UV Ink Jet Course
1.5 day course Euro 1,095
Monday 10th - Tuesday 11th November 2008

Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Spa, Lisbon, Portugal

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COURSE FOCUS
As ink jet printing continues to make technology advancements in product functionality, cost performance, print quality and color printing capabilities, the interest in utilization of UV-based ink jet systems is expanding rapidly. IMI's UV Ink Jet Course is designed to provide thorough coverage of basic UV chemistry, curing, issues critical to UV-based ink jet systems implementation and how UV technology has been implemented in current products and applications.

While UV inks provide instant drying; enable a wide choice of substrates; result in good end use properties (adhesion, durability, flexibility, etc.) and enable good printhead reliability - potential users must understand basic UV chemistry; UV ink components; ink formulation issues; hardware development criteria, health & safety issues, etc. to effectively and successfully implement UV ink jet systems.

As UV ink jet printing continues to expand; IMI's UV Ink Jet Course provides a unique opportunity to obtain information and insights critical to UV ink jet printing technology implementation in ever growing market and application sectors.

COURSE PROGRAMME
Monday November 10th, 2008

12:00 noon - 2:00 pm            Registration

2:00 pm                        Opening session

WELCOME
Alvin G. Keene, President, Information Management Institute, Inc., Carrabassett Valley, Maine, USA

UV Curing Chemistry

Course Session Leader:
Ian Hutchinson, Market Development Manager, Sartomer Europe, Paris, France

• Basics Of UV Curing Chemistry
- Safety & Handling Issues
- Mechanisms Of UV Photopolymerization
- Advantages Of UV Curing Ink Jet Systems
• UV Chemistry For Ink Jet Systems
- Monomers
- Oligomers
- Photoinitiators
• Models Of UV Ink Jet Systems
- Adhesion
- Cure
- Pigment Dispersion

6:00 pm                       Adjournment

6:00 - 7:00 pm            Reception

Tuesday 11th November, 2008

9:00 am

UV Curing

Course Session Leader:
Dr. Nick Campbell, Project Manager, Inca Digital Printers, Cambridge, UK

• Curing Technologies: Operation & Differences
- Mercury Arc
- Xenon Discharge
- Fluorescent Lamps
- Excimer Lamps
- Lasers
- Microwave
- LED's (UV & Visible)
- Electron Beam
• Challenges With UV Curing Equipment On Ink Jet Printing Machines
• Methods For Dealing With Heat From UV Lamp Heads
• Oxygen Inhibition & Inerting
• Requirements For High Speed, Single Pass Applications
• Examples Of Bulbs, Reflectors, Lamp Heads, Shutters, Etc.

1:00 - 2:00 pm            Lunch

UV Product Implementation & Applications

Course Session Leader:
Dr. Tim Phillips, Technical Sales Manager, Xennia Technology Limited, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK

• Understanding Ink Jet Printing Process For UV Curable Materials
• UV Ink Formulation Challenges & Role Of Substrate
- Controlling Dot Quality At Speed
- Pigment Dispersions
- Ink Jet Properties
- Current Limitations
• UV Ink Jet Hardware Configurations
- Review Of Suitable Printheads
- Integration Issues
- System Reliability
- Current Integrators
• Commercial UV Ink Jet Systems: Implementation, Performance & Applications
• UV Ink Jet Applications: Requirements, Opportunities & Challenges
- Commercial Printing
- Electronics
- Product Decoration
- Coatings
- Manufacturing
- Others
• Future Trends In UV Ink Jet

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:00 pm                        Adjournment