Abstract: The present invention describes a method for printing ink, by means of inkjet technology and curing, combining ultraviolet (UV) radiation (light-based curing) and infrared (IR) radiation (thermal curing), on a non-porous substrate. Also described is an ink composition for the method, and a printed non-porous substrate obtained according to the described method.

Abstract: An ink composition applicable by drop-on-demand ink-jet technology of the type which, without altering the decoration or the surface of the ceramic tile glaze, simultaneously provides bactericidal and antiviral action when subjected to a firing cycle at a maximum temperature between 950° C. and 1,300° C., and which has silver nanoparticles functionalised with at least one silane.

Abstract: The present invention describes a ceramic tile with raised patterns and a method for producing raised patterns on a ceramic tile that comprises printing one ink followed by printing a second ink characterised by being insoluble in the previous ink, so as to form a raised pattern with a height of 50 micrometres to 500 micrometres. Finally, the ceramic tile is fired at a maximum temperature of 850° C. to 1300° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a water-based ink composition for drop-on-demand (DoD) printing technology, which is intended for glazing and decorating ceramic products and provides colour or ceramic effects on ceramic supports once it has been fired at temperatures between 850° C. and 1280° C.

Abstract: The present invention is a composition and shaping of a ceramic material comprising at least one frit and at least one inorganic raw material. Some of the advantages are that said material requires a heat treatment no higher than 1180° C., that the duration of said heat treatment does not exceed 60 minutes, that the thermal expansion coefficient after the heat treatment is less than 25×10?7° C.?1 in the temperature range 25° C. to 500° C. and that the material exhibits a high resistance to thermal shock, withstanding at least 10 consecutive thermal shock cycles between 600° C. and 25° C. without forming cracks or structural changes. The ceramic material composition is shaped by uniaxial pressing, band pressing, pour moulding, extrusion, injection moulding or lamination.

Abstract: The invention relates to a water-based ink composition for drop-on-demand (DoD) printing technology, which is intended for glazing and decorating ceramic products and provides colour or ceramic effects on ceramic supports once it has been fired at temperatures between 850° C. and 1280° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a ceramic glaze with improved aesthetic and technical possibilities for application on ceramic substrates by means of digital inkjet technology, and which comprises a high content of frits and/or ceramic raw materials having a large particle size. Said glaze also comprises water, at least one solvent from the family of glycols, carboxymethylcellulose, sodium chloride, and/or at least one acrylic compound, and/or at least one polyurethane compound.

Abstract: A ceramic composition for coating metallic surfaces, a method and a resulting ceramic layer, which layer refers to a ceramic composition which, after deposition, is subjected to a thermal treatment to generate a ceramic layer. The resulting ceramic layer displays, among other characteristics, appropriate adhesion to the metallic surface and remains stable at temperatures between 750° C. and 950° C.

Abstract: Construction element for raised floors and the like and manufacturing method thereof, which relates to a construction element for both indoor and outdoor raised floors and the like, characterized in that it is made up of a rigid component reinforced by a polymeric matrix composed of a resin, in a percentage by weight comprised between 80 and 95% of the total weight, combined with a catalyst, the percentage by weight of which being between 5 and 20% of the total weight, which has a filament fiber mesh completely embedded within, the proportion by weight of the embedded mesh being less than 50% relative to the assembly formed by the polymeric matrix plus mesh, and a method for the manufacture thereof. A method for the manufacture of said element is also described.

Abstract: A ceramic composition for coating metallic surfaces, a method and a resulting ceramic layer, which layer refers to a ceramic composition which, after deposition, is subjected to a thermal treatment to generate a ceramic layer. The resulting ceramic layer displays, among other characteristics, appropriate adhesion to the metallic surface and remains stable at temperatures between 750° C. and 950° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a direct printing method for enamelling and/or decorating on surfaces in general (ceramic, glass or metallic materials, inter alia), which are subjected to heat treatment following printing, consisting of transferring an enamel/ink, by means of the use of a device for emitting energy in the form of electromagnetic waves, preferably laser, from a carrier vehicle to the printing surface without any contact between said vehicle and the printing surface. The heat treatment, which is carried out at temperatures higher than 500° C., is used for the adherence of the enamel/ink to the substrate, producing the final ceramic and/or chromatic effect.

Abstract: MAGENTA INK COMPOSITION FOR DECORATING NON-POROUS SUBSTRATES, in particular an ink composition containing an organic solvent as a carrier which is liquid at room temperature, a gold compound soluble in the liquid medium of the ink, a binder composition with submicrometric particles of a glass frit, submicrometric particles of oxides or inorganic primary materials and additives. Said ink is intended for printing by means of injection technology on non-porous surfaces in general which are subjected to a heat treatment which allows a magenta coloration to develop which is permanent and resistant to abrasion, cleaning agents and weathering.

Abstract: A digital glaze for high grammage, without the use of anti-settling agents, referred to as digital glazes for digital inkjet printing techniques to apply high grammage, maintaining the same aesthetic and technical characteristics obtained with traditional glazes and non-digital application techniques. No anti-settling agents are used in the composition to prevent the digital glaze from being thixotropic and creating problems in the inkjet printing. The composition includes at least one medium that is liquid at ambient temperature, formed by a mixture of water and polar solvents and/or solvents of medium to low polarity, having a percentage by weight of between 20 and 70% of the total weight of the digital glaze; and at least one mixture of ceramic raw materials and/or frits as a glaze-forming material, having a percentage by weight of between 30 and 80% of the total weight of the digital glaze.

Abstract: The invention relates to a direct printing method for enamelling and/or decorating on surfaces in general (ceramic, glass or metallic materials, inter alia), which are subjected to heat treatment following printing, consisting of transferring an enamel/ink, by means of the use of a device for emitting energy in the form of electromagnetic waves, preferably laser, from a carrier vehicle to the printing surface without any contact between said vehicle and the printing surface. The heat treatment, which is carried out at temperatures higher than 500° C., is used for the adherence of the enamel/ink to the substrate, producing the final ceramic and/or chromatic effect.

Abstract: Construction element for raised floors and the like and manufacturing method thereof, which relates to a construction element for both indoor and outdoor raised floors and the like, characterized in that it is made up of a rigid component reinforced by a polymeric matrix composed of a resin, in a percentage by weight comprised between 80 and 95% of the total weight, combined with a catalyst, the percentage by weight of which being between 5 and 20% of the total weight, which has a filament fiber mesh completely embedded within, the proportion by weight of the embedded mesh being less than 50% relative to the assembly formed by the polymeric matrix plus mesh, and a method for the manufacture thereof. A method for the manufacture of said element is also described.

Abstract: A digital glaze for high grammage, without the use of anti-settling agents, referred to as digital glazes for digital inkjet printing techniques to apply high grammage, maintaining the same aesthetic and technical characteristics obtained with traditional glazes and non-digital application techniques. No anti-settling agents are used in the composition to prevent the digital glaze from being thixotropic and creating problems in the inkjet printing. The composition includes at least one medium that is liquid at ambient temperature, formed by a mixture of water and polar solvents and/or solvents of medium to low polarity, having a percentage by weight of between 20 and 70% of the total weight of the digital glaze; and at least one mixture of ceramic raw materials and/or frits as a glaze-forming material, having a percentage by weight of between 30 and 80% of the total weight of the digital glaze.

Abstract: Digital glaze composition for ceramic supports comprising, at least one water-free solvent formed by a mixture of polar and/or non-polar or low-polarity solvents as a vehicle that is liquid at room temperature, at least one mixture of inorganic particles of frits and/or raw materials, without the use of inorganic pigment particles, as a glazing-forming material and, at least one dispersant. All prepared in such a way that the physical properties of the digital glaze such as particle size, viscosity, surface tension, sedimentation speed and sintering and softening temperatures, are suitable for achieving the necessary final base finishing quality with the required weights. The special composition of the digital glaze also allows the use thereof as ink for decoration and ink for protection.

Abstract: The invention relates to a metal ink composition for decorating non-porous substrates by means of ink-jet printing on non-porous surfaces that are subjected to a heat treatment following printing, comprising at least one organic solvent as a vehicle that is a liquid at room temperature, and at least one ligand composition formed by an organometallic compound including ligands bound to the metal element and a resin used as a ligand agent. Said composition is prepared such that the physical properties of the metal ink such as boiling temperature, drying rate, spreading of the printed drop, flash point and conductivity are suitable for obtaining the required printing quality.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink composition for decorating non-porous substrates for printing on non-porous surfaces that are subjected to heat treatment after printing, and comprising at least one organic solvent as a vehicle which is liquid at room temperature and is made up of linear or non-linear n-alkane hydrocarbons, at least one binder composition with submicrometric particles of a glass frit, and at least one ceramic pigment corresponding to the color of the ink and to the etching of the ink.