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INDUSTRIAL CERAMIC PIGMENTS

CeraDecor specialty industrial ceramic pigments are designed to color all types of special glazes and bodies used for industrial ceramics. Our ceramic pigment range contains 25 ceramic stains that exhibit high purity, intensity and brilliance.

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CeraDecor industrial ceramic pigments are designed to color all types of special glazes and bodies used for industrial ceramics. Our InstantColor ceramic pigment stains offer 25 shades that result in an infinite number of colors that exhibit high purity, intensity, and brilliance within the complete color spectrum. Significant cost savings can be achieved as colors are easily adjusted right in the barrel.

Our ceramic inclusion pigments create shining red, brilliant orange, and intense yellow color shades of ceramic bodies and glazes at high firing temperatures. This adds much more versatility to the traditional spectrum of colors available to the ceramic world. The chemical and thermal stability of our inclusion pigments also ensures both a high level of production safety and excellent end-product profitability.

A significant environmental advantage of our cadmium-based inclusion pigments is the low amount of cadmium that is able to achieve the desired brilliant color at high firing temperatures. These pigments are stabilized by encapsulation in chemically and thermally stable crystals.

Proven Quality

All the ceramic stains in our Instant Color® range consist of extremely fine, uniformly minute particles that are dissolved instantly.  These colors are readily dispersed in standard slurries, requiring no ball milling, as practically all primary grains are smaller than 32 μm with no coarse agglomerates that need grinding for slurry preparation. 

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Custom Color Mixing

We offer a standard mixing palette of colors, which gives our customers the flexibility of tailoring mixings and color matches onsite.

CeraDecor provides complete regional custom color matching, blending and pasting services to help our customers develop new color shades and coatings according to specific requirements including production methods and desired finishes.

Precise color matching can be achieved using our internal extensive database and color matching expertise. All colors are matched to defined reference samples, to ensure exact and consistent color reproduction from batch to batch.

  • Keep full tracability of our final product
  • Keep full tracability of our final product
  • Keep full tracability of our final product
  • Keep full tracability of our final product

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CeraDecor INSTANT COLOR® PLUS STAINS: COMPOSITION, CRYSTAL STRUCTURE, FIRING CONDITIONS

Pigment System Color Crystal Structure Tmax/°C Firing Conditions
210 950 Cr-Al Olive Green Corund 1400 ox./red
210 946 Co-Al-Cr Green Blue Spinel 1400 ox./red.
210 960 Zr-Si-Pr-V Grass Green Zircon 1250 ox./slightly red.
220 942 Zr-Si-V Turquoise Zircon 1350 ox./red.
220 944 Co-Al Blue Spinel 1450 ox./red.
220 946 Co-Si Cobalt Blue Olivine 1450 ox./red.
220 955 Zr-Si-V Azure Blue Zircon 1350 ox./red.
230 942 Zr-Si-Cd-S-Se Brilliant Orange Zircon 1350 ox./red.
230 944 Zr-V Havanna Baddeleyite 1400 ox./red.
230 946 Zr-Si-Pr Intense Yellow Zircon 1250 ox./slightly red.
230 955 Zr-Si-Pr Yellow Zircon 1250 ox./slightly red.
240 942 Co-Ni-Fe-C Black Spinel 1300 ox./red.
240 944 Ni-Mn-Fe-Cr Black Spinel 1300 ox./red.
250 942 Sn-Sb-V Neutral Grey Cassiterite 1300 ox./red.
250 946 Sn-Sb Blue Grey Cassiterite 1300 ox./red.
250 960* Zr-Si-Co-Ni Blue Grey Zircon 1350 ox./slightly red.
260 946 Zn-Al-Cr-Fe Light Brown Spinel 1300 ox./red.
260 952 Zn-Cr-Fe Red Brown Spinel 1300 ox./red.
260 954 Zn-Al-Cr-Fe Middle Brown Spinel 1300 ox./red.
260 955 Zn-Mn-Fe-Cr Black Brown Spinel 1300 ox./red.
270 944 Zr-Si-Cd-S-Se Intense Red Zircon 1350 ox./red.
270 945 Ca-Sn-Si-Cr Rose Sphene 1250 ox.
270 946 Zr-Si-Fe Coral Zircon 1250 ox.
270 949 Ca-Sn-Si-Cr Dark Maroon Sphene 1250 ox.
280 942 Sn-Cr Violet Cassiteritel 1250 ox.

Toll Manufacturing

For customers who need additional manufacturing capabilities, we provide a full range of manufacturing capacities, from pilot runs to full-scale production.

CeraDecor INSTACOLOR ADVANTAGES

Optimum Glaze Compatibility

Even in opaque glazes, InstantColor® stains create uniform, defect-free surfaces in both fast-firing and traditional firing conditions.  

Extremely Fine and Uniform Particles

Easier dispersibility, no ball mills, less production time, and less waste. InstantColor® stains can also be prepared using a traditional ball mill.

Cost Effectiveness

InstaColor® ceramic stains are designed to significantly reduce production through the combined use of slurry preparation and fast-firing. By eliminating ball milling there is minimal waste, reduced capital investment, decreased cleanup time, and less disposal water.

Environmental Compatibility

Our lead-free* stains (with the exception of some sphenes) are particularly suitable for lead-free glazes.
Stains using cadmium to achieve brilliant reds and oranges encapsulate the color crystals in zirconium silicate, creating inert inclusion pigments.

Enables Flexible Production

Without the need for ball mills, small batches can be easily prepared, and colors can be switched from to another quickly, enabling just-in-time production.

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Custom Formulations

We work closely with our customers to co-innovate and develop customized high-performing and economical coloring solutions based on application requirements and operational processing needs, including tailored formulations and formulation guides.