Extending the Potential for the Digitally Printed Ceramic Surface

扩大数字印刷陶瓷表面的潜力

• 批准号: AH/M004333/1
• 负责人: Martin Smith
• 金额: $ 34.04万
• 依托单位: Royal College of Art
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2015 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FM004333%2F1
• 关键词: Extending; Potential; Digitally; Printed; Ceramic

The digital laser printed transfer system offers the potential to change the qualities, speeds and economies of commercial ceramic production; this potential has not yet been exploited by the UK ceramics industry. The focus of the proposed research project is extending the use of laser printed transfer systems by exploring the use of new materials, methods and economies within a commercial context. The research will help revitalize the UK ceramics industry and so support regeneration across the UK in locations where ceramics manufacturing is situated.The UK ceramics industry is suffering from a major recession and faces ongoing competition from East Asia. Digital laser printed ceramic decoration offers a new set of possibilities for revitalizing the UK ceramics industry. Alongside the opportunities for developing new aesthetic and design approaches, the technology holds the potential for increased speeds, scales and economies of production. Directly printed digital inkjet technology is now used in the decoration of some flat ceramic tiles. In contrast, ceramic objects such as tableware, figurines and other ornament forms with complex surfaces are still decorated by the older and indirect system known as ceramic transfer printing. Whilst it is possible to use laser printing to produce ceramic transfers, this has remained a marginal technology in the UK, used only for single print or small batch production jobs; the current market model is a bureau-based service. Due to the limited resources and current client base of the bureaux, there has been a lack of investment in developing the process for large-scale manufacturing. The proposed project aims to resolve this issue by building a consortium of innovators to explore the potential of this technology in large-scale manufacturing. Staff in the Ceramics and Glass programme at the Royal College of Art have arranged a collaboration with the inventor and patent holder of the laser printed ceramic transfer process, Michael Zimmer of MZTT, and the high-value ceramic manufacturers, Royal Crown Derby.Professor Martin Smith of the RCA, an expert in combining ceramics and print, will be Principal Investigator for the project. Dr Steve Brown, whose PhD (funded by the AHRC) was focused on potential applications of digital print to complex ceramic objects, will be the primary researcher on the technical side. Dr Peter Oakley, who has previously conducted ethnographic research on the introduction of digital technologies in manufacturing industries, will be the Co-Investigator, undertaking the ethnographic fieldwork and an analysis of the social implications of adopting this technology. The project will be delivered over a period of 24 months, with the RCA researchers working closely with the technical staff in both industrial partners as well as with Royal Crown Derby's marketing staff and network of collectors.A strong industry-facing dissemination programme, including workshops, exhibitions and a symposium, will showcase the project's technical findings. The intention is to reach industry leaders, creative designers and technical staff with a direct or tangential interest in digital printing applied to ceramics. In addition, a series of academic and public events and outreach activities, coordinated with RCA partners, will provide opportunities to inform academics, educators, graduate students, school pupils and other individuals interested in digital innovation. The planned publications will provide a long-lasting record which will be of use to policymakers whose remit covers the commercialization of digital technologies as well as to academics working on the take-up of new technologies and digital printing.

数字激光印刷转移系统提供了改变商业陶瓷生产的质量、速度和经济性的潜力；英国陶瓷业尚未开发这种潜力。拟议研究项目的重点是通过探索在商业背景下使用新材料、新方法和新经济来扩大激光打印转移系统的使用。这项研究将有助于重振英国陶瓷业，从而支持英国陶瓷制造业所在地区的再生。英国陶瓷业正遭受严重衰退，并面临来自东亚的持续竞争。数码激光印花陶瓷装饰为振兴英国陶瓷业提供了一系列新的可能性。除了开发新的美学和设计方法的机会外，该技术还具有提高速度、规模和生产经济性的潜力。直接印制数码喷墨技术现已应用于一些平板瓷砖的装饰。相比之下，陶瓷制品，如餐具、小雕像和其他具有复杂表面的装饰形式，仍然通过被称为陶瓷转印的较老的间接系统进行装饰。虽然可以使用激光打印来生产陶瓷转印，但在英国，这仍然是一项边缘技术，仅用于单张打印或小批量生产作业；目前的市场模式是以局为基础的服务。由于各局的资源和现有客户基础有限，在开发大规模制造流程方面一直缺乏投资。拟议的项目旨在通过建立一个创新者联盟来解决这一问题，以探索这项技术在大规模制造中的潜力。皇家艺术学院陶瓷和玻璃项目的工作人员已经安排了与激光印刷陶瓷转移工艺的发明者和专利持有者MZTT的Michael Zimmer以及高价值陶瓷制造商Royal Crown Derby的合作。RCA的马丁·史密斯教授是一名结合陶瓷和印刷的专家，他将是该项目的首席研究员。史蒂夫·布朗博士将是技术方面的主要研究员，他的博士学位(由AHRC资助)专注于数字印刷在复杂陶瓷对象上的潜在应用。Peter Oakley博士此前曾就制造业引入数字技术进行人种学研究，他将担任联合调查员，负责人种学田野工作和分析采用这项技术的社会影响。该项目将在24个月内完成，RCA研究人员将与行业合作伙伴的技术人员以及皇家皇冠赛马会的营销人员和收藏家网络密切合作。一个强大的面向行业的传播计划，包括研讨会、展览和研讨会，将展示该项目的技术成果。其目的是接触到行业领袖、创意设计师和技术人员，他们对应用于陶瓷的数字印刷有直接或间接的兴趣。此外，与RCA合作伙伴协调的一系列学术和公共活动以及外联活动将提供机会，向学者、教育工作者、研究生、在校学生和其他对数字创新感兴趣的个人提供信息。计划出版的出版物将提供一个长期的记录，这将有助于负责数字技术商业化的政策制定者以及从事新技术和数字印刷工作的学者。

项目成果

Creating a Brighter Future? Responses to the commercialisation of a new ceramic print technology

创造更光明的未来？

• 发表时间: 2018
• 期刊: Making Futures
• 作者: Oakley, P.

Digital Crafting: Defining the Field in 2015

数字制作：定义 2015 年领域

• 发表时间: 2016
• 期刊: Making Futures
• 作者: Peter Oakley

IMPACT 9 International Printmaking Conference

IMPACT 9国际版画会议

• 发表时间: 2015
• 作者: S R Brown

Digital Crafting: Re-evaluating Promises and Pitfalls

数字制作：重新评估承诺和陷阱

• 发表时间: 2015
• 作者: Oakley, P.