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Ceramic tiles will never look the same again with the introduction of this revolutionary digital printing system. Digital printing is a method of printing using digital techniques in which data and images are printed directly from a computer onto paper or any other suitable medium or substrate.
The familiar digital printer (also referred as ink-jet printer) used in homes and offices for printing documents and photo-quality images employs the digital printing technique.
Digital printing is a non-impact printing technology that uses droplets of inks jetted from a small aperture (nozzle) to a specified position on the media to create an image.
Four colors – cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, abbreviated as CMYK are combined in various ways to create virtually any color required.
Ceramic tiles can now be decorated with virtually any type of photo-quality image or design on plain or textured surface.
Process
Images In Tile utilizes an imaging process called "dye-sublimation" to produce durable, lasting, vibrant images within one or several tiles. They are not decals. The image is actually under the surface of the tile!
Phase:1
During the Pre-Production phase of digital tile development, the client selects both a unique image and tile surface that they would like to use for their creation.
Phase:2
After an image and tile body are selected, Images in Tile moves into the Production phase.
A. Your image(s) are printed onto carrier paper using large format printers and sublimation dyes.
B. Our specially coated tiles are then positioned on top of these printouts, and placed in a specialized heat press. The heat press applies high pressure at 400 degrees F.
During the heat transfer process, the molecules of the sublimation dyes turn from a solid to a gaseous state and penetrate the surface of the tiles. When the tile cools, the dyes return to their solid state and are permanently impregnated into the tile.
C. Your digital tile is now complete and ready for shipping and installation.
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Comparison of Printing Process
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Screen Printing |
Roller Printing |
Digital Printing |
| Nature Of Printing |
On-Contact |
On-Contact |
On-Contact |
| Printing Resolution |
60-80 dpi |
100-150 dpi |
300-1000 dpi |
| Print Accuracy |
Low |
Medium |
High |
| Printing Consistency |
Low |
Low |
High |
| Printing on uneven Surfaces |
Not Possible |
Very Limited |
Practically Any Kind of Surface |
| Prints Edge to Edge |
No |
Yes, But not Very Uniformly |
Precise Edge-To-Edge |
| Wastage |
Screens to be discarded after every small
production |
Roller to be discarded after a limited
production |
No wastage whatsoever |
| Customization |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Design Range |
Low |
Medium |
Limitless |
| Number Of Colours in a Design |
3-4 |
3-4 |
Limitless |
| Ramdom variation for a natural look |
Can only do repetitive printing |
Partial variation |
Any amount of variation as desired |
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