Ceramic Screen Printing Process

Because the inks are designed to air dry they can dry quickly on the screens.

Ceramic screen printing process. It had been the method of choice but it is being quickly replaced by digital printing. Thus paste screen printing quality is critical if an mlcc firm is to gain a competitive edge. In today s post jason shows how to transfer a screen printed image to a clay slab. Today i am going to share a ceramic decorating technique that was adapted from another artistic process.

Jason draws on his background in screen printing and image design to create his super fun work. In my experience you want to print while the clay has a good amount of moisture still in it. Screen printing on ceramics is definitely a trend these days and one of the main trend setters in this area is jason bige burnett. An extra cool thing about this clip from the graphic pot is that jason shows how.

Empirical results demonstrate a significant improvement in printing quality and point to a successful application of this process. Screen printing the biscuits unfired but preformed ceramic tiles with any textured patterning already pressed into them risks breakage. This paper reports on the use of the taguchi method to improve screen printing quality for fine pitch mlccs. There are many techniques for printing on ceramic surfaces including.

Printing directly on clay slabs printing onto tissue pape. When you choose to screen print onto the clay depends in part on your desired outcome for the surface of your form. A browse through the pottery making illustrated back issues or the ceramic arts network archives turns up lots of articles on various ways to print on clay. Successful screen printing on glass and ceramic substrates isn t just about using the right machinery and the right inks.

Like the rest of the ceramic process there is a sweet spot for when it is best to print directly onto clay. Printing onto clay is not a new technique. I wanted to make my own screens using the facilities available at hbp and then print my own ceramic inks. Challenges of screen printing glass and ceramics.

Such is the screen printing glazing and firing process. Digitally printing ceramic tiles.