The Xaar Guide to Digital Print for the Ceramic Sector

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The Xaar Guide to Digital Print for the Ceramic Sector

With the current challenges in the ceramic sector, manufacturers are looking for ways to cut costs, maximise flexibility and gain new business. This document explores how to get the most from digital printing and which technologies are available to enable you to revolutionise your business.

It will also cover the following:

The benefits of digital printing for ceramic tile producers
How ceramic tile producers can grow their business
Offer an understanding of the current capability and limitations of the available technology
Provide the latest information on how to get the best print results.

The ceramic tile industry is one of the largest scale craft industries world-wide. Various print techniques - both direct and indirect - have been used over many years to decorate tiles, mainly using traditional methods such as Screen, Flexo and Rotogravure.

Globalisation and maturing of the existing analogue print technology has created a global market limiting the differentiation primarily to price and design.

Now however, there are digital technologies available that answer the ceramic industry’s need for an industrial printer that can change the dynamics of the manufacturing processes and deliver innovative new products to the market. These new solutions extend the advantages that ceramic tiles can offer over competing cladding materials, such as stone, glass or metal.