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28 June 2005

The results obtained from the above mentioned analysis would be supplied together with the process standards followed by S.R.C. Engineering. After having chosen the most suitable raw materials a composition or a range of compositions are developed, suggesting a primary definition of the production cycle, necessary for the semi-industrial test and for the engineering development. S.R.C. laboratory is equipped with a pilot plant for body slip and glaze preparation, conventional casting and firing of sanitary, table and artistic ware.

Everyone knows how critical, in a plant construction, the assessment of local raw materials is. It is crucial to be able to predict their behaviour and the results they will yield when processed by an industrial plant. It can save all those involved, customer and supplier, a lot of trouble, especially in the initial stages, if tests can be conducted and the subsequent plans based on simulated production conditions. That's why S.R.C. Engineering considers its pilot plant a key step for the development of new models or for the testing of new raw materials.

As far as laboratory is concerned, S.R.C. Engineering is able to carry out project engineering for factory laboratories, together with the complete range of process evaluation standards relating to a ceramic plant. Ceramics can be considered the oldest materials produced by man and are still some of the most interesting ones, thanks to their flexibility in shape and colour, together with their intrinsic physical and chemical characteristics. The ability to map a product starting from raw materials up to a fired piece is particularly appreciated by designers in developing new ideas.

Equally important is a regular monitoring of the technical parameters of the plant. In fact, regular controls on existing compositions ensure a constant production yield with constant quality characteristics, which are pivotal to the economic results of a ceramic producer. These controls can be carried out both in the laboratory and on site, granting an overall view of the plant's operational yield. On request, operational control standards can be taught to local technicians to facilitate a correct base for routine tests.

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