Inkjet Academy

Theory of Inkjet Technology

Monday 27 - Tuesday 28 January 2020

Hotel Ilunion Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain

Course Focus

Understanding the basics is essential to any industry’s development. The Inkjet Academy one-and-a-half day course covers the theory behind the many types of inkjet technology used today and aims to give your understanding of the industry an expert start.

The course will show you how printheads work, the materials used in their fabrication and the theory of their operation. You will also learn how inks are formulated and used, as well as about ink supply and support systems. The course examines how drops are formed, travel and behave on the substrate surface. Fundamental aspects of printer operation such as nozzle maintenance and print quality are also covered.

Presented by Dr Simon Kew and Dr Alan Hudd of Alchemie Technology, the course assumes a basic scientific knowledge and is designed to provide useful background information for anyone entering the inkjet industry, seeking an update on today’s technology or looking for further fields of development.

COURSE OUTLINE

Monday 27 january 2020

12:30 – 13:30 Registration

13:30 Course begins

Introduction to Inkjet

  • Course overview

  • Types of inkjet technology

  • Drop on demand technologies

  • Thermal and piezo inkjet

  • Ink technologies: aqueous, solvent oil, phase change and UV cure

  • Materials and ink formulations

  • Evolution of inkjet markets

  • Desktop and Industrial markets

  • Inkjet patents

Industrial Inkjet Printheads

  • Continuous inkjet

  • Summary of current piezo printheads

  • Properties and key features

  • Drop ejection frequency, crosstalk, reliability and life issues

  • Choosing a printhead starting from the application performance

  • Printhead trends such as Si-MEMS/TFH

Inkjet Inks

  • Inkjet ink design

  • Understanding the inkjet printing process

  • Reliability

  • Drop formation

  • Properties influencing piezo inkjet ink performance

  • Testing an ink for reliability: methods & characterisation

  • Materials and dispersion theory

17:30 Session ends

17:30 - 18:30 Reception

Join us for beers, wines and good company!

Tuesday 28 january 2020

08:30 Session begins

Creating a reliable industrial inkjet system

  • Integration issues

  • System design

  • Ink supply

  • Nozzle maintenance

  • Drop break-off and placement accuracy

  • Drop impact and spread

  • Mist control

  • Factors affecting print quality

  • Printhead-ink-substrate

  • Greyscale methods

  • Drop detection

  • Banding, single pass issues

  • Drying effects

  • Missing nozzle detection

  • Missing nozzle compensation

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 Session begins

Industrial inkjet markets

  • The digital proposition and benefits

  • Industrial inkjet business model

  • Infrastructure barriers to entry

  • The inkjet successes

  • The numbers

  • Future “stars”

Challenges to create a successful industrial inkjet solution

  • Textiles

  • Packaging and labelling

  • 3D printing

  • Decorative surfaces

  • Coatings

  • Life sciences

  • Electronics

  • “Additive” manufacturing processes

Emerging Technologies

  • Kodak Stream

  • Memjet

  • HP PageWide technology

  • Landa Nanography

  • Lead-free piezo

  • Speed & resolution trends

17:30 Course ends

COURSE LEADERS

Dr Alan Hudd, Chairman
Alchemie Technology, UK

Dr Hudd is Chairman of Alchemie Technology Ltd. Alchemie supplies products and solutions for a wide range of digital dispensing applications ranging from industrial coatings to textiles. Prior to forming Alchemie Alan was the Founder and Managing Director of Xennia Technology, an industrial inkjet integrator, from 1996 to 2012. Alan has published multiple papers in the field of inkjet and holds a PhD research degree in Polymer Chemistry from Manchester University.

Dr Simon Kew, Managing Director
Alchemie Technology, UK

Dr Kew leads Technology and Business Development at Alchemie Technology. He has over 15 years of experience in new product and process innovation applied to chemistry-enabled products. Working across industries including consumer goods, foodstuffs, chemical and pharmaceutical sectors, he has been responsible for delivering new products and process innovation programmes worldwide. He specialises in the delivery of innovation using digital manufacturing technologies including inkjet printing and additive manufacturing technologies. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering.

Search our website