Index What are low-emission digital inks? Chemical principles and emission reduction Types of low-emission inks Water-based inks ECO solvent-based inks Operation in digital ceramic printing Deposition and preheating Firing and controlled pyrolysis Benefits for ceramic laboratories Regulatory compliance and certifications Practical applications and use cases Sicer LE series Examples of integration into production processes Conclusions…
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Sustainability as a priority: Sicer’s first sustainability report
Sicer S.p.A., the historic company with over 30 years of experience in the design, production and distribution of raw materials for ceramic glazing and decoration, such as frits, glazes, grits and inks, has taken a significant step forward toward a more responsible and sustainable business model by publishing its first Sustainability Report, covering the 2023…
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Materials for a sustainable future: Sicer’s eco-friendly ceramic inks and glues
With over 30 years of experience, Sicer is a benchmark in the ceramics industry, specializing in the production of innovative materials for ceramic glazing and decoration, such as frits, glazes, grits and inks. In recent years, the company has increasingly focused on developing sustainable solutions, addressing the growing demand for environmentally friendly products that maintain…
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Technological innovation and continuous training: the winning combination for companies of the future
In an ever-changing world, where technology is evolving at such a rapid pace and competition is becoming increasingly fierce, companies that want to thrive must necessarily embrace technological innovation. However, for technological innovation to be successful, it is essential to invest in employee training. These new resources are not just simple tools, but require specific…
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From the record of 2022 to the decline of 2023: fluctuations in the Italian Ceramic Industry
Italian ceramics closes 2023 in sharp contraction The Italian ceramic tile industry closed in 2023 with a clear slowdown on production, sales and export volumes. A pre-announced and physiological decline in turnover marked an abrupt reversal from the record recorded in 2022. Production has been reduced by 90 million square meters; demand declined sharply on…
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Sicer and the UN 2030 Agenda
The environmental issue has become part of our everyday life. Whether small or large daily gestures, private citizens or large corporate or political decision boards, global warming is affecting everyone, at every level. Establishing a priority scale in dealing with this problem is extremely complex and there is certainly no one-size-fits-all solution, which is why…
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How digital inks are revolutionizing the ceramic industry
Ceramics is an ancient art that has evolved over centuries, embracing new technologies and decoration techniques. Among the various innovations that have profoundly transformed the ceramics industry, digital inks hold a prominent position. Where ceramic printing was once limited to traditional techniques such as screen printing and offset printing, digital inks have opened doors to…
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Ecological glue: the future is green, even in the world of ceramics
The attention to the environment is one of the main objectives for the future of Sicer. In this historical moment in which the world requires companies to be protagonists in regenerating society and the planet, the Digital R&D Lab of Sicer proposes a generation of digital glues . LE LOW EMISSION, eco-solvent based and a…
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Fight against climate change and sustainability: Sicer’s answer
G20 in Rome and COP26 in Glasgow: the international events at the end of 2021 in support of the environment It is the most discussed topic of the moment: our planet has a fever. Climate change and environmental protection policies are among the crucial challenges that all of us will face in the coming decades.…
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The year 2020 in Sicer: new products, pro-environment policies and constant trust in the future, despite everything.
We can say that 2020 was a difficult and troubled year for the ceramic sector. The President of Confindustria Ceramica, Giovanni Savorani, expressed himself thus in April 2020 regarding the situation caused by the Covid19 pandemic: “For ceramic sector, it is the most serious crisis in history, lost foreign market shares, absurd lockdown on Ateco…
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