Inkjet Summer School 2022

4 - 8 July 2022

Novotel Gent Centrum Hotel, Ghent, Belgium

The IMI Europe Inkjet Summer School is the ideal way to learn more about inkjet technology, with the introductory Inkjet Academy course as well as advanced courses on inks, printheads and applications.

A summary of each of the 2022 courses is shown below - click on the links to find out more. Discounts are available for attending more than one course, or if your company sends more than one person to the event - see the registration page for details.

BOAT TRIP

All attendees to the Inkjet Summer School are invited to a free guided boat tour around the beautiful medieval city of Ghent, including refreshments. The trip will be at 18.00 on Tuesday 5 July 2022.

Course Summaries

Inkjet Academy

Theory of Inkjet Technology

Mon 4 - Tue 5 July 2022

The Inkjet Academy is the ideal introduction to inkjet technology, giving your understanding of the industry an expert start. The course is presented by Dr Mark Bale of DoDxAct and Dr Tim Phillips of Catenary Solutions/IMI Europe.

Fluid Dynamics & Acoustics

HOW INKJET PRINTING REALLY WORKS

Mon 4 - Tue 5 July 2022

This in-depth course couples the characteristics of droplet formation, landing and spreading to the acoustic and fluidic behaviour in the printhead. The course leader is Prof Dr Frits Dijksman, University of Twente, Netherlands.

INKJET INK MANUFACTURING

MANUFACTURING INKS FOR PERFORMANCE & RELIABILITY

Wed 6 - Thu 7 July 2022

This course covers inkjet ink design for manufacture, testing and reliability, scale-up for manufacture and manufacturing itself. It also covers ink plant design, required equipment, quality control and commercial considerations. Course leaders are Dr Chris Nicholas of Smart Chemistry and Dr Tim Phillips of Catenary Solutions.

Selecting & Driving Printheads

DRIVE ELECTRONICS AND WAVEFORMS

Wed 6 - Thu 7 July 2022

Presented by experts from Meteor Inkjet, this course covers everything you need to know about the hardware and software required for driving printheads, including printhead selection, screening algorithms, drive electronics and waveform optimisation.

Jetting Functional Fluids

RHEOLOGY, DEPOSITION, PROCESS & DEVELOPMENT

Thu 7 - Fri 8 July 2022

This course shows you how to develop an inkjet functional printing application, including printhead selection, formulating an ink with functional materials and jetting functional fluids onto a substrate. The course is led by Dr Neil Chilton & Dr Clare Conboy of Printed Electronics Ltd.

Digital Packaging Printing

Applications, Design, Inks and Integration