Ceramic, with the passage of time continues to evolve into a very important material until the present time. What we see today has been remarkable progress. Almost every piece of technology products found ceramic material.
The parts of a spaceship made of ceramic United States, because keramiklah heat-resistant materials when the plane in and out of Earth’s atmosphere. Or when we open a CPU (Personal Computer Unit), it will show most of the devices made of ceramic. This is because ceramics have unique properties not shared by other materials.
In art we can also witness the rapid progress of tile. We can see the glazed ceramic objects are very diverse. Glaze-glaze was made not only on experience but is based solely on science / science.
Indonesia, is a country very rich in ceramic raw materials. Almost in most parts of Indonesia, the clay material can be found. And Indonesia also found in nearly all centers of pottery. Products produced centers are very diverse ranging bricks, tiles, pots, traditional pottery for domestic use, ceramic for building, and cutlery mimum.
Ceramic centers in Indonesia spread in Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali and Nusa Tenggara. We know centers like Plered, Banjarnegara, Mayong, Kasongan, Malang, Banyumulek, Takalar and others.
All the areas that produce the distinctive and unique ceramics. Uniqueness is able to ‘sold’ as a commodity. In addition to the centers of ceramic folk, there are also a few large ceramic industries that manufacture ceramic whiteware for the purpose of eating and drinking, sanitary, and other buildings. There are also industries that mainly produce ceramic floor.
Ceramic manufacture in large factories are generally different from the manufacturing centers of ceramics in traditional ceramics, because it uses the machines (masinal). While the process of making ceramic tile disentra centers generally manually. But it is precisely this uniqueness that can be seeded, because the unique value of a handmade product is definitely higher than the product manufacturer.
The existence of the ceramic industry in Indonesia is very important and beneficial. This is one of the industries that process and increase the added value of mineral resources are abundant. Value of trade in products made from clay / clay covering drinking utensils, tiles, laboratory equipment, electrical appliance, and construction materials reach more than 5 trillion (BPS, 2002).
This value indicates that the ceramic industry is the real sector that is able to drive the country’s economy significantly. Likewise ceramics are scattered in almost all parts of Indonesia is a national asset that must be developed. From an economic perspective, the centers of pottery has been empowering people’s economy, increase foreign exchange earnings, and creating jobs to absorb thousands and even millions of workers (human resources).
