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 […]
Brick - This is the first ceramic engineering material . In fact, we could call this as the first engineering material invented by mankind. It is the basic building block and needless to say there would be no infrastructure without bricks. Buildings, dams and all construction activities rely on this basic engineering material and naturally […]
Due to a big demand for building materials all over the world, brick emerged as a very important material and plenty of research and development took place. This particular ceramic field of brick making saw many technical advancements however even today the production of this important ceramic material is done by the potter in the […]
The early days of pottery saw pottery wares made out of clay available in common places like lake, river bed, etc but not with glaze. The most common ceramic materials in this group were building bricks, roofing tiles, pottery ceramic ware made out of red burning clays.Some articles like pots, jars etc. made by potters […]
When man understood the special characteristics of clay and pottery, he was constantly seeking to find different techniques and understand the magical secrets of the material - ‘Clay’. He started researching the varying properties of clay available in different places like valleys, river beds, hills, etc. He then understood that different types of clay is […]
Necessity is the mother of invention. For the early man his main requirement was food and in the beginning he started by eating raw food. Over a period of time he realised food was better when eaten cooked. He was constantly innovating ways to cook his food and came up with the technique of making […]
The creator used the five basic elements of nature - Water, Earth, Fire, Air and Space to create ‘Life’. Probably that could be the reason why from the very beginning of the existence of mankind, we have always had an attachment to all these five elements. At a physical and emotional level, through generations and […]
If we consider ‘Man’ as the ceramic work of the Creator then we would be the first ceramic materials from Clay. Clay has some remarkable properties and posseses unmatching potential characteristics that make it special. Clay can be mouled into any shape, can be modified ‘n’ number of times until we have the shape we […]
“CERAMICS” — What is the origin and who invented this magical material?
Ceramics has a divine origin - Yes as per Hindu mythology lord ‘Shiva’, the ruler of the world created human beings with clay (earthy material). Hence he has the name ‘KHUMBAR’ (The Creator).Even now, in the villages of India, the section of people who […]
CERAMICS - It is the super power magical material which now rules the world in its domain! It is the one and only material which doesnt have a powerful equivalent in the entire world.
I know there are quite a few anxious minds full of questions about ceramics. I can sense your anxiety and your requirements. […]
