Handbook of Ceramic Tile Manufacturing Technology and Batch Formulation Calculations: Complete Engineering Guide to Body & Glaze Recipes, Roller ... & Six Sigma QC Under ASTM & ISO Standards

Bridge the Gap Between Silicate Science and Full-Scale Industry 4.0 Ceramic & Porcelain Tile Plant Execution

Handbook of Ceramic Tile Manufacturing Technology and Batch Formulation Calculations by Huynh Duc Nha and Nguyen Tien Hung is a comprehensive desk reference and shop-floor calculation manual bridging fundamental silicate mineralogy with modern Industry 4.0 plant execution. This unabridged 8.5" x 11.0" monograph features 7 chapters, 125+ engineering reference tables, 35 fully solved industrial calculation examples, and 20 technical diagrams, dual-referenced against North American Standards (ASTM C242, C372, C373, C424, C484, C485, C499, C502, C648, C650, C1026, C1027, C1243, C1378; ANSI A137.1:2022 & A326.3) and International Standards (ISO 13006:2018 & ISO 10545-1 to 16).

What You Will Master Inside This 7-Chapter Engineering Treatise:

• Chapter 1 – Raw Material Science & Dual Classifications: Mineralogy and physicochemical mechanisms of ball clays, kaolins, quartz fillers (573°C inversion), Na/K-feldspars, carbonates, talc, frits, and STPP/CMC additives across 6 fast-firing zones, with ISO 13006 (BIa to BIII) and ASTM/ANSI cross-references.
• Chapter 2 – Industry 4.0 Smart Plant Operations & Stage-Gate QC: End-to-end SOPs across 10 manufacturing stages integrated with 4 robotic handling stations, LGV fleets, IPQC/FQC acceptance matrices, root-cause troubleshooting, and 4-step Non-Conforming Product (NCP) interlocks.
• Chapter 3 – Multi-Component Ceramic Body Batch Calculations: 5-step Gaussian elimination solver for 6-to-9-component bodies, oxide/shrinkage/MOR lookup tables, press die cavity sizing, and 10 solved industrial body examples (Porcelain BIa, 600x1200 mm Big Slabs, Vitreous Gres BIb, BIIa, BIIb, Monoporosa Wall Tile BIII, and 4% sludge recycling).
• Chapter 4 – Glaze Processing, Glazing Lines & Roller Hearth Kilns: Wet ball milling kinetics, Brongniart slip rheology, 5D digital inkjet printing, 7-zone Roller Hearth Kiln (RHK) firing profiles, burner warpage control, 15 defect remediation protocols, and 5 shop-floor worked examples.
• Chapter 5 – Seger UMF Glaze Formulation & Dilatometric Fit: Seger Unity Molecular Formula (UMF) design, dilatometric thermal expansion matching against crazing, and 15 solved glaze examples (waterproof engobes, mirror-gloss, zirconia opaque, Ca-Zn & Ba-Mg satin mattes, full-polished crystal, Lappato, PEI Class V corundum top glazes, R11 anti-slip, Granilla sugar, diopside, and fritless Bristol glazes).
• Chapter 6 – Plant Financial Modeling & Feasibility Appraisal: Complete investment model for a 6,000,000 m2/year plant across 12 departments, linking batch recipes to COGS, Break-Even Point (BEP), 10-year DCF projections (NPV, IRR, Payback), and 5 worked financial case studies.
• Chapter 7 – 10-Gate ISO 9001:2015 & Six Sigma SPC Quality Control: Shewhart X-bar/R control charts, Cp and Cpk capability indices, CIELAB Delta E CMC(2:1) shade sorting, ISO 10545-1 double sampling, 8D-CAPA, and OEE with 5 worked QC examples.

EXCLUSIVE BONUS – AUTOMATED EXCEL CALCULATION SPREADSHEETS:

This book includes companion Automated Excel Calculation Spreadsheets for 6-to-9-component body matrix solving, PLC wet batching, Seger UMF glaze design, press die sizing, kiln kinetics, Six Sigma SPC charts, and 10-year DCF financial modeling. Please contact the author to download your complimentary automated Excel files at: ducnha06xjv@gmail.com