Industrial Inkjet System Design Course - June 19, 2018

Industrial inkjet system design and implementation requires a solid grounding in inkjet technologies and understanding of their potential usage in industrial & manufacturing applications.  This course provides that and then progresses with a step-by-step proven process to help Engineers, Managers and Directors 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, to system design, and ultimately, to production line implementation.

Functional Materials Deposition Course - June 19, 2018

The utilization of functional materials (materials that possess native properties and perform specific functions) provide the key to many industrial print applications which go beyond decoration and production of structural materials (including functional materials such as graphene, 2D materials, metals, drugs, electronic materials, composites, etc.). The requirements, challenges and application performance of digital deposition techniques (including 3D printing, additive manufacturing, inkjet, digital dispensing, hybrid approaches, etc.) will be presented. This 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.

Inkjet Surfaces & Products Decoration Course - June 20, 2018

Regardless of the products being decorated and personalized (packaging, glass, textiles, footware, flooring, home décor, containers, etc.); basic surface parameters, ink properties, drying/curing, print quality/durability, product handling, data handling, workflows, etc. must be evaluated and optimized for each application. This course will discuss these crucial system aspects as well as the successes and challenges of inkjet in the diverse product decoration landscape.

Applying “Real Life” Industrial Print Lessons Course - June 21, 2018

For any industrial print system, software is fundamental as the printed image/pattern/materials are defined by data, rather than by a physical object like a roller or screen. Inkjet printing software accepts design image files as its input and needs to transform this into data understood by the printheads as an instruction either to fire, or not to fire, a nozzle actuator at a given time. This complex task requires image handling, color management and ink system management to ensure consistency, especially for advanced decorative and functional materials applications. Printing software also needs to split the data into suitable channels directed to each printhead in the system. This requires handling extremely high data rates to drive today's high resolution, high speed printheads, especially in single pass printing applications with multiple colors and large image sizes. This course provides an in-depth overview of the fundamental aspects of industrial applications and software functions necessary for successful implementation.

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8:00 a.m.                      Registration