With the IMI Europe Inkjet Ink Development Conference taking place on 13-14 April, 2016, WTiN’s Tansy Fall caught up with IMI’s Dr Tim Phillips to discuss the conference and also take a closer look at the progress of the digital textile printing industry, with a particular focus on inks.
Confused about the meaning of some inkjet technical terms? Can't remember the difference between kogation and agglomeration? Or dwell versus decap? Our glossary of inkjet terms should help.
Dr Maiju Pöysti of Biolin Scientific explains how surface tension measurements are performed, and how the specific conditions for inkjet printing lead to additional complications in surface contact angle measurement.
Dr Kai Bär of Adphos reviews the key part that the ink drying process has on print performance, including the impact on adhesion on the substrate, penetration into the substrate, rub resistance and print quality.