Netherlands
Manufacture of ceramic technology can be said to begin to develop with the establishment of Ceramics Laboratory or “Het Keramische Laboratory” in 1922 in London. The main function of this laboratory as a research center of building materials such as brick, tile, drains and so on are made of clay. Besides developing technology also smooth glaze for pottery items called ‘aardewerk’. Glaze ingredients imported from the Netherlands. Further in Purwakarta Plered founded a ceramics factory with dilengkap masinal production tools for processing clay.
This plant serves as a parent is to provide guidance in the manufacture of building materials and finely glazed pottery to the ceramic artisans in Pleret setempat.Pabrik are intended as a counseling center in West Java were forced out of business.
While the parent center in Bandung his existence remains uncertain. But even with this influx of imported technology, Ceramic Indonesia has not made progress. Counseling center field earthenware ceramic target on rural life alone. Urban communities have not much familiar with burnt ceramic high at that time, and prefer to use imported goods from China or Europe.
With the entry of the Japanese army, ceramic factory in Bandung on fox renamed to “Toki Shinkenjo”. This laboratory serves as a research institution researching and developing and producing ceramic items with high combustion temperatures. Its products include: refractory bricks, bottles of sake, and so on. These items were made for the purposes of the Japanese army in Indonesia.
Government of the Republic of Indonesia
Since the government held the republic of Indonesia, “Toki Shinkenjo” changed its name to Ceramics Research Center (CPC), in operation are equipped with testing tools and the means of production are more modern. The functions and duties of the CPC is growing, not only berporduksi ceramic items, glass, electrical insulators but also actively conducting research raw goods ceramic ceramic material results in some places.
With the discovery of the raw materials are abundant such as kaolin, felspard, quartz and so on. then since the 1960s tahaun sprung ceramic factories dibebebrapa city. Produknyapun a variety of products such as earthenware, stoneware and porcelain, among other types of production equipment eating and drinking, decorative objects, goods refractory, refractory bricks, engineering tools, plaster, email, and ceramic building materials.
Around 1969, the CPC is trying to develop what is called a ceramic ‘blue and white’ ie imitation of Chinese ceramics firing at 1300 degrees Celsius temperature. With this Chinese-style product diperkenalkanya so many other companies in the city to produce it; such as ceramics factory in Kiara Lean, General Land ceramics factory in Malang city, as well as ceramics factory in Plered-Purwakarta. Products with shades of blue and white ceramics that turns a lot of fans.