The European Ceramic Society

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Netherlands

Technical Centre for Ceramics Industries/Technisch Centrum voor de Keramische Industrie

Knowledge Centre for applied fine and heavy clay ceramics

Director : Ir. J.H. (Hans) van Wijck

Email : info@tcki.nl

Phone : +31 (0)26 3845600

Address : PO Box 27 NL-6880 AA VELP, The Netherlands Florijnweg 6 6883 JP VELP, The Netherlands

Website : Website: www tcki.nl

Research topics :

  • Characterisation of clay raw materials and additives: grain size distribution, chemical and mineralogical composition and thermal behaviour, to predict moulding, drying and firing behaviour of clay samples, additives and recipes.
    Contact information:

    Contact name: Dr. Ronny Lugtenberg

    Tel.: +31 (0)26 3845600

    Email: info@tcki.nl

  • Characterisation of building materials and ceramics: Testing masonry clay bricks, clay pavers, roof tiles, wall and floor tiles, clay pipes, cement, mortar and sanitary ware according (European) Standards on geometric, physical, mechanical, chemical, environmental, health and safety, and durability properties.    
    Contact information:

    Contact name : Dr. Ronny Lugtenberg

    Tel: +31 (0)26 3845600

    Email: info@tcki.nl

  • Characterisation of slipperiness of floor materials: Shod and barefoot ramp testing, Pendulum testing and measurement of the dynamic coefficient of friction (tribometer measurement)
    Contact information:

    Contact name : Dr. Ronny Lugtenberg

    Tel: +31 (0)26 3845600

    Email: info@tcki.nl

  • Characterisation of building systems: testing of masonry, wall and floor tile systems, lintels, brick slib applications, etc.
    Contact information:

    Contact name : Dr. Ronny Lugtenberg

    Tel: +31 (0)26 3845600

    Email: info@tcki.nl

Exceptional facilities :

  • XRD / high temperature XRD
  • TG/DSC
  • Contact dilatometry
  • Optical dilatometry
  • Fleximetry
  • Hg porosimetry
  • XRF
  • ICP-OES
  • ICP-MS
  • IC
  • ISE (Fluorine)
  • Rheometry
  • Colourimetry
  • Spectrophotometry
  • Acoustic Young’s modulus
  • Laboratory dryer and movable pilot dryer
  • Electrical kilns (1200 oC)
  • Gas fired kiln (1350 oC), oxidised and reduced firing
  • FTIR
  • Gas monitoring systems (O2, CO, CO2, NOx, CxHy)
  • Climate chambers for freeze/thaw and durability testing

Financial support programmes :

  • No particular funding

Latest news

Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust is 31st May 2025

Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before end of July 2025. Activities submitted for the deadline of 31st May 2025 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before August 2025.

Mar 13, 2025
12th March - International Day of Ceramics!

Dear Ceramic Community,

We are pleased to announce that March 12, 2025, marks the first-ever International Day of Ceramics!

Mar 12, 2025

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