Practical application of ceramic ink

Ceramic ink is also called ceramic pigment. Ceramic pigments refer to powdered metal oxides and other mixtures used in ceramic glazes, which are used to decorate ceramics, porcelain and terracotta, and also used to decorate the enamel of metal utensils.

In the process of making porcelain statues, we noticed the porcelain ink we used. Previously, porcelain ink was water-based and needed to be printed by coating. Now the ink formulas are all prepared by special machines, which makes the oil-water combination better and the printing smoother. However, it is necessary to have a certain understanding of the ink in the production process in order to make a good porcelain image. If the ink is used properly, the powder will not fall off and the colors of porcelain images will not cross.

Specific method

1. First, we inject enough ink into the ceramic ink box. Too much ink won't do. Will leak ink. Just press the ink cartridge on the paper to see if there are three colors, which proves that the ink is smooth.

2. Before the porcelain plate is printed, it needs to be heated to 80- 120 degrees, and the temperature range can be adjusted by itself. It is suggested to use a porcelain image preheating box to heat it, so that the surface will not lose thermal insulation cotton on the porcelain plate. After the porcelain plate has a certain temperature, the ink printed on it will not flow, and the eager powder absorption ability is very strong.

3. After printing, if the porcelain plate is not hot enough, heat it slightly, so as to ensure the viscosity of the porcelain ink, which makes it easier to sweep the powder without dropping it. After sweeping, sweep away all the remaining colors with a little force, so it doesn't matter even if it is strong, because the heated ink has stronger powder adhesion ability. This can ensure that the porcelain image will not cross-color.