Reverso is a roller printing machine for the backside of the tiles passing on the glazing line. The application of engobes on the backside of tiles avoids contamination caused by direct contact between the tiles and the ceramic rollers of the kiln during the firing process.
Decoration of facing bricks is currently increasing relevant. In fact, the market is now more sensitive for enriched and diversified products. This allows manufacturersto attract the customers increasingly demand by informing them extensively about various decoration possibilities.
Smart Line developed by Officine SMAC was born based on the Industry 4.0 idea and represents the evolution of the standard glazing line. The project foresees an evolved automation of glazing lines and their accessories aiming to a continuous control and low maintenance of the glazing process.
Regarding decoration lines, the demand of more automation and greater control is increasingly growing in order to eliminate as much as possible defects due to human errors. Therefore, for colour nuance constancy in tonality it is very important to have always under control the applied basic colour state. This was done with empirical methods, often … Weiterlesen …
A wide range of clay roofing tile and facing bricks can be obtained by applying different glazing/engobing and decorating techniques. Decorating technologies comprising uniform coating with rotary atomisation, spraying as well as application of powders and granulates developed by SMAC are implemented worldwide since many years in the production of heavy clay ceramics.