 Al Keene, President of IMI Inc. introduced the event and welcomed everyone to warm and sunny Barcelona. Joint conference chairs were Debbie Thorp and Mike Willis. |
 Marco Boer, IT Strategies, kicked off the presentations with an overview of the markets and potential demand for ink jet presses, one of the new applications. |
 Don Allred, Eastman Kodak, gave an update on the Stream continuous ink jet technology, including more details of the printheads, which are now being introduced to the market. |
 Jim Larson, Xerox Corporation, talked about the new wave of phase change ink technology, with the ColorQube office printer product and how they will move into industrial printing. |
 John Kane, Sensient Technolgies, described the special requirements for aqueous ink jet inks for these new high-speed printing processes, and new colorant solutions. |
 Andy Thomas, Labels and Labelling magazine, focused on the requirements for label printing and how far ink jet has come in satisfying needs. |
 Berthold Giess, Linoprint, gave a detailed talk about the ink jet label presses they are developing, and the technical issues of achieving the highest quality. |
 Guy Newcombe, Tonejet, brought us up to date with this unique technology, future developments, and how it is being applied in the packaging industry. |
 Alan Hudd, Xennia Technology, introduced a new printing concept, using scanning printheads to print onto a continuous moving web for textile printing. |
 Martin Schoeppler, FujiFilm Dimatix, focused on technology for single pass printing, revealing more details of the Samba printhead technology. |
 Ramon Borrell, Xaar, described how new ways of driving their printheads can lead to speed increases of up to 300%, allowing the technology to penetrate much further into new markets |
 Yoon Sok Park, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, revealed a new piezo printhead technology Semjet specifically designed for printed electronics applications. |
 The audience listened to 21 speakers over 2 days give some excellent presentations on all aspects of ink jet technology and markets. |
 Networking is a key part of IMI conferences, and here the buffet lunch and wines are being enjoyed by all. |
 The networking continues at the evening receptions, with local beers, wines and cavas to wash down a wide range of delicious canapes. |
 Around 20 companies took advantage of the free exhibit space, including Sony who introduced a bubble jet printhead with steereable jets. |