The ceramic industries situated near Tamil nadu area can make use of the ball clay available in Kerala and Neyveli Lignite mines in Tamil nadu. The Padappakara Ball Clay available in Kerala is of medium plastic in nature and contaminated with siliceous and carbonaceous impurities. By better beneficiation process this clay can be converted into […]
The ceramic industries situated near Tamil nadu area can make use of the ball clay available in Kerala and Neyveli Lignite mines in Tamil nadu. The Padappakara Ball Clay available in Kerala is of medium plastic in nature and contaminated with siliceous and carbonaceous impurities. By better beneficiation process this clay can be converted into […]
Most of the clay based industries in India scattered and only few of the ceramic industries are located nearer to the clay mines area. The industries located nearer to the mines area enjoying the benefit of lower cost towards the raw materials and the industries located far away from the mines are incurring huge cost […]
Almost all the clay based industries, source this mineral from multiple mines. The characteristics of this clay from each mine varies highly from one another. Since using single clay does not provide the typical required characteristics, that are necessary for making ceramic product, the manufacturers use a mixture of clays sourced from different mines. The […]
Mother Nature has blessed the Indian Continent with all the mineral resources. Ball clays of different variety is one of the important resource among the mineral resources. The sources are spread throughout India. However the characteristics differs from region to region and mine to mine and no region or no mine has got the required […]
The other ball clay resources available are from Payyangadi and Rampuram under Cannanore district in Kerala. These clays are of dark colour firing characteristics due to the presence of higher content of iron and titanium impurities. The alumina content is very high, ranges up to 32% and this makes this clay more suitable for making […]
The particle size distribution studied source that powders ground in the stirred media mills are the same in the range of the measurement accuracy, whereas the distribution curve of the vibration mill ground powder has shifted to much higher particle sizes. The SEM analysis of powder particles reveals that the product from the vibration mill […]
From the dryer the cake is transported to a shredding machine. In the shredding machine it is made into small lumps. These small lumps are packed and shifted to the storage yard from where it can be dispatched to end users. The Clay properties should be tested and uniformity has to be maintained in […]
The Clay brought from various locations should be stored separately based on its properties. The weighing can be done separately. The material has to be brought into a Clay shredding machine and then blended in a blending machine. During transportation of the Clay to the shredding machine, the unwanted materials need to be […]
Each individual Ceramic manufacturer needs Ball Clay with different characteristics for their products. For example, Sanitaryware manufacturer gives higher preference for its strength and flow behaviour, whereas an Insulator manufacturer gives more importance for its plasticity.
The Clay manufacturer can meet these different individuals and understand the final quality of clay required by them. […]
