Advantages

With the INKCID solution the Torrecid Group has provided to the ceramics industry two essential aspects for its own future: differentiation and productivity.

These points mean to bring more competitive advantages and greater added value for customers, as it is reflected in our Mission Statement: “Provoke the CHANGE through the Global Leadership in INNOVATION to generate New Solutions and Future Trends to provide the Best Competitive Advantages and the MAXIMUM ADDED VALUE.”

INKCID is the ultimate solution for ceramic and glass decoration.

PRODUCT

  • Differentiated products with high added value.
  • A wide variety of new effects that were unthinkable with any other decoration technique.
  • Customised decoration.
  • The colour schemes of natural products such as stone, marble, wood and anything else you can imagine can be perfectly reproduced.
  • It is possible to develop new ideas, designs and projects.
  • Far higher print quality than other technologies.
  • An unlimited number of different designs.
  • Decoration up to the piece's edge.
  • Decoration of the high relief and bas-relief with the same quality definition.

PROCESS

  • Contactless decoration technology:
    • Avoidance of breakage of pieces, bonding of screens or rollers, etc.
    • Any kind of surface can be decorated, even with granilla polishing or with dry applications.
  • Inks are packaged and ready for use, without any prior preparation.
  • The decoration process is 100% reliable thanks to its full automation and the inks' consistency.
  • Total use of the ink, so that no waste is generated.
  • The change of model is immediate; you only need to change the files to print.
  • Unlike other technologies (rollers, screens, etc.), no false tones are produced due to wear and tear of the parts used for transfer.
  • It can be used for different ceramic manufacturing processes (floor, wall, porcelain and double fired tiles) and glass.

MANAGEMENT

  • A small number of inks are used to create all chromatic combinations.
  • The ink preparation, checking and storage stages are eliminated.
  • Finished product stocks are reduced.
  • There is no need to prepare and store transfer equipment (rollers, screens, etc.) or to use the additives or fixatives employed in other technologies.
  • A reduction of more than 75% in model development time.

SUSTAINABILITY

  • Clean technology.
  • Working environment cleaner and healthier.