Industrial Inkjet
System Design Course
February 10-11, 2020
DoubleTree by Hilton Phoenix-Tempe,
Tempe (Phoenix), Arizona USA
Course Focus
IMI’s Industrial Inkjet System Design Course provides an essential grounding in inkjet technologies and the possibilities for the use of inkjet in industrial applications. The course then progresses with a step-by-step proven process to help research, development, product management, and executive personnel understand how inkjet can be a beneficial process in a multi-step manufacturing line; connecting the dots between an initial idea, to feasibility studies, to development engineering, system design, and ultimately to production line implementation.
Inkjet has the potential to be used in a vast variety of markets and applications, in the industrial manufacturing space including 3D printing, direct-to-shape, automotive, aerospace, biotechnology, electronics, consumer goods, medical, pharmaceutical, textile as well as numerous other applications. This Industrial Inkjet System Design Course will explore how to set up a successful development program to assess, develop and implement an inkjet system for a specific end use. Factors including process, flow, speed, substrate, print quality, ink type, pre and post print necessities, curing and user interfaces are just a few examples of the covered considerations that are pertinent to an industrial inkjet system design.
Since there are, commonly, no off-the-shelf print systems that a manufacturing company can simply review and buy, it is up to users to decide for themselves whether inkjet technology is a fit for them technically, economically, and for process productivity. It is also up to them to specify, build, test, and implement a system. Thus, it is highly important to have a preliminary understanding of inkjet and an ability to ask the right questions when creating an industrial system design as well as understanding the challenges of using inkjet in a manufacturing environment.
The future possibilities of inkjet technology are expansive, and exciting! IMI’s Industrial Ink Jet System Design Course, led by Dr. Rich Baker, President of Integrity Ink Jet Integration provides guidance and practical experience to people considering using inkjet as an industrial manufacturing process.
Industrial Ink Jet System Design Course Outline
Monday, February 10, 2020
1:00 pm Registration
1:30 pm Opening Session
Welcome & Introductions
Alvin G. Keene, President, Information Management Institute, Inc., Carrabassett Valley, Maine, USA
Course Leader:
Dr. Rich Baker, President, Integrity Industrial Ink Jet Integration, Lebanon, New Hampshire
What is inkjet? Technologies, how it works, limitations
Inkjet technology fundamentals
Nuances of printhead designs
Comparing specifications
Attractiveness of inkjet
Inkjet traits that are unique
How they can be useful in various industrial manufacturing processes
6:00 pm Networking Reception
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
8:00 am Session 2
Setting up a development program: Feasibility, development, optimization, implementation, improvement
Selecting the team (Roles & responsibilities)
Setting expectations
Utilizing outside experience
Phasing the program
Costs & typical challenges
Inkjet application challenges & solutions (Or at least approaches….and when to give up!)
Inks & process
Drive electronics & data paths
Color RIPs & image quality
Mechanical tolerances and error budgets
Mitigating image defects
Increasing uptime & system availability
12:00 Noon Networking Lunch
1:00 pm Session 3
Example test cases
How specific challenges were identified, addressed and overcome
Emerging applications
A look at where the inkjet industry is going:
3D printing/additive
Functional materials
Labels
Packaging
Pharmaceuticals
Printed Electronics
Textiles
& more!
Developing a system design strategy
Open discussion of participants’ potential applications
4:00 pm Adjournment
COURSE LEADER
Dr. Rich Baker, President, Integrity Industrial Ink Jet Integration, West Lebanon, New Hampshire
Dr. Rich Baker is President of Integrity Industrial Ink Jet Integration, a company that designs and fabricates bespoke industrial ink jet print systems for end user production lines. Integrity has built print systems for numerous companies. Systems range from printing onto individual flat products to contoured direct to shape surfaces to web-based products, and covers applications including, high speed labels, food decoration, functional electronics, pharmaceutical & biotech deposition, window fashions, displays & touch screens and industrial 3D manufacturing. Integrity is printhead and ink agnostic, and integrates with technologies from all the major printhead and inks companies.
Prior to founding Integrity, Rich worked at FUJIFILM Dimatix for 14 years. As Director of Business Development at FUJIFILM Dimatix, he was responsible for fostering relationships between world leading ink companies, OEM systems integrators and end user customers, as well as founding and managing their Systems Integrations Group.
Before FUJIFILM Dimatix, Rich held the position of Chemical Products Manager at Markem-Image, where he was responsible for developing a wide variety of inkjet inks, including hot melt.
Rich has a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts.
Complimentary Display Space
Printer and other product demonstrations/displays by Inkjet Innovation Academy registrants are encouraged. IMI will cooperate with all interested parties to provide appropriate space so products can be displayed and demonstrated during the course breaks. There is no charge in addition to the course registration fee to have a display table. Interested companies can reserve a display space on the online registration form or contacting IMI President Al Keene al@imiconf.com with any questions or special requirements.
I.T. Strategies Market Report
All delegates will receive a free copy of the annual Digital Printing Market Report by IT Strategies. Generated from their worldwide digital printing industry model, it provides an ongoing source of market information based on primary research.
IMI Industrial Inkjet
System Design Course
February 10-11, 2020
DoubleTree by Hilton Phoenix-Tempe,
Tempe (Phoenix), Arizona USA
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