New trends in the popularity of ceramic products

The five-day 17th China (Foshan) International Ceramics & Sanitary Expo Fair is nearing the end of the sunset. The three-day exhibition of the Tao Bohui in China Ceramic City, China Ceramic Industry Headquarters and China Ceramics City Foshan International Conference & Exhibition Center The hall. About 600 exhibitors are buyers from more than 50 countries and regions around the world. They include architectural ceramics, stone, sanitary ware, hardware and water products, as well as daily and artistic ceramic products. At this Taobao conference, the reporter found that ceramic products presented several major trends.

Thin plate into the industry's new army bobo ceramic ceramic plate once again debut Tao Bohui, only 4.8mm thick sheet attracted many merchants stop to visit. Bobo's debut products at the show reached dozens of designs, and the patterns and textures were the same as wallpapers.

According to Tang Shuo-du, president of bobo ceramic sheet, the sheet is a new force in the industry. The market development in the early period was mainly based on engineering. Most of them adopt a steady color, and now they begin to pay attention to the market for home improvement and hotel decoration. Although ceramic tiles have characteristics such as non-fading and durability compared with wallpapers, because they are thicker, a lot of them are used to compress the interior space, and the weight is too big to determine that ordinary tiles are not used for ceiling decoration. Ceramic plates break the limitations of ceramic tiles. After incorporating the popular pattern design, the sheet can be applied to the ground, walls, ceilings, exterior walls, etc. In terms of price, the price of thin plates 500-600 yuan / square meter, compared to high-end imported wallpaper also has certain advantages.

However, despite the fact that the hardness and quality of the sheet are recognized in the industry, it takes a certain amount of time for the terminal to be widely recognized by consumers. "It can be understood that we do not tile, but the plate." Tang Shuo-tzu said.

The material splicing reporter found that another popular trend in this exhibition is the material splicing. The decorative background of “Agricultural Resources” is quite eye-catching. This is an artistic pattern created by the mosaic of two ceramic glazed modern bricks, Promise Kongjin and Fajinsha. In the past, combined with new designs and cutting processes, it became a more artistic “new product”.

This mosaic art is reflected in the mosaic. Huang Haiming, chairman of Ouyage Bose crystal decoration materials in China Mosaic City, introduced the mosaics of stone crystals, stainless steel and gold wires debuted during the Tao Bohui. Among them, the 8m thick gold line mosaic is unique at present. product.

Lan Weibing, director of the Foshan Ceramics Office of the China Ceramic Industry Association, said that the space for ceramic tile and mosaics to seek innovation in materials is not very large. Enterprises are now paying more attention to design, and mixing materials and splicing will be an important direction for companies seeking breakthroughs. In the past, it was not only costly but also unsatisfactory that a combination of mosaics of multiple materials was purchased. However, once the products of mixed materials are produced in large scale, they can reduce the cost of owners’ pursuit of individuality.

"Stone" has a lot of exceptions. The reporter found that the "stone" at the exhibition this year was unusual. One of the most concerned is the stone bricks of 3D digital inkjet printing. Luo Liangzhao, general manager of gold medal marketing for Asian ceramics, introduced that most of the stone-based tiles are printed on rollers. The texture and texture of marble are seen from a distance, but there are coarse pixel particles in the near future. The use of 3D ink jet printing technology, compared with the traditional roller printing technology, the resolution can reach 360dpi, the fineness should be increased by nearly ten times, while getting rid of the limitations of the color. This tile has natural color, vivid texture and strong sense of layering. The printed material is a large-scale scan of real stone and can achieve more realistic effects.

It is understood that 3D inkjet technology has become popular in Europe a few years ago, but given the control of technology in the West, it has not been introduced domestically. After the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008, many ceramic companies in Spain collapsed and the technology was able to enter the country. 2010 is the first year of domestic 3D inkjet technology. This exhibition is just an opportunity. In addition to gold medals in Asia, Nobel, Ras Al Khaimah, New Pearl, Malang and other ceramic companies have launched new 3D inkjet products, and the main one is "stone."