Sunset Bookshelf

Every year, a third-party entity verifies compliance with internal procedures and monitors and evaluates the maintenance of company objectives. 

After the launch into production, the system generates Mandates that are delivered to the Production Manager. In addition to the Mandates, Purchase Proposals are automatically created for the Supplier, which the Purchasing Department manages based on parameters such as: stock levels, minimum orders, minimum stock levels, etc. Depending on the collections and lines, there are different processing phases. 

Checks during production 

Each Department Manager coordinates and controls the work of the operators to ensure: 

 • the correct execution of Work and Control Instructions; 

 • the verification of the progress of the work to control that all items in the program have been produced and have passed all processing phases. 

For us, quality and sustainability have always been company priorities. 

All of our personnel are committed daily to complying with the highest quality and service standards. Lamps, furnishings, upholstered furniture and exclusive furniture, although entirely handmade with artisanal care, must still undergo the strictest stress tests and guarantee their performance over time. 

Active and constant participation in Research and Development tenders, Internationalization and Digitalization at regional, national and European level confirms our commitment to continuous improvement of performance and collaboration with other partners in the Tuscan regional supply chain.

Casting 

In this modeling technique, a plaster mold is prepared that replicates the object that is to be reproduced in negative. Clay is then poured into the mold, and after an appropriate amount of time during which the plaster provides sufficient thickness to the object by absorbing the water content, the excess material is poured off and the object is allowed to harden. It is then extracted from the mold and finished by hand. 

Pressing 

Another technique is called pressing, where harder clay is used and two mold matrices are prepared, one male and the other female. The molds are mounted on a press, placing them facing each other with a sufficient layer of clay to shape the object. At that point, the equipment is activated and the two surfaces come together, shaping the clay. 

The next phase is Drying 

Regardless of the technique used, it is necessary for the clay objects to dry completely in the air. This phase requires particular care. Even and uniform drying ensures durability of the finished object and especially the consistency of its shape. Uneven drying can cause deformations. Only after this phase can the firing process begin. Drying allows the object to lose its residual moisture and plasticity. Following drying, the product undergoes a 1% reduction in volume. 

Firing 

After the delicate drying phase, the firing process begins. This takes place in specialized kilns powered by natural gas or electricity, which reach temperatures of around 1050°C. The process takes approximately 8 hours to rise and 8 hours to cool down. It is necessary for the temperature to follow gradual and predetermined growth and decline curves. Once the product is extracted from the firing chamber, it is ready for further processing.

In our company, we mainly use brass to create our collections, but we can also work with steel and copper depending on the customer's requests. Starting from the technical drawings, the first phase in preparing the structures is cutting the components, to which assembly is then added. Welding is the process that allows the physical/chemical union of two joints by melting them together, or by using filler metal. Welding creates a permanent connection that differs from other joining systems (such as riveting or screwing), which do not create material continuity.

The next step is polishing, a professional treatment of metal surfaces to make them suitable for processes such as painting or chroming/nickel-plating. The processing is carried out using specific machines or equipment, resorting, when necessary, to auxiliary substances, such as abrasive pastes or liquid detergents. The machines, generally called "polishing machines," and the equipment (disks, brushes, etc.) or materials (sand, rubble, etc.) vary depending on the specific polishing process that needs to be performed, as well as the type of surface or use of the product.

To obtain the correct aesthetic finish of a metal, electrochemical deposition is used in specific galvanic baths. This is a process that allows a metal to be coated with a thin layer of another metal using electrolytic deposition. The thickness of the covering layer can vary from 1 to about 10 µm.

This treatment is usually used to protect metal structures from corrosion but also has a decorative purpose. All our products, after the galvanic treatment, are then painted with transparent lacquer and passed through an oven at 100°C for stabilization of the protection. This ensures the durability of the finishes over time, even in humid and salty environments.