Tiles

The Turkish company has adopted the Multigecko sorter and the 4Phases Big Size packaging machine for the large-format end-of-line stage.

Held during the Cersaie week, the BMR event celebrated human and professional values in the company of leading players in the ceramic industry.

The I.Tile system from Weflex for real-time warehouse management has been adopted in the facility in San Clemente (Rimini) after installation at the US production site.

A new complete line has been started up at the facility of Comet India, a ceramic company based in Gujarat.

The Saudi company invests in Sacmi technology.

An ultra-modern new facility is already under construction in Morbi for producing large-format ceramic tiles and panels using GEA technology from System.

In the first quarter of 2015, the Continua+ line from Sacmi came into operation at the Campo Largo facility, the first time this innovative technology has been installed in the American continent.

Kryo remains a key technology for the Italian group and has also been adopted for its international branches.

The largest Indian ceramic tile manufacturer ended 2014 with a production capacity of 54 million sq.m and a real production of 50 million sq.m (+26% on 2013). The goal: 100 million sq.m/year by March 2018.

Al Fanar, Arabian Ceramics Manufacturing Company and Riyadh Ceramics have all adopted digital technology from System.

The Spanish group has installed the 8-colour Gamma 98 XD printer, which joins the Gamma HD already in operation.

Spiller is a highly innovative press feeding system produced by CMF Technology.

The Fiorano Modenese-based company specialising in the cutting and squaring of tiles recently installed two new machines which will guarantee higher productivity and efficiency.

Next Surfaces, the Tecnografica open house, will begin on 20 October in the showroom at the company’s headquarters in Castellarano.

MP Service’s water-based protective treatments are undergoing certification for zero emissions of volatile organic compounds.

This new range of printers are designed for high-intensity colours and for the application of digital effects and glazes and are now also available in water-based versions.

The plant will have an output of around 7,500 sq.m/day. Production is due to begin in the spring of 2016.

Two of the most interesting new products of the Fiorano-based company are self-welding belts and polyurethane tube for rollers coating, which are produced in two versions, smooth or grooved.

Ceramic World Review anticipates the key figures of the third edition of the publication “World production and consumption of ceramic tiles” produced by the Acimac Research Department and due to be released in November.

Kale Group, Villeroy & Boch and Gloria Ceramics have confirmed the validity of the Kryo system from Smac and have expanded their existing machinery with new installations.