Hito Technical Industries: the alumina grinding media products

Hito Technical Industries (Barcelona, Spain) is a company specialising exclusively in the manufacture and sale of alumina grinding media products. It was the first European ceramic group to move its production facilities out of Europe in order to reduce manufacturing costs while maintaining the quality standards requested by customers. Thanks to the extensive specialist experience of its management, commercial staff and technicians, some of whom have been working in the industry for more than 25 years, HITO took up a new challenge eight years ago and is now a very well-known company with products that enjoy an excellent reputation worldwide. This success is recognised by hundreds of end users in more than 35 different countries operating in a variety of different industries including ceramics (floor and wall tiles, sanitaryware, tableware, porcelain), raw materials, mining, white cement, etc.

Over the last five years, HITO has achieved some of its main targets:  

• supplying and selling products with an excellent quality/price ratio;
• launching a new range of products in addition to its high density grinding media, such as medium density balls and BTC (bauxite) balls;
• offering specialist technical advice and support in any milling conditions to all customers or end-users;
• guaranteeing an effective and rapid service to customers wherever they are located through three different distribution centres in Barcelona, Castellón and Qingdao.

The company can also provide support to customers via its staff in four continents (Europe, Africa, Middle and Far East and America). This personal, direct contact enables HITO to cater for customers' needs by offering its experience and knowledge and improving their milling conditions. In some areas or countries HITO has established a professional network of agents and distributors who maintain constant communication with customers, offering a good service and information (shipments, documents, etc.) in constant contact with the Spanish head office.

A highly qualified team of technicians install alumina linings and are ready to travel to any country to study the alumina lining needs of any kind of mill (batch, continuous, for wet or dry milling conditions, etc.).

HITO participates as an exhibitor in all the world's major ceramics fairs, including Cevisama (Spain), Tecnargilla (Italy), Ceramitec (Germany), Mosbuild (Russia), India Ceramics, Keramika Jakarta (Indonesia), China Ceramics and Fornecer and Revestir (Brazil). In some of them, such as India Ceramics and Fornecer, HITO has been taking part as a pioneer ever since the first edition.

Its primary focus is on quality, service, technical advice, skills and expertise, qualities that it intends to continue to improve through investments in the future. Thanks to this philosophy, the company is now one of the leaders in the grinding media sector.