Turnkey systems for the production of ceramic tableware

The present and the future of the tableware industry stems from the experience of Sacmi Imola and the group’s companies, for top results.

TABLEWARE LAB | SACMI-SAMA

SACMI is the leading research partner in the Tableware technologies sector.

Thanks to the on-going Research and Development program and the structures and services available at the SAMA laboratories in Weissenstadt, SACMI is able to offer a world-leading service, accompanying its customers through every phase of the product development process, from defining the initial product concept and selecting the raw materials, through specifying the recipes for the slurry and glaze, to developing the technologies and processes necessary to realise them.

SERVICES

We are committed to your needs for all tableware production challenges.
We offer specific process optimizations, from first ideas through to solution development, testing and set up with real production machines, engineering, start up and beyond.

OUR SERVICES

SPARE PARTS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TABLEWARE LAB

Lippert solutions

SACMI-SAMA expands its Sanitaryware & Tableware range with LIPPERT technology.

Lippert’s Industrial Solutions assets, acquired through SAMA, have broadened the SACMI portfolio in the fields of automated production flows, storage and robotics. Continuity of production, service and the supply of spare parts for LIPPERT machines shall be guaranteed exclusively by SAMA by making full use of the SACMI Global Network’s facilities and expertise. SACMI shall continue to supply machines with renowned, widely-appreciated LIPPERT technology alongside the SAMA range of forming, glazing and handling solutions.

PRODUCTS

BODY AND GLAZE PREPARATION

Comprehensive range of discontinuous mills, blungers, stirrers, spray-dryers, extruders and their accessories for the preparation of ceramic bodies

Isostatic pressing

Isostatic pressing for the production of flat tableware, bowls, salad bowls, serving platters, casseroles, pans and similar items with or without festoons or reliefs.

JIGGERING LINES

Jiggering plants for plastic forming of flat or hollow tableware in porcelain or other ceramic materials.

casting

Pressure casting in resin moulds for asymmetrical items, flat or hollow symmetrical items, for high quality and affordable products.

drying

Product drying systems before the body and glaze firing process, to decrease residual humidity to below 1,0%.

glazing

Highly flexible dip glazing.

firing

Systems for firing ceramic tableware, almost 100 years of experience in the sector and the most modern heat recovery technologies.

Foot grinding

New generation of grinding machine with excellent grinding quality. Wet or dry technology available.

decoration

Digital printing for flexible and precise decoration.

COMPANIES THAT HAVE CHOSEN US

SATURNIA

For more than fifty years Porcellane Saturnia - located in the heart of Italy’s Civita Castellana ceramic-making district - has been one of Europe’s leading professional tableware makers, all thanks to a clear strategy: continuous investment in best available technologies and selection of partners who can build long-term growth. One such partner, SACMI, is Saturnia's main strategic ally: together, they’ve implemented decades of innovation and built a shared vision of the future of Italian tableware.

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APULUM

A EUROPEAN PIONEER OF SUSTAINABLE TABLEWARE, WITH SACMI

Apulum was founded fifty years ago in the city of Alba Iulia, in Romania. It lies on the crossroads of ancient gold and salt trading routes. In 2007 the company, the country’s main porcelain dish maker, set a new course and is now a European pioneer in the manufacture of tableware from recycled materials: with SACMI, of course, as it’s partner for all the key technologies.

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WE ARE TABLEWARE

Sacmi Imola S.C.

Sacmi Imola is the parent company of a world-leading international Group that designs, builds and markets machines and complete plants for the ceramics, packaging (beverage and closures & containers), food, automation and services industries.

Sama Maschinenbau GmbH

SAMA Maschinenbau GmbH is the leading manufacturer of fine ceramic plant and machinery on the international market. For the technical ceramic industry SAMA offers shaping machinery for extrusion, isostatic pressing, high pressure and taped casting, surface treatment such as fettling and glazing machines and finally automation for ceramic factories.

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Riedhammer GmbH

Riedhammer GmbH is the leading manufacturer of kiln plants worldwide. We offer besides our traditional business areas, like ceramics and sanitary ware, also new and innovative technologies for the steel and electronic industries. The company is the perfect partner for customers requiring advanced and reliable technological solutions for all thermal processes, including complete plant solutions, both upstream and downstream the kilns with installation - worldwide. Riedhammer offers the widest range of industrial kiln plants.

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Gaiotto Automation S.p.A.

Gaiotto operates in the fields of ceramics, plastics and general industry. Its mission is to provide turnkey plants that use a combination of both its own robots and those made by other producers, with tooling, engineering and customer-specific personalization being carried out by Gaiotto.

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