20 Equipment Required For Sanitaryware Laboratory
There are multiple Equipment and Tools are necessary for Sanitaryware laboratory to conduct day today testing and keep the parameters on check. These equipment & tool are essential for incoming Raw material check , Slip rheological properties checking, Glaze rheological properties, Casting departments condition, Kiln Temperature profile & final product properties testing.
Here is the list of Equipment & tools list required for Sanitaryware laboratory:
Equipment/Tool | Image | Remark |
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Torsion Viscometer | To check Rheological property of Slip & glaze | |
Electrical Lab Dryer | For Samples drying. | |
Water Absorption Machine | To test water absorption of fired samples | |
Modulus of Rupture (MOR) machine: (Green And Fired) | To check MOR of green and fired Samples | |
Vicat Apparatus | To check Plaster of Paris properties. | |
Jar Mill | To Grind lab samples of glaze. | |
Autoclave | To check the crazing. | |
Weighing Scale | For Checking weight for calculation. | |
Density Cup | TO measure the density of slip & glaze. | |
Stop Watch | To measure the time for thixo and other tests. | |
Thermometer | To measure the Temperature of the slip. | |
Digital Vernier Caliper | For checking Casting rate and other size measurements of samples. | |
TDS meter | To check the Water | |
PH Meter | To check the PH. | |
Residual Sieves | To check residues in slip and Glaze. and to decide the unloading time. | |
Spectro photo Meter | Check the color matching for the new batch of glaze. | |
Lab Stirrer | To prepare samples and maintain the rheological properties. | |
Bullers Rings | To check the heat work happened in the Kiln. |
These are basic Requirement of the Equipment and tolls in the sanitaryware production Process to control the sanitaryware defects.
Written by : Venkat Mani
Venkat Mani is a Ceramic Engineering Graduate from India, working in Sanitaryware production line for 15 years. He shares Meaningful content related to sanitaryware professionals that others find useful.
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