| Description: | Technically advanced four-colour decal products developed for onglaze decoration.
The four-colour printing process permits ceramic decal manufacturers to cost-effectively reproduce complex, high-resolution, multicolour images. |
| Profiles: | 97x4000 Low metal release Four Colour Onglaze |
| Benefits: | Reduced stockholding
Reduced delivery lead times
Reduced cost, compared to the traditional screen printing process
Optimum colour space
Enhanced printability through finer meshes
High chemical durability
Suitable for conventional and fast firing. |
| Printing Recommendations: | Mesh sizes
High-resolution images of 110 lines per inch (raster point 43) will, typically, require screens of 355-380 mesh, 140-150T polyester for onglaze systems.
Printing order
For most reproduction tasks, colours are printed in the following order:
1 - Yellow
2 - Cyan
3 - Magenta
4 – Black
Printing Medium
Accurate reproduction of the halftone dot structure is critical to the quality of the four-colour image. A thixotropic medium will enable the ink to flow through the fine mesh and maintain a high-resolution dot image. Recommendations on the right printing medium can be given on request.
Powder-to-medium ratios
Powder-to-medium ratios should be adjusted so as to produce an ink which maintains printability through finer meshes, whilst maintaining the halftone dot structure. Details of powder-to-medium ratios are available on request. |
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