Marble Hexagon Tile Kigae cha Marumaru by Celil Kilinc is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Vifaa vya Ujenzi na Vipengele vya Ujenzi Competition Category.
ShabaVipengele vya Ujenzi· 2022
Marble Hexagon Tile Kigae cha Marumaru
by Celil Kilinc
Client: Ionic Stone
Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award Winner in Vipengele vya Ujenzi Category
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About Marble Hexagon Tile Kigae cha Marumaru
Kigae cha Hexagon cha Marumaru ni nyenzo ya kufunika inayotengenezwa kutoka jiwe asilia katika umbo la hexagonal (pembesita). Kwa kawaida, vigae vya hexagon vya marumaru hukatwa kwa kutumia mashine za maji (waterjet), mchakato ambao ni wa polepole na wa gharama kubwa. Ionic Stone imebuni mbinu inayokata vigae vya marumaru vya mstatili kuwa maumbo ya hexagonal kwa kutumia mkato wa kawaida wa diski ya almasi. Mbinu hii ina usahihi wa hali ya juu katika vipimo na inagharimu sehemu ndogo tu ikilinganishwa na ukataji wa waterjet, hivyo kuruhusu uzalishaji wa kiasi kikubwa. Kila upande wa hexagon unaweza kuwa na urefu wa sentimeta 15 hadi 30. Lengo lilikuwa kufanya vigae vya hexagon vya marumaru kuwa nafuu kwa gharama.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award
Marble Hexagon Tile Kigae cha Marumaru ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa unaotolewa kwa miundo bora inayotofautishwa kwa ubunifu, ustadi na busara. Washindi wa Shaba ni kazi za ufundi mwingi na bunifu ya kushangaza zinazothibitisha uzoefu mpana, mawazo na ustadi wa wabunifu wao. Marble Hexagon Tile Kigae cha Marumaru inatarajiwa kuwa kitu kinachothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambacho ni cha kitaalamu na bunifu kwa kiasi kikubwa. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora katika sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia, na ni bora kwa umakini wake kwa undani. Marble Hexagon Tile Kigae cha Marumaru hutosheleza mahitaji kwa uzuri, hugusa hamu, huvutia hisia na kuvutia udadisi.
Behind the Design
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- Unique Properties
- Traditionally, marble hexagon tiles are cut with waterjets. Waterjet cutting is very expensive and takes a lot of time. Ionic Stone's R&D department developed a technique by which rectangle tiles can be cut into hexagon formats with utmost precision in dimensions, and the cost of the process is a fraction of the cost of waterjet cutting, therefore marble hexagon tiles are now extremely affordable.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- It could be any size from 15cm (one side of the hexagon) to 30 cm.
- Tags
- Marble, Chevron, Hexagon, Tiles, Innovative formats
- Production Technology
- Using traditional diamond disc cutting, Ionic Stone's R&D team came up with a technique that allows marble tiles to be cut into hexagon formats very easily and in high volumes. The cutting machine is the product of Ionic Stone's R&D department and completed it in 9 months, from conception to installation.
- Design Challenge
- Cutting very accurately in hexagon format without NC machines (such as waterjets and CNCs) is a very drastic challenge. The process, for which we applied for the patent, encompasses a very unique and simple method, is the key to success.
- Research
- Hexagons are popular in ceramic fields but they were expensive to produce with marble. Ionic's R&D division was charged with the task of coming up a method via which making marble hexagon was cost-effective. The challenge was to cut the tiles accurately in high-volumes. Many different cutting techniques were evaluated and a method using disc cutting was devised. A machine was designed and was made in 3 months. With necessary modifications it took 9 months to amend the machine. The result was perfect marble hexagon tiles at affordable costs.
- Inspiration
- Ceramic tile industries strive to imitate the look & feel of natural materials such as marble. There is a popular trend in different formats and shapes such as chevrons, trapezoids and hexagons in the ceramic tile sector, and these products are quite affordable. However, these shapes were not easily producible or cost-efficient in the marble sector. Ionic Stone's R&D team just wanted to explore if these shapes could be made using natural materials.
- Project Duration
- This line of products have been in the American, Canadian and UK markets since 2019. The first mass-production was undertaken in 2018.
- Operation Flow
- Cutting marble tiles into rectangle formats with precision is easy. However, any shapes such as hexagons are cut with CNCs-computer-controlled machines, which is extremely expensive to operate. Ionic Stone's method is to use an innovative technique that uses traditional disc cutting with utmost precision. This way, cost is reduced considerably and as a result marble hexagon tiles become extremely affordable.
- Patents
- Patent pending
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Developer Hasan Orhan, Lilia 9" Hexagon, 2021.
Optional Image #1: Developer Hasan Orhan, Warm Mix 6" Hexagon, 2021.
Optional Image #2: Developer Hasan Orhan, Lilia 6" Hexagon, 2021.
Optional Image #3: Developer Hasan Orhan, Tundra 6" Hexagon, 2021.
Optional Image #4: Developer Hasan Orhan, Island Dolomite 9" Hexagon, 2021.
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