Better processing of ceramics in our factory

Denk Keramik was founded in 1964. In our workshops, dry ceramic clay is kneaded with water to form clay, which can be processed after a four-week maturing period. In the 1980s, Franz Denk experimented with using spring water instead of tap water to mix the clay. This spring water bubbles up from a nearby spring, which is fed by a mixed rock hillside landscape on the edge of the Thuringian Forest.

The positive result: the clay, mixed with spring water, was much easier to work with. Its raw breaking strength was significantly greater and it was much less prone to cracking during drying. And this was despite the fact that the chemical water analysis values hardly differed from our tap water. Of course, these findings were not scientifically proven, but for us as craftsmen they were a tangible reality. We therefore looked for a way to transform our tap water into active spring water. This was the starting point for the development of 3Quellen water activation.

In 2008, after 10 years of successful operation in our factory and in two private homes, we decided to offer 3Quellen technology to other users. 3Quellen devices are now in use worldwide, in homes, workshops, industrial plants and even in a German mineral water spring.