1、Where does the terracotta panel originate?

The terracotta panel is made of natural terracotta, porcelain clay and quartz sand and extruded into shape with kilning with a high temperature of over 1000 ℃. It was first applied in Europe on a project in Munich of Germany in 1985. At present, the terracotta panel has become a curtain wall product with mature systems.

2、What is the application range of terracotta panels?

The terracotta panel may be used as the cladding panel for large venues and pulblic buildings or as a louver for sunshade. It also may be used indoor in a spacious building such as the hall of an office building, subway station, waiting room of railway station and airport, museum, theater and cinema etc.

3、What energy-saving effect will the terracotta panel have?

The cavities inside the terracotta panel can block the transfer of heat, thereby reducing the energy consumption of air conditioners inside a building. With the energy shortage across the world in recent years, governments have enacted mandatory energy conservation standards on the energy consumption of public buildings. The terracotta panel, as a non-metal material, has very small heat conductivity up to these standards.

4. Why there are minor color deviations for terracotta panels?

The color of terracotta panel has bearings on the origin of terracotta, formulation, dryness, firing temperature and time etc. The original place is restricted by natural factors and firing temperature is very difficult to be the same, so it is impossible to eliminate color deviation completely. We will use advanced technologies to reduce it to the minimum.

5. How to understand the problem of color deviation on the buildings applied terracotta panels?

The color deviation on a building may demonstrate a irregular natural beauty after optimization, which is in accordance with the environment friendly characteristic of getting back to the nature. Deviation is natural and artistic.

6. Will a terracotta panel fade?

The color of terracotta panel is generated by formulating terracotta of different color tones. It is of the same color inside out, ensuring long-lasting colorfastness.

7. Why the terracotta panel is considered an environment-friendly building material?

The terracotta panel is fired from natural terracotta. It is of bright color and rustic while elegant texture, emitting a natural aura unparalleled by artificial materials. Moreover, it is free of radiation and generates no pollution to the environment basically. For these reasons, the terracotta panel is recognized by European countries concerning environment protection.

8. Will a terracotta panel deform after a long time?

The material of terracotta panel is terracotta which has been employed by mankind for thousands of years. It is free of organic compositions and very stable. Once shaped, its shape will never change, so do its density, hardness, breaking strength.

9. How does the terracotta panel resolve the problems of wind pressure and earthquake?

Argelite? has a mature installation system developed specifically to the unique geological and climatic conditions of China. It has passed an aseismic test of over 10 degrees conducted by the National Supervision and Testing Center for Building Engineering Quality and professional full water test, showing that it can withstand the earthquake and typhoon prevalent in China.

10. Compared with imported terracotta panels, what advantages your products have?

The installation system of Argelite? has solved the problems caused by the unique geological and climatic conditions of China, while European manufacturers of terracotta panel do not consider these problems because there are seldom earthquakes and typhoons. The localized production of Argelite will lower transaction cost and other advantages such as lower price, shorter lead time of delivery, better technical supports, looser payment terms etc.