Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Fez has secured Moroccan patent MA 65542 for a machine designed to cut traditional zellige tiles while reproducing the movements of skilled artisans.
Developed by researcher Zakaria Hachim, the system uses four linear motors and one rotary motor to imitate the manual cutting techniques used by master craftsmen.
Hachim said the machine is intended to reduce production time and costs without replacing artisans or altering the traditional character of Moroccan zellige.
The project also seeks to make zellige more accessible while helping preserve a craft that depends heavily on specialised manual skills.
The invention remains at the design stage and has not yet been turned into a working industrial prototype because of the high cost of precision positioning systems and mechanical components.
Hachim said further financial and technical support would be needed before the machine could be manufactured and tested for use in Morocco’s handicraft sector.
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