A decorative concrete with a very uniform finish surface and a method of fabricating the same is disclosed. A concrete mixture is poured over a subgrade which defines an exposed surface. The exposed surface is finished with any of several techniques, and the surface is then worked with an abrasive material, and additional techniques are used to color and seal the concrete.

Method and system for decorating a base ceramic article (CB) having a surface to be decorated. The decoration system comprises: a first printing assembly for applying a first layer of adhesive material on at least part of the surface; a digital depositing assembly for depositing a second layer comprising granular material or enamel atomized particles on the first layer to form an at least partially relief pattern on the surface; a detection assembly of such at least partially relief pattern; a second printing assembly, operable based on the data detected by the detection assembly, to form a defined image on the at least partially relief pattern; a dryer configured to dry the base ceramic article (CB) and arranged between the digital depositing assembly and the second printing assembly; and a firing kiln.

A line for decorating and controlling products, in particular ceramic tiles and the like, includes a conveyor of products to be decorated, at least one decorating device of the jet type actuated by piezoelectric-control nozzles adapted to apply at least one layer of enamel on the products passing on said conveyor; the line further includes at least one control and diagnostic module of the decorated products, provided with means for detecting decoration and/or structural defects of the products themselves.

This application relates to a method of manufacturing a load-bearing hemp shiv concrete blocks using magnesium-based cement, the method including: measuring proportional parts of ingredients: a hemp shiv in 70-75% proportion by volume; a Magnesium Oxychloride Cement (MOC) in 20-25% proportion by volume; and water in 5-10% proportion by volume. The method includes depositing the measured ingredients in a mixer and mixing for a time period appropriate to the conditions to produce a slurry, wherein the time period is between ten minutes and thirty minutes; removing the slurry from the mixer; depositing the slurry into one or more molds comprising a frame with a lockable lid and a removable base; pressing, via a press, the slurry in the molds to a suitable level; allowing the pressed slurry to set and cure within the sealed molds to produce one or more load-bearing fiber based concrete blocks; removing the one or more load-bearing hemp shiv concrete blocks from the one or more molds by removing the lid of the molds.

A dry granular ceramic tile from a wet slurry spraying process and a preparation method thereof, comprises: applying an overglaze on a green body, applying a pattern by ink-jet printing, applying a dry granular glaze by bell-shaped spraying, and sintering to obtain ceramic tiles. The dry granular glaze contains: by mass percentage, dry granular frit A: 15%, dry granular frit B: 12% to 15%, dry granular frit C: 13% to 17%. The softening temperature of the dry granular frit A is 1135 C. to 1175 C., 980 C. to 1050 C. for the dry granular frit B, and 1020 C. to 1127 C. for the dry granular frit C. The dry granular frits used in the present invention adopts a combination of dry granular frits with three different melting points, and using such a matching method, it is convenient for the effective adjustment of the brick shape and the firing temperature during production.

This application relates to a method of manufacturing a load-bearing hemp shiv concrete blocks using magnesium-based cement, the method including: measuring proportional parts of ingredients: a hemp shiv in 70-75% proportion by volume; a Magnesium Oxychloride Cement (MOC) in 20-25% proportion by volume; and water in 5-10% proportion by volume. The method includes depositing the measured ingredients in a mixer and mixing for a time period appropriate to the conditions to produce a slurry, wherein the time period is between ten minutes and thirty minutes; removing the slurry from the mixer; depositing the slurry into one or more molds comprising a frame with a lockable lid and a removable base; pressing, via a press, the slurry in the molds to a suitable level; allowing the pressed slurry to set and cure within the sealed molds to produce one or more load-bearing fiber based concrete blocks; removing the one or more load-bearing hemp shiv concrete blocks from the one or more molds by removing the lid of the molds.

Ceramics are capable of reducing color irregularities and uneven coating, hard to dissolve into glaze, and excellent in fixation. A water-based paint contains a coloring material, first cellulose nanofibers having a lignin content of 20 to 40 mass % and a water retention of 150 to 300%, and second cellulose nanofibers having a higher viscosity compared to the first cellulose nanofibers, and the water-based paint has a B-type viscosity of 600 cps or higher. Ceramic ware or glassware or the like having painting made on a green body of which surface is formed of silicic acid or silicate compound as a main component, with the water-based paint.

The equipment for glazing manufactured articles, comprises: a load-bearing frame (2); movement means (3) of at least one manufactured article (M) to be decorated along one direction of forward movement (4); glazing means (5) of the manufactured article (M) to be decorated comprisingan internally hollow container (6) for the collection of glaze provided with at least one set of through orifices (7) for the outflow of the glaze, at least one roller (8) housed inside the container (6) and operable in rotation around a relevant axis, wherein the volume positioned between the inner walls of the container (6) and the roller (8) defines a containment chamber (9) of the glaze, the roller (8) being provided with a set of projections (10) are adapted to open and close the orifices (7) in a sequential and cyclic manner respectively to allow and prevent the release of the glaze from the container (6); wherein the container (6) is provided with at least one pair of openings (11) communicating with the containment chamber (9) and it is movable in rotation with respect to the frame (2) between at least one work configuration and at least one unloading configuration so as to change the orientation of the openings (11).

A sump for a toilet includes a first end of the sump, defined by a first boundary, and a second end of the sump, defined by a second boundary. The sump includes a channel running from the first end of the sump to the second end of the sump defined by a sump surface. The first end of the sump is configured to receive liquid and the second end of the sump is configured to supply liquid. The sump has a sump can-cut diameter corresponding to a diameter of the channel at the first end of the sump, a sump side radius extending from a center of the channel to an inner surface of the channel, and a sump depth corresponding to a largest vertical distance within the channel. The sump may be drain cast using a single continuous pathway.

The process for the decoration of ceramic manufactured articles, comprises at least the following phases of:supply of at least one ceramic medium(S) to be decorated having at least one exposed surface (Sa) and at least one laying surface (Sb) opposite each other;application by means of a first printer, preferably a first digital inkjet printer (4), of a water-repellent liquid (L) on the exposed surface (Sa) according to a predefined design (D);spreading of a water-based glaze (C) on the exposed surface (Sa), wherein the spreading is earned out by means of a dispensing device (5);application by means of a second printer, preferably a second digital inkjet printer (10), of at least one ceramic ink on the exposed surface (Sa) with a design which is coordinated to the predefined design (D).