Digital printing on glass

Technology never fails to amaze the human mind. It is simply awe-worthy how the man keeps on discovering new ways to improve lifestyle and surroundings. There is just no limit to innovation, and creators in every field are proving it. While appreciating a new and innovative invention, we all are ready for something better to come in a few months or years. We are now ‘spoiled’ like that.

This constant advancement in the creative fields has left humans craving constant change. It is benefitting the world in many ways.

• Since the demand is high for constant change, experts are working diligently to bring about new ideas.
• An increase in demand ensures that things remain affordable for the masses.
• A treat for the human mind and eyes. Who does not like pleasant changes around them now and then?

Digital printing is one such invention. It has opened so many creative avenues for humans. The ideas and possibilities are unlimited. It has also changed human life in so many ways and has made us independent in a lot of manners. Remember? How difficult it was to get those memorable photos? The cameras, buying and putting photo reels, wait for the reel to finish the photo count, and then take it to the photo development studio. Today’s generation can never understand the difficulties 90’s kids faced. Well, thanks to digital printing. You can still have memorable pics minus the hassle.

In simple words, digital printing is the printing of digital images. So, how is it advancing? Well, printing is not restricted to paper. You can get digital prints of your choice printed on several mediums like tee-shirts, crockery, wood, glass, etc.

Digital printing on glass

Imagine, how digital printing on glass has changed the dynamics of designs using glass. Glass is perhaps the most extensively used medium in many industries like commercial, automotive, automotive, architectural, and interior design. Digital printing on glass does not only offer design potential but also enhances the flexibility, sustainability, and durability of glass surfaces.

There are mainly two methods used for printing on glass.

1. Screen printing
2. Digital printing

For digital printing on glass, you again have two options.

• UV-curable printing: this technique uses organic inks that are showered with ultraviolet light to cure the ink on the glass surface. With this technology, you are left with unlimited color combinations. Digital UV printing is a fast and economical method for printing high-quality, customizable images on glass for short-run architectural and interior design applications. However, durability and scratch resistance is limited and there is a lack of functional inks.
• Digital ceramic printing: With digital ceramic printing, the inks contain ceramic frit, which are Nano-particles of glass mixed with colored pigments and are fused into the glass after printing, so that the inks become a part of the printed glass.

Why choose digital printing on glass using ceramic inks?

We at Impala Glass industries always bring you the best of everything. Luckily, we have you covered here too. We are now one of the leading providers of digital printing on glass using ceramic ink. Isn’t this enough of an excuse to go with this option or digital printing? ;)

Jokes apart, ceramic printing comes with a plethora of advantages.

• Designs can be implemented in previously unattainable dimensions.
• It gives you incomparable resolution and focal precision, and with unique color intensity.
• The end product not only meets the most challenging aesthetic demands but also satisfies all functional and material requirements on a sustainable basis.
• It is ideally suited for implementing glass designs quickly, easily, and economically - both for interiors and exteriors.
• The glass surface can be enhanced with high-level resolution and brilliant color intensity - according to customer specifications and choice. Ceramic digital printing, unlike screen printing on glass, can print many different colors at the same time.
• The ceramic digital printing technology enables any motif to be edited and sent to the printing machine. Special print heads then transfer the ceramic ink onto the glass with pinpoint accuracy. Voila! the chosen motif is fused permanently with the glass surface.
• The ceramic digital printing process uses analysis and breaks down large-scale images into individual frames. In this way, the façades of entire buildings can be glazed - economically and according to the customer's wishes, e.g. with a company logo, images, or ornamental designs.

We told you, the ideas are unlimited. You can get your pics, fabric print to match your upholstery, or just anything printed on the glass-economically and precisely.

Last Word

As mentioned earlier, Impala Glass is a leading industry dealing with digital ceramic printing on glass. Please visit us or call to discuss some innovative ideas.