Inkjet Technology for Décor Printing

An introduction to a powerful technique

Wednesday 1 September 2021

Munich, Germany

Course Focus

Inkjet technology has great promise as an enabler for digital décor printing. Digital printing allows manufacturers to produce designs on demand, reducing time to market and printed stock while allowing much greater design flexibility and range. However, the technology meets significant challenges in décor printing, including ink costs and printer availability, speed and reliability, as well as issues with colour management and metamerism. This course aims to introduce all of the key technology areas, explaining the challenges and addressing the solutions being developed by the industry.

Presented by Tim Phillips of IMI Europe and Catenary Solutions, with contributions from Frank de Jonge, Adphos, and Oliver Guth, ColorGATE, the course is designed to bring members of the decorative surface community up to speed on the potential and challenges of using inkjet technology for décor printing.

COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE LEADER

Dr Tim Phillips, Managing Director
Catenary Solutions / IMI Europe, UK

Tim Phillips has extensive experience in challenging inkjet integration projects, spending eight years working at Xennia Technology Ltd, the leading inkjet solutions company that was acquired by Sensient in 2015. This involved working with a wide range of companies developing technology for new applications including textiles, ceramics, packaging, décor and functional material deposition for printed electronics and biomedical uses. Tim founded Catenary Solutions in 2015 to bring this knowledge of digital solution development and marketing to a wider audience. Tim has also presented IMI Europe courses in the past including the Inkjet Academy, Inkjet Ink Manufacturing & Digital Textile Printing courses.

Frank de Jonge, Sales Director
adphos

Frank started selling new, recycled and compatible ink- and toner cartridges, typewriter- and thermal-transfer-ribbons to retailers, office supplies dealers, VARs and distributors. He worked at Sensient for many years, selling inks to a broad number of challenging and exiting inkjet applications from desktop to industrial scale. With Armor Industrial inks his role was to manage development and production of inks for industrial printing applications. More recently he has been working on business development of the highly efficient dryers from Adphos, ensuring reliable evaporation of water and solvents from any printing and coating application.

Oliver Güth,Sales Manager Décor Printing
ColorGATE

Oliver started his career at Caddon Printing and Imaging, working there for many years and becoming a senior consultant in colour management. He also worked at Impress Surfaces for several years in a variety of roles across colour management for décor printing applications. More recently he became Sales Manager for Décor Printing at ColorGATE.