Inkjet Ink Characterisation Practical Course
Viscosity, dispersions, jetting & surfaces
17-20 April 2023
Meteor Inkjet Laboratory, Harston, Cambridge, UK
During the course you will be getting hands on experience with the following instruments:
DropWatcher - printhead data measurement to characterise and optimise a material’s jetting performance
DB400 - valuation of jetting fluids, DOD Piezo printheads, and process development.
Integrated with the DropWatcher above, DB400 conveyor enables fast and accurate assessments for optimisation and process development of jetting fluids and inks, in piezo inkjet printheads.
Mastersizer - laser diffraction particle size analyzer delivering rapid, accurate particle size distributions for both wet and dry dispersions.
Zetasizer - measure particle and molecular size from less than a nanometer to several microns using dynamic light scattering; zeta potential and electrophoretic mobility using electrophoretic light scattering; and molecular weight using static light scattering.
Bubble Pressure Tensiometer (BPT Mobile) – checks the cleaner or wetting agent content in a bath.
Mobile Surface Analyzer (MSA) – measures surface free energy with two liquids.
Ayríís - QC checks of wettability. The 3D Contact Angle of water is measured and auto-validated with a simple passed/failed message using preset quality limits.
TriPAV - high frequency rheometer TriPAV is a squeeze-flow rheometer where a small quantity of fluid is held between two flat plates and one of the plates is oscillated by a piezo actuator.
Trimaster - high speed filament stretching device which can be used for both extensional viscosity and filament break-up behaviour for low viscosity fluid.
Kinexus Prime - rheological testing for dispersions and other complex fluids and soft solids