Tecna, Cersaie, Open House: System Ceramics triplicates in September 2024 with amazing innovations
September has always been a very busy time for the ceramic sector when new developments in technology and the latest trends are presented to a vast international public. This year, System Ceramics, the Coesia company, multiplies by three, taking the best of its know-how to as many prestigious stages.
From 24 to 27 September, it will be at the Rimini Expo Centre for the new edition of TECNA – How to Make It, the International Exhibition of Technologies and Supplies for Surfaces, organized by Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) in partnership with ACIMAC – the Association of Italian Manufacturers of Machinery and Equipment for the Ceramic Industry. At Stand B5/301 – B5/300, customers and visitors will find cutting-edge solutions that promise to take ceramic production towards an evolution of the highest quality.
System Ceramics will also be present in Pav 33 – Stand E34 at CERSAIE (Bologna, 23-27 September) with Tosilab, the company specialized in interior design projects and creations. Here, at the trade fair of reference for the surfaces and bathroom furnishing sector, the combination of technology and design, aimed at developing a finished product of excellence, will be presented for the first time.
September also sees System Ceramics as a protagonist at the Fiorano Modenese headquarters where, from 18 September to 2 October, there will be an open house with the “Inside Innovation Valley” event. It’s an appointment that promises to be an immersive experience in the heart of System Ceramics, offering visitors a complete understanding of the processes of the Fioranese giant through guided visits to its structures, meetings with experts and live viewings of the machinery.
A common theme linking these three highly-awaited September events is System Ceramics’ innovation DNA, always directed towards studying possible evolutions of the ceramic sector in a systemic and cross-cutting way to guarantee the best process solutions for partner producer companies.
On each of these stages, therefore, the technological focus will be crucial and will relate mainly to the pressing, decoration and end-of-line processes, presenting a range of proposals that improve efficiency, precision and aesthetic quality.
An interesting exclusive development is proposed precisely for end-of-line: the new I-GV (Automated Guided Vehicle), an autonomous laser-guided vehicle developed entirely in-house and designed for the handling of load units of any size. With this solution, System Ceramics demonstrates its desire to be ever closer to customers with a plant engineering vision of its own design and development.
Remaining in the end-of-line area, handling is assigned to Rotostore, the 4+1 automatic robot designed to efficiently handle the loading and unloading of fired material from the production line to the loading beds and vice-versa. This machine uses a robotic arm with a double row of suction cups, able to lift two rows of tiles at the same time or a single heavier row. It’s a patented system, which ensures very high-performance levels.
The importance of digital decoration in the world of ceramics is increasingly surprisingly evident. This year, System Ceramics is offering two important versions of Creadigit Infinity, whose quality is recognized by the international market thanks to its unprecedented computing power. In this line, Infinity SKY is a new entry, available in two machine types – one with 4 colours and one with 8 colours – allowing for 12 and 16-bar modularity, each equipped with a pneumatic lifting mechanism with a protection system that can be activated when not in use.
What distinguishes Infinity SKY is the new self-maintenance process to keep the heads in perfect condition, ensuring greater durability of the machine, printing over a long period, and high quality for the entire (extensive) life cycle. The use of water-based inks, regarding which System Ceramics has been a pioneer since 2016, also helps this process.
Also belonging to the Creadigit Infinity is Infinity DRY, the new digital grit and powder depositing system with selective operation, which makes it possible to deposit granules and powders in selected points on specific areas, creating numerous versions of digital designs. System Ceramics has once more demonstrated its pioneering vision and raised the level of digital decoration, integrating decorative digital bars and those for grit into a single module. This permits the application of dry material in a single step, guaranteeing maximum precision and reducing material waste and recirculation impurities to a minimum.
In the field of digital decoration, an interesting upgrade also affects the renowned Digiglaze, the low-energy impact digital machine for the glazing of ceramic supports that can handle formats up to large slabs, with sizes up to 1800.
Genesis, which Tecna presented as a prototype in 2022, also comes back to the fore. Today, two years later, it has become a proven and successful solution, making full-body three-dimensional decoration possible, with digital control of the discharge of the coloured atomized powders in different selected points of the slab, according to the graphics set.
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