Inkjet Summer School 2024
1 - 5 July 2024
Novotel Gent Centrum Hotel, Ghent, Belgium
The week at a glance
The IMI Europe Inkjet Summer School is the ideal way to learn more about inkjet technology, with the introductory Inkjet Academy course as well as advanced courses on inks, printheads and applications.
A summary of each of the courses is shown below - click on the links to find out more. Discounts are available for attending more than one course, or if your company sends more than one person to the event - see the registration page for details.
BOAT TRIP
All attendees to the Inkjet Summer School are invited to a free guided boat tour around the beautiful medieval city of Ghent, including refreshments. The trip will be at 18.00 on Tuesday 2 July 2024.
Course Summaries
Inkjet Academy
Theory of Inkjet Technology
Mon 1 - Tue 2 July 2024
The Inkjet Academy is the ideal introduction to inkjet technology, giving your understanding of the industry an expert start. The course is presented by Dr Mark Bale of DoDxAct and Dr Tim Phillips of Catenary Solutions/IMI Europe.
Fluid Dynamics & Acoustics
HOW INKJET PRINTING REALLY WORKS
Mon 1 - Tue 2 July 2024
This in-depth course couples the characteristics of droplet formation, landing and spreading to the acoustic and fluidic behaviour in the printhead. The course leader is Prof Dr Frits Dijksman, University of Twente, Netherlands.
Selecting & Driving Printheads
DRIVE ELECTRONICS AND WAVEFORMS
Wed 3 - Thu 4 AM July 2024
Presented by experts from Meteor Inkjet, this course covers everything you need to know about the hardware and software required for driving printheads, including printhead selection, screening algorithms, drive electronics and waveform optimisation.
INKJET INK MANUFACTURING
MANUFACTURING INKS FOR PERFORMANCE & RELIABILITY
Wed 3 - Thu 4 AM July 2024
This course covers inkjet ink design for manufacture, testing and reliability, scale-up for manufacture and manufacturing itself. It also covers ink plant design, required equipment, quality control and commercial considerations. Course leaders are Dr Chris Nicholas of Smart Chemistry and Dr Tim Phillips of Catenary Solutions.
Jetting Functional Fluids
RHEOLOGY, DEPOSITION, PROCESS & DEVELOPMENT
Thu 4 PM - Fri 5 July 2024
This course shows you how to develop an inkjet functional printing application, including printhead selection, formulating an ink with functional materials and jetting functional fluids onto a substrate. The course is led by Dr Neil Chilton & Dr Clare Conboy of Printed Electronics Ltd.
Inkjet Inks: Materials & ApPlications
Inks & Materials for Digital Applications
Thu 4 PM - Fri 5 July 2024
The course gives an overview of the different ink platform technologies in use today, with an emphasis on practical aspects of materials selection and optimisation for the low viscosity requirement of inkjet printing. Key issues surrounding the integration of inkjet ink technology into industrial printing within a production environment will also be considered. The course is led by inkjet ink expert Dr Mark Bale.