An extreme vision of the future of ceramic installation systems
What is ITZ?
The Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) is the microzone of contact between the substrate and the adhesive, and between the adhesive and the back of the tile.
It is the invisible core of the installation.
The quality and continuity of the ITZ determine the strength, stability, and durability of the entire installation system.
Litokol is a laboratory of advanced research and innovation.
We experiment without limits in installation systems for ceramics and natural stones.
Our focus? The Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) – the critical area where different materials come into contact. This is where our technicians concentrate their advanced research in material science applied to installation. From this work, our latest generation of intelligent Gels are born: advanced adhesive interfaces that transform the ITZ from a weak point to a parameter of maximum structural safety.
Gian Luca Sghedoni CEO & Head of Gel eXperience
L-LAB
Advanced Gel Technology
Our innovations enhance and stabilize the Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) to provide installers with maximum safety and the highest performance in professional installation.
Each Litokol technology is designed to achieve specific objectives:
- enhance adhesion
- resist shock
- suitable for any material
- ensure stability even in extreme conditions
With the new Gel formulations, a new era begins in the professional installation of ceramics.
More safety. More strength. More durability.
Exclusive Scientific Innovations
One team, one vision, a new standard.
At Litokol, we have brought together experts who have been leading the new material science applied to ceramic installation for over 15 years.
From this experience comes the next generation of ultra-high-performance Gels with optimized ITZ that:
- exceed the performance and application limits of traditional adhesives
- offer superior technical performance
- ensure the installation professional complete safety and a sensory experience never felt before
It's the beginning of a new way of installation.
Tested to surpass every limit
Our formulations undergo extreme testing in mechanical-climatic multistress chambers, exclusively designed and developed in collaboration with one of the most advanced scientific research institutes in Europe.
Thanks to a proprietary multi-sensor system, we monitor in real-time:
- thermal shocks
- structural stresses
- combined forces acting on the Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ)
With advanced tile-mapping analysis, we identify critical areas of contact and stress.
Each Litokol formulation is engineered to withstand where others fail.
Performance Hi-Tech
Thanks to an exclusive process and patented technology, we have integrated intelligent quartz microspheres into our most advanced Gels.
The result?
A 3D lattice structure capable of:
- absorb stresses
- enhance the transfer of forces to the back of the tile
- increase the stability of the entire system
These new Gel matrices represent the pinnacle of hi-tech performance and sensory experience.
The professional notices it immediately: under the trowel, the movement is more fluid, the control total.
Technology you can feel. And it makes a difference.
Radically sustainable and hyper-local
Every Litokol intelligent Gel is created in the laboratory from cutting-edge research and a precise industrial vision: excellence and innovation, always.
- 98% of selected Italian raw materials
- work within 250 km from our headquarters in Rubiera
- new formulations with engineered hybrid cements, with low and very low Portland cement content
Total control over every phase.
A short supply chain for consistent, measurable, superior quality.
We have transformed sustainability into an engineering act: radical, hyper-local, reliable.
Because true innovation is the one that makes no compromises.