The diagrams demonstrate two related procedures: the preparation of raw materials for ceramic tiles and the industrial manufacture of them.
Overall, while the material-preparing process encompasses four steps, there are only three steps in tile production. Unlike the preparation process, the production requires heating at a later stage.
In raw material preparation, clay and water are mixed together in a grinding mill, resulting in moist slurry. This blend is then pressed through filteration for moisture removal for preservation, after which the pressed slurry is placed into a spray dryer to become a powder. Once dried, the powder is subjected to tile pressing machinery, creating the formed tiles, ready for further production.
Turning to the manufacture of tiles, they are stored in a drying chamber under specific temperature conditions (100°C – 200°C) within 1 to 3 days. Subsequently, the dried ceramic items are applied with coat and glazed by an industrial machine before being exposed to heat at high temperatures for 20 to 30 minutes.
