Industry leaders revealing innovations in inkjet technology for industrial markets
Brussels (Belgium) – 22 August 2014, Fast-paced developments in inkjet printing technology will open traditional industrial applications to digital printing such as packaging, textile, plastics and many more. 'The Inkjet Conference™' (www.TheIJC.com) is staged by ESMA, a leading, European non-profit association for specialist printing manufacturers of screen and digital print technology, at the Swissôtel in Neuss (Düsseldorf), Germany, September 30 and October 1 2014.
Steve Knight, Founder of "Digital Direct" comments: "Inkjet is the fastest growing area of print. The rapid evolution of core technologies is driving cross market adoption of digital imaging with huge economic benefits, and while some market sectors are still in the 10's of machines, others are in the 1000's. For next year, we can expect, for instance, to see digital print in automotive interiors or direct printing on beverages and secondary packaging. Furthermore, we are also witnessing tremendous growth in the labels, ceramics, textiles and packaging sectors, now representing a multi-billion euro business that is expanding rapidly."
Peter Buttiens, CEO of ESMA comments: "Technical advances in inks, printheads software and electronics are being aided by a growing integration know-how. In turn, improvements in image quality are being driven by further research in inks and surface treatments, curing and drying. As a result, this improved image quality is driving further market adoption."
The inkjet conference brings together industry and academic leaders in their fields to speak about the latest advances and future developments driving digital print and offers a great networking opportunity to meet both the presenters and the market leaders from their respective industries.
The biggest European Conference of its kind for this industry sector will feature exhibitors and speakers from Adphos, Agfa, Balluff, Caldera, Chemstream, Colorgate, Fujifilm Dimatix, Digital Direct, Encres Dubuit, GEW, GIS, Huntsman, Industrial Inkjet, Integration Technology
Ltd, KNF, Machine Dubuit, Pall, Phoseon, PrintabLED, Ricoh, Sun Chemical, Trident, Wifag, Xaar plc, Xennia and Indujet.
The two-day, multi-subject educational conference, sponsored by enabling partner drupa, has been developed specifically for inkjet equipment manufacturers. It will comprise:
- A focus on inkjet engineering and the placing of a million drops that will feature hardware and software aspects of equipment design and manufacture. Areas touched on will include fluid systems, precision engineering, printheads, digital asset management, RIPs, colour calibration and workflow.
- A review on fluid and ink components such as nano particles, conductive, aqueous and UV inks.
- An academic track open to all universities and non-commercial research institutes to present their work.
Sabine Geldermann, Director of drupa: "The conference supports precisely our "Touch the Future" focus, theme and claim of drupa 2016. It is responding to the rapid market changes and is stimulating new and important visitor target groups with state-of-the-art technologies and new solutions."
Martin Stegelmeier, Senior Project Manager for PEPSO (Printed Electronics Products and Solutions) of Messe Düsseldorf, points out that "PEPSO connects seamlessness with inkjet technology. Many new materials and application developments are connecting with this upcoming conference and are a springboard towards drupa 2016!"
The conference will consist of 24 presentations with topics as varied as:
- Membrane Pumps in Inkjet Printers – a success story, Andreas Hauri (KNF Flodos)
- UV-LED Systems and Integration, Patrick Montali (PrintabLED)
- Piezo Inkjet for Precision Dispensing of Functional Materials, Steve Liker (Trident)
- System Integration: an Ink Point of View , Frank De Voeght (Chemstream)
- Improving Inkjet Industry by Implementing Intelligent Sensors, Martin Kurtz (Balluff GmbH)
- Industrial Inkjet for Packaging- Beyond the Box, Holly Steedman (Indujet GmbH)
- Limitations and Benefits of Industrial Inkjet Printing, John Corrall (Industrial Inkjet Limited)
- Utilizing the Full Power of the Computer Hardware, Frédéric Soulier (Caldera)
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The academic track will also display the latest in inkjet technology:
- Advanced Drop Watching (iPrint Institute, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland)
- Carbon Nano-Forms Suspensions for Inkjet Printing Energy Applications (Department of Chemistry, University of Torino)
- Silver micro size distribution and printing technique influences on coatings for flexible electronics
- Inkjet printing of functional materials for energy applications
- Inkjet printing and sintering techniques of functional layers for electronic applications
In between the tracks, there will be time for interaction with speakers and exhibitors.
For latest news and updates on The Inkjet Conference™, or to register please go to: www.TheIJC.com. Online registration is also open (www.theijc.com), with the delegate fee of €585 or an €90 reduction (using a special code) for ESMA members. Academics and students can join at the special rate of 160 euro (all prices excl. German VAT)
