Tiles

A total of sixteen Italian ceramic floor and wall tile producers are taking part in Revestir 2013, the international architecture and building exhibition running from 5 to 8 March in the Transamerica Expo Center in São Paulo, Brazil.

A new Colora HD2 digital decoration machine has been installed in the facility of JSC Beryozastroymaterialy

Portuguese company Revigres has further increased its large-format output capacity by installing a new production line designed by Sacmi.

System Group will be at Revestir 2013 with a high technological profile of process innovation.

The Serenissima group, an important Italian porcelain tile producer, is planning a new investment at its factory in Rubiera (Reggio Emilia) with the aim of increasing production efficiency.

In January this year, LB Officine Meccaniche signed a major agreement with Del Conca group to supply two plants for the group's US facility, consisting of the "raw materials preparation and continuous mill feeding" section and the "spray-dried powder storage and press feeding" section.

A new production line has been successfully installed and started up at Ceramica Domino (Portugal). The heart of the system is the tried and tested Continua technology.

Ancora Group has further strengthened its presence in Iran with the sale of a lapping, score-and-snap and squaring line complete with rapid horizontal dryer to Sanaz Tile.

Tenax Ceramica, the company specialising in the supply of products for surface finishing of ceramic tiles, has reported a very positive 2012 in both Italian and export markets.

Located in Cairo’s “6th October” industrial district, Ceramica Venezia is now one of Egypt’s leading ceramic tile producers. The company generates 50% of its turnover through exports and recently decided to boost production capacity by installing a brand new line supplied by Sacmi.

Here are the winners of this edition: Zschimmer & Schwarz España, Vernis and Torrecid.

Xaar, the world’s leader in digital ceramic printing technology, has received an award recognising innovations that make a positive environmental contribution to the Chinese ceramics industry.

Zs Tech recently introduced Itech, the new company division responsible for developing solutions and materials for the production of digital decoration inks.

The company will supply Roca (Santa Luzia) with two 30 metre-long push-through tunnel dryers, each with 16 tunnels, automatic loading and unloading, four robotized glazing lines and a robotized glazing carousel

Imerys Ceramics India received an award for its range of innovative products for the tile, sanitaryware, tableware, electrical porcelain and glass industries.

The LB Officine Meccaniche Easy Color System, patent for dry colouring of ceramic powders, is now 15 years old.

Luzarte, a high-quality sanitaryware manufacturer that has been operating in Brazil since 1961, has chosen Sacmi to complete a new plant upgrade project in its facilities in Caruaru in the state of Pernambuco

As a result of recent contracts stipulated in Italy and other countries, CMF Technology will be engaged in the design and production of the new efficient Tflat and Roflat fired tiles storage units.

L’azienda di Scandiano (Reggio Emilia, Italia), tra i leader nella produzione di macchinari per il fine linea, parteciperà con le proprie innovazioni negli spazi di Technoceramica

In spite of the international economic difficulties that have affected the ceramic market in recent years, Sassuolo-based Carfer Forni reported good results in 2012, including a strengthened presence in Italian and international markets, especially South America and the Middle East.