Interviews

Gianluca Poli describes the most recent innovations developed by System in the field of digital decoration, dwelling on the new Creavision quality system, and confirms the current research efforts to achieve the total digitalization of the ceramic line.

Fabio Tarozzi, Ceo of Siti B&T Group, explains the company’s R&D strategy that will lead to the future ceramic "smart factory".

Paolo Sassi comments the very positive results of Tecnargilla 2016, in terms of both the high qulity of the technlogical innovations on show, and the excellent visitor attendance from any part of the world.

Davide Medici (Sacmi Intesa) comments the rapid diffusion of digital decoration processes in all ceramic clusters worldwide.

Paolo Zannini describes the areas where the ink and machine manufacturers are focusing their research on, aiming to obtain better ceramic material effects of the digitally decorated product.

As for the general manager of the Italian ceramic machinery manufacturers' association, the growing diffusion of the 4.0 culture will help the companies in the sector to better satisfy the customers' needs.

Brick World Review interviews Norbert Lantschner, a leading environmental sustainability expert, founder of CasaClima, current chairman of the ClimAbita Foundation, and SAIE consultant on energy issues and green building.

Fabio Tarozzi describes the group’s results in the year 2016 and the first few months for Siti B&T Group on the Stock Market.

CWW inaugurates the new "Video" section with a series of interviews with participants and jurors of the competition Tecnargilla Design Award 2016.

The Italian company based in Maranello has launched a new series of investments that will culminate in early 2017 with the doubling of large-format panel and slab production and the creation of a processing centre.

The multinational announced during Cersaie the launch of its new brand and the merger of all its subsidiaries worldwide.

The Group has recently concluded a new 10 million euro project which will enable it to join the elite of large-format ceramic panel manufacturers.

The Indian giant started up of two new production sites in Rajasthan and Gujarat, reaching a production capacity of 68.6 million sq.m of tiles and a real production of 58 million sq.m.

Macon, one of the largest building materials producers in the Country, supplies a wide range of clay bricks as well as expanded clay and pressed vibrated cement flooring products.

Technological innovation for Brickworks is an essential part of doing business in the highly competitive world of building products. In 2015 the company installed a Multiglaze spraying system and MAS sandblasting units on the brick production line at Rochedale (Queensland).

In 2015 the consolidated turnover of the Group exceeded 800 million Euro (+12% on 2014). The group has planned a 30 million euro investment programme for the period 2016-2017.

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.

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.

After acquiring the Spanish company Zirconio in 2013, the company completed the expansion of its facility in Bogor, Indonesia and set up Niro Ceramic India.