Abstract
 Digital
ink-jet glass printer for printing flat glass boards with glass based
ink is disclosed, comprising; (a) horizontal support for a glass board
to be printed; (b) at least one digital ink-jet printing head moveable
from above the area of a glass board supported by the horizontal
support by means of a respective moving mechanism, the printing head is
capable of moving above the glass board and injecting glass based ink
according to positioning and injecting commands received from a
computer or controller; (c) ink supply system in liquid
communication with the at least one printing head.Method for
printing flat glass boards with glass based ink, is also disclosed,
comprising; (a) providing a computer memory with image to be printed;
(b) positioning a glass plate to be printed underneath at least one
digital ink-jet printing head capable of receiving from the computer
and accordingly executing ink jetting commands and positioning
commands; (c) providing the at least one printing head with jetting and
positioning commands corresponding to the image to be printed; (d)
supplying to the printing head glass based ink in a substantially
unified heterogenic suspension in quantities sufficient for printing
the image; (e) drying or curing the image until a primary fixation is
achieved sufficient for safely conveying the printed glass plate to
completing the ink fixation in a furnace.
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