Processing & Manufacturing Support
Manufacturers require more efficient, better quality and more cost-efficient processes to meet ever-demanding markets and to compete on a global scale.
With many years experience in the whitewares industry, our experts have first-hand experience of optimising manufacturing and process routes, in terms of yield, performance and costs.
At Ceram we offer:
- Yield/throughput improvement diagnosis and design
- Development of new and innovative manufacturing processes
- Design and simulation of factory layouts and manufacturing routes
- Failure diagnosis and analysis - quick and effective solutions to minimise downtime
- Supplier and manufacturer quality system audits and benchmarking
- Quality audits to ensure product is right-first-time
- Full suite of quality control procedures and tests, accredited to international standards, in order to ensure material and product quality, consistency and performance
- a wide range of pilot processes (e.g. composition, forming, firing, machining)
- comprehensive services to kiln manufacturers, suppliers and users
- full range of physical, chemical, mechanical and thermal QA/QC testing & analysis to national, international and buyer-specific standards.



