Ceramic World Review 146/2022

Editorial

• Resilience

by Paola Giacomini

World News

Economics

• The Italian tile industry is weathering the “perfect storm”
• Duravit buoyed by strong performance in China

FOCUS ON: DRYING & FIRING

• Hydrogen kilns: a step towards the future
• Kilns and dryers with high productivity and minimal consumption
• Fastdry: the first thermal machine from System Ceramics
• Low-energy drying of sanitaryware and tableware
• Latest technologies

FOCUS ON: FINISHING & SURFACE TREATMENT

• Digital finishing: sustainability, efficiency and control
• Advanced technology and service for a high-quality finish
• Latest technologies

Technology

• Fragnani Group invests in productivity, automation and new sizes
• Body preparation 4.0 Maschinenfabrik
• Sanitaryware Safer and more versatile and sustainable tunnel kilns
• Surface Firming Process treatment on sanitaryware articles

FOCUS ON: LAB & CONTROL EQUIPMENT

• The ceramic laboratory is the key to managing change
• Latest technologies