Replacement of CONVENTIONAL GLAZE on tiles and other high temperature processed materials with with novel hybrid coating

Objective

The aim of this project is to replace conventional glazes on tiles and other high temperature processed materials with an innovative coating. The NovaCOAT consortium aims to develop a nanocomposite coating that is matured at much lower temperatures than the current conventional inorganic glaze coating and has the technical specifications acceptable for ceramic tile applications.

The low temperature coating technology is environmentally very sound because it decreases the use of heavy metals and allows use of new decoration technologies and pigments that cannot be combined with current high temperature glazed decoration. New decoration techniques and the resulting products will give manufacturers tools to produce truly unique products and thus increase the competitiveness of all participating SMEs.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › ceramics
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › colors
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › inorganic compounds

Programme(s)

• FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

Call for proposal

FP6-2002-SME-1
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Funding Scheme

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Coordinator

CERAM RESEARCH LTD

Address

Queens Road
Stoke-on-trent
United Kingdom

Participants (9)

BRITISH CERAMIC TILES LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Millenium Tile Works
Newton Abbot

ENGINEERED NANOPRODUCTS GERMANY GMBH

Germany

Address

Im Helmerswald 2
Saarbrcken

FREEFORM ARTS TRUST LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

274 Richmond Road, London Fields
London

INGEGNERIA CERAMICA SRL

Italy

Address

Via Vittime 11 Settembre 2001, 25/P
Sassuolo (Mo)

KERAMIKA BIELA HORA S.R.O.

Slovakia

Address

Partizanska 66
Michalovce

KONINKLIJKE MOSA BV

Netherlands

Address

Meerssenerweg 358
1026 Maastricht

LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER NEUE MATERIALIEN GMBH

Germany

Address

Im Stadtwald, Gebaude 43 A
Saarbrucken

PUKKILA OY AB

Finland

Address

Pitkamaenkatu 9
Turku

TAIDETEOLLINEN KORKEAKOULU

Finland

Address

Hämeentie 135 C
Helsinki