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具有改变商业陶瓷生产的质量，速度和经济的潜力；英国陶瓷行业尚未利用这种潜力。拟议的研究项目的重点是通过在商业环境中探索新材料，方法和经济体的使用来扩展激光印刷转移系统的使用。这项研究将有助于振兴英国陶瓷行业，并在陶瓷制造所在的地方支持整个英国的再生。英国陶瓷行业正遭受重大衰退的困扰，并面临来自东亚的持续竞争。数字激光印刷的陶瓷装饰为振兴英国陶瓷行业提供了新的可能性。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，尺度和生产经济的潜力。直接打印的数字喷墨技术现在用于装饰一些平坦的陶瓷瓷砖。相比之下，诸如餐具，小雕像和其他带有复杂表面的装饰形式之类的陶瓷物体仍然被称为陶瓷传输印刷的较旧的间接系统装饰。尽管可以使用激光打印来生产陶瓷转移，但在英国仍然是一项边际技术，仅用于单个印刷品或小批处理生产工作；当前的市场模式是基于局的服务。由于资源有限和当前的局客户群，因此缺乏开发大型制造过程的投资。拟议的项目旨在通过建立创新者财团来探索该技术在大规模制造业中的潜力来解决此问题。皇家艺术学院的陶瓷和玻璃计划的工作人员与激光印刷陶瓷转移过程的发明家和专利持有者合作，MZTT的Michael Zimmer和高价值陶瓷制造商，Royal Crown Derby。史蒂夫·布朗（Steve Brown）博士的博士（由AHRC资助）着重于数字印刷在复杂陶瓷对象上的潜在应用，他将成为技术方面的主要研究人员。彼得·奥克利（Peter Oakley）博士以前曾对制造业中的数字技术引入人种学研究，他将成为共同投资者，他进行了民族志实地调查，并对采用这项技术的社会含义进行了分析。该项目将在24个月的时间内交付，RCA研究人员与工业合作伙伴的技术人员以及皇家皇冠德比的营销人员和收藏家网络紧密合作。一项针对行业的较强大的分发计划，包括研讨会，展览和研讨会，将展示该项目的技术发现。目的是吸引行业领导者，创意设计师和技术人员，他们对应用于陶瓷的数字印刷具有直接或切线的兴趣。此外，与RCA合作伙伴协调的一系列学术和公共活动以及外展活动将为学者，教育工作者，研究生，学校学生和其他对数字创新感兴趣的人提供信息。计划的出版物将提供持久的记录，这将用于政策制定者，这些决策者涵盖了数字技术的商业化以及从事新技术和数字印刷的学者的商业化。

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.