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Kerajet was founded in 1999 with the aim of creating a new and more profitable type of technology for digital printing machinery to be used on ceramics. It quickly exceeded expectations and achieved its greatest success in 2001, inventing a technique called InkJet (drop on demand), which is highly regarded by the industry and used by the most important ceramic tile companies around the world.
The printer works by injecting the ink, which offers infinite possibilities for decorating ceramic flooring and tiles. Kerajet’s Project Manager, Antonio Querol, points out that the R&D department at Kerajet strives “to achieve a higher graphic resolution on the object to be decorated, while also reducing costs by increasing productive capacity”.
Kerajet offers a print speed of 50 meters per minute, using a continuous flow process. Furthermore, it can decorate any surface without coming into contact with it, which prevents imperfections caused by friction.
The company was established in the Spanish province of Castellón, on the country’s east coast. This region, which is the center of ceramics manufacturing and accounts for 85% of Spain’s production of these materials, is where the company designs and develops printers for industrial digital decoration using the latest mechanical, electronic and electrical technology.
The InKJet decoration system saves time and money and offers infinite artistic possibilities for printing on tiles. Since 2001, InKJet machinery has been purchased by the major ceramics manufacturers, thanks to its ability to increase production and facilitate tile decoration. Producers from the Arab Emirates, Italy, Germany and the USA have all acquired these printers. Today the company exports 80% of its production and has set a new standard for ceramics design with more than 200 InKJet machines currently in operation around the world.
Querol points out that, “Kerajet’s machines have the capacity to print on any type of ceramic material (porcelain stoneware, white body, red body, porous or twice-fired) without any format restrictions, with the widest range of colors and in high resolution, thanks to the use of nano-pigmented inks”.
According to Querol, Kerajet's three strategic pillars are: “international expansion to reach its end markets; strong investment in research; and diversifying into other sectors such as cardboard and textiles”. The company will have opportunities to expand its business since its ink injection printers can be used on any surface such as cardboard, textiles, wood, plastics and metal, as well as ceramics. This will allow the company to meet the specific requirements of each client and customize its products.

Photo: Kerajet
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