GEOTECNICA - HIGH TECH CERAMIC

28/08/2003                                                                                                                                        Pdf Download

The ancient art of Ceramics is projected, by the new formulations and renewed production and laying technologies of GranitiFiandre, towards innovated fields of application. In fact, an increasing number of designers now choose the Nuovi Materiali (New Materials) from the "Geotecnica – High Tech Ceramic", the extra high performance range of Technical Ceramics high performance range by GranitiFiandre.
Thanks to increasingly sophisticated new technologies, GranitiFiandre technical porcelain stoneware has become one of the most popular materials for indoor wall tiling and outdoor flooring; in addition, its resistance to wear, easy processing and maintenance, make it perfect for use in ventilated walls and raised flooring.

The extra high performance range of technical ceramics by GranitiFiandre is gradually becoming recognised as a symbol of strength, sealing and hygiene. Not by chance is it widely used for the flooring of industrial buildings, crowded places, stations, airports, shopping centres, hospitals as well as chemical and foodstuff laboratories.

Authoritative proof of this superiority is given by the fact that ceramics have been chosen for:

• The slabs lining the shuttle, which act as a heat shield defending the vehicle from the extremely high temperatures it is exposed to, be cause of friction, on re-entering the atmosphere, no metal can withstand these temperatures;
• The latest brakes, used in extreme high performance cars, including the “Enzo Ferrari”, Mercedes and Porsche: the latter has registered the “PCCB” (Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake) trademark, derived from the racing world and relating to the new high performance ceramic brakes used for the new Porsche Carrera 911 GT2; the brakes have the advantages of weighing less and also being more resistant to high temperatures than steel disks, as well as a 100,000 Km guarantee;
• Modern bone and dental prosthesis, chosen for both their durability over time and guaranteed hygiene;
• A special type of ceramic was designed for the bullet-proof jackets worn in the USA army, able to withstand 762 mm calibre bullets.

The extra high performance range in New Technical Ceramics), is the most important innovation from GranitiFiandre, an avant-garde formula, which inserts both full- body veining and colours as well as transparency, to produced aesthetic results similar to those of quarry stones.
The wording High Tech Ceramic is used to identify the high performance technological porcelain stoneware by GranitiFiandre: these recently formulated New Materials in Technical Ceramics have superior resistance properties compared to traditional ceramic materials.

Initially used for flooring of industrial buildings, the New Slabs in technical Ceramic are backed by marked technological development, which has increased their technical and aesthetic performance, making them the ideal solution for any type of floor and wall tiling material. Modern production technologies can reproduce any texture on the surface of material elements.
This ensures that the New Slabs in Technical Ceramics by GranitiFiandre best meet the standards of slipperiness for public premises and workplaces laid down in international norms. There is no limit to the fields of application of these new technological materials: in fact, GranitiFiandre, has worked in close contact with designers to develop New Materials to meet particular aesthetic and performance requirements.
Just one example is given by “Ferrari-Maserati White”, a slab in new technical ceramics designed for the Ferrari - Maserati car show rooms by GranitiFiandre in close collaboration with the Architect Massimo Iosa Ghini; this new material, in white opaline, obtained the "Architektur und Boden 2003" award for innovation, by the famous German architectural magazine AIT.