Ceramic Transfers - R.A.K Mulder Pvt. Ltd.

RAK Mulder Porcelain Pvt. Ltd. deals with ceramic transfers which is printing on porcelain or other hard-surfaced pottery like bone china, stone ware etc. They follow a systematic process of transferring a design onto a hard surface.

The first step of the process involves artists who design the patterns to be transferred either manually or digitally. Once the design is approved by the client, the next step is to separate colours in the design, giving the positive images for printing. Each colour used in the design has a separate positive image.

The positives are given to the Pre-press section and exposed to a photographic film or screen to which it is transferred. It is exposed to yellow light for about 4-5 minutes. Nextly, this is exposed to light. Each colour has a separate screen. After the positive has been transferred on to the screen it is washed to obtain the negative. The negative is then developed to obtain the sticker. The sticker is given a protective coating. It can be transferred onto the required surface by wetting it. To ensure that it does not peel off, the surface is baked.

The colours used are available in powdered form and is mixed with a medium before using it for ceramic transfer.

Tile printing also uses the same process.

Designs can also be transferred onto textiles using a heat press.