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.
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.
"Big data" and advanced analyses, the Internet of Things (IoT), automation, robotics and artificial intelligence are ushering in a scenario of distributed innovation that will increasingly accompany the evolution of processes towards maximum efficiency.
Quality Service is a hardware and software supervision system consisting of a panel that displays the operating status of the complete line in real time.
BBM has long been involved in the search for sophisticated new technologies for reducing production line maintenance costs and cutting service times in the event of plant malfunctions.
The latest systems designed by Kaeser Compressori in accordance with Industry 4.0 principles deliver energy savings of more than 20% and the ability to constantly monitor compressed air production and consumption.
H.E.R.E. is a new set of software solutions developed by Sacmi designed to interconnect production processes, allowing for supervision and information exchange with networked machines.
Prime, the new software platform developed by System, is capable of controlling the production capacity of complete factories and optimising the quality of control processes and standardisation of information received from plants.
Along with the advantages of the previous versions of Square Dry 4.0 (lower energy consumption and environment impact and less need for maintenance), the new solution also brings benefits in terms of total automation and greater safety for the operator.
Robatech extends the offering of the proven Concept line with the newly developed Concept Stream. An innovative melting process, fast heat up time, and increased operator safety optimize the gluing process yet again.
Eolo is able to reduce the temperature by around 5-10 °C and totally eliminate water evaporation from the tiles’ surface before infeed to the digital machine.
A leader in the field of ceramic decoration, the company has developed a new line of Inkjet Master digital effects that bring together the wide range of Megacolor brand ceramic colours with the use of cutting-edge technology.
Tekmak has continued its research efforts in this field and the company is now presenting version 3.0, Igloo Cube, the most innovative and revolutionary version in terms of energy consumption, dimensions and performance.
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