Last week the students of the specialty of Interior Design and Projects and Works Management of the Escola d’Art i Superior of Disseny d’Alcoi learned first-hand the physical, chemical and mechanical properties, as well as stoneware applications of Techlam® porcelain tiles and different types of natural stone, such as igneous rocks like granite, sedimentary rocks like limestone and stoneware, and metamorphic rocks such like marble.
Our students were able to experience in first person in the company Levantina, world leader in the field of natural stone, the textures, colors and touching sensations of the different materials with which this company works.
The showroom was the first stop for our students where they saw a presentation of the two types of materials that Levantina produces and markets, on the one hand natural stone and on the other, large-scale porcelain stoneware: Techlam®. This served to learn the origin of the different types of stone produced in this company, as well as its main properties and applications in construction, architecture and interior design. Subsequently, the porcelain stoneware was the protagonist, a material characterized by high compactness and low water absorption, as well as high mechanical and chemical resistance, and its versatility in terms of applications.
Then the students were able to access the marble industrial unit where Levantina works with Crema Marfil Coto® marble, which is extracted from a farm in the town of Pinoso in Alicante. In this space the students were able to follow the whole process from the entrance of the raw material in the form of a large block, to the section of cutting, reinforcement, correction of small defects, polishing and packaging.
The last stop was at the Techlam® industrial unit where our students could learn all the manufacturing process, from the silos in which the raw material is stored, to the packaging. Highlighting the huge electric oven that brings the raw materials to a temperature of 1200ºC, with 80-90m long.
Finally, a very profitable visit in which the participating students learned a lot about these two materials that Levantina produces.
