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Definition of vitreous enamel

Vitreous enamel is a glass.

It covers metal surfaces and its glassy structure gives strength and depth to the products it protects and decorates.
Metal enamelling consists of covering a metal surface with ground coat vitreous enamels and bringing it to a temperature of at least 500°C depending on the nature of the metal. The intimate bond of the vitreous enamel to its support therefore forms a practically unalterable material.
The vitreous enamel material, which come in the form of laminates or frits, is transformed into slips (slurries) or powders to be easily applied.

Association of metal and vitreous enamel

“Rarely has the marriage of two materials so different as metal and vitreous enamel produced such useful and obvious results. Indeed, the harmonious connection that is achieved, thanks to very high temperatures, combines the resistance of the metal with the protection of the glass.”

Vitreous enamel was discovered more than 4000 years ago in Egypt

Thanks to its purity, many craftsmen and artists have since created objects of art with incomparable reflections.

Countless colors and extraordinary resistance

In advertising and communication, vitreous enamel has been adopted for its extraordinary colors and its resistance over time.

Symbol of well-being

Vitreous enamel has long been the material symbol of well-being in the home where it was the first to bring hygiene and purity at the same time as the pleasure of color.

Architecture

Today, architecture represents the new challenge for vitreous enamel. Enamellers are able to implement ever more innovative projects that illustrate the exceptional possibilities of the material.

Professional users of vitreous enamel

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Residential, industrial and commercial construction.

ARCHITECTS

Design of street furniture in airports, metros, public buildings, etc.

DESIGNERS

Food, construction, chemicals, nuclear, etc.

INDUSTRIAL

Public spaces and establishments, etc.

COMMUNITIES

The enameled work is the fruit of the artist's limitless imagination.

ARTISTS

Areas of use of vitreous enamel

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“Versatile and efficient, vitreous enamel is an essential material with remarkable properties, which is used in many different areas, notably for cooking, durability, information, embellishment, hygiene and the future”