Demonstrating a Hydraulic Ceramic Tile Press With Your Own Ceramic Powder
A buyer's guide to requiring a demonstration of the hydraulic ceramic tile press using the buyer's own ceramic powder, with practical checks for the trial run and acceptance test.
Make the demonstration run on your own ceramic powder, not a supplier sample, a condition of the purchase decision. A press rated at 3,500 ton pressing force with a 1,750 mm press gap may suit your forming needs on paper, but only a trial with your material shows how the powder behaves in the die and what the pressed tile looks like.
In the request for quotation, ask the supplier to state how much of your ceramic powder the demonstration will consume and how the trial will be run. Compare offers on whether the trial uses your production powder lot or a substitute, and on who supplies and prepares the powder. Ask what pressing force and press gap settings will be used in the trial, and whether those settings are fixed or adjusted during the run.
For the demonstration or acceptance test, agree in advance on what will be measured on the pressed tiles and how many pieces will be pressed. Ask how the supplier will show that the 3,500 ton pressing force and 1,750 mm press gap reference values relate to the settings actually used. Confirm who keeps the trial tiles.
Before requesting a quote, confirm with the supplier what quantity of your ceramic powder the trial requires, how it must be prepared, and whether the demonstration can be witnessed at the supplier's site.