The European Ceramic Society
Laboratory sheet
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 :
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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
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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
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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
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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
2025 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 3rd call!
In the frame of the 2025 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a first call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 2025 International Symposium on Green Processing for Advanced Ceramics (IGPAC 2025), organised by the Ceramic Society of Japan, from 5th to 9th October 2025 in Ise-Shima/Mie, Japan.
Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust for Mobility projects is 31st August 2025!
Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before end of October 2025. Activities submitted for the deadline of 31st August 2025 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before November 2025.
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