Plant audit & equipment inspection
We are regularly requested to perform an enameling plant audit & equipment inspection. (more…)
Ferro Engineering
Ferro's Engineering Division designed & built many industrial enameling installations & low thermal mass furnaces worldwide. Slot-in-bottom enameling furnace for mass production of cookware There...
Gun spitting
Gun spitting is a possible cause for lumps at powder enameling plants. Example of lumps Possible reasons for gun spitting or puffing are : Poor...
Identification of enameling defects
Identifying the correct type of enamel defect is the first & perhaps most important step when troubleshooting industrial enameling processes. Analyzing enameling defects with digital...
Flow-coating systems
Flow-coating is a very efficient method, which is frequently used for applying wet enamels on e.g. cookware & water tanks. (more…)
Fishscaling of porcelain/vitreous enamel coatings
Fishscaling is an enameling defect, which is characterized by small enamel particles chipping off.
UNI 11734 : Determining fish-scale susceptibility of enameling steel
The Italian National Unification institute has published UNI 11734 as of December 6, 2018. This standard specifies a method for measuring the hydrogen diffusion coefficient in order...
Ultrasonic thickness measurement
With ultrasonic thickness measurement, you may detect the thickness of individual layers within a multi layer coating. This may be of great help, when troubleshooting...
Troubleshooting enameling operations
Large manufacturer of enameled cookware experienced substantial rework & reject rates and asked DTC to assist with troubleshooting their enameling operations. (more…)
Troubleshooting enameling defects
Resolving enamel defects during an industrial manufacturing process requires a structured three steps approach. Step I Identify the right defect. This may sound silly, but...