Industrial AI for porcelain and ceramic tile factories
Porcelain and ceramic tile plants run continuous, multi-line processes — milling, pressing, glazing, firing, sorting and packaging — where any local inefficiency spreads across the whole chain.
The challenge isn't just producing, it's staying in sync. iLEAN applies the IRIS architecture (Connect + Edge + Agents, with the three safety rings) to this exact reality: from capturing a paper work order or a firing curve from an isolated kiln panel, to visually inspecting every piece at the kiln exit and keeping a quality evidence pack always ready for the auditor. This page groups the 12 real use cases landed on this sub-sector, organized by Connect, Edge and Agents.
Capture without changing habits: photo, voice, email, integrations
Paperless format change at the press
Payback 4-9 months · from 4-8 h of latency to zero
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The roller kiln panel talks back
Payback 5-10 months · kiln replacement postponed
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Supplier delays read in seconds
Payback 3-7 months · from hours of latency to seconds
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The line lead dictates while walking
No standalone payback · enabling piece
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Glazing data verified in two taps
No standalone payback · enabling piece
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Lab spreadsheet flows to the ERP
Payback 4-9 months · 50-80% fewer quality licenses
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Raw-material delivery note by photo
Payback 3-8 months · 50-70% fewer receiving licenses
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Inkjet glaze printer linked to ERP
Payback 3-6 months · full-run recipe scrap eliminated
See the case →Machine vision on the line, in real time
Surface defects caught at kiln exit
Payback 5-12 months · 100% of pieces inspected
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Glaze color changeover verified by camera
Payback depends on changeover frequency · fewer scrapped startups
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Quality audit dossier always ready
Payback 6-12 months · zero pre-audit reconstruction
See the case →Agents that plan, document and coordinate
More cases from this series
- The glaze printer, fully linked to the ERPHow iLEAN links the digital glaze printer to the ERP so the design recipe travels with no manual…
- The line lead's knowledge no longer dies at shift's endHow the line lead dictates incidents while walking between lines, hands-free.
- The kiln control panel, now connectedHow an external camera digitizes the firing curve of an isolated roller kiln, without touching its SCADA.
- The lab spreadsheet, connected to the ERP in real timeHow iLEAN automatically pushes the quality lab's spreadsheet to the ERP, with license savings.
- The raw-material delivery note, straight to the ERP by photoHow one photo of the delivery note and batch labels pushes everything to the ERP, with no typing.
- The supplier's alert, in seconds, not hoursHow iLEAN reads raw-material delay notices in real time and replans before the line actually stops.
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