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We make it here

December 6, 2011 by Frank Wilson

Readers of this blog will have surely noticed our fondness here at Ceramicx for good things arriving in threes.

‘Machinery, manpower and materials’ has lately given us another handy three-fold reckoner for our manufacturing needs. And our new Hurco CNC lathe arrived – last month to join our machining centre – and it has again given us a definite boost in the first named category.

From the get-go the Ceramicx strategy and philosophy has been, wherever possible, to keep hold of our destiny and to manufacture everything in-house.

Consequently Ceramicx continues to supply complete infrared heating systems; domestic and industrial.  Not only are we designing, manufacturing and supplying world-class ceramic elements, quartz tubes and other components, we are also investing and upskilling in all the requisite machining and engineering for all bespoke infrared heating applications.

Our new Hurco machine is indeed a substantial investment. Investments are as much about capability as about jobs on the slate this week and the new Hurco has been sourced with the mid to long term future also in mind.

The new machine will be involved in making a large variety of componentry; platens and heat systems for plastics thermoforming machines; rigs for plastics-to-metal bonding; surrounds and reflectors for use in domestic heating, components for terminal blocks and many other applications.

And thanks to the skills of Ceramicx designers and engineers, many new kinds of infrared heaters and infrared heating products have been created this year – where none existed before. The new Hurco will further enhance these capabilities in the months to come.

I therefore urge all of our customers and associates to talk to us about all the detail of their infrared heating needs; including bespoke and custom fabrication; new product ideas; research and development and other ideas.

Infrared heating is an advancing and increasingly popular solution. At Ceramicx we can make it all here – it’s as simple and beneficial as that.

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Infrared heating and humans? – time for an in-depth scientific look

August 16, 2011 by Frank Wilson

As many of you will know, outside of our main industrial markets, Ceramicx also has a number of infrared products and ongoing projects aimed mainly at the consuming public.

Infrared heating development in Medical HealthcareOur technologies include infrared for indoor and outside space heating; infrared heating for petcare and creature comfort; a variety of food cooking techniques using infrared and also various infrared heating products for the medical and healthcare industries.

To experience infrared heating at first hand is to know that there is a real and qualitative difference in kind between it and other heat sources. The expression often used is that ‘it really gets into your bones’. It’s not just humans. A number of IR heating applications are being developed on the petcare and livestock front.

There are clearly some deeper issues involved with the IR preference that we at Ceramicx would like to explore further. And so – in keeping with the rest of our programme and product development – we will be casting a scientific-based eye over this part of the infrared spectrum.

The next edition of HeatWorks – out in September 2011- will therefore take a first look at this end of the infrared radiation spectrum, sometimes known as Far Infrared Radiation (FIR).

The article will be jointly created between ourselves and leading UK-based practitioner and innovator Simon Lea and will pay particular attention to the relationship between human physiology and that part of the IR radiation spectrum.

True, we can take for granted that infrared heating provides comfort and health for humans. But – as I never tire of saying – we have yet to determine exactly how and why. The world today has barely scratched the surface of the potential for infrared useage and technology.

The human body/infrared radiation interface is new territory. If – in this and other areas – we can use good science to make proveable roadmaps of cause and effect, then we will be able to open many new doors that will profit all.

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Shop online with us!

August 8, 2011 by admin

In all walks of life and business, online shopping has become the smart thing to do.

Ceramicx is no exception – and UK and Irish customers are the first to be able to order parts and components over the Internet in this way.

Amanda Murphy of Ceramicx explains how easy it is to dial up your infrared heating needs.

Whatever your working schedule, the Ceramicx online shop remains open 24 hours a day seven days a week.

UK customers are enabled to go onto the Ceramicx website; select the shop icon and then they select the infrared heating product that they are interested in eg element type, wattage figure, voltage, colour and quantity and then add the items to the cart.

Customers can pay by credit card and then we receive the confirmation e-mail to our sales account, sales@ceramicx.com.

Once the order is received it is then printed. We ensure the payment has been received, check our stock, and delivery dates to the customer, if in stock it goes straight to packing and if not into production.

For the shop orders we have two types of transport, either by Post (An Post) or by special delivery methods.  We also ship by Air Ocean or road, larger boxes, pallets or containers depending on customer’s location and orders.

A variety of environmental and economic packaging is used. This depends on what is being shipped and we place a great deal of importance on getting the packaging right so it arrives safe and sound. Ceramic elements are typically packed in cardboard boxes.

This package is then placed in a further outer box with more padding and Styrofoam sheets placed on the bottom and top to prevent shock to the elements.

We handle a great variety of UK enquiries through the shop: Replacement parts for machines – eg ceramic, quartz tubes, bulb heaters – are currently highest on the list. There is no minimum order but we advise that a shipment of ten pieces is the most economic way to go.

The very largest of orders are normally negotiated with the Ceramicx sales team. We estimate that this type of order will normally come out over 30kg in weight.

All Ceramicx infrared heating products – except engineering solutions and be-spoke projects – can be ordered through our on-line shop.  We can also sell you our own leading brands of infrared heaters into the bargain – ideal to warm your office and/or factory!

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With the right focus – and a common platform – everything is possible

July 19, 2011 by Frank Wilson

Although the need to take a breath is frequent, Ceramicx continues to welcome in the continual change and innovation that has been our keynote all through this year.

At the beginning of July, for example, we opened our doors to host the board meeting of the new ICMR Technology Centre that was announced and launched by the Irish Industry Minister just a few weeks ago.

Joe Foley, Factory Manager of Intel Ireland and chairman of ICMR board in full flow of thanks to Jim Lawler of Enterprise Ireland (seated). Jim retires this month - but is expected to stay abreast of the ICMR and its forward activities.

Joe Foley, Factory Manager of Intel Ireland and chairman of ICMR board in full flow of thanks to Jim Lawler of Enterprise Ireland (seated). Jim retires this month - but is expected to stay abreast of the ICMR and its forward activities.

Managers and directors from some of Ireland’s largest manufacturers – Intel, Pfizer, EMC and officials from Enterprise Ireland and IDA – toured our plant and our expertise in infrared heating and then sat down with us around the Ceramicx boardroom table with more dialing in remotely. We discussed the fastest and most effective ways of rolling out best manufacturing practice and energy-efficient production through Ireland and we made plans to deliver those changes and benefits over the coming weeks and months.

It was a very good meeting; a coming together of company cultures, minds, and expertise – both technical and commercial. In every sense, our new technology centres are also tapping into the best traditions of Irish community and enterprise – referencing the successful traditions of meitheal and the ‘work done with neighbour’ – on which I have spoken before.

The new industrial agenda and the new tasks set out by the Minister are extremely challenging: There is no doubt that this is a tall order – and the road ahead is steep.

But at the same time – and make no mistake -  great opportunities are available to us if we succeed here – and we will. What is on offer is the prospect of boosting not just our energy-based technologies; but also our general manufacturing competences; our small manufacturing companies and our business culture generally.

These are key issues – and not just for Ireland. Manufacturing practice around the world is ever changing and, in every corner, must now also address the ecological and the social dimension. Cheapness in every sense is no longer an option. Becoming more competitive in these areas and in every means becoming world-class. This prospect means a lot of hard work, but the outcomes, however, will be more than rewarding.

It might seem a piece of common sense – but not that common, as the saying goes – to remember that achievements such as the new ICMR centre are created by people. In this case Jim Lawler of Enterprise Ireland had everything to do with this new work and with the great potential ahead.It was therefore our pleasure at the meeting to be able to help pay a small tribute to Jim’s vision, energy and networking expertise.

The truth is that manufacturing businesses in Ireland – from the largest to the smallest – are very well placed to tackle opportunities in these sunrise manufacturing industries; to network together and to learn from each other.

I hope to keep you updated with all the positives that emerge from this work in the coming months.

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The shock of the news

July 15, 2011 by Frank Wilson

In each day there remains some aspect of our ongoing news diet that has the capacity – even in these hardened times – to shock us.

We know that most of the daily media feed is often not worth the trouble to digest. But now and then something – usually in the fields of science, technology, commerce or social studies – a real piece of information comes along; and we know that that the world is getting ready for a game changer.

Our own Ceramicx magazine HeatWorks – now preparing for its 4th edition – continues to fly the flag for the much misunderstood science and technology of infrared heating. HeatWorks Edition III is now signed off and posted – containing all our recent news and information.

We have pieces on the lively manufacturing scene here in West Cork Ireland, on the efficiency of ceramic-based technology, on new developments in product design; energy efficiency and many other aspects of Ceramicx business and the Infrared heating scene.

And, after the publication of each HeatWorks issue, Ceramicx is getting accustomed to a batch of new activity and new business dialogue.

I am pleased to report that every HeatWorks issue thus far has raised at least three new enquiries that have taken this company into pioneering science and technology territory.

You could call it the shock of the new, or the shock of the news. In simple terms, we dish some news out and we get some news back – from companies who can envision new horizons for their use of infrared and who need a partner to take them through a new horizon and the practical technology steps.

The fact is, despite its discovery over 100 years ago, the heat work science in infrared is still in its infancy. There is still a wealth of opportunity for us, our readers and our new clients yet to realise.

Despite this prospect, my point is that real news – and real change – is not always comfortable. It contains a ‘wake up’ element that is often a call to action. In business it often brings an invitation to explore new commercial ground. Such an invitation – away from the tried and tested comfort zone – always contains novelty and real risk.

At Ceramicx, however, we are delighted to continue to prime the pump and foster dialogue with HeatWorks magazine.

If you’re not on the HeatWorks circulation – just call us today to receive your copy. We look forward to hearing from you.

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