Ronald Ditmer is the founder and managing director of Ditmer Trading & Consulting BV.
Involved in the porcelain enameling industry since 1984 and specialized in setting-up complete enameling plants, designing enameling equipment and troubleshooting enameling processes & equipment.
Large manufacturer of enameled cookware experienced substantial rework & reject rates and asked DTC to assist with troubleshooting their enameling operations. (more…)
Introduction Firing is a critical process step at every enameling shop, because it determines the esthetical and functional properties of the fused enamel coating. In...
Introduction The European market may be very attractive for manufacturers situated outside the EU/EEA. However, export to Europe isn't easy for SME's, due to necessary...
Introduction Amortisation, operation & maintenance of capital equipment represent a significant cost factor at any finishing plant. The Total Cost of Ownership may be reduced...
Below a typical enameling plant layout for cooker panels & ovens, based on electrostatic powder application technology and 2 coats / 2 fire enameling process...
Prior to the actual application, porcelain enamel slip need to be prepared in accordance with the application requirements, such as fineness, set and specific gravity....
Below pictures of various industrial enameling equipment. Click on the picture for more information. Pretreatment [caption id="attachment_863" align="alignleft" width="150"] Spraywasher for cooker parts[/caption] [caption id="attachment_995"...
Assisting industrial companies worldwide with improving their enameling operations by applying Lean Six Sigma methods & tools, like DMAIC. Below some practical examples : [display-posts...