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Air test on the assembly line.

Kardex: automated high-capacity

storage system.

Laser beam during logo

engraving process (I).

Laser beam during logo engraving

process (II).

Profile projector at the Quality

Management Laboratory.

Corrosion chamber to simulate

extreme conditions for material

testing.

In cooperation with the development centre and laboratories of Roca Sanitario, two assembly lines for the

production of faucets were put into operation in Znojmo in 2011. Thus, LAUFEN CZ has signi

ficantly expanded its

range of bathroom equipment made by its own production. The beginnings of bathroom

fixture production in the

family firm Roca of Spain date back to the 1950s. Roca faucets, currently ranking among the highest-quality and most

demanded products in this market segment, feature a number of patented technologies and are exported worldwide.

The means of production in the Znojmo plant include semi-automatic lines for faucet assembly, with a capacity of up to

220,000. The assembly of each piece is subject to the most stringent quality checks, starting with the proper inspection of

components prior to the manufacturing process. The production process always includes laser engraving of the JIKA logo

on faucet handles and hand showers.

The quality control department performs inspections of all component deliveries by means of the most up-to-date tools,

such as the X-Ray Fischerscope to measure the thickness of individual layers of galvanized surfaces and to determine the

composition of faucet body base material; a profile projector to measure the details of the tiniest components; various

gauges; and last but not least, a salt-spray cabinet to simulate extreme conditions for materials being used. Each faucet is

checked by means of an air-testing device; in addition, randomly selected samples are subject to the water test. The

quality of our products is indisputable, which is why an extended warranty is provided for most of them.

JIKA faucets

contain high quality

ceramic

cartouches with

the Optim Eco and

Ecodisk system.

An energy-saving aerator

for washbasin faucets with

a flow rate of 5–5.7 l/min.

Aerators are made from

special material on which

limescale does not settle;

thus, no more strenuous

cleaning is necessary.

Top-quality

stainless

connecting

hoses.