Ceramic and porcelain manufactory: tableware series, event mugs, blanks and technical ceramics from our own production.
SAXONIA Feinsteinzeug Manufaktur e. K. – Manufakturhaus Kannegießer
Neukirch/LausitzNew on Amplifa
About the manufactory
SAXONIA Feinsteinzeug Manufaktur e. K. operates the Manufakturhaus Kannegießer in Neukirch/Lausitz and has been producing ceramics and porcelain there since 1824. The product range includes tableware series from its own collections, customised series for brands, design studios, cities and events (including mulled wine and event mugs for the Dresden Striezelmarkt), ceramic blanks for potteries and craft businesses, as well as technical ceramics for function-critical components. Shaping is performed using high-pressure casting, low-pressure casting, casting, jiggering, jolleying/overforming, static dry pressing, stamping and free throwing on the potter's wheel; this is followed by electric and gas firing, glazing, decoration with traditional sponge and brush painting, and robot-assisted handle attachment. In-house machine development, CAD/CAM construction, model and tool making, and a proprietary process for jointless ceramics (awarded a special prize by the Saxon Chambers of Crafts in 2017) complement the craft repertoire. Annual capacity exceeds 200,000 mugs.
- Site
- Neukirch/Lausitz
- Processes
- High-pressure casting (ceramic slip pressed under high pressure into porous moulds), Low-pressure casting (slip fed into the mould at low pressure), Casting (liquid ceramic raw material poured into a mould), Jiggering (rotating moulds with a shaping tool, for rotationally symmetrical tableware shapes), Overforming/jolleying (plastic mass on a rotating mould, for plates and dishes), Static dry pressing (pressing granulate compacted in a fixed die under high pressure), Stamping (plastic mass shaped with a forming die, for hollow shapes such as cups), Free throwing on the potter's wheel
- Materials
- Ceramics (tableware ceramics, stoneware), Porcelain, Technical ceramics, Tableware ceramics, Stoneware
- Founded
- 1824
- Industries
- Brands & design studios, Cities & events (Christmas markets, tourism), Retail & ceramics businesses, Technical applications
- 01
Product development and design (CAD/CAM)
- 02
Model and tool making
- 03
Sampling
- 04
Shaping (high-/low-pressure casting, casting, jiggering, overforming)
- 05
Robot-assisted handle attachment
- 06
Electric and gas firing
- 07
Glazing and decoration (sponge and brush painting)
- 08
Inspection points, marking, packaging and delivery
Materials & processes
Tableware ceramics
Material for tableware, event mugs and blanks, processed in casting techniques, pressing processes and on the potter's wheel.
Stoneware
The manufactory's base material for traditional Upper Lusatian ceramics.
Porcelain
White design porcelain for collections such as bonApart and NPM.
Technical ceramics
Function-critical components, produced on a servo-motorised press.
Locations
Neukirch/Lausitz
DEManufactory / Production / Administration
- Lot size
- Small to larger series by arrangement
- Materials
- Tableware ceramics, stoneware, porcelain, technical ceramics
- Robot-assisted handle attachment system
- Servo-motorised press
- In-house systems for handle attachment and coating processes
- Electric and gas kilns
- CAD/CAM
Components & products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-pressure casting (ceramic slip pressed under high pressure into porous moulds)Casting | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Low-pressure casting (slip fed into the mould at low pressure)Casting | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Casting (liquid ceramic raw material poured into a mould)Casting | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Jiggering (rotating moulds with a shaping tool, for rotationally symmetrical tableware shapes)Ceramics | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Overforming/jolleying (plastic mass on a rotating mould, for plates and dishes)Ceramics | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Static dry pressing (pressing granulate compacted in a fixed die under high pressure)Forming | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Stamping (plastic mass shaped with a forming die, for hollow shapes such as cups)Forming | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Free throwing on the potter's wheelCeramics | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Firing (electric and gas firings)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Ceramics, Porcelain |
| Glazing and decoration (sponge and brush painting)Surface | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Attachment of handles (robot-assisted system, handle joining)Joining | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Coating processes for flatware (partially automated, prototype)Surface | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Jointless ceramics (proprietary manufacturing process, e.g. egg cups, mulled wine mugs)Ceramics | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Servo-motorised pressing technology for technical ceramics (function-critical components)Forming | – | – | – | – | Technical ceramics |
| Design, model making and tool making (CAD/CAM)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production of ceramic blanks for potteries and craft businessesCeramics | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Event and mulled wine mugs (custom shapes, reliefs, motifs)Ceramics | – | – | – | 200,000+ mugs annual capacity | Ceramics |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robot-assisted system for attaching handles | – | – | – | 2016 | Neukirch/Lausitz |
| Servo-motorised press | – | – | – | – | Neukirch/Lausitz |
| Systems for handle attachment and coating processes (in-house technology/machine development) | In-house development | – | – | – | Neukirch/Lausitz |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1824
Pottery founded in Neukirch/Lausitz
- 1910
Ernst Emil Kannegießer takes over the pottery
- 2005
Heise Original Bunzlauer brand enters production
- 2008
Large-scale use of solar energy
- 2009
CAD/CAM complements model making
- 2015
Start of production for the Dresden Striezelmarkt; process for jointless ceramics
- 2016
First robot-assisted handle attachment system
- 2017
Special prize from the Saxon Chambers of Crafts at the Saxon State Prize for Innovation for jointless ceramics
- 2024
200 years of the manufactory