Manufacturer of household, hotel and promotional porcelain made from hard-paste porcelain with individual decoration finishing.
Eschenbach Porzellan GmbH – Neue Porzellanfabrik Triptis
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Porcelain for hotels, gastronomy and promotional products
Eschenbach Porzellan GmbH – Neue Porzellanfabrik Triptis GmbH is a porcelain manufacturer based in Triptis in East Thuringia, whose roots go back to the laying of the foundation stone of the porcelain factory in 1891. The company produces professional porcelain for hotels and gastronomy, tableware for communal catering, exclusive promotional porcelain with individual decoration finishing, and household porcelain under the brands Eschenbach, Winterling, Triptis, Graf von Henneberg and Freiberger Hotelporzellan. Hard-paste porcelain is produced, fired at 1,380 °C and given a robust, scratch- and abrasion-resistant glaze; for the COOK & SERVE porcelain cookware, a patent-pending inducTHERM® porcelain body with an induction-capable contact surface is used. Decoration options include full decoration, partial decoration, interior image, handle image, base mark and fond coloring, also according to Pantone specifications. An in-house product development and design department as well as regular quality inspections by independent institutes accompany production. The Porzellanium at the site combines the factory outlet, art gallery and factory museum.
- Site
- Triptis
- Processes
- Porcelain production (hard-paste porcelain), Firing at 1,380°C (hard-paste porcelain firing), Glazing (robust, scratch- and abrasion-resistant glaze), Decoration: full decoration, open, Decoration: full decoration, closed, Decoration: partial decoration, Decoration: interior image, Decoration: handle image
- Materials
- Hard-paste porcelain, inducTHERM® porcelain, Porcelain raw materials (natural components), Stainless steel (clamp closure Bottle it), Natural rubber (clamp closure Bottle it), Stainless steel, Natural rubber
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001 (quality management), ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1891
- Employees
- ca. 100 (as of
- Industries
- Hotels and gastronomy (HoReCa), Communal catering (hospitals, nursing homes, daycare centers), Promotional products / advertising specialties industry, End-consumer / household market
- 01
Product development and design
- 02
Porcelain production (hard-paste porcelain)
- 03
Firing at 1,380 °C
- 04
Glazing
- 05
Decoration finishing (full decoration, partial decoration, fond)
- 06
Quality inspection by independent institutes
- 07
Distribution via online shop, factory outlet and specialized retail
Materials and processes
Hard-paste porcelain
Porcelain fired at 1,380 °C with a scratch-resistant glaze for hotel, promotional and household tableware.
inducTHERM® porcelain
Patent-pending porcelain body with an induction-capable contact surface for the COOK & SERVE cookware, flame-resistant above 800 °C.
Stainless steel
Component of the leak-proof clamp closure of the porcelain drinking bottle Bottle It.
Natural rubber
Sealing material of the clamp closure of the Bottle It drinking bottle.
Sites
Triptis
DEHeadquarters / porcelain factory (production discontinued at end of 2022)
- Materials
- Hard-paste porcelain, inducTHERM® porcelain
Triptis (Porzellanium)
DEFactory outlet, art gallery, factory museum
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porcelain production (hard-paste porcelain)Casting | – | – | – | – | Hard-paste porcelain, inducTHERM® porcelain body |
| Firing at 1,380°C (hard-paste porcelain firing)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Glazing (robust, scratch- and abrasion-resistant glaze)Surface | – | – | – | – | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Decoration: full decoration, openSurface | – | – | – | – | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Decoration: full decoration, closedSurface | – | – | – | – | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Decoration: partial decorationSurface | – | – | – | – | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Decoration: interior imageSurface | – | – | – | – | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Decoration: handle imageSurface | – | – | – | – | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Decoration: base interior imageSurface | – | – | – | – | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Decoration: base markSurface | – | – | – | – | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Fond exterior / fond interior (full-surface coloring with fond/hydro colors)Surface | – | – | – | – | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Individual promotional porcelain / personalization (logo printing, Pantone color specifications)Surface | – | – | – | – | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Production of induction-capable porcelain cookware (COOK & SERVE, inducTHERM® technology,Casting | – | 24 cm diameter | – | – | inducTHERM® porcelain body |
| Product development and designEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quality inspections by independent institutes (e.g. apparent density DIN EN ISO 10545-3,Testing | – | – | – | – | Porcelain |
Additional services
Quality
Product quality is verified through regular quality inspections by independent institutes, including apparent density (DIN EN ISO 10545-3) and thermal shock resistance (DIN EN ISO 10545-9). The quality management system is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001.
| Evidence | Triptis |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1891
Foundation stone laid for the Triptis porcelain factory on 1 April; from 1892 the company traded as Unger & Gretschel.
- 1938
Acquisition by the Gebr. Winterling corporate group from Bavaria.
- 1945
Bombing raids destroy more than half of the factory; expropriation and continued operation as VEB Porzellanwerk Triptis.
- 1959
Construction begins on the present porcelain works (until 1962).
- 1968
Assignment to VEB Porzellankombinat Kahla.
- 1974
1,200 employees at the Triptis porcelain works.
- 1990
Conversion into Triptis Porzellan GmbH with 400 employees.
- 1997
Insolvency of the GmbH; acquisition by Winterling-Porzellan AG, founding of Triptis-Porzellan GmbH & Co. KG.
- 2000
Acquisition of brand rights from Sächsisches Porzellanwerk Freiberg as well as Eschenbach and Winterling.
- 2004
Insolvency of Triptis-Porzellan.
- 2005
Rolf H. Frowein takes over management; focus on the B2B sector.
- 2007
Renaming to ESCHENBACH Porzellan GROUP; the brands Eschenbach, Winterling, Triptis, Graf von Henneberg and Freiberger Hotelporzellan are united under one roof.
- 2011
Company trading as Eschenbach Porzellan Group - Neue Porzellanfabrik Triptis GmbH.
- 2012
Opening of the Porzellanium (factory outlet, gallery, factory museum) in the old dairy in Triptis.
- 2016
125th anniversary; launch of the COOK & SERVE porcelain cooking pot.
- 2022
Announcement of the end of production in Triptis at year-end due to rising energy prices; around 100 employees laid off.
- 2024
Relaunch of the brand offering; production now takes place in Poland and Indonesia.