Inkjet Technology for Industrial Print
September 6, 2019
Embassy Suites Chicago – Lombard/Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
Course Focus
It’s hard not to notice that the world is going digital, and that inkjet’s current growth is being driven by manufacturing or “industrial print” applications. Leading market forecaster IT Strategies has the industrial print market vendor revenues (hardware & consumables) growing to $10B in 2020 - yielding over $40B of retail revenue to print providers for the printed output. This includes applications such as décor, product and surface decoration, deposition and incorporation of functional materials into products, complex multi-process 3D product manufacturing applications, security, packaging, and labeling.
The key to successful entry and participation in the industrial inkjet arena is a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of inkjet technologies and how they enable successful industrial inkjet applications. IMI’s Inkjet Technology for Industrial Print Course covers the inkjet system, its components plus the issues and coming developments that will shape the future of inkjet.
Whether you are an inkjet industry supplier or in any current or future end use industry, whether you are already deeply involved in industrial print or you plan to be in the future: IMI’s Inkjet Technology for Industrial Print Course provides an understanding of and an ability to recognize what is possible in the near term; the limits of current technologies; and insights into the breakthroughs necessary to achieve ultimate success. Led by recognized inkjet industry expert Dr. Alan L. Hudd, Director & Founder of Alchemie Technology (and co-presenter for IMI’s popular Inkjet Academy) this course will give your understanding of the industrial inkjet industry an expert start or a timely update.
This course is being held immediately following IMI's Inkjet Age of Materials Conference 2019 on September 6, 2019.
Inkjet Technology for Industrial Print Course
Course Outline
Friday, September 6, 2019
8:00 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. Course Session Begins
Introduction & course overview
The inkjet system: How components work & roles they play
Printheads: Types, operation principles, design parameters, etc.
Drive electronics & data management
Ink management system
Ancillary technologies: Substrate/material handling, motion control, finishing, etc.
Inkjet inks
Ink types: aqueous, solvent, oil, phase change & UV cure
Understanding the inkjet printing process
Inkjet ink design & formulation
Dyes, pigments, & specialty additives
Drop formation
Substrate interactions
Drying & curing
Properties influencing piezo inkjet ink performance
Testing an ink for reliability: methods & characterization
Establishing suitability for applications
Print quality
Establishing requirements
Factors affecting print quality
Printhead-ink-substrate
Greyscale methods
Drop detection
Banding, single pass issues
Drying & curing effects
Why inkjet?
Versatility & customization: On-demand digital proposition
Materials, energy, & time savings = improved ROI
Print plus deposition, coating, additive manufacturing & other unique applications
Incorporation into existing production environments
Marketing advantages
Brand identity
Inkjet as a disruptive technology
12:00 Noon Networking Luncheon
1:00 p.m. Course Reconvenes
Major industrial inkjet applications – Status, challenges & expectations
Architectural: Glass, wall coverings, etc.
3D printing/additive manufacturing
Flooring: ceramic tiles, laminates, wood, etc.
Packaging: Containers (cans/bottles/ect.), corrugated, Flexible,
Printed electronics
Product decoration
Textiles
Materials advancements fostering new industrial print applications
Anisotropy, flakes
Bioengineering materials (Cells, tissue, organs, etc.)
Composites
Food grade inks/fluids
Functional fluids: reactive, electrical properties, biofunctional, etc.
Drugs/pharmaceuticals
Graphene & 2D materials
Metals
Powders & dispersions
Competitive & available application techniques
Driven by societal transition to digital
Inkjet
3D printing/additive manufacturing techniques
Digital dispensing
Hybrid approaches
Developing your digital implementation roadmap
What can be expected in the next few & ten years?
4:00 p.m. Course Adjournment
Inkjet Technology for Industrial Print Course Leader
Dr. Alan L. Hudd, Director and Founder, Alchemie Technology, Cambridge, UK
Dr. Hudd is Director and Founder of Alchemie Technology Ltd. Alchemie is an independent contract development and consultancy company to the industrial inkjet industry. Alchemie is also developing and commercialising a range of novel printhead technologies through its joint venture company, Jetronica. Jetronica specialises in supplying solutions to selectively pattern liquids and powders capable of using a wide range of chemistries from graphene through textile pre-treatments and 3D printing of metal powders to drugs for implantable drug devices.
Dr. Hudd was the Founder and Managing Director of Xennia Technology from 1996 to 2012. During this period, he built Xennia to become a world leading Inkjet developer and solutions provider to industrial inkjet markets.
Dr. Hudd is credited with being one of the pioneers to successfully inkjet print UV curable materials. In one case, high aspect ratio UV curable printing was achieved to create fine 3D tooling for the use of injection moulding. A number of other projects followed that have sown the seeds for many current UV cure applications.
Dr. Hudd is a frequent speaker at inkjet industry events worldwide and is co-presenter of The Inkjet Academy which has been attended by over 3,000 participants in the US, China, Europe, Japan, and India.
Dr. Hudd graduated with B.Sc. Honours degree in Chemistry and Physics, M.Sc and Ph.D research degree in Polymer Chemistry from Manchester University
Inkjet Innovation Academy Sponsorships
IMI is excited to announce a sponsorship opportunity for industrial industry suppliers to position themselves “front and center” before a key group of inkjet and industrial print developers working across key application areas - PLUS distributing their message to the IMI global database of over 20,000 relevant contacts.
Our goal is to develop a “community” focused on the Inkjet Innovation Academy program course and Sponsors to generate excitement about industrial print technologies and applications developments - benefiting all inkjet industry participants and end users.
For additional information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Al Keene al@imiconf.com
Complimentary Display Space
Product demonstrations and displays by Inkjet Innovation Academy attendees are encouraged. IMI will cooperate with all interested parties to provide appropriate space so products can be displayed and demonstrated during the Inkjet Innovation Academy breaks & receptions. There is no charge in addition to the course registration fee to have a display table. Interested companies should contact IMI President Al Keene al@imiconf.com to ensure that proper arrangements are made for product displays and demonstrations.
You can also reserve your display space and Suppliers’ Forum presentation slot by registering online and checking off the appropriate boxes indicating your participation.
I.T. Strategies Market Report
All participants will receive a free copy I.T. Strategies latest annual Market Report, The Numbers 2019 “Production & Industrial Print Global Statistical Summary.” Commissioned by IMI and generated from I.T. Strategies’ worldwide digital printing industry model, it provides an ongoing source of market information based on a consistent methodology and reporting structure.
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Inkjet Technology for Industrial Print
September 6, 2019
Embassy Suites Chicago – Lombard/Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
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