FAQ of Terracotta Panel and Terracotta Stick (Louver)
1) What is Terracotta Panel? What are the characteristics of Terracotta Panel?
Brief introduction of terracotta panel
The terracotta panel is made of natural pure terracotta after fine processing, extrusion into shape and drying with special equipment, kilning
under high temperature. It is a kind of panel with substantial hardness, strength and surface fineness.
Terracotta is a new kind of building material in the history of architecture. It is a kind of primitive natural material integrated with traditional Chinese culture of thousands of years, representing modern fashionable design while keeping traditional styles simultaneously. It is a new language of architecture. Replacing conventional materials with modern ones is indeed a progress of human civilization. There are many successful instances which express the history using modern language while inheriting traditional culture. Therefore, architects are more willing to demonstrate modern things using conventional materials in the hope of indicating the origin of his buildings. In the application of modern building materials, they no longer pursue fashions in a biased way, but more respect the locality and the source of traditional culture. In the present China, the momentum of the former single pursuit of modernity and technical contents has been transformed into pursuits of humanistic and artistic aura, environment friendliness, energy conservation and noise reduction. As the terracotta panel has advantages in this aspects, catering to the mainstream trend of human orientation and making itself an ideal panel for curtain wall. It has won the favor and interests of various circles such as architects, developers, designers and curtain wall companies etc. It witnesses rapid development home and abroad in recent years where lies the real reason of the fast development of terracotta panel curtain wall.
Development history of terracotta panel:
The application of terracotta panel began in Europe in 1980s. After 2000, the terracotta panel entered the China’s market. At that time the domestic market was under monopoly of several foreign enterprises, restricting the popularization due to high price and long lead time.
Application range of terracotta panel
1. Curtain wall for exterior decoration of buildings Commercial buildings, office buildings, theaters, venues and dwellings etc.
2. Curtain wall for interior decoration of buildings Venues, exhibition halls, public buildings etc.
The Characteristics of Terracotta Panel?
Sound Insulation & Noise Reduction
Fire Prevention & Anti-Freeze
Never fade
Light weight, Solidity, Waterproof, Heat Preservation
2) What is Terracotta Stick and Terracotta Louver? What are the characteristics of them?
Brief introduction of terracotta stick and louver:
Terracotta stick with sparkling radiance, for construction planted a chic out. It’s not like a monotonous traditional curtain wall unified. It’s by artful posture and clay tablets perfect union, have broken the traditional single
curtain wall structure, make a building to more beauty. It’s not like metal of make public defiant, not as cold as ice like glass, not like stone deep majesty. It’s quiet posture, slow stretches, blend in the entire building, send out unique charm. Touch it, the tiny undulation skin to let you feel near natural. See it, warm colors let people feel relaxed. This kind of beauty from inside to outside, accomplished contented board becomes the modern building curtain wall new pet.
Terracotta stick which corporate the window format, serve to accentuate the areas and provide a transition to the adjoining front.
Specifications:
1) 100% Environment-friendly
2) Lightweightness, Acoustic Insulation
3) Precise Specification, Durable Performance
4) Good Fireproofness and Antifreezeness
5) Self-cleaning Ability
6) Colorfulness and Colorfastness
7)Free combination to show style.
Dimensions:
200~450x300~1200x18/30mm
Colors:
15 colors available, divided into 3 species: Grey, Yellow, Red.
Technical Advantages:
1)Good protection of the wall
2) Heat and Noise Insulation
3) Open Mounting Approach
4) Closed Mounting Approach
5) Back-Ventilated Design
6) Windproofness and Shakeproofness
7) Perfect Drainage System
3) How to install the Terracotta Panel and Terracotta Stick (Louver)? Is it easy and quickly?
It is very easy and quickly to install the terracotta panel and terracotta stick (louver), please visit INSTALLATION on our website.
The Articulated Parts of Terracotta Panel:



standard crossbeam supports shut crossbeam



short hanging arm standard parting piece turning parting pieces
The Articulated Parts of Terracotta Stick (Louver):


Shuttle Louver Series Plug Heal Pendant / Stick Louver Series Plug
4) What is different with the other Curtain Wall Materials?
Terracotta panels advantages compared with other materials
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Terracotta Panel
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Stone Plate
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Aluminum Plate
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Glass Curtain
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Ceramic Plate
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Material
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Soft and hardclay
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Granite, marble, sandstone
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Aluminum
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Quartz’sAlkalinecolloidal
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Ore plus small amount clay
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volume weight
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1.4~1.7kg/cm3
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2.4~2.7kg/cm3
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2.7kg/cm3
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2.5kg/cm3
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2.3~2.5kg/cm3
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Dry hanging system
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Comes with articulated parts, standard, security, simple
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On-site processing, fragile, there are security risks
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On-site processing
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On-site processing
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On-site processing, fragile, there are security risks
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Color-forming mechanism
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A variety of clay spontaneously colors and concoction at high temperatures without chemical pigment blending, Large area using can protect the same color
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Natural color, color consistency great influenced by mine
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Color After, Color Pigment are mostly organic pigment, good consistency but easily fade
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Heavy metaloxides issued a color
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Heavy metaloxides issued a color
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Durability
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Not easy to be broken and become old
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Easy to be secondary weathering
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Easy oxidation
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Easy corrosion
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Easy to be secondary weathering and fading
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Alkaline& acid resistant
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strong
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general
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Weak
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weak
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general
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Self-cleaning
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Static-free, surface roughness, noadsorption
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Generaladsorption
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Strong adsorption
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Strong adsorption
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Generaladsorption
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Radioactivity
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No
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Graniteis easywithradioactive elements
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No
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Colorful glass contain radioactive elements easily
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Individualwithradioactive elements
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Low alkaline
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Hollow process, Insulation, excellent noise reduction performance, weight light, just save a lot of installation of steel, clay material, thermal conductivity less than half of stone, can be recycled after hundred years
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Insulation, poor noise reduction performance , heavy weight, need to reinforce
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Noinsulation, light weight
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Good transparency, noinsulation
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poor heat and noise reduction, heavy weight, need strong reinforcement
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production process Environmentally friendly
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No need to over-processing of raw materials, no waste water, raw materials from shale and clay, rich in natural resources, mining easy, and a lot of waste with a cinder can be used.
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Processing will produce a lot of waste water, small resources and mining cause large damage to environmental
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Aluminumresources are increasinglyscarce
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Lesshigh-qualitysilica sandresources
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High-qualityclay become fewer and fewer
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Terracotta Panel
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Stone Plate
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Aluminum Plate
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Glass Curtain
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Ceramic Plate
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