与外界进行沟通与协作。Prime的应用体现了一种

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品，成为了瓷砖制造业面临的全新挑战。全数字化工作流 程、共享资源的使用和高效的数据管理是实现以灵活性 和可持续性为核心的新型工业模式可持续发展的关键要 素。 总部位于意大利陶瓷产区雷焦艾米利亚省 Roteglia镇的Ceramiche

Mariner公

司，率先将这种新型工业模式运用到生产 实践当中，该公司建 立了首个 全数字化的 瓷砖生产工厂，通过运用西斯特姆(System Ceramics)开发的Prime软件平台，实现数字化生产，打 造数字新工业模式。 Prime通过先进的IT系统管理从原材料加工到最终产品 的整个生产流程，该系统能够使用新一代的图形界面和 3D技术监控整个过程。 如今，去中心化智能时代已经到来，新的陶瓷生产标准 也正在被重新定义。西斯特姆采用了边缘计算方法开发 Prime软件平台，这是一种将IT资源放置在数据源附近以 形成协作生态系统的方法，在该生态系统中，机器设备可 以从人类那里学习如何解释和预测流程之间的关系。由 此可见，西斯特姆为陶瓷生产提供了前所未有的解决方 案。 Ceramiche

Mariner公司是横向一体化和数字协作产

业的完美典范。新工厂促 进了向开放式体系的演变，使 新的以人为本的制造 理 念，在 这种理 念 下，工厂内部生成的信息成为未来行业的 核心。这些 信息 必须通 过人工干预进行 管理和 转换，从而将简单的数据 转 化为 有用的知识，进而改 进 生产流程和 价值 链。 “我对Prime一见钟情。”Ceramiche Mariner公司董事长Giulia

Catti说

道。 “这个软件平台3D界面简单明了，让 公司所有人都能轻松上手。从生产线操作 员、部门经理、技术总监到工厂厂长，从 实验室技 术人 员到质检 人 员，甚至是高

Cristian Mattioli System Ceramics (Fiorano, Italy)

“With Prime it was love at first sight,” says Giulia Catti, owner of Ceramiche Mariner. “The 3D interface is simple and clear to use and makes anyone in the company who uses it feel perfectly at ease. It’s a tool that we all use, from the line operator and department manager through to the technical director and production manager, from laboratory technicians to the quality department, and even top management.

When I saw Prime in operation, even before we adopted it, I was struck by the visual immediacy and high degree of fidelity with which the entire production plant was represented. A further benefit was the fact that we could adapt the platform to our needs, like a tailor-made suit. Today, we use Prime for all aspects of factory management. Regardless of where I am in the world, I can show my customers the state of production in real time and display a series of information such as yields, tones, problems encountered and defects. It’s an authentic digital twin of the factory. The response from my customers has been extraordinary.”

“When we began building the factory in 2016, we had in mind the principles on which it needed to be built, namely flexibility, performance, quality and interconnection,” explains Giulia Catti. “With Prime, we fully achieved this goal.

Just think that in October alone we produced over 130 different items! People working in our sector will know just how difficult it is to manage such a wide range of products. This is just one of the many demonstrations of the high levels of flexibility and performance offered by Prime, which processes data in order to provide the information we need to make strategically important decisions. In some departments, product changeover is done with a click, something that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.

“Another crucial aspect is the potential for analysing each individual item. This is fundamental for determining the precise production costs, even taking account of water and energy consumption, so it is clearly of great commercial value.

“System Ceramics has created a powerful system for improving industrial efficiency that involves interconnecting all departments, from the entry of the raw materials to pallet shipment. But we are only at the beginning, Prime still has much to offer,” concludes the entrepreneur. “We are proud of what we have achieved so far in our local area, with our own workforce and with a leading technological partner like System Ceramics. Mariner represents a state-of-the-art industrial project, a true Industry 4.0 and 100% digitalised manu-

层管理人员，所有人都在使用这个工具。虽然这套软件我 们已经使用一段时间了，但当我看到Prime运行的时候， 我还是感到很震惊，它是一个能够高度还原工厂完整的 生产流程的可视性解决方案。这个软件平台的另一个优 势之处在于我们可以根据自己的需求设置平台，就好 像 量身定制西装一样。今天，我们使用Prime软件平台进行 工厂的各个方面管理。无论我置身何处，我都可以向客户 展示工厂的实时生产状态，并提供一系列信息，例如产 量、色调、遇到的问题和产品缺陷。这真是一个数字孪生 工厂，我的客户们对它赞不绝口。” “当我们2016年开始建造工厂的时候，我们已经规划好 新工厂竣工的标准，即具有良好的灵活性和互联性，以 及达到高效能、高质量的标准。” Giulia Catti解释道。 Catti解释道 “得益于Prime先进软件平台的面世，我们完全实现了这 一目标。仅仅在10月份，我们就生产了13 0多种产品！陶 瓷行业的人都清楚，在这么短时间内生产这一系列的产 品是很困难的。不过这只是体现Prime软件平台灵活性 高及其优异性能的例证之一，Prime还能处理数据，为我 们进行重要战略决策提供信息。在某些部门，产品转换 只需点击一下就完成了，这在几年前是不可想象的。” “此外，更重要的是，Prime能够分析每个产品的价值， 精确计算出产品的生产成本，甚至计算出水和能源的消 耗量，由此可见，它具有很大的商业价值。” “ 西斯特姆创造了一个强大的系统以提高工业效率，使 得各部门系统互联互通、信息共享，从原材料到产品打 包装运，Prime软件系统都发挥着巨大的作用。但我们的 合作才刚刚开始，Prime软件平台还能为我们提供更多 服务。”Giulia

Catti如此评价道。 “我们为我们目前在

当地取得的成就感到骄傲，我们拥有自己的团队和如西 斯特姆一样的领先的技术合作伙伴。Mariner生产工厂 代表了一个达到最高水准的工业项目，真正地实现了“工 业4.0”和10 0％数字化生产操作，体现了具有前瞻性的 企业愿景以及对新型经营模式的探讨。” 这种创新方式标志着西斯特姆真正向前迈进了一步，从 陶瓷行业的工厂和陶瓷设备制造商转变为先进的服务供 应商。按照机电一体化的原则，组织结构和业务模型进 行了重新设计，成功地实现了数字化转型。 在硬件方面，西斯 特姆专注于机器人自动化，能够完全

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facturing operation that testifies to a forward-looking business vision and the search for a new way of doing business.”

This innovative approach marks a real step forward for System Ceramics, which has transformed its role from a manufacturer of plants and machines for the ceramic industry to become a supplier of cutting-edge services. The organisational structure and the business model are redesigned in accordance with the principles of mechatronics, which has allied itself successfully with digital transformation.

As for hardware, System Ceramics is focusing strongly on robotic automation to allow settings to be changed entirely by software and without operator intervention.

For several years, the company has been engaged in a process of digitalisation aimed at offering the market innovative smart manufacturing solutions which until recently were highly complex. Computerisation of production systems, automatic reconfiguration of machines and full traceability have now become reality for System Ceramics, bringing the company success and recognition amongst international professionals.

System Ceramics has played a pioneering role in this epochal turning point for the ceramic industry, building on its more than 50 years’ experience in developing innovative processes capable of creating new standards. Prime reflects a new manufacturing concept in which humans and machines interact through the software platform, bringing to completion one of the cornerstones of the new industrial paradigm: that of Smart Industry, meant as Digital Collaborative Industry. It is a manufacturing model, where the Human-Machine interface is essential because times change, work changes, but human knowledge and intellectual creativity remain fundamental for conquering still unexplored territory. ✕

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通 过软件更 改设置，无需 操

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基础。

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by Paola Gatti

The process of digitalising an industrial plant offers plenty of potential but at the same time can be challenging and highly complex. What can be done to limit the risks and what are the key factors for success?

First of all, it is important to remember that data are only valuable to the extent that they can be translated into useful information for users. Collecting a large quantity of data without a precise objective and/or without adopting the appropriate mechanisms for selection and interpretation overburdens the systems without bringing any real added value.

A second key aspect is to remember that technology alone is not sufficient. Processes, people and technology must all cooperate synergistically for a digitalisation process to achieve its real potential. This means it is important not to neglect training, engagement and the promotion of a change-oriented culture. It is equally important to realise that large-scale digitalisation projects require re-engineering of production processes, otherwise there is a very real risk of automating wastage.

For these reasons, a digital manufacturing project is often successful when following a stepwise approach. This means

工厂的数字化前景蕴藏着巨大机遇，但同时可能充满挑 战，且非常复杂。企业在工厂数字化的道路上该如何规 避风险，成功的关键因素又是什么？ 首先，重要的是要记住，数据只有在能够转化为对用户 有用的信息时才有价值。在没有精确目标和/或没有采 用适当的选择和解释机制的情况下收集大量数据会使 系统负担过重，而不会带来任何真正的附加值。 个关键点是要记住仅凭技术是不够的。

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流程、人员和

技术都 必须协同协作才能实现数字化流程，工厂数字 化的真正潜力得以发挥。

这意味不能忽视培训、参与

落实和促进以变革为导向的文化的重要性。 此外，值得 注意的是，大规模数字化项目需要对生产流程进行重新 设计，否则，将存在浪费自动化的风险。由此可见，当遵 循循序渐进的方法进行数字化生产项目的改进，这个数 字化项目通常是成功的。这意味着将项目分解为更简单 的程序，并在客户和供应商之间的协作和相互适应过程 中逐步开发产品。 H E RE平台是SACM I为数字化制造项目提供的解决方 案，完全满足了这些需求。这个模块化的软件平台成为 连接生产工厂和ERP(企业资源计划)的纽带，加强了运 营与信息技术的联系。

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breaking the project down into simpler elements and developing the product over time in a process of collaboration and mutual adaptation between customer and supplier.

The HERE platform, SACMI’s solution for digital manufacturing projects, fully meets these needs. This modular software platform becomes the link between production plant and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), between the world of operations and that of information technology.

For example, it is typically used in production management.

Starting out from the production orders sent by the ERP system, the system tracks each production batch during the various processing stages, automates a large number of operational and logistics procedures and provides the ERP system with information on warehoused products. It is also capable of automatically analysing data, calculating performance indicators and managing maintenance activities. This is all done using web technologies and usability criteria to ensure ease of use of the software, even on mobile devices.

These types of software improve plant performance by focusing on several aspects, including: • rapid problem solving thanks to automatic data collection, monitoring and processing of real-time information;

HERE平台通常应用于生产管理。从ERP系统发出生产订 单的指令开始，系统就在各个生产流程中跟踪每个生产 批次，使大量的操作和物流程序实现自动化运作，并向 ERP系统提供库存产品的信息。它还能够进行自动分析数 ERP系统提供库存产品的信息 据、计算性能指标和管理维护等一系列活动。这一切都 是通过使用网络技术和可用性标准来完成的，确保软件 的简易操作性，更能安装在移动设备上使用。HERE平台 通过聚焦以下几个方面来提高工厂的性能，包括： • 自动收集数据，监测和实时信息处理，从而快速解决问 题； • 生产和物流程序自动化，减 少了操作员的工作量和出 错风险; • 整合生产相关信息流，包括生产部门内部和工厂现有 的数据管理软件（ERP，WMS ——仓库管理系统，客户 定制系统），从而减少信息传递所需的时间，并节省资 源。 总的来说，这些要素为公司带来了经济效益和真正的竞 争优势。HERE平台的应用范围非常广泛。例如，它能够 解决老旧分拣线的连接问题。萨克米根据客户的实际需 求开发了一个特别的解决方案，这个方案用于创建一个 半自动程序，将产品托盘上的信息传输到仓库管理系统， 就像系统上的其他生产线一样。与升级或更换相关生产

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• automation of production and logistic procedures, reducing operators’ workloads and the risk of error; • integration of production-related information flows, both within the production department and between the data management software present in the plant (ERP, WMS – Warehouse Management System, customised systems), thereby reducing the time and resources necessary for the transfer of information.

Overall, these elements bring economic benefits and a real competitive advantage for the company.

There are many possible practical applications. For example, in one case it was necessary to solve connectivity issues on a number of outdated sorting lines. An ad hoc solution developed by Sacmi according to the real needs of the customer was used to create a semiautomatic procedure for transferring information on product pallets to the ERP, just as for the other lines of the system. This solution was achieved in collaboration with the customer for a very low cost, especially compared with the potential cost of upgrading or replacing the lines in question. In another case, the customer wanted to optimise logistics flows. The chosen solution was to introduce automatic management of operational scheduling and the phases of supplying materials to the processing lines, including picking and packaging. Finally, it should be remembered that this platform is evolving constantly, largely with the aim of integrating and interfacing with other typical Smart Factory technologies such as innovative plant solutions (e.g. tracking, full digital), machine learning and analytics algorithms, digital twin and computer vision techniq ues.

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线相比，这是一个通 过与客户合 作大大 降低成本的解决方案。另外，如果客户希 望优化物流流程，选择的解决方案则是 采用操作自动 化作为管 理程 序，并将材 料供应到加工生产线，包括挑选和包装。 最后，值得注意的是，这个软件平台是不 断发展的，其主要目的是与其他典型的智 能工厂技 术进行整合和连接，如创 新工 厂解决方案(包括追踪技术、全数字技术) 、机器学习和分析算法、数字化映射和计 算机视觉技术。

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by Marco Sichi

The BMR digital line is a new concept in the ceramic end-ofline stage. Dynamic, digital, sustainable and efficient are the keywords of a technology that has established itself in the sector over the years and is now an integral part of the production plant. The increase in demand for product customisation, the growing complexity and ever shorter life cycle of products, and the need for small batches coupled with the uncertainty of an unstable economy are all factors that have driven development strategies towards maximising line flexibility while maintaining and if possible improving production efficiency and quality. Whereas until recently the finishing, cutting and squaring processes were outsourced, they are now carried out internally by the ceramic companies themselves. In the space of just a few years, these operations have seen advances that have completely transformed the end-of-line stage. Some technologies, such as squaring and cutting, have completed the transition from wet to dry processing in just 4 years. This exclusive BMR technology has transformed the process, optimising all aspects including plant engineering, production, working environment, costs and finished product quality. The cutting and squaring processes have also undergone upgrades dictated by the Industry 4.0 revolution. Digitalisation and automation are the keywords of the new Smart Factory and BMR has integrated cutting and squaring with a patented video camera system.

The operator interface allows access to all sensitive process information with just a few clicks.

This set-up brings numerous advantages: • The system always ensures that the tools function in the BMR digital line

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BMR数字化生产线对于陶瓷生产的最后一环来说，还 是一个新概念。动态、数字化、可持续、高效，这是BMR 多年来在行业技术领域给予自己的定位。如今，BMR数 字化生产线已经成为生产车间不可或缺的一部分。 随着产品定制和小批量生产需求的增加， 产品生产工艺变得越来越复杂，产品的生 命周期越来越短，加上经济不稳定导致不 确定因素增多，推动了产品开发向最大限 度提高生产线灵活度、维持甚至提高生产 效率和质量的方向发展。 虽然近期兴起将加工、切割和磨边等工序外包出去，但 大部分陶瓷公司还是选择独自完成这些工序。短短几年 时间，这些工艺的进步已经完全改变了生产线的最后一 个环节。 有些技术如磨边和切割，在短短4年内就完成了从湿法 到干法工艺的过渡。BMR的这项独有的技术不仅改善了 设备工程、生产过程和工作环境，还降低了成本提高了 质量，给整个生产过程带来变革。 工业4.0革命同样促使了切割和磨边工艺的升级。数字 化和自动化是建设新型智能工厂的两个关键，BMR已 将切割和磨边工艺纳入其专利摄像系统中。操作员通过 点击界面，就可以获取生产过程中的所有关键信息。 BMR数字加工生产线有如下优点： • 系统始终确保工具在最佳条件下运行，减少磨边轮损 耗。 • 能够快速更换瓷砖的加工尺寸，并及时排除故障，保

Marco Sichi, BMR (Scandiano, Italy)

best conditions, bringing significant savings in terms of the grinding wheels.

• The size change operation is performed very rapidly and troubleshooting is instantaneous, guaranteeing an increase in productivity.

• Quality is also improved: automation and control using video cameras ensures less chipping and breakage, less downtime, greater production continuity and less wastage of material during size changeover.

• The machine is managed remotely: thanks to network connectivity, all operator interventions are performed outside the cabin (except for grinding wheel changing), including the creation and automatic loading of the removal cone (recipes).

• The video camera system also allows the processing operations to be monitored constantly, resulting in the need for fewer interventions on the part of the operator who can therefore focus more on problem solving.

• Finally, all information on grinding wheel wear, lifetime and efficiency is continuously recorded and saved. This ensures a high degree of control over production data, which can be used to produce customised reports.

The lapping and treatment stages have also evolved in keeping with Industry 4.0 criteria as part of a systematic industrial approach characterised by simplicity and sharing, thereby guaranteeing efficiency and quality at all times.

The use of automation on Leviga Plus, BMR’s flagship finishing technology which is also suitable for large slabs, allows the grinding wheel’s grit size to be saved on the touchscreen of

证了生产率的提高。 • 产品质量也得到提升：通过自动化和摄像系统监控可 确保大大减少崩角破损、的几率，停机时间更短，提 高生产的连续性，并在更换瓷砖尺寸期间减少导致材 料浪费。 • 设备可远程操控。得益于网络技术的发展，所有操控 人员都可在机舱外控制设备（除了更换磨边轮外）， 包括创建和自动加载工艺参数。 • 专利摄像系统确保每一步操作都在监控下进行，从而 减少操作员干预的需要，使他们可以将更多精力放在 需要解决的问题上。 • 最后，所有有关磨边轮磨损、寿命和效率的信息都会 被连续记录并保存，确保对生产数据的高度控制，这 些数据可用于生成定制报表。 精抛和处理阶段的发展也符合工业4.0标准，作为以简 单和共享为特征的系统化工业方法的一部分，从而确保 了持续的高效率和高品质。 Leviga

Plus精加工技术是BMR产品系列中的旗舰产

品，可用于大板的加工处理，它的自动化功能可将磨边 轮的磨料粒度数据保存在每个磨块的触摸屏上，并且可 自定义保存数据。传送带速度、前后摆动轨迹和速度、 磨边轮磨料粒度、磨头压力和磨料高度等所有数据均能 保存。 设备具有有自动加载功能。电源接通后，当第一片大板 通过时，磨头就会自动下降。

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Display of grinding wheel wear

each head and the data to be saved in customisable recipes.

The belt speed, the forward-backward oscillation travel and speed, the grinding wheel grit size, the head pressure and the height of the abrasive can all be memorised.

The machine is loaded automatically: after the machine has been turned on, the heads automatically descend when the first slab passes through.

Then when the head is turned on, reduced pressure is applied for a pre-set time to allow the new abrasive to be run in after the tool change.

Finally, greater flexibility is also achieved by the forward-backward oscillation, divided into 3 zones, each of which can be adjusted in terms of size, speed/acceleration and pressure. Lapping is concluded with the treatment stage, a process in which SuperShine is the benchmark technology. SuperShine is a true

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间内自动减压，以便更换工具后新的磨料进入。 最后， 通过将前后振动分为三个区域，实现更大的灵活度，每 个区域都可以根据尺寸、速度或者加速度和压力进行调 节。 精抛属于后期精加工范畴，SuperShine设备是这一工 艺的基准技 术。Su pe r Sh i n e是一款真正的干法抛光 机，它使用天然二氧化硅和热机械工艺进行加工，使瓷 砖抛光过后的光泽度提高30度或以上。 SuperShine配备有10个附属磨头和6种工具，设备启 动后，前7个磨头进行抛光，同时进行配料。

接下来两

个自由位置，能够将抛光材料渗透到瓷砖里，随后最后 3个磨头专门用于清洗。这样研磨出来的产品在保持瓷 砖的功能的同时，还具有极佳的美学效果。

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因此，BMR 4.0加 工 线 是 一 个完 整 的自动化工艺，可 与 整 个工 厂 相 互 连接，协同发挥各 类 操 作 功 能 ，从 而实现高附加值 制 造 过程 的完全 数字化。

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dry polishing machine that uses natural silica and a thermomechanical process to increase the gloss level of the tile coming from the lapping process by 30 degrees or more. Equipped with 10 satellite heads and six tools, SuperShine applies the product and then carries out polishing with the first 7 heads, which also dose the product. Next come two free positions to allow the product to penetrate the tile, followed by the final 3 heads devoted to washing. The end result is a product with great aesthetic appeal that maintains the functional characteristics of porcelain stoneware.

The BMR 4.0 finishing line is therefore a complete automated process that interconnects with the entire plant and brings the various operational functions together in synergy, resulting in full digitalisation of a high added-value manufacturing process.

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by System Ceramics

The future of digital decoration can be summed up in a simple question: What’s next? It is a question that combines the concept of a timeline with a keyword of the Basic programming language.

“What’s next?” is the question we ask at a moment in time when the process of digital innovation in the field of decoration appears to have reached completion. Most production lines now use digital decoration machines, there is widespread knowledge of digital technology and printers, and analysts consider the digital printer market to be mature, placing the technology in the “late majority” phase of the Rogers innovation adoption curve.

System Ceramics’ answer to this question is to complete the process of full digitalisation of the line, in other words to go beyond DOD digital printing to generate added value and bring enormous benefits. Because it’s one thing to focus on the adoption of a technology, quite another to consider the concept in its entirety. In other words, we must not confuse inkjet printing with the broader concept of digitalisation.

In terms of infrastructure, System Ceramics has concentrated on the development of a new digital printer called Creadigit Infinity which represents the future of digital decoration for the ceramic sector. Infinity has unprecedented computing power provided by the new CoreXpress platform, the processing unit (one for each colour bar) that oversees all operations necessary to reproduce the image on the ceramic surface. It is a latest-generation processor with rapid and immediately available memory that brings a further significant increase in performance. Digital technology needs data, which often depend on the tile passing through the printer or along the line in general. The information is collected by various pieces of equipment, which use a dedicated network of sensors to supply the data rapidly to the part of the machine that performs the processing. The R&D department has further improved the machine’s performance to guarantee a high-speed real-time data flow to the printheads, even in the event of significant manipulation of the image during printing (such as management of tone uniformity, printhead joins, colourways, rotation, deformation or addition of specific variable components for each tile). It is a well-known fact that high computational power is key to enabling digital technology to operate effectively and exhaustively.

The future of ceramic decoration is collaborative digitalisation.

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数码装饰的未来可以简单概括成一个问题： 下一个新 技术是什么？

这个问题结合了时间轴的概念和基本

编程语言的关键词。 “下一个新技术是什么？”我们在装饰领域完成数字 创 新后会问。现在，大多数 生 产 线 都 已使 用 数 码 装 饰 设备，也越来越多人知道数 码技术和数码打印机。分析 家认为数码 打印 机市场已 经成熟，数码打印技术现在 处于罗杰斯创新采用曲线的“后期采用人群”阶段。 西斯特姆陶瓷对这个问题的回答是：完成生产线的全 数字化过程，换句话说，就是要超越DOD数码打印， 创造附加值，带来巨大收益。西斯特姆之所以得出这 样的答案，是因为专注于采用一项技术和全面考虑这 个概念完全是两码事。 换而言之，我们不能将数字化简单理解成喷墨技术， 数字化应该是更广泛的概念。 在硬件上，西斯特姆专注于研发一款名为Creadig it Infinity的新型喷墨打印机，这款喷墨机代表了陶瓷行 业数码装饰的未来，由

新型平台CoreXpress为其提

供前所未有的超强计算能力，其处理单元（一个处理 单元代表一个打印通道）负责监督在陶瓷表面进行图 像复刻的所有操作。这是最新一代的处理器，拥有快 速并实时存储的功能，进一步显著提升设备的性能。 数码技术需要数据，数据通常来自对通过喷墨打印机 或者生产线上其他设备对瓷砖信息的采集。信息通过 各种设备进行采集，这些设备使用专用的传感器网络 将数据快速地输送到设备的数据处理中心。 西斯特姆的研发部门进一步提高了设备性能，以确保 高速实时的数据传输到喷头，即使是在印刷过程中对 图像进行重要的大动作处理（例如：色调的均匀性处 理、连接喷头、搭配颜色、旋转、改变瓷砖形态或者在 每片瓷砖上增加其他特定的装饰）。

众所周知，快速

计算的能力是数码技术能够有效和全面应用的关键。 陶瓷装饰的未来在于数字化协同。 今天，喷墨打印机要完成整个数码喷印，墨水的作用

Paolo Casarini System Ceramics (Fiorano, Italy)

mind Creadigit Infinity can be fitted with 12 or more printing modules. However, System Ceramics has now turned its attention to a new collaborative digital printing concept in which the process is even more flexible and adaptable and is based on a modular printing infrastructure distributed along the same line.

New-generation digital printing will be performed by a system of independent machines each equipped with their own set of inks positioned in sequence along the production line.

This arrangement will allow for greater creative freedom but at the same time will require an adequate technological infrastructure. System Ceramics is already capable of installing collaborative full-digital lines.

The equipment necessary for this new approach has been developed in-house and will consist of systems complete with software to further enhance creativity, resulting in a unique, high added value ceramic printing process. In keeping with its pioneering tradition, System Ceramics has completed a concrete example of full collaborative digitization of ceramic decoration and once again demonstrated its leadership role in creating real innovation in ceramic manufacturing. ✕

至关重要。因此，Creadigit

Infinity在设计上可配备

12个或更多的打印通道。不过，西斯特姆已经将注意 力转向了全新的协同数字化打印概念，即通过在同一 条生产线上分布模块化打印通道，提高打印过程的灵 活性和适应性。 新一代数码打印是一个由多个独立设备组成的系统， 每个设备拥有独立的供墨系统，每种颜色按顺序分布 在生产线上。这样的设计将给予

产品更多的创新空

间，但同时需要有充分的技术基础。 西斯特姆已经拥有安装这种全面数字化协同生产线的 能力。满足这种新打印模式所需的设备已经由西斯特 姆独立开发完成，将配备能进一步提高创造力的软件 和系统，从而实现独一无二、高附加值的陶瓷打印工 艺。 秉承开拓创新的传统，西斯特姆陶瓷完成了陶瓷装饰 全面数字化协同的具体实例，并再次展示其在陶瓷制 造领域实现真正创新的领导作用。

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by Sergio Marcaccioli

Production trends in the ceramic sector are evolving constantly and growing ever more complex. Whereas in the past the ceramic tile industry was characterised by large production batches and mass deliveries, the situation today is very different with manufacturers making increasingly specific and ad hoc requests. Both now and in the immediate future, production processes must be able to meet requests for small batches (1500 m2) of extremely high quality products (95%) within very short timeframes.

This means changing product type several times per day on a given production line, which creates greater difficulties in terms of set-up and error minimisation. The fact that ceramic is now used in the furnishing segment for products such as bathroom and kitchen countertops has further increased the required quality criteria and reduced the margin for error.

In this scenario, glaze and colour producers play an increasingly strategic role for ceramic companies and a strong partnership between the two parties is the only valid solution.

With this in mind, Sicer is not just a supplier but acts as a fullscale partner for its customers.

Only by establishing close collaboration and teamwork is it possible to provide dedicated customised solutions that guarantee research, innovation and consistent quality.

One example of the excellent results achieved through this process of continuous technological improvement is the development of new ceramic bodies and substrates.

Rather than just simple structural bases, these materials now serve as a starting point for creating specific aesthetic effects (white, super-white and bleached bodies, coloured bodies, porcelain bodies, etc.).

With its in-depth technological knowledge of the type of body and of the technical characteristics of the glazing line and kiln, Sicer is able to offer a customised package that the ceramic producer company can elaborate and personalise.

One of the tile manufacturers’ key goals is to stand out and make themselves immediately recognisable in the market, which they can achieve by conducting research into material surfaces and delivering stress-free products with excel-

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当今，陶瓷行业的生产趋势不断演变并越 趋复杂。 过去，瓷砖行业的特点是大批量生产和大 批 量交付。如 今，情况已经发 生了翻 天覆 地的变化，因为现在的制造商会对瓷砖制作 提出一些 越来越具体和特别的要求。无论现在还是未来，都对瓷 砖生产提出了新的要求— —瓷砖生产过程都必须能够 在极短的时间内满足小批量（1500平方米）和极高品质 （95％）的生产需求。这意味着每天都会在特定的生产 线上多次进行转产，这使得在设备调试和生产失误最小 化方面变得十分困难。 现在越来越多陶瓷产品应用于 家具领域，例如浴室、厨房台面等，进一步增加了对产 品生产质量的标准，同时也缩小了容错范围。在这种情 况下，釉 料和 颜料生产商对陶瓷企业战略作用越来越 大，而双方及其牢固的伙伴关系是唯一有效的解 决方 案。 出于这种考虑，Sicer

不仅致力于成为一个供应商，而

且还与其客户建立了全方面的合作关系。只有通过建立 紧密的合作关系和团队精神，才能提供专门的定制解决 方案，以保证调研、创新和稳定的质量。 通过这一持续的技术改进过程所取得的卓越成果的一 个例子是新的陶瓷坯体和基础釉料的开发。这些材料 不再是简单的结构基础，而是作为创造特定的美学效果 （白坯，超白坯和漂白坯，色坯，瓷质坯等等）的起点。 凭借对多种陶瓷坯体、施釉 线和窑炉技术特性的深入 了解，Sicer 能够为瓷砖生产商提供精心设计和个性化 的，以及专门定制的全套服务。瓷砖制造商的一个关键 目标是在市场上脱颖而出，品牌迅速获得辨识度。达成 这一目标，可以通过对材料表面进行研究，提供具有优 良化学和物理性质的无应力产品，以及 达到一定 透明 级别的抛光材料来实现。Sicer能够测量和研究这些参 数，得益于近年来在尖端技术仪器上的重要投资，以及 公司扩大实验室人员团队的政策，这个团队既有经验丰 富的专业人员，也有刚毕业的技术人员。

Sergio Marcaccioli, Sicer (Fiorano, Italy)

lent chemical and physical characteristics and good levels of transparency in the case of polished materials. Sicer is able to measure and study these parameters thanks to the important investments in cutting-edge technological instrumentation it has made in recent years and its policy of expanding its team of laboratory staff with both experienced professionals and freshly graduated technicians.

对于陶瓷釉料和颜料生产商来说，研究成果很大程度

For ceramic glaze and colour producers, research results in a high degree of fragmentation of offerings and products, while the situation is made even more complex by the pressure of on-demand deliveries and the limited planning allowed by the market. In a scenario where it is no longer sufficient simply to supply compliant materials, it is clear that only real collaboration with customers can provide a basis for lasting and mutually beneficial relationships.

和颜色的深度、色彩灵活性，多种数字材料的应用（如

The development of digital printing technologies has brought excellent results, including expanded colour gamut and depth, flexibility, application of multiple digital materials (glossy, matt, metallized), full-field and non-full-field digital glue, etc. Scope for adding decorative effects has been expanded, along with the increased consistency of application and consequently perceived value. At the same time, however, it has reduced the potential for differentiating products and brands. While Full Digital is without question the ultimate goal, it is important to manage the change by developing a mentality that combines ceramic expertise with a knowledge of the specific aspects of the digital process.

A number of key aspects must be taken into consideration, including the fact that improving production efficiency is not always a successful strategy whereas increasing the percentage of first choice products is always beneficial, so all possible measures must be taken to achieve this.

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上是碎片化的样品和产品，然而，按需交付的压力，以 及市场给予有限的规划时间，使情况变得更加复杂。在 这种情况下，仅仅提供符合要求的材料已经不够了，很 明显，只有与客户进行真正的协作才能为持久和互惠的 关系打下坚实基础。 数字印刷技术的发展带来了卓越的成果，包括扩展色域 亮光、哑光、仿金属）、数码胶水等等。瓷砖可以添加装 饰效果的范围已经扩大，随着应用稳定性的增加，产品 的认知价值也由此得到提高。但与此同时，这也由此降 低了产品和品牌差异化和辨识度。全面数字化毫无疑问 是陶瓷生产的最终目标，但在这个过程中，需要以一种 积极的心态去拥抱这种变化，就是将陶瓷的专业知识 与数字化流程的特定方面结合起来。由此，一些关键的 要素必须纳入到思考的范围中，包括必须意识到提高生 产效率并不总是一种成功的策略，增加产品的优等率 反而是获得更大收益的关键，因此必须采取一切可能 的措施来实现这一目标。

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by Davide Medici

Interconnecting the various stages in the production process is one of the cornerstones of Sacmi’s vision of plant construction for the modern ceramic factory. For this purpose, the HERE software provides complete technical and technological management of the process from a single control and digitalisation platform. One of the key steps in this highly integrated and monitored process is ceramic surface finishing, which uses innovative digital technologies to create graphic designs and to apply materials. Sacmi Deep Digital Line is the solution for fully digital management of all decoration phases.

With this solution, the decoration process is no longer limited to printing with inks, but includes glazes, effects and powders. The available materials are applied using digital devices synchronised by the same HERE process supervision tool.

Whether using traditional configurations (PH presses) or the Continua+ line for large slabs, the installed sensors are able to uniquely identify each individual piece in transit and apply the various materials according to the specific product recipe. This process differs from traditional decorating lines in two ways. Firstly, with the Sacmi Deep Digital Line the surface finish is no longer created by a series of stand-alone decoration devices but by a single integrated decoration line.

The second aspect is the Sacmi Deep Digital Line’s ability to coordinate with the pre-press loading devices, which means that the surface decoration can be synchronised perfectly with three-dimensional decoration of the substrate.

未来该为现代陶瓷工厂安装怎样的生产设备？萨克米 对此的愿景是将生产过程中的各个阶段互联起来。萨 克米的HERE软件通过一个控制和数字化平台实现对 生产过程的全方位技术管理。陶瓷表面处理是这种高 度集成化并受监控的生产过程 中的关 键 一 环，故在 图 形 设 计 和应用材料上，都采用了创新的 数字技术。 萨克米的高度智能生产线是 运 用于所有装饰工序的全数字化 管理的解决方案。运用此方案，数字化装饰工序不再 局限于喷墨打印，还可以进行数码施釉，添加特殊效 果，以及喷干粉。 可用的材料是使用由同一HERE流程监控工具同步的 数字设备来应用的。无论是使用传统的PH液压机，还 是用于生产大板的Continua +连续辊压机，萨克米高 度智能生产线上的传感器都可以准确识别出在传输过 程中的每一片独立产品，并根据产品的不同配方使用 各种不同的装饰材料。 这个过程与传统装饰加工有两方面不同。第一，使用萨 克米高度智能生产线，陶瓷的表面不再是通过一系列 独立的设备进行装饰处理，而是在一条集成的装饰生 产线上完成所有的装饰工序。第二，萨克米高度智能

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For example this makes it possible to create very thick ceramic slabs where the graphic texture of the surface coordinates perfectly with the through-body vein. The Sacmi digital devices adopted on the Deep Digital Line consist of DHD series ink and effect printers. The series has been expanded with the new 12-bar versions available for sizes with a width of up to 2,000 mm. One totally new product on the market is the new DDG series of machines for digital application of effects in both a dry and wet process. The system offers the unique feature of selective grit application, which together with wet glue application allows for the design of innovative products based on the combined use of two dry materials.

With DDG it is also possible to apply two additional wet materials, which can be useful for surface finishing of the piece or for further decoration with other ceramic effects. All of this is achieved while coordinating perfectly with the other digital devices on the line.

Sacmi’s range of offerings also includes the DGD and DDD powder loading devices (DGD for traditional PH presses and DDD integrated on Continua+ upstream of the compactor), which are capable of coordinating the decoration and glazing process with the other phases and thereby extending the concept of surface finishing to all the phases upstream of the press. In the pre-forming phase, these systems can make a significant contribution to the overall graphic and aesthetic quality of the tile, opening the way to previously unexplored creative and design solutions. ✕

Digital machine for DRY + EFFECTS decoration

生产线能够连接压机前布料设备，实现表面装饰与坯 体上的三维立体表面完美同步。例如，运用萨克米的 高度智能生产线使生产超厚大板成为可能，实现表面 图形纹理与通体纹路完美配对。 萨克米高度智能生产线采用的数码设备为DHD系列的 墨水和效果打印机。该系列设备的最新版本已经增加 至12通道，打印宽度最高可达2米。 另一款全新的产品是DDG系列数字化喷印特殊效果， 同时适用于进行干法和湿法的装饰工艺。这款全新装 饰设备的独特之处在于，能够通过胶水定位进行喷印 干粒，并可以将两种干性材料同时结合使用，对产品 表面装饰进行设计创作。此外，DDG系统还可以额外 应用两种湿性材料，有效提高瓷砖的表面处理，有利 于进一步进行瓷砖多种装饰效果的叠加。以上提及的 多种装饰工艺都可以通过与生产线上的其他数码设备 完美搭配来实现。 萨 克 米 的 产 品 还包 括 D G D 和 D D D 干法 布 料设 备 （DGD适用于传统的PH液压机，DDD则搭配连续辊 压机Continua +），可以和其他工序协调装饰和施釉 过程，进而将表面处理的概念扩展到压机之前的所有 环节。在 进行压制之前，这个系统能够对瓷砖的整体 图形设计和美学品质进行控制，开创了一个前所未有 的创新设计新方案。 ✕

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The new frontiers of on-demand ceramic tile production

瓷砖按需生产的新突破 Norbert von Aufschnaiter, Durst Phototechnik (Bressanone, Italy)

In the present market scenario, ceramic tile companies looking to reorganise their production processes so as to avoid tying up working capital in excessively high levels of inventory. To reduce stocks of finished products, it is necessary to use technologies that are capable of efficiently processing smaller batches with guaranteed repeatability and if possible carrying out production on a to-order basis. The solution is total digital management of the production process, a goal that all ceramic companies aspire to and one that can be achieved using the revolutionary Durst Full Digital Glazing technology, currently undergoing field testing..

At the same time, digital printing technologies are highly flexible and guarantee profitability, cash flow and production efficiency. The roll-out of highly versatile and high performance digital printers such as Durst Gamma XD, coupled with the use of colour management systems such as the unique Durst-ColorGATE CMS, allows for the efficient production of small batches with excellent long-term repeatability. These technologies allow production to be standardised while eliminating or reducing the number of coloured glazes and printing all designs directly onto the white glaze. Moreover, the high level of colour stability makes it possible to satisfy today’s design trends with their increased focus on the use of tiles with almost uniform colours and very smooth tone gradients ideal for large spaces. Although they may appear simple, these finishes are in fact very difficult to print repetitively as they require 100% uniform-

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在当前的市场情况下，瓷砖企业致力于改造生产流程， 以避免过高的库存水平占用运营资金。为了减 少成品 库存，有必要使用新技术有效处理小批量订单，并保证 产品质量稳定，并在可能的情况下按订单进行 生产。我们可以通过全面数字化生产流程来解 决这一难题，这是所有陶瓷企业都渴望达成的 目标，而目前可以通过使用得世（Durst）的革 命性全数字化施釉技术实现这一目标，该技术 目前正在陶瓷厂进行现场测试。 同时，数字印刷技术具有高度的灵活性，保证了盈利能 力、现金流和生产效率。用途广泛的高性能的数码打 印机的推出，例如得世的 Gamma XD系列喷墨机，加 上色彩管理系统的运用，例如得世独特的ColorGATE CMS色彩管理系统，能够实现高效的小批量生产，并 能长期保证产品质量的稳定性。这些技术能够实现标 准化生产，并避免或减少色釉的使用，可以直接在白色 底釉上直接根据设计图案进行印刷。 此外，高水平的颜色稳定性可以满足当今设计流行趋 势，即聚焦于几乎完全均匀统一的颜色和非常柔和的 过渡色使得大面积空间的瓷砖应用变成可能。虽然它 们看起来很简单，但实际上很难重复打印这些饰面，因 为它们需要100%的一致性。而得世的 Gamma XD印 刷技术能够达成这一目标，该技术可最大程度地保证

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ity. This is an aspect that is guaranteed by Durst Gamma XD technology, which ensures the maximum efficiency in on-demand production of innovative designs with increasingly natural effects. ❱ The exclusive benefits of the Durst Gamma XD Series Along with the advantages of the previous series, Gamma XD adds new features and technologies that significantly enhance its performance. This new series of digital printers with ceramic inks is based on experimentation conducted by Durst, the first company to develop and introduce a digital printer designed specifically for the ceramic industry back in 2004.

With Gamma XD, Durst has completely re-engineered the printer concept, printhead design and hydraulic circuit system to propose a solution capable of guaranteeing maximum design flexibility. This technology is proving highly popular with customers, who consider these single pass digital ceramic printers to be the most reliable systems available and the best in terms of productivity with 97-100% uptime and low ser-

按需生产的效率，并通过创新的设计提高产品的自然效 果。 ❱ 得世Gamma XD系列产品的独特优势 除了前一个系列的优点之外，Gamma XD增加了新的 功能和技术，显著地提升了设备的性能。这款最新推出 的陶瓷数码喷墨机系列是得世公司经过大量的试验研 发出来的，得世公司是 第一家专门为陶瓷行业研发和 推出数码 喷墨 机的公司，这个历史性的时期可追溯到 2004年。 通过Gamma XD，得世重新定义了喷墨机的概念，改 变了喷头的设计和液压回路系统，提出了一个能够最大 限度地保证设计灵活性的解决方案。事实证明，这项技 术非常受客户青睐，他们认为这些单通道数码陶瓷打印 机是现今最可靠、生产率最高的系统，正常运行时间达 97-100％，服务维护成本较低。

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technology vice and maintenance costs. Other exclusive features of the system include its excellent print quality, the absence of stripes or banding, a high degree of uniformity allowing for full field reproduction, versatility without design limits and the use of proprietary Dimatix printheads. With their total nozzle stability and extremely long lifecycle, Durst’s re-engineered Dimatix heads are suitable for solvent-based and water-based inks and ensure the highest printing quality even for complex processes such as direct printing on a white background. The Gamma XD proves to be an economically efficient long-term solution with optimised performance and extremely low total cost of ownership.

该系统的其他独特之处 还包括其出色的打印质量，不 出现拉线和变形的缺陷，高度的统一性可全面保证产 品质量稳定，产品可实现的效果不受设计的限制，使用 Dimatix独特的喷头。Durst所使用的是Dimatix专门 设计的喷头，喷嘴稳定性高、使用寿命极长，适用于溶 剂型和水性墨水，即使运用复杂的工艺中，也能保证最 高水平的印刷质量，例如直接在白色底釉上进行直接 打印。Gamma

XD被证实是一种经济高效的长期解

决方案，性能优异，使用成本极低。 ❱ Dimatix为得世提供专用喷头

❱ The Dimatix by Durst proprietary printheads Durst has developed two types of printheads for Gamma XD systems that set them apart from all other technologies.

The first are special semi-fabricated Dimatix printheads, developed and produced by Durst by assembling individual Dimatix piezoelectric elements with Durst electronic and mechanical components. These solutions offer a number of unique features including the highly wear-resistant silicon nozzle plate and the sophisticated MEMs technology, which ensures maximum precision in terms of positioning and drop size.

High drop volume uniformity also allows for the reproduction of full colours and delicate shades without variations, stripes or banding. These printheads deliver unparalleled performance in terms of reliability and robustness, image definition, nozzle stability (even with high ink loads) and uniformity across the entire print width without the need for recalibration or doubling of the bars to resolve print defects. To generate material effects, Durst recommends using DM (Digital Materials) heads that allow for high ink load jetting and ensure up to 100% coverage. The high nozzle stability makes it unnecessary to use two colour bars. ❱ Colour management To optimise production by eliminating or reducing the number of coloured glazes with the aim of printing all designs directly onto a white glaze substrate, Durst has developed Durst-Color-

Durst Gamma 108 XD

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得世为Gamma XD 系统开发了两种不同的喷头，使它 们区别于所有其他技术。 第一种是特殊的半成品D i mati x打印头，由得世 通 过 将单个Dimatix压电元件与Durst电子和机械组件组装 在一起而开发和生产。这些解 决方案提供了许多独特 功能，包括高度耐磨的具有硅元素的喷嘴板和先进的 MEMs技术，可确保定位和墨滴大小的高度精确。均匀 一致的大墨量喷印，能够很好地打印出所有颜色，以及 不同颜色的细微差别，同时不会出现色差、拉线和变形 等缺陷。 这些打印头在可靠性和耐用性，图像清晰度，喷嘴稳定 性（即使在大墨量喷印的情况下）以及在整个打印宽度 的均匀性方面提供了无与伦比的性能，而无需重新校准 或增加颜色打印通道来弥补打印缺陷。 为了产生材料效果，得世建议使用DM（数字材料）喷 头，该喷头可实现高墨量喷印并确保高达10 0％的覆盖 率， 喷嘴的稳定性高，使其无需使用两个颜色通道。 ❱ 色彩管理 为了优 化 生 产，避 免 或 减 少 色 釉 的 使 用，在 瓷 砖 的 白色 底 釉 上 直 接 打 印 所 有设 计，得 世 开发了D u r s t ColorGATE

CMS，这是第一个为满足陶瓷行业的特

GATE CMS, the first colour management system developed to meet the specific needs of the ceramic industry by reducing testing and set-up times and machine downtime. Thanks to the unique patented Fingerprint technology, this innovative system also allows files prepared for coloured glazes to be converted rapidly and adapted for printing on white glazes, thereby ensuring fast and precise colour matching in just a few simple steps. This allows for efficient management of tile production by reducing inventory and instead producing small batches on-demand. The Durst-ColorGATE CMS system is compatible with all digital printers available on the market (up to 8 process colours, with a maximum of 6 additional channels for effect inks) and supports files larger than 4GB (Photoshop and Big-TIFF formats) for the processing of large images to be printed on large size ceramic slabs. One major improvement with respect to the current method is the fact that Durst-ColorGATE CMS avoids the risk of the original file deteriorating when the same product is reproduced multiple times. This is because a new print file with the necessary corrections is created from the original file each time, thereby avoiding the need to make further changes to a previously modified file. ✕

Durst ColorGATE Rapid Spectro Cube

定需求而开发的颜色管理系统，减 少了测试，设置以及设备的停机时 间。得益于独特的专利指纹技术， 这套 创 新系 统同 时 能 够 快 速 更 换 色釉文件，在白色底釉上进行直接 打印，仅需几个简单的步骤，即可 快速精确匹配颜色。这样可以通过 减 少库存 并 按 需 生 产小 批 量来有 效管理瓷砖生产。 Durst-ColorGATE

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Spotlight on ceramic slabs and worktops at STYLE-CID: Store

STYLE-CID：聚焦陶瓷大板及工厂

At Cevisama 2020, Torrecid once again impressed visitors with its “STYLE-CID: Store” stand, a space with a unique design where the group presented its high-quality ceramic materials combining technology and creativity. Renowned for its strong focus on innovation, Torrecid has played a pioneering role in a number of technological revolutions, from the monoporosa process in 1985 through to non-slip or high-gloss surfaces and the current digital revolution, including the development of the first printing solution using pigmented inks in 2004. This culminated in the development of full-digital ceramics with exclusively digital application of reliefs, finishes and effects, a process that is compatible with eco-friendly water-based glazes and inks, such as the Ecoink-Cid®. This has led to increasingly large, lightweight and exclusively designed ceramic surfaces that have become the benchmark materials for architects and interior designers working on unique buildings and projects.

Research and innovation, which Torrecid believes is the only way to overcome the current difficulties, has led to the expansion of the range of environmentally friendly products, a top priority for the Spanish multinational. Its latest innovations in this field are the 2low-inkcid® glazes and inks with low pollutant and odorous emissions, which can be used on standard printers and printheads.

All the innovations presented at Cevisama were very well received by industry professionals, from the new digital reliefs to the metallic effects visible on a wide range of surfaces, including the exclusive multi-format worktops adaptable to all

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在 2 0 2 0 年西 班 牙 陶 瓷 卫 浴展 上，陶 丽 西的“ S T Y L E CID”展位惊艳亮相，给观众留下深刻印象。该展位设计 独特，展示出融合了技术和创新性的高品质陶瓷材料。 陶丽西素来以创新闻名，引领过多项技术革命，从1985 年率先采用monoporosa烧制工艺，到如今的防滑、高 亮度的表面装饰、以及目前的数字化革命，包括20 04年 推出的第一个将颜料墨水应用于数字印刷的解决方案。 陶丽西的创新随着陶瓷全数字化的发展达到巅峰，特别 是它在陶瓷表面装饰效果（凹凸模具效果、表面工艺和 特殊效果）的数字化应用上，使用了如Ecoink-Cid®这 样的环保水性釉料和墨水。这使得规格越来越大、重量 越来越轻、设计越来越追求个性的陶瓷产品成为从事独 特建筑和项目设计的建筑师及室内设计师青睐的基础 材料。今天，错综复杂的全球经济形势和地缘政治格局 给行业带来许多不确定性，陶丽西坚信，只有专注于创 新和科研，才是走出当下困境的唯一出路。除此以外， 环保也是这家西班牙跨国企业的头等大事，陶丽西扩大 了环境友好型系列产品的开发。2low- inkcid®釉料和 墨水就是其在环保创新上推出的最新产品，低污染，无 气味，可以应用在标准打印机和喷头上。在西班牙陶瓷 卫 浴展上，陶丽西的创 新产品不管是各种表面装饰 效 果，从最新的数码浮雕到金属表面，或可适用于不同空 间的多种规格厨房台面，都获得了业内专家的认可。特 别值得一提的是其新一代深色墨水，色彩亮度达到前所

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types of spaces and large surfaces. A special mention goes to the new generation of colour-intensive inks, which achieve an unprecedented level of brightness. These inks also stand out for their low environmental impact both inside and outside the production facility.

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未有的水平。不管在生产设备上还是其他用途上，该墨 水都体现出出色的环保性能，因而在众多产品中脱颖而 出。陶丽西2020年的目标是，继续深耕陶瓷行业和其他 已涉足经营的行业，同时不排除有新的收购计划。

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The environmental benefits of hybrid technology

EFI快达平混合陶瓷装饰系统的环境效益 Fernando Tomás, Efi Cretaprint, (Almazora, Spain)

Growing awareness of the environmental emergency that is facing the planet is prompting the world of research and industry to develop technologies capable of mitigating the impact of production activities. The concept of sustainability means finding ways of exploiting environmental resources without depleting them so that future generations will also be able to meet their needs.

So clearly the first measure of a technology’s sustainability is its ability to save resources. However, this analysis must take account of a product’s entire life cycle, which means evaluating not just the impact of a technology in the specific context of the processes for which it is used, but also how it affects the complete product manufacturing and consumption cycle.

In ceramic tile production processes, decoration is one of the stages where environmental impact can be improved in order to ensure greater sustainability of the overall process.

EFI Cretaprint’s Hybrid technology makes an important contribution by reducing the use of resources and the production of emissions and waste. ❱ The decoration process with water-based inks EFI Cretaprint’s Hybrid ecosystem allows for a fully water-based digital decoration process, an approach that has direct technical and environmental benefits.

随着人们 环保意识的提高，全 世界的工业和科 研机构 都想开发出可以减少生产活动对地球环境产生影响的 技术。可持续发展的理念就是要找到能够循环开发自 然资源的方式，让我们的子孙后代也能够 拥有满足所需的资源。 因此，衡 量一项技术是否有助于可持续发 展的第一个标准 就是它是否节省资源。然 而，作此分析 时必须将产品整个生命周期 都 考虑在内，这意味着不仅 要评估这项技 术在其使用领域产生的作用，还有评估它 是如何影响整个生产和消费环节的。 在瓷砖的生产过程中，装饰 环节对环境的 影响是可以改善的，由此可提高整个生产过程的可持 续性。EFI快达平的混合型陶瓷装饰技术便是通过减少 对资源的开发使用、减 少生产过程中的污染物和废物 排放，在确 保 陶瓷 砖 绿 色 生 产方面，作出了重要的贡 献。 ❱ 水性墨水装饰技术 EFI 快达平的混合生态系统采用全水性数码装饰技术， 不论在技术还是在环保层面，都能产生直接的效益。 首先，EFI Cretaprint Shield的数码施釉 技 术可以确 保 对 施 釉量的精准控制（详见 表1）。 其次，若在EFI 快达平混合陶瓷 打印机进 行装饰打印时，搭配使用EFI

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水性墨水，该墨水的 配方将溶剂比例 降到 了最低（详见表2）。 数码施釉技术在环保方面还有很多优势， 包括： •

材料用料的减少，使运输和包装成本降 低10倍；

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与传统工艺相比，蒸发的水更少，减少 了能源消耗；

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釉料配方中水分的减少，使排放到大气 中的水蒸气也相应减少；

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清洁需求的减少，意味着清洁用水和溶 剂的消耗减少。

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First, digital glazing with EFI Cretaprint Shield applies the right quantity of glaze in a controlled manner (Table 1).

In addition, for the decoration phase with Cretaprint Hybrid printers, EFI Cretacolor water-based inks have a formulation that minimises the amount of solvent used in the composition (Table 2).

技术优势包括：

Further environmental benefits of digital glazing technologies include: • the smaller volume of applied material reduces the impact of shipping and packaging costs by a factor of 10; • the smaller amount of water that evaporates (compared to the conventional process) reduces energy consumption; • less water in the glaze composition means reduced vapour emissions into the atmosphere; • the reduced need for cleaning means less consumption of water and solvents.

准、更为先进的智能工厂迈进，操作人员由此可以投入

The technical advantages include: • the production of large sizes requires uniform glaze application; • digital glazing, coupled with decoration with water-based inks, reduces water repellency and consequently the non-quality costs that may occur after polishing.

The use of digital glazing technologies also facilitates the transition towards more advanced smart factories in line with Industry 4.0 criteria, thereby allowing operators to concentrate on more valuable tasks.

• 数码 喷釉 使 喷釉 效 果更均匀一致，保证 大 规格 瓷 砖 与大板的生产能获得最高质量； • 数码施釉配合以水性墨水进行表面装饰，降低了抗水 性，从而避免了抛光后可能产生的非质量成本。 同 时，数码 施 釉 技 术 还 能帮助 工 厂向符 合工 业4 . 0 标 更多精力到更有价值的作业中。 此 外，使用水性墨水的数码装饰及 施 釉 技 术能够降低 生产大规格产品和 哑光面仿古产品所需的直接应用成 本。这项技术的使用还开辟了新的产品开发机会，例如 更加精细的釉面应用或通体效果。

TAB. 1 - GLAZE CONSUMPTION IN THE TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL GLAZING PROCESSES 表格1：数码施釉和传统施釉工艺对釉料的消耗量对比 Analogical glazing methods

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Moreover, the use of digital decoration and glazing technology with water-based inks reduces direct application costs on materials such as large slabs or surfaces with rustic matt finishes.

It also opens up new product development opportunities such as selective glaze application or the through-vein effect. ❱ Environmental and technical advantages of Cretaprint Hybrid printers Decoration with water-based inks on Cretaprint Hybrid printers also brings clear benefits.

In terms of environmental impact, it allows for an average 73% reduction in carbon emissions and lower consumption of chemical solvents for cleaning operations. In addition, the smaller quantity of organic components in the ink formulation results in the elimination of over 90% of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions into the atmosphere.

Production advantages include a shorter ink drying time, greater integration with the other stages of the manufacturing process, improved print quality through greater image definition, and, as mentioned above, the elimination of water repellency.

The result is a ceramic product with greater added value. ❱ Alfa de Oro award-winning hybrid technology The ceramic industry obviously needs solutions that work in industrial production environments. With its hybrid technology, EFI Cretaprint aims to help tile manufacturers adopt water-based technology in a simple, on-demand way, i.e. according to their specific needs.

To date, the launch of water-based inks onto the market has raised questions and doubts about printer reliability and print quality. To resolve these issues, the development of EFI Cretaprint Hybrid has focused on introducing new features and improved key elements: new printheads capable of working with water-based inks with full recirculation and excellent solids content; a controlled fluid-range ink system; modified elec-

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❱ 快达平混合型打印机的环保和技术优势 快 达平混合型打印机使用水性墨水进行装饰打印的 好处显而易见。从对环境影响的层面而言，这款打印 机平均可以减 少73 %的碳 排放 量，在 进行 清 洁 时减 少了化学溶剂的用量。除此以外，由于水性墨水中的 有机成分含量较低，与其他墨水相比，可将排放到大 气中的挥发性有机化合物(VOC)减少超过 90%。 而从 生 产层面 而 言，这 款 打印 机 的 优 势 包括：墨水 的干 燥 时间更 短，与工厂中的其它陶瓷工艺更紧密 地结合在一起，相对于溶剂型墨水，其图像清晰度更 佳，能提供更高的打印质量。还有如之前所提及的， 降低了抗 水性，消 除了釉墨分离的现象。因此，使用 快 达平混合型陶瓷打印机生产出来的陶瓷产品具有 更高的附加值。 ❱ 混合型打印技术获得阿尔法大奖（Alfa

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Oro） 陶瓷行业需要的是能够适应工业生产环境的解决方 案。通 过其混合型数码 打印技术，E FI 快 达平致力于 帮助瓷砖生产商通过一种简单、按需（即根据其特定 需求）的方式来使用水性喷墨技术。 自水性墨水推出市场以来，人们 就 对与这 款 墨水适 配的打印机的可靠性和 打印质量持 怀 疑 态度。为了 解决这些问题，EFI快达平混合型数码打印技术在开 发过程中主要聚焦于引入新功能，以及改善几个关键 要素：其最新的打印喷头使用坚固的材料，可以实现 水性墨水的完全再循环使用；打印机配置了一个可以 控制墨水 喷射范围的系统；其电子元件也同样 经 过 改良，可以防止打印时墨水的延迟；配置了新的清洁 系统。

tronics to prevent ink latency; and a new cleaning system.

• Hybrid printheads The new printheads, developed in collaboration with EFI’s strategic partners, combine the robustness and print quality of current printheads with the ability to operate with both conventional ester-based and innovative water-based inks.

Chemical compatibility and sealing problems have been solved by changing the printhead components and the printhead manufacturing process.

• Controlled vibration electronics One major problem that occurs with water-based inks is water evaporation on the nozzle plate upon contact with air.

The EFI Cretaprint Hybrid solution uses a gentle, constant vibration to prevent liquid stagnation.

• Cleaning system The new and completely redesigned EFI Cretaprint automatic printer cleaning system cleans and at the same time rehydrates any sedimentation that may have formed on the nozzle plate due to evaporation.

• Ink delivery system with temperature and flow control The EFI Cretaprint Hybrid printer ink delivery system uses in direct ink heating to preserve ink viscosity and density, regardless of whether solvent or water-based inks are used. In the specific case of water-based inks, high temperatures can cause rheological changes in the ink due to water loss.

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• 混合型喷头 E FI与其战略合 作伙伴共同研发了这 款新型喷头，该 喷头兼 顾了耐用性和 打印质量，既适用于 传 统的 酯 类墨水，也适用于新型的水性墨水。E FI 通 过更换 喷 头的组件和生产工艺，解决了化学兼容性和密封性问 题。 • 可控的电子震动元件 使用水性墨水存 在一 个很 大的问题，就 是一旦接 触 到空气，喷嘴板 上墨水的水分会很容易蒸发掉。E FI 快 达平混合型打印机 对此 采 取的解 决方案是，用一 个可以持续轻微震动的电子元件来防止液体处于静 止的状态。 • 清洁系统 经过重新设计的全新的EFI

快达平打印机自动清洗

系 统，在 进 行 清 洁的同 时 还能使由于水分蒸发而 凝 结在喷嘴板上的墨水重新获得水分。 • 能够控制温度和流量的供墨系统 EFI快达平混合型数码打印机的供墨系统采用间接加 热的方法，以保证墨水的粘度和密度，同时适用于溶 剂型墨水和水性墨水。因为如果采用水性墨水，温度 过高会导致 墨水的水分蒸发，从而引起 墨水流变 特 性的改变。

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The new frontiers of on-demand ceramic tile production

Vidres为陶瓷表面装饰提供艺术 性和功能性兼备的解决方案 Vidres (Vila-Real, Spain)

New building and architectural projects are subject to increasingly stringent health and safety regulations, making it necessary to develop ceramic tiles with technical and aesthetic characteristics that cater for a more demanding market. With this in mind, Vidres has developed a complete range of glazes that comply with current regulations, ranging from anti-slip finishes to antibacterial glazes and special products for polished finishes. In particular, Vidres offers a wide range of glazes with nonslip properties that adapt perfectly to any glazing technology.

One of these is the Kratos range of glazes with a surface microstructure that ensures exceptional anti-slip qualities coupled with appealing textures. Laboratory and inclined ramp tests with human operators have given very satisfactory results with slip-resistance values of R10-R12 for both dry and wet surfaces.

Moreover, the high-quality aesthetic finishes frequently allow the same tile collection to be used both outdoors and indoors, another obvious advantage for the tile manufacturers. Another solution developed in the Vidres laboratories is Tecnoker, a spherical granule that can be added to any glaze to ensure excellent non-slip performance in a standard finish without altering the colour of the ceramic tile. Tile producers can also opt for Duragrip, a series of micro-grits which after gentle surface roughing on a polishing machine (in the case of glossy finishes) or brushing machine (matt finishes) deliver anti-slip properties (R11 and Rd57) and a surface effect that is both pleasantly tactile and surprisingly resistant to scratching and abrasion (Mohs 9 and PEI IV).

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鉴于新建楼房和建筑项目受到越来越严格的健康和安全 规定的约束，因此有必要开发具有技术性和美学特征的 瓷砖，以满足更大的市场需求。考虑到这一点，Vidres开 发了一系列符 合当前规范要求的釉 料产品，包括防滑釉 料，抗菌釉料，以及抛光专用的特殊釉料产品。值得一提 的是，Vidres推出的多款具有防滑性能的釉料，可以完美 地与任何施釉技术相结合。Kratos釉料便是其中的系列 之一，其表面的微型结构能够确保产品具有出色的防滑 性能，而且还能形成极佳的纹理结构。在实验室由人工操 作的斜坡测试中得到了令人非常满意的结果，因为无论是 在干燥还是湿润的地面上，使用了Kratos系列釉料的瓷 砖的防滑系数达到R10 -R12级别。此外，应用该系列釉料 的瓷砖具有高质量的审美表面效果，制造出来的瓷砖既可 以用于室内，也可以用于户外。对于瓷砖生产商而言，这 也是一个明显的优势。 除此以外，Vidres实验室还开发出Tecnoker Tecnoker系列干粒， 这是一款球状的干粒，可以添加到任何一种釉料中，由此 可以大大提高瓷砖表面的防滑性能，而且不会改变瓷砖 的颜色。瓷砖生产商还可以选择Durag Durag rip系列干粒， rip 这 是一款微型的干粒，适用于使用抛光机对产品进行柔抛（ 适用于亮光表面），或使用刷子抛光机（适用于哑光面产 品）对产品进行哑抛，为产品提供防滑性能（R11和Rd57 防滑级别）。这样做出来的瓷砖表面效果不仅拥有令人愉

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To cater for the current decorative trend of large polished ceramic surfaces, Vidres has developed a new generation of glazes that ensure a high level of brightness and transparency together with a significant reduction in the number and size of pores. At the same time, the Comfy range base glaze with high opacity and whiteness can be used to produce pure Superwhites with totally neutral colorimetric coordinates, a solution that is particularly suited to the production of white marble effect surfaces popular in interior design applications.

Following widespread information campaigns, consumers are now becoming increasingly aware of the superior hygiene characteristics of glazed ceramic tiles. Along with the wellknown advantages of ease of cleaning and disinfection offered by glazed tiles, the latest technological frontier is the use of nanoparticles to provide antibacterial properties. Called Bioglaze, the Vidres solution has a high capacity to inhibit the proliferation of bacteria on ceramic surfaces, as certified by independent laboratories.

Through its unflagging research efforts, Vidres aims to supply the ceramic industry with highly innovative solutions that combine the need for increasingly sophisticated aesthetics with high technical performance. It is an ongoing challenge that will enable ceramic tiles to maintain their unique position in the field of floor and wall coverings. 5

悦的触感，还能具有防刮和耐磨损的功能（莫氏硬度达9 级，PEI达4级）。 为迎合当前大规格抛光表面装饰的趋势，Vidres还开发出 全 新一代的釉料，能够确保产品的高标准的亮度和透明 度，而且产品在 生产过程中产生的气孔的数量 会显著减 少，体积也会明显缩小。同时，Vidres推出的COMFY COMFY 系列 基础釉料具有很高的不透明度和白度，可以用来生产超白 产品，特别适用于生产在室内设计应用领域很受欢迎的白 色大理石表面效果的岩板。 随着广泛进行的宣传活动，越来越多的消费者意识到釉面 瓷砖在卫生方面的卓越性能。除了其易于清洁和消毒等众 所周知的优点外，釉面瓷砖在技术上的最新突破是结合使 用纳米颗粒技术，而由此获得抗菌性能。Vidres推出了一 个名为BIOGLAZE的解决方案，大规模地抑制细菌在瓷砖 表面滋生，该方案已经通过独立实验室的认证。 通过在研究上不断努力，Vidres致力于为陶瓷行业提供高 度创新的解决方案，并将日益复杂美学需求与高技术性能 结合在一起，确保瓷砖在墙地面覆盖材料领域保持独特 的地位，同时，这对Vidres而言也是一个持续的挑战。 ✕

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Satin finishes for large sizes

打造大规格产品的缎光面

by Surfaces Group (Cenate Sotto, Italy)

In a search for increasingly sophisticated finishes capable of satisfying the latest interior and exterior furnishing trends, Surfaces Technological Abrasives (Surfaces Group) has continued to develop new application processes and new tools capable of improving the performance of treatments on large size tiles.

In particular, the company is launching two new tools that are ideal for use with extra-large slabs and produce extremely smooth, matt, non-reflective and silky touch surfaces in accordance with the latest trends. This new concept of lapping and matt finishing of ceramic tiles is particularly suitable for glazed porcelain surfaces, but above all produces outstanding results with technical porcelain slabs (including extra-thick 20-30 mm versions), which are becoming increasingly popular for use as kitchen countertops and other large furnishing surfaces. Research into these new materials has led to the development of Flexite, a new category of tools also known as satin finishers due to their ability to adapt to the surfaces and create an extremely silky look without affecting the original matt finish. The Flexite range stands out for the quality of the tool and its constituent raw materials. It comes in the two versions Flexite C (silicon carbide) and Flexite

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为了寻求能够满足最新的内部和外部装饰趋势的日益 复杂的饰面，Surfaces Technological Abrasives（ 隶属于Surfaces

集团）不断开发新工艺和新工具，从

而提高对大规格瓷砖加工处理的性能。 特别值得一提的是，Surfaces

集团推

出了两款专门处理超大规格大板的新工 具，适用于打造符合最新流行趋势的非 常平整的、哑面的、不反光的、丝滑触感的瓷砖表面。 这种瓷砖的精抛和哑抛处理的新概念非常适用于釉面 的瓷质的表面上，但在所有的产品中，加工效果最突出 的是技术性瓷质大板（包括20 -30 mm的厚板），这种 产品被越来越多地用作厨房台面以及其他大规格装饰 表面。 对这些新材料的研究促进了Flexite发展，这是一种新 型工具，因其处 理 缎光面的能力而闻名，它能够 在打 造极致丝滑的触感表面的同时，不影响原来哑光的特 性。 Flexite系列的出色之处在于工具的质量及其组成的原

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D (Diamond), which together ensure the maximum efficiency and productivity. Flexite D performs a uniform, precise machining operation to create ceramic tiles with a substantially flat surface. Key characteristics include high stock removal capacity in terms of surface coverage, even at high operating speeds, and extremely high elasticity of the abrasive binder. This makes it possible to calibrate surfaces that are not perfectly flat or have relief texture.

Flexite C on the other hand is used as a finishing tool to create a clean, soft-touch finish following the calibration procedure performed using Flexite D. The sequence of grits allows the final gloss level to be varied as required.

Both tools are produced in different sizes to adapt to floor or wall tiles with any dimensions, even the largest.

They come in a wide range of grits for a finish with any gloss level and are assembled with three different shock absorber hardnesses to adapt to the surface roughness.

Initial results have shown that the new Flexite Technology Surfaces offer an effective solution to any technical requirement, combining functionality, ruggedness and durability with outstanding aesthetic results.

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材料，包括Flexite C（碳化硅）和Flexite D（金刚石）两个 版本，它们共同确保了最高的生产效率和生产力。 Flexite D系列执行统一的，精确的加工操作，能够打造出表 面极为平整的瓷砖。它的重要性能包括，即使在高速运转的 情况下，都能够保证设备高效的操作性能，以及磨料黏结剂 极高的弹性。这有利于校准不够平整或具有浮雕 效果的表 面。而Flexite C则是一款精加工工具，在使用Flexite D完 成校准流程后进行操作，能够打造干净、具有柔软触感的表 面。而磨料的排列顺序使得产品最终的光泽度可以根据需 求而改变。 两款工具都有不同的大小可供选择，适用于所有规格的地 砖或墙砖，甚至包括目前最大规格的瓷砖。此外，这两款设 备可以和一系列的磨料搭配使用，可打磨出任何光泽度的产 品，并配备三种不同硬度的减震器，可适应不同光滑度的表 面。 初步结果证明，新型的Flexite Technology Surfaces设备 为一系列的技术需求提供了有效的解决方案，将功能性、耐 用性和出色的美学效果完美地结合在一起。

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Air conditioning in spagless casting areas

打造Spagless铸造车间的空气调节系统

by Dario Dalla Chiara, Marcheluzzo Ceramics (Caldogno, Italy)

Marcheluzzo Ceramics, a company specialising in the design, production and installation of air-conditioning, pre-drying and drying plants for sanitaryware production, opened an office in Bangkok in 2018 with the aim of offering an even more effective service to the Southeast Asian market. One of the most interesting plant projects carried out by the Italian company was for a major Thai sanitaryware producer who needed to improve the microclimate of a new cast shop to ensure higher product quality and a comfortable working environment for operators. It is a well-known fact that the climatic conditions in a cast shop are strongly dependent on the type of casting process (traditional, HPC or Spagless) and above all the summer/winter climatic conditions in the country. As described in a previous report (see Ceramic World Review no. 133 p.

140), the optimal thermo-hygrometric conditions in a cast shop normally vary over a temperature range of 30-32°C and relative humidity of 60-65%. In the plant built near Bangkok, the climatic conditions are very close to these values, making it difficult to calculate and control the parameters of the air conditioning system.

First of all, we will look at the benefits of using a system like the one proposed. Marcheluzzo Ceramics specialises in the thermal treatment of cast ware from the moment it is removed from the mould through to complete drying. It is in the cast shop where the piece is formed that it begins losing water. At the same time, the material undergoes contraction. This contraction is the most critical stage in the drying process and must take place uniformly, safely and with precise control of the thermo-hygrometric parameters of the air. In the traditional casting process, the moulds must be recovered bearing in mind that the quantity of water accumulated during the day’s casting operations evaporates during the night. The higher

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Marcheluzzo Ceramics公司是一家专注于空气调节 系统及用于生产陶瓷卫生洁具的预干燥和干燥车间的 设计、生产和安装的企业，2018年在泰国曼谷设立办事 处，致力于更有效地服务南亚市场。 这家意大利公司最受关注的工厂项目之 一是为泰国一家卫浴洁具龙头企业改造 其空气调节系统。泰国卫浴生产商需要 对其新建的铸造车间的微观气候进行提 升，以确保生产出品质更高的产品同时为操作员工提供 舒适的工作环境。 众 所周 知，铸 造 车 间 的 气候 环 境 取 决 于 铸 造 工艺 的 类 型（传 统 工艺、H P C工艺 或 Spag less工艺）以及当时处于 当地 的气候条 件（是 夏季或是 冬季），根据我们此前的报道（ 详情请阅读《陶瓷世界评论》第 13 3 期 第14 0页），铸 造车间的 最佳温度通常在30至32摄氏度 之间，最佳湿度在60%至65%之 间。对于 一 家位于曼 谷 附 近 的 工厂，工厂所处的气候环境非常 接 近 这两个区间 值，所以很 难 去计算和控制车间内的空调系 统参数。首先，我们来看看如果 采用刚刚提议的空气调节系统 会有什么好处。 Marcheluzzo Ceramics公司 擅长于陶瓷铸 件脱模到完全干 燥 这一 过程 的 热 处 理。这个 过 程正是卫浴铸件在铸造车间成 型并开始脱水的阶段。 同 时，材 料 也 在 收 缩，收 缩 过 程 是干燥工艺中最为关键的阶 段，必须统一、安全、精准地控 制好空气的温湿度参数。 在传 统 的 铸 造 过 程中，在回收 模 具 时务必 牢 记：在白天铸 造

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temperature generated by the system (up to 40°C) combined with a lower relative humidity (45%) and airflow directed onto the mould (but not onto the cast pieces) allows the mould to return to the initial weight it had in the morning before casting.

No less importantly, the system supplied by Marcheluzzo Ceramics also continuously filters particles of ceramic powder from the air, guaranteeing a healthier and cleaner environment.

All the air in the cast shop passes through the filtering section of the air handling unit (G4 class filters) up to 12 times per hour.

过程中积累的水分会在夜里蒸发，系统产生的较高温度

But it is in the case of spagless casting that air conditioning really comes into its own. When the moulds open, the compressed air causes the accumulated water to evacuate partly in the form of a liquid and mainly as a mist. If this mist is not treated immediately, it propagates into the environment, considerably increasing the relative humidity of the entire cast shop area in an uncontrolled fashion. Moreover, this mist not only consists of water vapour but may also contain microparticles of ceramic slip. This makes it essential to immediately extract the humidity at the moulds using a distributed and well-balanced suction system. This is precisely the kind of system adopted by Marcheluzzo Ceramics, consisting of a double suction duct with axial fan and calibrated vents perfectly positioned along the whole length of the casting benches. This system is capable of entirely removing the mist generated by the moulds and the compressed air. With a total of 8 casting benches, the 4 double extraction ducts are sufficient to manage the entire casting shop.

滤器），每小时能过滤12次之多。

（最高40°C）和较低的相对湿度（45％），气流直接吹 到模具上（而不是铸件），使得模具恢复到早晨浇注前 的初始重量。 Marcheluzzo Ceramics公司开发的空气调节系统还 有一个重要的好处，那就是可以持续过滤空气中的陶瓷 粉尘颗粒，确保车间环境更健康、更清洁。铸造车间中 的所有空气通过空气处理单元的过滤器（G4级别的过

而在采用Spagless铸造工艺的车间，则更加凸显了空 气调节系统的价值。当模具打开时，压缩的空气使积聚 的水分一部分会以液态的形式流失，大部分则变成雾 气散逸出来。这些雾气如果不马上进行处理，它们很快 就会扩散到空气中，造成整个铸 造车间的相对湿度不 受控制地大大增加。而且，这些雾气不仅仅由水蒸气组 成，还可能混有陶瓷泥浆的微粒。 因此，使用分布均匀的抽 吸系统将模 具内的湿气马上 去 除干净 是非常关键 的一 步。这 正 是M a rc h e l u z z o Ceramics公司所采用的系统，该系统包括一个配备双 管道的轴流式通风机，以及沿着铸造工作台的整个长 度完美布置的经过校准的通 风口。该系统能够完全消 除模具和压缩空气产生的雾气，8个铸造台配备4套双

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technology However, a system like this will only work if combined with a centralised air handling unit in the casting area as air cannot be extracted from an environment without reintroducing the same volume of adequately conditioned air.

The extraction ducts remove the mist while the air handling unit introduces treated and filtered external air with lower absolute humidity than the air inside. The air handling units combined with an efficient duct and diffuser distribution system guarantee perfect control of the thermodynamic parameters of the process. The system is controlled by the PLC, which is always connected to the touchscreen operator panel, the control computer and the mobile phones of plant supervisors.

The extraction speeds and pressure control are determined by two different factors: control of the relative humidity values in the cast shop area and mist formation near the casting benches. During demoulding, the operator manually presses a button located close to the casting bench to activate the localised extraction process and introduce external air via the air handling unit. In the Thai plant we have described, this synchronisation was able to bring the environmental conditions in the casting area from humidity values of over 90% and a temperature of 33°C to a maximum relative humidity of 70% and a temperature of 32°C. These values were maintained in the most severe conditions during the rainy season between June and August.

This not only created a better working environment for operators but also ensured controlled and homogeneous shrinkage of all pieces in the cast shop during the initial drying stage, further demonstrating how important it is to air condition production areas even in countries with hot and humid climates.

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管道的通风机，对整个铸造车间而言已经足够了。 然而，该系统只有与浇注空间的中央空气处理器 结合 才能运行，因为如果不注入相同体积、经适当处理的空 气，则无法从车间中抽走空气。 抽气管道抽走雾气的同时，中央空气处理器也将引入经 过处理和过滤的外部空气，外部空气的绝对湿度低于车 间内的空气。中央空气处理器和高效率的抽气管道以 及散流分配系统结合，共同保证整个过程的热力学参 数控制在完美的范围内。 这个系统由PLC控制，PLC始终和触摸屏操作面板、控 制主机以及工厂主管的移动电话连接在一起。 抽气的速度和压力的控制取决于两个因素：一是铸造车 间内的相对湿度，二是铸造工作台上形成的雾气。所以 在脱模时，操作人员会手动按下靠近铸造工作台的一个 按钮，以启动局部抽气系统，并通过空气处理器引入外 部空气。 在前面提到的泰国工厂，这种同步操作可以使铸造车间 的环境湿度从超过90%调整至最高70%，温度从33摄 氏度调整至32摄氏度。即使在天气最恶劣的梅雨季节（ 六月份至八月份）这样的湿度和温度也可以得到保证。 该系统不仅为操作人员创造更好的工作环境，还确保了 所有铸件在铸造车间的初始干燥阶段得到稳定均匀的 脱水处理，从而进一步证明了，空气调节系统对生产车 间的重要性，尤其是在气候炎热、潮湿的国家。

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Integrated systems for reducing pollutants and energy recovery

减少污染物排放并实现能源回 收利用的集成系统

by Carlo Alberto Poppi - Poppi Clementino SpA (Reggio Emilia, Italy)

Poppi Clementino SpA has been active for 40 years in the fields of energy saving and filtration. Experience gained in the field has led the company to focus recently on dry environmental purification systems, which are generally more versatile and efficient and allow for more effective maintenance.

In recent years, a number of industrial sectors, including the ceramic machinery sector, have begun devoting much greater attention to the emissions of certain pollutants following the introduction of more stringent environmental regulations in many countries. This applies in particular to the levels of sulphur and nitrogen oxides SOx and NOx in production fumes generated by the transformation and combustion of raw materials, which are now subject to increasingly stringent checks to ensure compliance with the lower emission limits. In this context, Poppi Clementino SpA has developed integrated systems for reducing these pollutants that combine purification treatments with energy saving devices.

The reduction in SOx and NOx emissions is achieved by injecting reagents and catalysts into the fume circuit and adopting specific operational measures: guaranteeing adequate distances between the elements in question and installing a bag filter.

The high temperatures involved mean that there is plenty of room for energy recovery applications through the installation of latest-generation heat exchangers (P-Rex© Series) in the

1986年，意大利 Poppi Cl ementi no公司在雷焦艾 米利亚成立，经过将近40年的发展，其产品范围已扩 大 到各个工业领 域，现在 主要专 注于节能和 净 化 过 滤。经过多年的沉淀，如今的PoppiClementino公 司把研发重点 放在干燥环 境 净 化系统 上，该系统具 有更广的适用性和更高的效率，维护起 来也更加 便 捷。近年来，随着众多国家实行更严格的环境法规， 包括陶瓷装备行业在内的许多工业部门开始更加关 注某些污染物的排放。 特别是在原料燃 烧转化过程中产生的硫氧化物 SOx 和氮氧化物 NOx，环境部门对这两项污染物的检查 越来越严格，排放限值也是越来越低。 在这种情况下，PoppiClementino公司开发出集净 化功能和节能环保 于一身的集 成系统，以减 少 这些 污染物的排放。 这个系统通过将试剂和催化剂注入排烟环道，加上一 些 特定的操作，达到减 少硫 氧化物和 氮 氧化物 排放 的目的。这 些 操作包括 让 烟 气中的污染 物和 非污染 物分离，并在环道下游安装一个袋式过滤器。 除上述以 外，通 过在 生产线上安装最 新一代的热交 换器（P-Rex©系列），排放烟气的高温还可以被回收

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plant. These machines are efficient, self-cleaning and easy to maintain and are capable of producing a significant quantity of heat that can be reused in the production process.

Figure 1 shows an indicative flow diagram for an SOx and NOx reduction and energy recovery plant, where the heat exchanger allows for the production of a significant quantity of heat that can be reused directly in the operating cycle. ❱ Example of a practical case of a plant installed in a glass factory: • • • • • • • •

Fume flowrate: 13,000 Nm3/h Fume temperature: 480°C SOx entering filter: 750 mg/Nm3 NOx entering filter: 1000 mg/Nm3 SOx after filtration system: < 200 mg/Nm3 NOx after filtration system: < 300 mg/Nm3 Particulate after filtration system: < 10 mg/Nm3 Thermal power generated by heat exchanger: 950,000 kcal/h (1,100 kW). ✕

利用。这些设备非常高效，能够进行自我清洁且易于 维护，还能产生大量的热量供生产线回收利用。 图1展示了整个生产流程是如何达到减少硫氧化物和 氮氧化物的排放以及如何进行能源回收的，其中，热 交换器可以产生大量热量，这些热量可以在操作循环 中直接重复使用。 ❱ 该系统安装在一家玻璃厂后的排放数据： • 烟气流量:13,000 Nm3/h • 排烟温度：480°C • 进入过滤器的硫氧化物含量：750 mg/Nm3 • 进入过滤器的氮氧化物含量：1000 mg/Nm3 • 经过过滤系统后的硫氧化物含量：< 200 mg/Nm3 • 经过过滤系统后的氮氧化物含量： < 300 mg/Nm3 • 经过过滤系统后的微粒含量：< 10 mg/Nm3 • 热交换器产生的热能：950,000 kcal/h (1,100 kW) ✕

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Smalticeram The development of increasingly advanced digital printing solutions has allowed decoration processes to be standardised and marks a major step forward for the ceramic industry. Enormous advances have been made in terms of Industry 4.0 criteria thanks to highly innovative techniques that improve the graphic performance of materials applied to ceramic substrates, leading to an improvement in quality and competitiveness, especially amongst Italian products.

Smalticeram is presenting its new digital glazing technique composed of materials called SJT, where T stands for “Thickness”. The system consists of water-based glazes containing large high-density particles with very similar properties to those of conventional glazes.

A unique combination of technology and material, the solution uses formulations that can easily be adapted to different digital graphic printing techniques.

The resultant high-resolution design can be applied to both variable textures and full field surfaces, thereby improving the technical and aesthetic qualities of the application.

The extremely high degree of versatility of these materials makes it possible to decorate ceramic tiles with two different glazes at the same time. In par-

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ticular, SJT Digital Glazing is capable of laying down glaze in quantities higher than 1 kg/m2 while maintaining a high level of resolution.

Targeted digital glaze application of large quantities of material allow for new textures that are particularly suitable for large sizes. The tactile and visual effects merge with the ceramic material in an extremely natural way, making for a more organic and less “photographic” effect.

SJT is designed to enable ceramic companies to create increasingly original and personalised collections based on a highly innovative design. It is a new technology with unlimited potential that meets all Industry 4.0 standards, including production process management.

The new SJT technology fulfils the industry’s most advanced needs, making Smalticeram the market leader in the production of environmentally-friendly inks, glazes and materials.

日益先进的数字化印刷解 决方案使装饰工艺变得标 准化，这标志着陶瓷行业 向前迈出了重要的一步。 如今，由于高度创新的技 术提高了应用于陶瓷表面 的装饰材料的图案效果， 在工业4.0标准方面取得了 巨大进步，提高了产品的

质量和竞争力，尤其是意

施釉量超过1 kg ，同时还

大利产品。

保持较高水平的分辨率。

Smalticeram公司推出了

大批量材料的定向数字化

全新的数字化施釉技术，

施釉工艺形成的新纹理特

该技术由名为SJT的材料组

别适用于大规格瓷砖。陶

成，其中T代表了“厚度”

瓷材料应用所形成的触觉

。这款产品由大颗粒高密

和视觉效果极其自然，从

度的水性釉料组成，其特

而使产品看上去更加自

性与常规釉料非常相似。

然，更少“照片”式的效

该解决方案是技术和材料

果。

的独特结合，所使用的配

SJT旨在使陶瓷企业能够在

方能够轻松适应不同的数

高度创新的设计的基础

字化图形打印技术。最终

上，打造出更具原创性和

的高分辨率设计图案可以

个性的产品系列。这是一

应用于各种不同纹理和所

项具有无限潜力的新技

有表面效果，从而提高了

术，达到了工业4.0的所有

应用材料的工艺和美学质

标准，包括生产流程管

量。

理。

这些材料具有极高的通用

新的SJT技术满足了陶瓷行

性，可以同时使用两种不

业 最 先 进 的 需 求 ， 使

同的釉料装饰瓷砖。特别

Smalticeram公司成为生

值得一提的是，SJT

产环保墨水、釉料和材料

数字

化施釉技术在每平方米的

的市场领导者 。

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Lingl Following the successful installation of a continuous dryer at the Duravit factory in Meissen, Germany, Lingl was again commissioned by Duravit to supply a set of 10 chamber dryers for the new production plant in Chongqing, China. Designed in accordance with the latest Industry 4.0 criteria, the Chinese facility has set a new standard in digitalisation of the sanitaryware production process.

The Lingl dryers are designed to automatically dry 750,000 products per year, the intended production capacity of the plant’s first operation phase. To ensure “rhythmic drying” of the wide variety of products (washbasins, urinals and WCs), the dryers are equipped with rotary fans consisting of a drive and a reduction gearbox for fan and cone rotation. This patented design saves on electrical energy and reduces maintenance costs.

The main characteristic of Lingl’s drying technology is that the dryers are loaded as soon as the products are stable enough to be transported. This avoids the need for pre-drying time in often uncontrolled and unstable climatic conditions, saving space and time inside the production facility as well as reducing drying rejects.

The dryer control system operates each chamber drying process independently, taking into consideration the actual product mix to calculate the chamber

load and water content. The energy demand in each drying phase is calculated and controlled to ensure the optimal drying curve. This proprietary control system, based on the Siemens WinCC programming platform, communicates automatically with the AGV control system, exchanging signals to automatically operate the dryers’ doors and start the drying process.

The heat source for the dryers consists of superheated water supplied by a single hot water boiler plant. Ten individual water-air heat exchangers provide the hot air for the chambers.

Dryer installation and commissioning was completed perfectly within the timeframes requested

by Duravit, giving excellent results for all types of products.

进行“有节奏的干燥”，该

求，以确保最佳干燥效率。

干燥机配备了旋转风扇，该

这个专用的控制系统使用西

旋转风扇由驱动器和用于风

门子WinCC编程平台，可与

扇和圆锥旋转的减速齿轮箱

AGV控制系统自动连接并交

组成。该专利设计节省了电

换信号，能够自动打开烘干

能，降低了维护成本。

机的机门并开始烘干流程。

Lingl干燥技术的主要特点

干燥机的热源由单个热水锅

是，只要产品足够稳定并可

炉工厂提供的过热水。十个

以进行运输，产品就可以立

独立的水-气热交换器为干燥

刻离开干燥机。这样能够避

室提供了热气。

免在通常不受控和不稳定的

干燥机的安装和调试在杜拉

气候条件下进行预干燥，从

维特要求的时间内完美完

而节省生产设备部的空间和

成，为所有类型的产品提供

时间，并减少干燥废品的数

了极佳的效果。

量。干燥机控制系统 独立运行每个干燥室 的干燥流程，根据实 际产品的配比计算 干燥室的负荷和水 含率。计算并控制每 个干燥阶段的能源需

在德国迈森的杜拉维特 （Duravit）工厂成功安装 了连续式干燥机后，Lingl再 次受杜拉维特委托，为其中 国重庆的新工厂提供一套具 有10个房间干燥机。这家工 厂根据最新的工业4.0标准 设计，在卫生洁具的数字化 生产流程方面树立了新的标 准。 Lingl干燥机的设计是每年 自动干燥75万件产品，这是 该工厂第一期运营的预期产 能。为了确保对各种产品（ 洗脸盆、小便池和坐便器）

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Surfaces Group Surfaces Group is strengthening its position as a major global player with an extensive array of treatments and resinoid diamond tools for the ceramic, stone, glass, mechanical, metal component and aeronautical industries.

It offers an unparalleled portfolio of solutions through its Italian brands Surfaces Technological Abrasives, ADI, NoCoat, RBM, International Chips and Luna Abrasivi, the last of which joined the group in October 2019.

With 500 employees, 6 production and assembly sites in Italy, 4 abroad (USA, Brazil, Turkey and India), 10 sales branches, more than 1,000 customers and a combined 2018 turnover in excess of €120 million, the Surfaces group offers highly synergistic and fully customised solutions for all surface machining needs in the fields of ceramic, stone, marble, granite, glass, agglomerates and resinoids. The resultant slabs are perfectly smooth, free from porosity or irregularities and have a scratch, stain, heat and wear resistant surface with a glossy or silky satin effect finish. The high-quality Surfaces solutions include a full range of processes and treatments and are capable of optimising the production cycle so as to achieve higher levels of productivity while reducing waste and processing times.

These targets are achieved through constant investments in Research & Development. Surfaces allocates 5% of its turnover to research and new experi-

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mentation aimed at developing innovative solutions that anticipate market needs. This strategy has led to the development of the SurfacesLab pilot plants, the first of which was set up five years ago. Located in the major ceramic districts, including Sassuolo in Italy and Castellón in Spain, the SurfacesLab plants are available for use by all ceramic companies (those located outside the districts can use the services of the Surfaces sales offices).

SurfacesLab is a complete latest-generation line that enables customers to experiment with new custom finishes and machinery set-ups without occupying their own production lines. The plant consists of one lapping line and one protective treatment line, backed up by expert consulting and knowhow from Surfaces staff. This facilitates problem solving and allows customers to experiment with new processes prior to industrial-level production, bringing a considerable reduction in times and costs and guaranteeing total control over production variables. The plant can also be used to perform exclusive and customised treatments in small quantities of prototypes for stands, photo shoots or events.

Surfaces’ success is built around its highly qualified team, which provides constant training and specialisation through the Surfaces Academy programme.

This technical and scientific training programme for engineers develops specific skills in ceramic finishing treatments

combined with organisational and managerial training tailored to the production process. The training programme for future Advanced Ceramic Finishing Engineers is completed by practical on-the-job learning with coaching from Surfaces Senior Technical Specialists and an internship in foreign branches.

The new online showcase can be found at the address surfaces-group.it. Easy to use and consult from all devices, it provides a complete overview of the organisation and skills of the entire group. It makes it quick and simple to find in-depth news, request information or download technical documents.

制的解决方案。加工后的板 材极为平整、无孔洞和不规 则瑕疵，表面防刮、防污、 耐热、耐磨，饰面具有光泽 的或柔滑的缎面效果。高质 量的Surfaces解决方案包括 一系列的工艺和处理方法， 能够优化生产周期，从而提 高生产效率、减少浪费和节 省加工时间。 这些目标是通过对研发的持 续投入来实现的。Surfaces 集团将其营业额的5％用于研 究和新实验，致力于开发可 预测市场需求的创新解决方 案 ， 这 一 战 略 促 成 了 SurfacesLab试点工厂的发 展，其中第一家试点工厂于 五年前设立。 SurfacesLab

Surfaces 集团通过为陶瓷、

试点工厂位于主要陶瓷产

石材、玻璃、机械、金属零

区，包括意大利的萨索洛和

部件和航空行业提供广泛的

西班牙的卡斯特利翁，可供

处理方案和树脂金刚石工

所有陶瓷企业使用（位于产

具，巩固了其全球领先企业

区 外 的 企 业 可 以 通 过

的地位。Surfaces集团通过

Surfaces销售办事处获得相

其 旗 下 的 意 大 利 品 牌

关服务）。

Surfaces

Technological

SurfacesLab试点工厂拥有

Abrasives、ADI、

一条完整的最新一代的产品

N o C o a t 、 R B M 、

线，使客户能够在不占用自

International

Chips和

己的生产线的情况下试用新

Abrasivi提供了无与

的定制化表面处理和机械装

伦比的解决方案组合，其中

置。该工厂由一条精抛线和

Luna Abrasivi于2019年10

一条防护处理线组成，由

月加入了该集团。

Surfaces员工提供专家咨询

Surfaces集团拥有500名员

和专业知识的支持，工厂能

工，在意大利设有6个生产和

更好地解决问题，使客户能

装配基地，在海外设立了4家

够在实行量产之前试用新工

工厂（分别位于美国、巴

艺，从而大大减少时间和成

西、土耳其和印度），全球

本，并保证对生产变量的全

拥有10个销售分公司，客户

面控制。该工厂还可为用于

数量超过1000个，2018年总

展会展示、照片拍摄或活动

营 业 额 超 过 1 . 2 亿 欧

的小批量样本提供专属的、

元。Surfaces集团为陶瓷、

定制化的处理。

石材、大理石、花岗岩、玻

Surfaces集团的成功建立在

璃、人造石和树脂状物质等

其高素质团队的基础上。该

领域材料的所有表面加工需

团 队 通 过 S u r f a c e s

求提供了高度协同和完全定

Academy计划提供持续的

Luna

Latest technologies

培训和专业化知识。这项技

培训知识进行陶瓷表面处

习的方式进行的。

有的设备进行咨询，官网提

术和科学培训计划能够培养

理。未来高级陶瓷加工工程

新的在线展示可以通过

供了关于整个集团组织和技

工程师的专业技能，使工程

师 的 培 训 计 划 是 通 过

Surfaces集团官网surfaces-

能的概述，能够快速查找全

师能够结合所获得的为生产

Surfaces 高级技术专家的指

group.it进行搜索查找，使用

部所需信息，下载相关的技

过程量身定制的组织及管理

导以及在国外分公司进行实

非常方便，而且可以通过所

术文件。

酸锆，用于增强釉料的光泽 酸锆

解决方案，以确保产品的

度和白度。

高品质。随着工业4.0的到

与标准硅酸锆产品相比，其

来，Industrie Bitossi公司在

用量更少，从而降低了配方

创新软件和系统方面进行了

成本。Industrie Bitoss公司

投资，以优化生产流程的管

致力于提供采用先进技术的

理。

ly 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.

萨克米设备上的诸如阀、泵

Industrie Bitossi Industrie Bitossi has always been at the forefront of micronised zirconium silicate production in terms of quality, effectiveness and stability and is now expanding its range of Zircobit micronised silicates, today a point of reference for the composition of ceramic glazes for sanitaryware.

The newly introduced product is Zircobit MO/S, an ultrafine zirconium silicate designed to accentuate the brilliance and whiteness of the glazes and to cut the cost of the formulas by reducing the quantities compared to standard micronized products. The company aims to supply solutions that use advanced technology to guarantee high finished product quali-

ty. With the advent of Industry 4.0, Industrie Bitossi has invested in innovative software and systems for optimised management of the production process. 在质量、有效性和稳定性 方面，Industrie

Bitossi公

司在硅酸锆微粉化生产方 面一直位于技术的最前沿。 目前，Industrie Bitoss公司 正在扩大其进行硅酸锆研磨 的产品系列，为生产卫生洁 具所使用的陶瓷釉料提供其 产品组成成分。Industrie Bitoss公司最新推出了一 款名为硅酸锆 硅酸锆 MO / S的产 S 品，这是一种极其细小的硅 极其细小的硅

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 prob-

lems 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 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 special-

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

众所周知，萨克米公司过去

并建立对萨克米设备的信

从不向客户推荐任何品牌的

心，同时保证萨克米设备

液压油，而只是在操作手册

的卓越表现，萨克米（佛

中标明机器所需使用油品的

山南海）有限公司现自豪

技术参数。

地向其客户推荐萨克米与

然而，随着萨克米机器数量

施立可公司合作研发的专

的与日俱增，市场上液压油

门针对陶瓷压机的施立可

品质参差不齐，很多用户使

PRESS C2888/PRESS 1400S

用了不适合萨克米机器的液

液压油以提升萨克米机器

压油，甚至有些客户使用了

的稳定性，从而获得更优

假冒伪劣的液压油，从而给

质的表现。

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Latest technologies Ceramicure® by Ebi EBI Ltd. is the leading innovator behind the CeramiCure® line of high-tech repair systems servicing the sanitaryware manufacturing industry worldwide for the past 25+ years. Its nano-acrylic based products Light Cure Acrylic (LCATM) and Self Cure Acrylic (SCATM) are widely used by sanitaryware producers all over the world.

Light Cure Acrylic LCA™ is a flowable, nano-technology-based material used to make quick, easy and lasting repairs to pin hole defects on glazed sanitaryware pieces. It is the preferred brand used by the majority of sanitaryware manufacturing plants globally due to its unique characteristics, including minimal material waste and highly dependable repair results without the need for extra adhesion promoters. The end result is a high quality, virtually invisible, colourfast repair on all glazed surfaces. It is currently offered in more than 300 colour shades, however EBI offers a no-cost custom colour matching option. The average saving obtained by using LCATM is around US $4/piece, the difference between the average refire cost (approx. $5) and the cost of LCATM (approx. $1).

Self Cure Acrylic (SCATM), originally developed 18 years ago, is the ideal solution for repairing cracks in sanitaryware products.

Supplied in the colour requested by the customer thanks to the free colour matching service, it acts in less than 5 minutes and allows the repaired piece to be packed within minutes. The average saving obtained using SCATM is about US $6/piece, the difference between the production cost of a new piece plus the scrap cost and the cost of SCATM (approx. $2).

EBI estimates the total global savings in production costs made by its customers in 2018 as $76 million: $50.6 million from the use of LCATM and $25.4 million from

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SCATM. Over the years, CeramiCure® products have allowed the global sanitaryware industry to reduce its overall production costs by lowering re-fire rates and scrap costs while increasing yield by millions of pieces annually, with the added environmental benefit of reducing CO2 emissions. The CeramiCure® provides enhanced customer service by conducting annual plant visits, offering inplant training and providing repair process consulting on a global scale. The multi-millions of pieces repaired over the last 25 years are a confirmation of the consistent quality, durability and reliability of the LCA™ and SCA™ systems and of the success achieved by sanitaryware manufacturers who implement these solutions as part of their production cost reduction and efficiency strategies.

EBI

有限公司是推出

C e r a m i C u r e ®高 科 技 修 复系统的领先创新者，在 过去的25年中，致力于为 全球的卫生洁具制造行业 提供服务。其纳米丙烯酸 光能修复系统Light

Cure

Acrylic（LCATM）和自固 化丙酸修复系统Self

Cure

Acrylic（SCATM）被全世 界的卫生洁具生产商所广泛 使用。纳米丙烯酸光能修复 纳米丙烯酸光能修复 系统产品Light Cure Acrylic LCA™是一种基于纳米技术 LCA™ 的可流动材料，能够快速、 轻松、持久地修复釉面卫生 洁具上的针孔缺陷。由于其 独特的性能，包括最少的材 料浪费和高度可靠的修复效 果，同时无需使用额外的粘 合促进剂，这种材料成为了 全球大多数卫生洁具制造厂 的首选品牌。其呈现出的最 终效果是对所有釉面进行高 质量、几乎看不见的、不褪 色的修复。目前除了提供

超过300种颜色以外，EBI还

元，其中使用LCATM节省

提供了免费的定制配色选

了5060万美元，而SCATM

择方案。使用LCATM 所节

节省了2540万美元。多年

省的费用平均约为每件4美

来，CeramiCure ® 产品已

元，这等于平均重新烧制的

通过降低产品重烧率和废料

成本（约5美元）和LCATM

成本，降低了全球卫生洁具

费用（约1美元）之间的差

行业的整体生产成本，同时

额。18年前最初开发的自

每年增加数百万件的产量，

固化丙酸修复系统Self Cure

并通过减少二氧化碳排放带

Acrylic（SCA™）是修复卫 Acrylic（SCA™）

来了额外环境效益。通过对

生洁具产品裂纹的理想解

全球范围内的工厂进行拜

决方案。由于为客户提供

访，提供厂内培训以及维修

免费的配色服务，并使产

流程咨询，CeramiCure ®

品能够在5分钟内产生修复

公司为客户提供了更贴心

效果，修复后的产品能够

的服务。在过去的25年

在数分钟内进行包装。使

中，CeramiCure ® 修复了

用SCATM所节省的费用约

数百万件产品，是LCA™

为每件6美元，这等于新产

和SCA™系统质量稳定，及

品的生产成本加上废料成

其耐用性和可靠性的有力证

本与SCATM的费用之间的

明，也证明了卫生洁具制造

差额（约2美元）。据EBI估

商实施这些解决方案从而降

计，2018年全球客户所节省

低生产成本和提高效率所取

的生产成本总额为7600万美

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Latest technologies Certech - Vibrotech The Ink Refill Technology system developed by Vibrotech solves problems relating to manual ink refilling in digital printers but also brings clear environmental benefits and improvements to the digital decoration process. Rather than small 5 or 10 litre cans, the inks are supplied in 1,000 litre (or larger) drums and transferred to the dedicated dispensers that form the heart of the Ink Refill Technology system. Supplied in series, they are equipped with an Industry 4.0 control panel complete with level indicators that monitor consumption and automatically place an order with the ink producer when a fresh supply is needed. Inside these special storage tanks (with inclined bases to avoid sedimentation), a pneumatic pump automatically mixes the ink (with user-programmable times) to keep it continuously recirculating, filtered and ready to use.

Ink Refill Technology can be supplied in either manual or automatic versions. In the manual version, the operator draws ink from the dispenser manually using a single 5-litre bottle and fills up the digital printer in the traditional manner. In the automatic version, the storage tank is connected directly to the printer for automatic ink filling.

The key feature of the automatic Ink Refill Technology system is the ink distribution circuit running from the dispensers to the digital machines. The system is

designed to ensure that the inks flow continuously throughout the entire circuit, including the hoses connecting the storage tanks to the digital machines and the corresponding valve units. In practice, the complete absence of stagnant areas in the ink circuit avoids all risk of sedimentation.

This programmed recirculation is performed on average twice a day and has proved extremely useful during production stoppages, especially for extended periods of time. When the quantity of ink in the inkjet tanks falls below a pre-set level, the level indicators send a signal to the system which in turn controls the automatic opening of the distribution valve unit and the consequent supply of a given quantity of pre-filtered ink. As well as reducing the operator’s workload, automatic refilling eliminates potential colour loading errors in the machine while at the same time preventing impurities from entering the printers.

The automatic Ink Refill Technology system has a centralised control panel, complete with a touchscreen connected to the factory’s management system, which controls all system operations, provides real-time information on ink levels and consumptions for each individual machine, and automatically makes the call for a new ink order. The data are also available via a dedicated mobile phone app. The plant can be connected to any kind of digital printer and operates with any

liquid digital material (solvent- or water-based inks, effects, glazes and digital glues). It takes just 10 days to install and is fully modular (the modules are connected via an Ethernet/IP protocol), thereby simplifying subsequent expansions in terms of number of colours and/or printers.

Vibrotech开发的 Ink Refill Technology供墨技术系统 解决了数码打印机手动加墨 水相关的问题，同时带来了 明显的环境效益，并改善了 数字装饰工艺。 在该系统中，墨水不是用5 升或10升的小罐装的，而是 用1000升（或更大）的桶装 的，随后墨水被转移到专用 分配器，这些分配器构成了 墨水补充技术系统的核心。 按系列进行供应墨水，该系 统配备一个工业4.0控制面 板，面板带有可以监控墨水 消耗量的液位指示器，并能 在缺墨时自动向墨水生产商 下订单。在这些特殊的储墨 罐（带有倾斜的底座，以避 免墨水沉淀）内部，气动泵 能够自动混合墨水（用户可 设置混合时长），以使墨水 保持不断循环、过滤并随时 可以使用。 Ink Refill Technology 供墨 系统

有手动或自动加墨两

种方式。进行手动添加墨水 时，操作员需要使用一个5 升的储墨罐手动从分配器

中抽取墨水，并以传统方式 为数码打印机添加墨水。进 行自动添加墨水时，储墨箱 直接连接打印机，以自动加 墨。 Ink Refill Technology供墨 系统的一大重要特色，是连 接分配器和数码打印机的墨 水分配电路。该系统旨在确 保墨水在整个电路中连续流 动，包括连接存储罐与数字 机器和相应阀门装置的软 管。事实上，墨水回路中完 全没有停滞区域，这能够避 免墨水沉淀的一切风险。这 种程序化的再循环平均每天 进行两次，事实证明，在停 产期间，特别是在长时间的 停产，这种循环是非常有用 的。 当喷墨箱中的墨水量降至预 设液位以下时，液位指示器 会向系统发送信号，然后该 系统控制分配阀单元，使其 自动打开，并供应定量的已 经过滤的墨水。除了减少操 作员的工作量外，自动供墨 的功能还能避免了添加错误 颜色的墨水到设备中，同时 能够防止杂质进入打印机。 自动供墨系统Ink

Refill

Technology配备有一个集 中控制面板以及与工厂管理 系统相连的触摸屏。该触摸 屏可以控制所有系统操作， 提供有关每台机器的墨水量 和消耗量的实时信息，并能 自动添加新的墨水订单，还 可以在专用的手机应用程序 上获得这些数据。 该设备可以连接所有类型的 数码打印机，并可以使用所 有液体数码材料（溶剂或水 性墨水、特殊墨水、釉料和 数码胶水）。安装仅需10 天时间，并且完全模块化（ 模块通过以太网/

IP协议连

接），这能简化后续增加颜 色或打印机数量的流程。

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Latest technologies Solar Turbines Cogeneration with gas turbines are widely recognized as the best way to improve efficiency in the ceramic market. How does cogeneration apply in ceramic production?

The exhaust of gas from the turbine goes directly into the atomizer, and electricity is used in the factory or exported to the national grid. Gas turbines bring high quantity of heat into the drying process, increasing the overall process efficiency. Cogeneration with gas turbines brings several advantages in the ceramic market: • Cost savings by reducing the overall gas consumption and electricity cost • Enhanced productivity (speed and quality) using a very stable source of heat • Emission reduction • Increased efficiency up to 90% • Increased reliability and availability.

With Solar’s technology and increasing the efficiency of facilities, customers have an additional energy source for their facilities, which allows the elimination of production stops caused by an electrical blackout on the national grid. Solar Turbines Incorporated, headquartered in San Diego, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. Solar manufactures the world’s most widely used family of mid-sized

industrial gas turbines, ranging from 1 to 23 megawatts. More than 15,000 Solar units are operating in more than 100 countries with more than 2.8 billion operating hours. Solar is a leading provider of energy solutions, featuring an extensive line of gas turbine-powered compressor sets, mechanical drive packages, and generator sets.

With years of experience and fleets installed worldwide, our turbines have achieved high reliability. Additionally, Solar offers an advanced monitoring system, InSight System™, now capable of optimising operations of the turbine by eliminating unscheduled stoppages and minimising maintenance time. Environmental compliance and sustainability are strong drivers of Solar’s product design and development programs. Solar’s gas turbines produce low exhaust emissions that meet or exceed emission standards around the world.Solar Turbines and Caterpillar are committed to operating a sustainable business and contributing to a better world through: • Reducing emissions for our products • Giving new life to existing products • Developing new technologies and processes • Transforming our safety performance

• Operating sustainable facilities through reduction of greenhouse gases and hazardous waste.

In the ceramic industry, Solar has successfully installed more than 100 units worldwide (several of them in India), helping our customers reduce energy costs with the installation of a cogeneration plant with gas turbine.

Solar Turbines 股份有限公 司是Caterpillar公司的全资 子公司，总部位于加利福 尼亚圣地亚哥。Solar

公司

生产的中型工业燃气涡轮机 是世界上使用最广泛的系列 产品，功率从1兆瓦到23兆 瓦不等。现有超过15000台 Solar 公司的设备在全球100 多个国家或地区运行，运行 时间超过28亿小时。Solar公

热电联产的燃气涡轮机被广 泛认为是提高陶瓷市场效率 的最好方式。如何把热电联 产应用到陶瓷生产中去呢？ 涡轮机排放的燃气直接进入 喷雾器，电力可用在工厂或 者输送至国家电网。燃气涡 轮机为干燥过程带来大量热 量，从而显著提高整个生产 流程效率。热电联产的燃气 涡轮机在陶瓷市场上具有以 下优势： •通过减少天然气整体消耗 和电力成本来节省成本 •使用非常稳定的热源提高 产能（速度和质量） •减少排放 •效率提高至90％ •提高可靠性和可用性 通过Solar公司技术的发展以 及设备效率的不断提高，客 户可以为他们的设备增加能 源来源，从而避免因国家电 网停电而导致停产。

司是一家领先的能源解决方 案的供应商，主要产品包括 燃气涡轮机驱动的压缩机系 列、机械驱动机系列和发电 机系列。 凭借多年的经验和在全球 范围内安装的设备，Solar 公司的涡轮机实现了高度的 可靠性。此外，Solar还提 供了高级监视系统InSight System™，该系统可以通过 消除计划外的停机，以及最 大限度地节省维护时间，从 而优化涡轮机的运行。 环保达标和可持续性是Solar 产品设计和开发项目的强大 推动力。Solar燃气涡轮机废 气排放量低，符合或超过世 界各地的排放标准。 Solar Turbines 和Caterpillar 致力于经营可持续发展的业 务，并通过以下方式为维护 更美好的世界做出贡献： • 减少产品的排放 • 赋予现有产品新的生命 • 开发新技术和工艺 • 改变安全性能 • 通过减少温室气体 和有害垃圾来运营 可持续设备 在陶瓷行业，Solar 已在全球范围内成 功安装了100多台设 备（部分在印度） ，通过安装热电联 产的燃气涡轮机，

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