How long is the domestic ceramic inkjet technology until success

Supporting lag hinders the development of ceramic inkjet technology

Inkjet technology has exploded rapidly in the industry. The important reason is that the mechanical equipment of inkjet is simple to operate, and the production is energy-saving and fast, and the colors printed are vivid and vivid. Inkjet machinery, nozzles, and ink are the main components of inkjet technology, and they are also a roadblock for companies to introduce inkjet technology. Because the key technologies of inkjet machinery, nozzles, and ink are all in the hands of foreigners, China needs to pay a higher price for introduction. The reporter will analyze the inkjet machinery, nozzle and ink, and discuss the future development trend of upstream equipment of inkjet technology with industry professionals.

Ceramic machinery

Quantity: The number of global inkjet machinery has surged

In recent years, the number of global ceramic inkjet mechanical equipment has continued to rise. According to statistics, as of April this year, nearly 400 ceramic inkjet printing devices have been applied worldwide, which has doubled the number of devices at the time in 2009. Among them, there are already 40 inkjet printers in China. Taiwan, accounting for 10% of the world's total inkjet printers. At present, there are nearly 20 Foshan ceramic companies involved in the inkjet field, and there are at least 2 companies in East China. According to predictions by well-known overseas media, the number of inkjet printing equipment will increase to 1,000 in the next five years. World ceramic production has entered the era of inkjet printing, and as the world's largest ceramic production country, China has become one of the markets with the greatest potential for the application of this technology.

It is understood that the technology of inkjet printing equipment was first in the hands of Italy and Spain. Italy Kerajet is the first enterprise in the world to have a patent for inkjet equipment technology. The patent has been applied for as early as 2004. The brands are KERAJET, CERTAPRINT, SYSTEM, DERST, etc. In 2008, many domestic ceramic equipment companies such as Hope, Mega, etc. introduced advanced foreign inkjet printing equipment to be used in production and research and development, and began to produce and supply inkjet printing equipment. Until the end of 2009, domestic ceramic equipment companies have successively launched domestic ceramic inkjet printing equipment.

Price: RMB 3 million

Inkjet printing equipment is very expensive. As early as the beginning of 2010, an imported inkjet printer was priced at 5 million yuan. Compared with the earlier screen printing machine and cylinder printing machine, the price gap is too large. It is understood that when the screen printing machine was originally launched, it was more than 100,000 yuan each, and the roll printing machine now only costs more than 600,000 yuan. Today, the price of imported inkjet printers has also dropped, and the current price is about 3 million yuan. According to the ceramic industry, as the demand of enterprises increases, the cost will fall faster. In addition, after years of hard work, many domestic ceramic equipment suppliers have successfully researched and developed inkjet printer technology, which has greatly reduced the cost of domestic inkjet printers used by domestic ceramic manufacturers.

Question: The technology is not yet mature

According to people familiar with the matter, although European ceramic powers such as Italy and Spain had inkjet technology as early as 10 years ago, only about 20% of inkjet technology was actually utilized in Western European markets such as Italy and Spain. According to some domestic companies that have introduced inkjet technology for production, the effect of inkjet is not as good as imagined. This is because inkjet technology is still far from mature. Tang Qi, the manager of Oceano's product R & D center, which has been in charge of product development for many years, also admitted this view. The inkjet printing equipment is still in the debugging stage, and the color of the product is very unstable. It is understood that the original "Osino" has already bought inkjet printers, out of dissatisfaction with the product, so has not been launched inkjet products on the market.

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Status: Key technologies are mastered abroad

The head of an inkjet printer is the key to inkjet technology. Just like the engine of a car, it is the heart of an inkjet printer. Therefore, the quality of the inkjet technology directly affects the quality of the inkjet technology, but the key technology of the current nozzle is still in the hands of ceramic tile powerhouses such as Europe and the United States. China has no ability to independently produce the nozzle of the inkjet printer. It is understood that the supply of printer nozzles is mainly in the hands of FUJIFILMDimatix in the United States and XAAR in the United Kingdom, of which Konica and Seiko SPT in Japan have not yet entered the field of ceramic inkjet. Therefore, the inkjet printers independently produced in China are assembled with imported nozzles, and some relevant heads of ceramic machine companies complain to reporters that the number of imported nozzles is very limited, which seriously restricts the production capacity of domestic inkjet printers. The output of ink printers is still relatively low.

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