-Prof, a client asked me a few cups and dishes for an event, and planned to do sublimated, but not anything like that, it is very difficult?
"Look, to sublimation in ceramic cups will require preparation, including inkjet printer cartridges, new and special inks to print sublimation transfers, as well as a special press 11 oz cups, ITESDI or presses, you can see in the video
"And no one maquila transfers, as they do where tabloids and cards printed?
"No, most people print their own transfers Sublimation
"Then I have to make a good investment to enter the business of ceramic decoration
" Not necessarily, in ITESDI have a better option for those who want to enter this market, which incidentally, is growing every day more.
"That option is the Professor?
"Well, with the development of new laser digital printing techniques, combined with some papers for applications in ceramics, it is now possible to print the papers in digital laser
" And I can also put photos on mugs?
"As we know, the only limit on the digital printing is your imagination, so with this technique, you can put in the cups and plates, any image in full color and fully detailed
And the cups and plates, must be treated with a resin or polyester?
"As we have seen in the" Teacher's Talks "on the blog of sublimation inks are" gasified "being fixed image on the polyester layer that covers them, and without this layer is not possible impression, but it is only necessary in the case of sublimated mugs, not paper ITESDI
"And how the role for ceramics?
-This paper is coated with a varnish, which is that "receives" the laser printer toner, which is a powder, no liquid ink, which allows a better definition of the quality of the image.
This coating, once applied and put into the home electric oven, practically "melts" with the ceramic substrate, forming a "sandwich" in which the toner is in the middle, which gives a high resistance to washing.
"Then why do not need cups treated with resins or polyesters.
"Yes, and obviously any items of pottery such as cups, plates, tiles or tiles can be decorated with printed on paper applications ITESDI
" And the costs are equal to or higher if you do sublimated mugs?
"On the contrary, by not having to use cups treated, or having to invest in inkjet printer cartridges and ink to sublimate, or presses, that makes the set of cups with paper ITESDI, whether economic, giving you a greater profit margin, and therefore more competitive in the market
"And how many cups I can make per hour?
-In ITESDI, from applications to have printed and cut, decorate an average of 30 cups in 2 hours, including baking, but as always I tell .... "Practice makes perfect"
-Y has a graphical guide on how to decorate the cups?
-Better yet, I have a video I took during a class on "Integrated Creative Solution", a Tijuana company, which among other things, gives the design and printing service digital, check it out and really simple objects it is decorated with paper cups ITESDI
"And as I can take on the role ITESDI?
-Czech first video, and send an email with your questions to itesdi@hotmail.com , and now you're ready, I'll tell you how to acquire the test kit and shipping cost
-Prof, give me a preview of the cost of paper, to see if I should
-OK, look, a sheet of letter size paper ITESDI, costs an average of 3.50 dollar and applications can print 6 cup 11oz. on the one hand, the impression has an average cost of $ 1, giving you a cost of 0.75 of a dollar per application, plus the cost of the cup is on average 1.50 dollars, and if we round to 0.25 the application itself (light, time of application, gas, water, etc) gives an approximate total cost of 2.50 dollars, when the cup pure treated to sublime, we sell them blank 2.50 dollars, not counting the other expenses of production
"Well it sounds very interesting and productive
-Asi is, check out the video and tell me what you think
Profe-Ok, I'll do and I contacted you
-Sale, and always remember that .. .. "THE Practice makes perfect "
