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Heavy Metal Compliance | Screen Printing | Precious Metals | Firing
Flat Glass including Automotive | Management | Glazes/Enamels
Decals | Organic/UV/Coatings | Digital Printing | Testing | Design

Glossary
Glossary of Glass and Ceramic Decorating Terminology (Fourth Edition)

Heavy Metal Compliance

April 1993
Leaching of Lead from Lead Crystal Glass
Arun K. Varshneya, Kevin P. Frederes

September/October 1993
Evaluation of Leachable Lead and Cadmium in Ceramicware and Externally Decorated Glass Tumblers
Francine Knight

November 1993
Evaluation of Leachable Lead and Cadmium in Ceramicware and Externally Decorated Glass Tumblers
Francine Knight

March 1995
3/4 inch non-decorated area does not satisfy lip & rim standard
Pete Cassebeer

April 1995
Cadmium training is critical to OSHA plant compliance
Pete Cassebeer

September/October 1999
Practical Effects of Heavy-metal Regulations on Tableware Retailers
Pamela J. Utz

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Screen Printing

June 1993
Preventing Moire...For Ceramic Decorator
Pete Cassebeer

July 1993
Reciprocal or Roll-On Application: Which is Better for You?
Robert A. Janco

August 1993
The Glass Printer’s Hidden Troublemaker
Ross Balfour

December 1993
A Model, Environmental Screen Wash-Up For Glass and Ceramic Printers
Pete Cassebeer

April 1998
Quality Control and Screen Making
Frank Basch

July 2001
Increasing Mesh Life
Chris Williamson

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Precious Metals

February 1994
Calculating Precious Metal Screen Printing Requirements
Dennis M. Newbury

November 1994
Success With Machine Banding Precious Metals
Dale E. Hoover

September/October 1995
Creating Special Effects With Precious Metals on Ceramics and Glass
Dennis Newbury

May 1996
Decoration Systems with Precious Metal Preparations
Gunter Landgraf

January 1997
Improvements in Microwave Resistant Gold Inks
Robert M. Kero

June 2000
Rheology Improvements in Precious Metal Inks
Robert M. Kero

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Firing

August 1994
Proportional, Integral & Derivative Controls For Thermal Process
Fred Davis

September/October 1994
PID Controls for Thermal Process
Fred Davis

June 1995
Ceramics 101 for the Decorator - Understanding Firing Related Problems
Pete Cassebeer

March 1997
Automatic Heat/Cool Temperature Control of an Annealing Lehr Improves Product Quality and Production Efficiencies
Russell W. Errett

July 2000
Determining the Overall Design of a Firing Cycle
Cameron Harmon, Jr.

April 2001
Kiln Connection
Ralph Ruark

December 2001
What to Avoid when Buying a Kiln
Ralph Ruark

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Flat Glass including Automotive

March 1994
Flat Glass Printing
Mike Young

February 1995
Lead Free Silver Pastes for Automotive Glass
H.J. Frischkorn

August 1995
Key Problems Related to Lead-Free Ceramic for Automotive Glass
Takashi Saimi

November 1995
Flat Glass Automation, Part I Automating isn’t “Automatic”
Mike Young

December 1995
Flat-Glass Automation, Part II Automated Drying/Curing: IR or UV?
Mike Young

August 1996
The influence of Firing and UV Curing Conditions on the Bonding Between Polyurethane Adhesive and Lead-Free Automotive Windshield Glass Enamels
Hasan Emlemdi and Daniel Sophiea

November 1996
Development of silicate-based ceramic paint for use on automotive glass
Prem T. Boaz

December 1996
Development of silicate-based ceramic paint for use on automotive glass
Prem T. Boaz

July 1998
Decorating Glass-Ceramic Cooktops with Ceramic Colors
Waldemar Weinberg

December 1998
Solder Alloys for Bonding to Silver Paste
Alan F. Carroll

April 1999
Flat Panel Screenprinting Automation
Dave Dorsen

February 2001
UV Vehicles for the Automotive and Flat Glass Industry
Howard Lindberg

March 2002
Flat Glass Decoration: Direct Application and Multiple Layering
Mitch Fox

April 2002
A Technique to Track Down the Root Cause of Pinhole/Void Paint Defects on Automotive Glass
Prem Boaz

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Management

June 1994
Case Study: An OSHA Inspection
Pete Cassebeer

December 1994
Planning for Disaster
Pete Cassebeer

January 1995
Part Two: Planning for Disaster, Being Prepared for the Worst
Pete Cassebeer

April 1997
Manufacturing Management; Preparing for the Future
Paul W. Larson

January 1998
Trust, Self-Direction, and the Visual Factory
Paul W. Larson

November 1999
Chinese Competition in the Promotional Products Market
Chris Gonzalez

March 2001
East Asian Ceramics “Return of the Tiger” Global Trends in Tableware Decoration
Andrew Mountford, Johson Matthey

October 2001
The Care and Handling of Lost Customers
Marjorie J. Cooper

August 2002
Overview of Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights
James A. Calderwood, Nisha Saxena

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Glazes/Enamels

February 1996
Observations from Development of Raw Glazes
I.F. Campbell

March 1996
Observations from Development of Raw Glazes
I.F. Campbell

February 1997
Glass Enamel Decorating Mediums
Dennis Smith

July 1997
A Synergistic Approach to Glaze Development
Joe Attridge

August 1997
Unleaded Onglaze Ceramic Colours
Paul Cartlidge

November 1998
Future Possibilities for Ceramic Colours
Philip Jackson

February 1999
Frit and Glaze Development
Nath A. Viswanath

February 2000
A Study of Crystallization in Bismuth Borosilicate Glass Enamels
Robert P. Blonski, Jessica Neumann

September 2002
The Making of a Once-Fired Matte Glaze for Chromium-Tin Pigments
Stan Sulewski

October 2002
Technical innovations: special effects for ceramics
Andrew Wood

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Decals

May 1994
Basic Quality Check for Decal Printing
Avelino Gonzalez

January 1996
Emissions from the Decal Firing Process
Martin Applebaum

June 1996
Printing Papers for Ceramic Heat Release Decals
Hans-Dieter Koenig

August 1998
Decal Technology Innovation Expands Opportunities for Decorators
John Dodson, Simon Clarke, Andrew Clare, Janet Tabbernor

May 1999
Heat-Release Decal Applications
Stephen R. Billy

June 1999
Thermal Transfer Printing of Ceramic Decals
Sally Alsop

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Organic/UV/Coatings

September/October 1996
The influence of Firing and UV Curing Conditions on the Bonding Between Polyurethane Adhesive and Lead-Free Automotive Windshield Glass Enamels
Hasan Emlemdi, Daniel Sophiea

March 1998
Types of Glass Containers and Surface Treatment Coatings
Larry Pulanco

June 1998
Lead Free Technology for Glass Tumbler Decoration
Joseph W. Ryan III

July 1999
Considerations in the Organic Decoration of Glass
David C. Kapp, Harry T. Evans

March 2000
Decorating Techniques for Treated Glass Containers
Larry Pulanco

October 2000
Ceramic Sublimation Problem Solving
Samir A. Shah

November 2000
Environmentally Friendly, Abrasion Resistant, Low Temperature Glass Coatings
Sandra Garby, James Neely

December 2000
Adhesion of Organic Decoration to Glass Surfaces
David C. Kapp

January 2001
Waterborne Polyurethane Resins for Glass Coatings
Ligia Martin, Randy Dearth, Sharon Feng, Dr. Beate Baumbach, Angela Kerznar

November 2001
Making a Better Living through Chemistry
Chris Williamson

June/July 2002
UV Protective Coatings for Glass Packaging
David C. Kapp

December 2002
Glass Decoration with UV Inks
Dave Miller

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Digital Printing

May 1997
Digital Printing - The Holy Grail of Ceramic Decoration?
Alun Thomas

February 1998
Ink Jet...an Exciting Alternative to Conventional Decorating Technologies
Dawn Hudock

October 1998
Rotogravure Printing of Ceramic Decals
Arnd Franz

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Testing

July 1995
Glass and Ceramic Surface Dynamics
Dennis Newbury

September/October 1997
Methods To Meet Current United States Regulations Regarding Heavy Metal Release from Decorated Glasses
Wayne J. Zitkus

November 1997
An Alternative Approach to Lead and Cadmium Testing
Adrian Allen

January 2000
Performance Testing of Tabletop Products
Diane Stevens

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Design

May 1998
The Past and Future State of the Design Process
David Walsh

August 1999
Design for Manufacture
Craig D. Smith

December 1999
Directions in Tableware Design & Decoration
Mark Kelly

April 2000
Photo-Tooling: Concept to Creation
Phil Shirley

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