The Eco-Ink project (co-financed as part of the EU Horizon 2020 programme) aims to develop eco-friendly organic-solvent-free water-based digital inks for the production of polished porcelain tiles.

Tecno Diamant’s R&D laboratory technicians have developed an innovative diamond metal grinding wheel for the dry grinding and squaring process.

In addition to the existing range of inks and digital materials, the new company Sicer – Inkera will soon begin producing glazes and ceramic compounds along with technical grits and specialties for glazing high-end ceramic surfaces.

Amongst the flagship machinery manufactured by System Ceramics are the quality control and packaging automations, such as Qualitron XXL and Multiflex.

Ferro is presenting two new ranges of water- based inks that stand out for their improved emissions performance (including odorous emissions) during combustion: DG Inks - Decoration & Glazed Inks HPLUS).

At Tecnargilla 2018, Scrmolcer is presenting the new Infinity electronic mould capable of managing the ceramic body pressure in each individual mould cavity.

Intellimag pro-tile 4.0 is the latest version of the innovative system for managing handling and tracking of finished ceramic products developed by Infolog.

With more than 40 years of experience in the ceramic industry, Tyrolit can boast detailed knowledge of the finishing, end-of-line and cutting processes.

The Ferro R&D department has developed two series of inks which are compatible with all printheads currently used by OEMs.

Energy saving and energy efficiency are amongst the most important and topical issues for the ceramic sector. The Tecnema automatic dry squaring line transforms these aspects into added value and stands as the industry benchmark for energy saving.

At Cersaie 2017, Esmalglass-Itaca is presenting a complete range of water-based glazes and engobes for digital application.

To monitor data flows in LB plants and interpret them in real time, LB has partnered with innovative start-up AST4 to develop PLUS, a software compatible with Industry 4.0 production systems.