PM230 3D inkjet terracotta: a 2016 archive record
This page preserves LOPO’s dated PM230 images, specification and application list. It is an archive and verification resource—not a current availability notice, project case study, natural-stone equivalence claim or complete rainscreen performance statement.
Archived PM230 specification and commercial fields
The source values are preserved below with units normalized for readability. They require current product documents, applicable tests, samples, manufacturing review and a quotation before project use.
Preserve the complete historical selection board
The original board contains nine readable references: PM820, PM826, PM552, PM550, PM259, PM255, PM554, PM256 and PM258. They remain archive identifiers, not a current SKU list or physical colour standard. PM230 does not appear on this board.
What this archive establishes—and what it does not
Dated appearance record
By the article date, LOPO showed PM230 as a pale stone-look, mixed-colour terracotta with a “3D Inkjet” finish. “3D” is the legacy label; it does not prove measurable relief or a particular printing method.
No recovered equipment record
The source provides no equipment model or numeric inkjet parameter. Do not import printer, resolution, ink, firing or throughput data from another article unless a current controlled document covers PM230 and the relevant plant.
Not natural stone
The original called the product an ideal, less costly and environmentally superior stone substitute. Those comparisons lack matched technical, price and environmental evidence. The product remains terracotta with a stone-inspired face.
Not a system approval
A finish image and panel specification do not establish supports, anchors, cavity, membranes, insulation, fire barriers, backing wall or structural, water, fire, thermal and acoustic performance.
Original application list, retained as historical marketing context
The 2016 page listed:
- exterior walls for new buildings and renovation;
- metro systems, railway stations, tunnels and other underground projects;
- European- or American-style architecture, high-end villa walls or roofs;
- ceilings with a stated high-quality requirement;
- large public projects, offices and commercial podiums;
- interior decorative wall systems; and
- surgery rooms, clean rooms, pharmaceutical facilities and food-production workshop walls.
Its introduction also named government buildings, hospitals, libraries, schools, parking facilities, apartments, shopping malls and office buildings.
This list is not evidence of suitability. Each location requires the correct product format, hygiene/cleanability evidence where relevant, safe support and overhead design where applicable, complete wall/roof/ceiling engineering, exposure testing, fire strategy, regulations, approvals and maintenance planning.
Unidentified application image
Current verification checklist
| Decision | Request now | Archive limit |
|---|---|---|
| Product status | Current item name, clay body, profile, dimensions, tolerances, mass, finish construction and manufacturing location. | PM230 and “Customized” were recorded only in 2016. |
| Appearance | Labelled fired sample, range board, pattern variants, repeat/orientation plan, lighting and full-size or multi-panel mock-up. | Web images cannot approve colour, sheen, relief, scale, edges or batch range. |
| Process | Controlled current process description, applicable equipment data, pattern revision, firing/quality controls and traceability where needed. | The article supplies only the “3D Inkjet” label. |
| Performance | Current reports identifying standard/edition, specimen, support configuration, date, issuer, result, limitations and project relevance. | The 2016 weight, absorption and thickness entries are not complete system evidence. |
| Certificates | Current certificates or declarations with number, issuer, dates, product/site scope, status and jurisdictional relevance. | “CE, ISO9001:2008” metadata alone proves neither current certification nor project compliance. |
| Commercial supply | Written quotation confirming quantity, current MOQ, dimensions, sample/approval route, lead-time basis, packing, delivery and validity. | 1,500 m² and 35 days are archived figures, not an offer. |
Use the right resource for the next decision
This page records what the 2016 PM230 article contained. For broader process evaluation, use the Digital Inkjet Finish Evaluation Guide; for current surface selection, use the Digital Inkjet Selection Guide; for panel/system context, use the main Rainscreen page.
Verify a current stone-look terracotta option
Send the archived item or visual reference, project location, panel/profile intent, module, quantity, performance/document requirements, delivery destination and programme. Request current fired samples, scoped evidence and a written quotation before specification or order.