Features of manufacturing and equipment for the production of 3D-tiles

Modern manufacture of facing and paving slabs involves the use of various technologies and raw materials.

However, there is a special type of material that gives the room a three-dimensional appearance. Before choosing 3D tile manufacturing equipment, It is necessary to understand its characteristics.

Product Advantages

Consider what is good such material. Among the advantages should be noted such:

• duration of service;
• environmental safety, so even allergy sufferers can use it;
• excellent decorative qualities;
• resistance to the development of fungi and mold;
• non-slip surface, even if it is wet;
• resistance to mechanical damage.

An additional plus is that the tile serves as a wonderful sound insulator. It can be used almost everywhere. And it also makes it possible to visually increase the room, to make it more original.

What components are necessary for work?

Before buying equipment for the production of 3D-tiles, you need to find out what raw materials should be purchased. You will need material for its manufacture. It all depends on what type of product you need to get: paving or ceramic. In the first case, fine gravel, sand, cement and plasticizer are used. In the second - clay, as well as a variety of ceramic masses.

For the 3D effect, a special protective coating and a drawing (photo) are used. There are several ways to apply it:

• sublimation;
• decal (translation of the picture on the surface of the tile);
• the use of ceramic ink, after applying the picture, the product is fired;
• the use of paint, which is fixed with ultraviolet light.

What equipment is needed for the manufacture of paving slabs?

To get started, you need these units:

• concrete mixer;
• Press forms;
• vibratory machine for the production of 3D tiles;
• pallets;
• scales for determining the amount of ingredients;
• printer for drawing a picture on the surface of the product;
• you may need a kiln to burn items if you use special inks.

It is best to purchase a ready-made line for the manufacture of such products. It includes all the necessary machines. In addition, it is fully automated.

Manufacturing Features

The technology for the production of 3D paving slabs does not carry much complexity. However, it provides for a certain sequence of steps that must not be violated.

So, you have to perform the following types of work:

1. Selection of ingredients. That is, you need to purchase really high-quality raw materials. Therefore, work only with bona fide suppliers.
2. Mixing the components. For this purpose a mixer is used. Naturally, all ingredients must be added in certain proportions.
3. Pouring the solution into molds and pressing. In this case, special vibrating tables should be used. This technique allows you to qualitatively compact the concrete. Moreover, the strength of the finished product will be an order of magnitude higher than when using conventional casting technology.
4. Removing products from molds and polishing tiles.
5. Drawing a picture. For this, a special device for applying flexographic printing is used. Naturally, you can use a wide variety of inks.However, further actions depend on them: you will need to burn the tiles or not.
6. Protective coating. Thanks to him, the drawing does not fade, does not fade and remains bright and beautiful for a long time.

Next is the packaging and packaging of the finished product. That's all.