Seminar: Ceramic paints for tempered glass

Seminar: CERAMIC COLOURS FOR TEMPERED GLASS

Course description: This course focuses on the decoration of flat glass using inorganic paints - ceramic enamels. Participants will learn about the types of ceramic paints, their production and processing, their use in industry and construction, methods of application and general specifics of ceramic enamels. The course also includes a practical part where participants will try out paint preparation, spraying, screen printing and roller application and basic quality tests.

Course programme:

1. Types of colours
2. Methods of application
3. Use of ceramic enamels.
4. Production process
5. Colouring paints - basics of colorimetry
6. Special types of enamels. 
7. Practical part
1. Paint preparation
2. Selection and adjustment of spraying equipment
3. Setting up screen printing
4. Hand roller application
5. Kiln firing
6. Sinterability tests and guaranteed parameters

8. Additional techniques and technologies
9. Other technologically related products.

For whom the seminar is intended:

• glaziers
• furniture makers
• designers (those who create new products or interiors)
• owners and executives (those who create the direction of the company)
• managers and technical specialists
• sales representatives
• but also purchasing staff
• all those who work with glass

Objectives of the seminar:

• overview of the use of ceramic enamels
• understanding the benefits/risk points of ceramic enamels.
• awareness of what is needed for decoration
• mastering the paint preparation and application process
• choosing the optimum application
• minimising rejects (quality control; continuous inspection mechanisms)
• evaluating the use of these paints in your operation, including naming the risk factors

Use of toughened flat glass: Architecture (interior, exterior), Home-Appliance, Vehicles, Furniture industry, etc.