MANUFACTURING
All it takes to make
the perfect cartridge
Ceramics cartridges are the heart of the faucet, ceramic discs are the heart of the cartridge. All parts of Quore cartridges are produced internally, extreme care is dedicated to the discs where it’s essential to have complete control of every step of production to be sure of a finished product that will ensure precision, durability and reliability.
It begins with the selection of the best raw materials made cohesive through cold forming, the sintering process in high temperature ovens, lapping, cleaning, drying and finally surface inspection.
Seals are also produced internally, including the mixing of materials, stamping and vulcanization. And so is the molding and stamping for the shells and the machining of brass rods for spindles.
No third part suppliers of components are involved, only the best selection of raw materials purchased from all over the world enter the factory.
Cartridge manufacturing steps
1 → Dry pressing
Dry pressing using high grade german raw material
2 → Sintering
The material is hardened during the sintering process, 18 hours at 1650°C
3 → Defects check
Any defective disc that is spotted with this method is removed from the production line and discarded
4 → Double side grinding
Discs are ground on both sides
5 → Polishing
Discs are polished, at least 25 minutes on the bottom and 18min on the top surface
6 → Second polishing
More polishing for the surfaces
7 → Ultrasonic cleansing
Discs are cleaned through ultrasonic waves
8 → Ceramic disc inspection
Ceramic discs are inspected by an operator that checks their suitability for the next step
9 → Silicon material vulcanization
The compound is produced
10 → Material preforming
The plastic material is shaped by preforming machines
11 → Silicon vulcanization
Gaskets are vulcanized
12 → Deburring
Gaskets are scraped and cleaned
13 → Inspection
Parts are inspected for the next step
14 → Injection
Cartridges plastic shells are injected
15 → Assembly
Ceramic cartridges parts are assembled, with 7 workers per line
16 → Dynamic pressure test
Dynamic pressure test are performed on the cartridges
17 → Leakage test
Each cartridge is tested for leakage before items packing
18 → End product
Quore ceramic cartridges are ready for shipping
List of Machines/Plant/Working Isles
4
LINES OF OVENS
17
MACHINES DRY PRESSES
48
DIFFERENT POLISHING STATIONS
45
INJECTION MACHINES
> 30
DIFFERENT MACHINES IN THE TESTING CENTER
