Screen printing paste is the base used to prepare screen-printed decoration on floor and wall tiles. It ensures sharp prints, smooth flow through the screen and proper drying on the line.
In screen-printed decoration, the ink passes through a screen carrying the design and is deposited on the glazed tile. To do that, it needs exactly the right consistency, not so fluid that it smudges and not so thick that it clogs the screen.
The pigments or glazes of the design are added to the paste, which keeps behaving the same way throughout the production shift.
The rheology of the paste is adjusted to each customer’s machine, screen and line speed. Print trials check that the design stays sharp and consistent from batch to batch.
The medium is the liquid that keeps the pigments and solids in suspension. The paste already has a ready-to-print consistency and serves as the base for the decoration.
Yes, with the rheology adjusted to the type of machine. The formulation is defined through trials with the customer.
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