Inkjet Ink Characterisation Practical Course

Viscosity, dispersions, jetting & surfaces

15-18 April 2024

Meteor Inkjet Laboratory, Harston, Cambridge, UK

COURSE FOCUS

Development of high quality inks and fluids for inkjet applications requires state-of-the-art characterisation equipment and techniques. From fundamental ink properties such as viscosity and surface tension, which have a crucial impact on jetting performance, through analysis of particulates dispersed within the ink, understanding these properties is key to getting the best out of an ink development project. In addition, it is vital to understand how the developed ink actually behaves, both on ejection from the printhead and when landing onto the substrate of choice.

The Inkjet Ink Characterisation Practical course gives an excellent hands-on introduction to these essential areas of study, presented by industry experts from leading suppliers in the field. The course will give you the basic foundations as well as a more detailed understanding of the vital equipment and techniques, while allowing you to understand how the key characterisation equipment works and see it in action.

The course also allows you to bring your own ink samples and get the resident experts to help you with particular characterisation problems you may be having.

COURSE LEADERS

Matthew Pullen, Product Manager – Drop Watching Solutions
Meteor Inkjet, UK

Matt is a veteran of the inkjet industry with more than 15 years’ experience in a wide array of digital print applications including optoelectronics, additive manufacturing, ceramics, labels and packaging.  His work has included formulation and process development for inks and coatings, process scale-up and printhead waveform development.  In 2017, Matt joined Meteor to work on pre-sales technical engagement and customer support.  He now manages Meteor’s DropWatcher and Waveform Development efforts with a keen interest in accelerating OEM time from lab to fab. Prior to Meteor Inkjet, Matt worked for Xaar, Solar Press, Cambridge Display Technology, Plasmon and Huntsman in a variety of technical and customer-facing roles.  He is a chemist by training and holds a Six Sigma Green Belt. 

Dr Tri Tuladhar, Principal Consultant
TriJet, UK

Tri Tuladhar studied Chemical Engineering from RMIT, Australia and received a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge, UK. He has over 20 years’ experience in R&D in academia and industry in several scientific fields. Since 2005, he has focussed on complex rheology of inkjet printing ink and developed novel techniques to link fluid rheology to jetting behaviour. He heads Trijet Limited, a consulting firm specialising in all aspects of inkjet printing, speciality paints and enamels for glass processing, and providing bespoke solutions in formulations, optimisations of inkjet inks and paints, complex rheological characterisations, jetting optimisation and developing customised rheological and visualisation tools for such applications.

Kyle Aldridge, Technical Sales Representative UK & Ireland
KRÜSS, UK

Kyle Aldridge has a previous background in X-ray Crystallography and Raman Spectroscopy and now supports KRÜSS customers in the UK in regards to their surface science needs. Kyle joined KRÜSS in 2021 as a Technical Sales Representative and is the first point of contact in the UK for anyone wishing to discuss KRÜSS products or applications.

Dr Mike Kaszuba, Technical Support Manager
Malvern Panalytical, UK

Mike has a PhD from The Polytechnic of Wales where he studied the physical biochemistry of liposomes using NMR techniques. He followed this with Postdoctoral research into liposomal drug delivery at the University of Manchester.  In 1996 Mike joined Malvern Panalytical, as a Product Technical Specialist for the Zetasizer range of instruments providing applications and technical support to our Zetasizer users. In 2010 Mike was appointed Technical Support Manager responsible for the Product Technical Specialist (PTS) group based in the UK and France. The PTS group provides applications and technical support for end users of the various products Malvern Panalytical manufacture. 

Dr Hannah Buckland, Applications Specialist
Malvern Panalytical, UK

Hannah has a PhD in Geology from the University of Bristol where she researched the processes that form and disperse micron-sized ash particles during explosive volcanic eruptions. Hannah joined Malvern Panalytical in December 2023 as an Applications Specialist where she has since applied her expertise in particle size analysis to a wide range of applications including the characterization of inks and emulsions. In her role, Hannah works with the Mastersizer and Zetasizer range providing pre-sales sample analysis, demonstrations, customer training and technical support.

Dr Shona Marsh, Application & Product Marketing Manager Rheology
Netzsch, UK

Dr Marsh is the Applications and Product Marketing Manager for Rheology at NETZSCH, based in the UK. She has had more than 10 years’ experience working with rheometry, thermal analysis and other analytical techniques having completed a PhD in Polymer Science investigating the miscibility of biodegradable polymers. Previously, as a technical specialist in rheometry, Shona has been providing international support to customers with her extensive experience in a variety of industries, including the measurements of foods, pharmaceuticals, polymers, inks, paints, coatings, emulsions, asphalt and bitumen. In 2018 Shona was invited to become a council member of the British Society of Rheology.

Find out more about the presenting companies:

Meteor Inkjet

TriJet

KRÜSS

Malvern Panalytical

Netzsch