On the occasion of Cersaie exhibition, a renewed opportunity for customers to visit SACMI's innovation centres
SACMI Ceramic Innovation Week is back from 22 September to 3 October at the Cersaie exhibition, a special occasion to present to all customers the latest innovations for the ceramic sector.
The absolute star is the product: new materials, surfaces and formats, but also unprecedented opportunities for functionalisation that redefine their uses, opening up new opportunities for architects and designers, companies and end consumers. All thanks to the innovative potential of SACMI technology.
From ceramic product engineering, with the exclusive contribution of the SACMI Ceramic Laboratory, to the digital finishing and advanced controls of BMR and Italvision, passing through the sustainability and decarbonisation of Sacmi Forni & Filter, the event is renewed with a consolidated formula and the opportunity for customers visiting Cersaie to explore four locations that symbolise SACMI innovation and see the new proposals first-hand.
SACMI Tiles Lab (Imola) - Engineering excellence in ceramic products
The real driving force of product innovation is the SACMI Ceramic Laboratory, where know-how on materials is integrated with the development of new technologies, with a constant attention to market trends. From the selection of raw materials to the development of innovative body mixtures, from the optimisation of firing cycles to the design and testing of new functionalised surfaces, each proposal represents the outcome of a constant dialogue between engineering and aesthetics, the search for new solutions and their validation in the field thanks to the daily relationship with customers from all over the world.
Coordination and synchronisation are the cornerstones of the SACMI approach, an exclusive proposal made possible by proprietary technologies that embrace every phase of processing, from body preparation to firing in the kiln, from digital decoration to finishing. These range from technologies capable of faithfully replicating natural materials such as marble, stone, wood - with perfect coordination of decorations in the mass and surface - to the development of new “smart” products, such as the opportunity to integrate sensors and smart functionalities into the ceramic surface with the aim of realising “interactive” floors, walls and furniture.
The strength of the SACMI offering is the perfect synergy between compaction, decoration, firing and finishing processes. During the "innovation week", customers will have the chance to see first-hand, at the showroom in Imola, some of the most innovative products made under the direction of the SACMI Lab, from the "hyper-realistic" effects obtained with the combination of compaction on Continua+ and Deep Digital decoration (DHD+DDG), such as wood, natural stone and precious marble, to metal and textured surfaces.
BMR (Scandiano) - Digital finishing: sustainability, efficiency and control
The synergy between compaction and pre-firing decoration technologies and the endless opportunities of the digital finishing line set the SACMI proposal apart in the panorama of global technology suppliers. Through innovative and flexible solutions such as Squadra Vision and Squadra Vision Light, BMR shows how it is possible to combine performance, energy savings, ergonomics and reduced tool consumption, as well as the extraordinary gloss effects achievable with SuperShine Plus.
Among the latest trends in the vast world of surface finishes and textures is the “WOF” World of Finishes project. This is a new finishing concept that pivots on BMR's Leviga range and opens the door to the world of digital finishing. By exploiting the synergy between tools and software, the result is the creation of unique, original and customised products that are always perfectly reproducible. The aim is once again to offer customers the opportunity to experience the new proposals first-hand and to go in-depth with the BMR team on the range of technologies available.
SACMI Kiln Lab (Salvaterra) - Towards a zero-emission future
Digitisation is one of the pillars of the new SACMI EasyFactory, a true enabling factor to reduce the environmental impact of the process while improving product quality. Alongside these, innovative solutions for managing thermal processes with a view to zero emissions, such as the new kilns and driers from SACMI Forni & Filter, already designed to fully operate on electricity produced from renewable sources, and many ready-to-use solutions to drastically increase the efficiency of machines and plants.
Italvision (Scandiano) - Smart vision: AI at the service of ceramic quality
Avoiding any kind of waste (tools, raw materials and energy) is a must for SACMI, which, through a new generation of line controls, evolves the concept of ceramic production in the direction of total quality, ease of management and optimisation of all stages. Among the latest solutions that customers will be able to see on the Italvision pilot line is Flawmaster+, the automatic system for checking ceramic surfaces on the sorting line or at the kiln exit, which provides feedback on the process, simplifying checks thanks to artificial intelligence. Then there is OneVision, the automatic inspection system with advanced self-learning for the classification of unfired product. An all-round proposal that starts with the compaction, with Optima+ for digital and automatic control of the freshly formed slab on Continua+ or after the drier, zeroing manual controls and maximising process efficiency.
Book your appointment now by contacting your SACMI sales representative or write to ceramics@sacmi.it.