Apparently invisible. Chemistry in ceramics.
Jul 13, 2026 · 22 min · 9 segments
Producing digital inks, glues and ink effects for ceramic decoration is a highly sophisticated process that relies on the careful integration of multiple formulation components. Achieving consistent…
[instrumental music] Let's start by saying that digital decoration has fundamentally redefined modern ceramic manufacturing.
Uh, today, in fact, wir- virtually every ceramic tile produced worldwide is decorated using inkjet printing technology, a process that require, of course, inks, glues, and effects with tightly controlled chemical and physical properties.
To meet these demands, uh, Schima & Fartz has developed the Decoflux DP range.
That is a portfolio of solvent-based semi-finished media designed for the production, exactly, either in-house or through specialized supplier of glues, inks, and digital effects for ceramic digital decoration.
Uh, the context is, as I already said, uh, that inkjet technology has transformed ceramic surface decoration at a structural level, we could say.
With more than 90% of production lines, effectively the entire industry, we could say, now operating digital printing equipment, the ability to formulate high performance inks and glues has evolved from a competitive ad advantage into an operational necessity.
Ceramic digital inks are primarily suspensions of inorganic pigments dispersed in a liquid carrier.
[instrumental music] Let's start by saying that digital decoration has fundamentally redefined modern ceramic manufacturing.
Uh, today, in fact, wir- virtually every ceramic tile produced worldwide is decorated using inkjet printing technology, a process that require, of course, inks, glues, and effects with tightly controlled chemical and physical properties.
To meet these demands, uh, Schima & Fartz has developed the Decoflux DP range.
That is a portfolio of solvent-based semi-finished media designed for the production, exactly, either in-house or through specialized supplier of glues, inks, and digital effects for ceramic digital decoration.
Uh, the context is, as I already said, uh, that inkjet technology has transformed ceramic surface decoration at a structural level, we could say.
With more than 90% of production lines, effectively the entire industry, we could say, now operating digital printing equipment, the ability to formulate high performance inks and glues has evolved from a competitive ad advantage into an operational necessity.
Ceramic digital inks are primarily suspensions of inorganic pigments dispersed in a liquid carrier.
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