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http://dx.doi.org/10.4191/kcers.2013.50.6.498

Recent Advances in the Ink-Jet Printing Ceramic Tile Using Colorant Ceramic-ink  

Kim, Jin-Ho (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering & Technology (KICET))
Noh, Hyung-Goo (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering & Technology (KICET))
Kim, Ung-Soo (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering & Technology (KICET))
Cho, Woo-Suk (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering & Technology (KICET))
Choi, Jung-Hoon (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering & Technology (KICET))
Lee, Yong-Ouk (Taeyoung Ceramic Co. Ltd.)
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Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society / v.50, no.6, 2013 , pp. 498-503 More about this Journal
Abstract
Over the past decade, the feasibility of using ink-jet printing for the decoration of porcelain tiles has been explored, and significant advances have been made regarding the technologies underlying printing system and materials. An ink-jet printing system for porcelain tiles has many advantages compared with a conventional printing system, including the following: (1) it is a digital process; (2) it uses non-contact printing; (3) it allows random image generation; (4) it is a highly efficient process (reduced production cost); (5) it offers massive and continuous production; and (6) it uses inorganic pigment colorants. For these reasons, ink-jet printing systems for porcelain tiles have been commercialized and are at present rapidly spreading toceramics-leading countries such as Spain, Italy, China and Japan. We also developed a proprietary system involving a piezo-electric drop-on-demand method and an ink-circulation step. The resolution of this system is greater than 360 dpi after a heat treatment and the maximum printable width is 600 mm, even when setting the printing head unit with four digital colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black). In addition, we systematically developed ceramic colorant-containing inks and tile-printing technology applicable to our ink-jet printing system.
Keywords
Ink-jet printing; Ceramic tile; Colorant ceramic ink; Digital color; Pigment;
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