Toilet Manufacturing Process Questions

Armitage Shanks, a company with a 150-year history, produces sanitary ware in Staffordshire. The process begins with sourcing powdered clay from Cornwall, which is mixed with water, sand, and sodium silicate to create liquid clay, or slip. This slip is molded into toilets using high-pressure machines, and robots carefully remove the newly formed pieces. The toilets undergo a drying process, are glazed with three coats of white glaze, and finally fired in a kiln at 1200 degrees. This meticulous three-day process ensures the toilets are durable and ready for use.

Where does the clay used by Armitage Shanks originate?

• Cornwall

• Yorkshire

• Somerset

• Devon

What is the mixture called when powdered clay is combined with water, sand, and sodium silicate?

• Slip

• Paste

• Slurry

• Mud

How many toilets does each molding machine produce at a time?

• Eight

• Six

• Four

• Ten

What is the consequence of leaving the mold for too long?

• It becomes too soft

• It loses shape

• It collapses

• It becomes too hard

How much smaller do the toilets become after drying?

• 1.5%

• 2.0%

• 2.5%

• 3.0%

How many coats of glaze are applied to the toilets?

• Four

• Two

• Three

• One

What percentage of toilets produced are white?

• 100%

• 99%

• 95%

• 90%

How long do the toilets spend in the kiln?

• 12 hours

• 15 hours

• 17 hours

• 20 hours

At what temperature are the toilets fired in the kiln?

• 1300 degrees

• 1000 degrees

• 1200 degrees

• 1100 degrees

What is the total duration of the toilet manufacturing process?

• Four days

• One day

• Two days

• Three days