21.05.2026 | english, general
Reducing energy costs without rebuilding your kiln For many ceramic producers, the current situation is clear: energy costs are high, volatile, and difficult to plan, while margins are under pressure. Large-scale investments are often postponed. But doing nothing is...
20.05.2026 | english, general
Waste heat recovery in ceramics: a technical lever with direct economic impact In ceramic kilns, a significant share of the supplied energy does not remain in the product. Instead, it leaves the process via exhaust gas and cooling air. From a process engineering...
13.05.2026 | english, general
𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿: 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 For a long time, sustainability in ceramics was often seen as an additional cost factor. Today, it has become a key driver for reducing operating costs. The reason is simple: energy is no longer a...
12.05.2026 | english, general
Maximising kiln lifetime through structured service and process insight Commissioning a kiln is not the finish line, it marks the transition into long-term operation, where availability, process stability, and maintenance strategy determine overall performance. At...
7.05.2026 | english, general
𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 In tableware production, consistent quality is not achieved by chance. It is the result of a well-controlled firing process—where temperature uniformity, atmosphere, and heat transfer are...
5.05.2026 | english, general
Decarbonisation starts in the kiln. At the 6th Freiberg Refractory Symposium hosted by the Deutsche Keramische Gesellschaft e. V., one thing became clear: the transition in thermal processing is no longer a distant ambition, it’s an engineering challenge that is being...
