| Ink Jet Academy - Theory of Ink Jet Technology | |
| Course - GBP 795, Euro 995 | |
| Tuesday 8th - Wednesday 9th July, 2008 Imperial College, London, England |
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| COURSE FOCUS | |
| The Ink Jet Academy provides a programme and format to get an expert start in the ink jet industry, to get an update or to open up new ink jet fields. Understanding the fundamentals is a prerequisite to any development. The Ink Jet Academy offers a one and one-half day course covering the basic theory of all the diverse types of ink jet technology in use today. Learn how the printheads work, what materials are used in their fabrication and the theory of operation. Learn about inks and media, how they are formulated and the supply and support systems. This course assumes a basic scientific knowledge and will provide a useful background to anyone entering the ink jet industry or seeking an efficient update of ink jet technology. |
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| COURSE LEADERS | |
| Mike Willis, Managing Director Pivotal Resources Limited Cambridge, England Mr. Willis founded Pivotal Resources, a consultancy in the digital printing industry, in 1995. He has experience in a wide range of technologies and markets including drop-on-demand and continuous ink jet printing, electro-photographic technology, greyscale and colour reproduction methods and light sensitive materials. Prior to founding Pivotal Resources, Mike was Director of Electronic Printing at Meta Generics. He was a founder member of Xaar - a spin-off company from Cambridge Consultants where he spent ten years working in a number of roles, culminating as Group Leader of Non-Impact Printing. Before that, he spent six years at Gestetner developing photocopiers. Mr. Willis graduated from the Polytechnic of Central London with an honours degree in Photographic Sciences. |
Dr Alan L Hudd, CEO Xennia Technology Limited Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England In 1996, Dr. Hudd founded Xennia Technology; the world’s first independent contract ink jet technology house dedicated to the industrial and office inkjet industries. Since then, Dr. Hudd has grown Xennia into a leading player in the rapidly emerging market for industrial inkjet technologies. Under Dr. Hudd, Xennia has developed a unique set of inkjet chemistry, engineering and problem solving capabilities that has resulted in a number of important technology innovations, especially in the field of inkjet dispensing of difficult materials. Xennia is the world’s leading chemistry driven industrial inkjet integrator. Xennia provides a complete contract R&D service to support the development of a new application. Xennia supplies printers and inks for production line solutions to OEM’s and end-users across a range of industrial applications. Xennia is part of the Royal Tencate Group. |
| Course outline | |
| Tuesday 8th July 2008 10:00 - 11:00 am Registration 11:00 am Course begins INTRODUCTION • Course overview • Types of ink jet technology • Brief history • Drop on demand technologies • Thermal & piezo ink jet • State of the art • Office & SOHO markets & applications INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS • Evolution of industrial ink jet printing • Technology advances • Printheads & printers • Ink technologies • Current status & emerging applications 1:00 - 2:00 pm Lunch INK TECHNOLOGY • Understanding the ink jet printing process • Designing an ink jet ink - Piezo drop on demand - Continuous ink jet - Thermal ink jet • Properties influencing ink jet performance • Typical performance issues • Diagnosing typical ink problems • Ink types: solvent, aqueous & UV cure • Testing an ink for reliability: Methods & characterization DOD PRINTHEAD DESIGNS AND VENDORS • Thermal ink jet • Piezo ink jet - Piston mode designs - Roof mode actuators - Stacked piezo technology - Shear mode designs - Silicon printheads 5:30 pm Adjournment 6:00 - 7:30 pm Reception |
Wednesday 9th July 2008 |