Manufacturer of ceramic tiles and architectural ceramics in the Westerwald, including large formats up to 260 × 120 cm (GIGA-Line®).
Alois Korzilius Interbau Fabrikation für moderne Baukeramik GmbH & Co. KG
Ransbach-Baumbach (Hauptstraße 73-79) · Ransbach-Baumbach (Oststraße 77)New on Amplifa
About Interbau-Blink
Alois Korzilius Interbau Fabrikation für moderne Baukeramik GmbH & Co. KG (Interbau-Blink) is a traditional ceramics manufacturer from the Kannenbäckerland in Ransbach-Baumbach in the Westerwald. The product portfolio includes residential ceramics (floor and wall tiles, brick slips up to 70 × 35 cm), the large-format tiles of the GIGA-Line® brand produced since 2017 in sizes up to 260 × 120 cm, as well as object and industrial ceramics and architectural ceramics for pool, spa & wellness applications with around 100 basic contours. Production uses mineral raw materials such as Westerwald clay, chamotte and feldspar, processed by extrusion technology (strand pressing) or pressing, followed by drying, digital printing, glazing, firing at up to 1200 °C and dry calibration. The GIGA-Line® production line operates according to Industry 4.0 principles with autonomous logistics, a 440-tonne hydraulic press, a 1.6 m wide digital printer and a 41 metre long dryer. The products are used in swimming pools, thermal baths, laboratories, chemical plants, beverage filling plants and international projects; deliveries are made within Germany and internationally. The corporate group is owned by the Uta Korzilius-Kern Foundation.
- Site
- Ransbach-Baumbach
- Processes
- Tile extrusion technology / strand pressing, Shaping by pressing (tile pressing), Drying, Glazing and decorating / digital printing, Firing (ceramic firing up to 1200 °C), Grinding / rectifying (dry calibration), Manufacture of ceramic moulded parts (architectural ceramics pool, spa & wellness, approx. 100, Manufacture of object and industrial ceramics
- Materials
- Westerwald clay, Chamotte, Feldspar, Porcelain stoneware, Stoneware, Ceramics, Strand pressing (extrusion), Pressing (tile pressing)
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 50001:2018 (energy management), EPD (Environmental Product Declaration, ISO 14025 / EN 15804), ISO 50001 (DIN EN ISO 50001:2018), EPD according to ISO 14025 / EN 15804
- Employees
- 250–280
- Industries
- Tile and construction ceramics, Swimming pool construction (pool, spa & wellness), Industrial ceramics (chemical plants, laboratories, beverage filling plants,, Architecture and façade construction, Interior architecture
- 01
Raw material preparation (clay, chamotte, feldspar)
- 02
Shaping by strand pressing/extrusion or pressing
- 03
Drying
- 04
Glazing and decorating (digital printing)
- 05
Firing at up to 1200 °C
- 06
Dry calibrating/grinding (rectifying)
- 07
Quality inspection
- 08
Packaging and shipping
Materials and Processes
Westerwald clay
Main raw material from regional deposits in the Westerwald; depending on the body, clay content exceeds 70 %.
Chamotte
Mineral raw material which, together with clay, accounts for more than 70 % of the ceramic body.
Feldspar
Sourced exclusively from German distributors and added to the ceramic bodies.
Porcelain stoneware
Material of the Home Collection series for floor and wall tiles.
Stoneware
Material for object and industrial ceramics as well as residential ceramics.
Strand pressing (extrusion)
Core process of the corporate group for shaping ceramic profiles and tiles.
Pressing (tile pressing)
Shaping of large-format slabs on a 440-tonne hydraulic press.
Digital printing
1.6 m wide digital printer for applying marble, metal or natural stone effects.
Ceramic firing
Firing in the kiln at up to 1200 °C for densification and durability of the ceramics.
Dry calibrating / rectifying
Grinding of the fired slabs for precise dimensional accuracy and rectified edges.
Sites
Ransbach-Baumbach
DEProduction, administration, exhibition (Hauptstraße 73-79)
- Part weight / size
- up to 15 kg/m² at 6 mm slab thickness (GIGA-Line®)
- Materials
- Ceramics, clay, chamotte, feldspar, porcelain stoneware, stoneware
- GIGA-Line® production line (Industry 4.0)
- Hydraulic press (440 t)
- Dryer (41 m length)
- Digital printer (1.6 m print width)
- Firing kiln (up to 1200 °C)
- Dry calibrating machine
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tile extrusion technology / strand pressingPlastics | – | – | – | – | Clay, Chamotte, Feldspar, Ceramics |
| Shaping by pressing (tile pressing)Plastics | – | 260 cm × 120 cm | – | – | Ceramics, Clay, Chamotte |
| DryingHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Glazing and decorating / digital printingSurface | – | 260 cm × 120 cm | – | – | Ceramics |
| Firing (ceramic firing up to 1200 °C)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Grinding / rectifying (dry calibration)Machining | – | 260 cm × 120 cm | – | – | Ceramics |
| Manufacture of ceramic moulded parts (architectural ceramics pool, spa & wellness, approx. 100Plastics | – | – | – | – | Ceramics, Clay |
| Manufacture of object and industrial ceramicsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Ceramics, Stoneware |
| Manufacture of residential ceramics (floor and wall tiles, brick slips up to 70 x 35 cm)Plastics | – | 70 cm × 35 cm | – | – | Ceramics, Porcelain stoneware, Stoneware, Clay |
| Manufacture of large-format GIGA-Line® tiles (6-20 mm slab thickness)Plastics | – | 260 cm × 120 cm | 15 kg/m² (at 6 mm) | – | Ceramics, Clay |
| Quality inspectionTesting | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIGA-Line® production line (large-format tile production, Industry 4.0) | – | 1 | – | – | Ransbach-Baumbach |
| Hydraulic press | – | – | – | – | Ransbach-Baumbach |
| Dryer | – | – | 41 metres long | – | Ransbach-Baumbach |
| Digital printer (1.6 m wide) | – | 1 | 1.6 m print width | – | Ransbach-Baumbach |
| Firing kiln | – | – | – | – | Ransbach-Baumbach |
| Dry calibrating machine | – | – | – | – | Ransbach-Baumbach |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certification
The products are manufactured according to the company's own factory standard and the regulations applicable in Germany; GIGA-Line® production concludes with a final quality inspection before fully automated packaging. Energy management systems according to DIN EN ISO 50001:2018 are certified at Interbau and Blink; an EPD according to ISO 14025 / EN 15804 is available for the tiles.
| Evidence | Ransbach-Baumbach |
|---|---|
| ISO 50001 (DIN EN ISO 50001:2018) | |
| EPD according to ISO 14025 / EN 15804 |
History
- vor über
Founding of the companies today known as Alois Korzilius Interbau GmbH & Co. KG and Bernhard Link GmbH & Co. KG; initially various ceramic products such as drinking vessels, feeding troughs and stoneware pipes.
- Mitte 1960er
Concentration on the manufacture of wall and floor tiles; development into ceramics specialists in the field of tile extrusion technology.
- 1989
Establishment of the Uta Korzilius-Kern Foundation on 9 August 1989; the foundation took over the shareholders' interests in the companies.
- 1999
Alois Korzilius Interbau acquires a 100 percent interest in Bernhard Link GmbH & Co. KG, thereby expanding the product range.
- 2017
Start of sales of the GIGA-Line® brand for large-format ceramics up to 260 × 120 cm at the company's own production facility in Ransbach-Baumbach.