by Marcus Timson, In-Print USA Inkjet printing is gaining momentum in all types of 3D object applications, including automotive, aerospace, medical, consumer goods and packaging. Marcus Timson, who writes for the InPrint USA blog (www.inprintshow.com/usa) talked with Clayton Sampson, entrepreneur and managing director of Leicester, United Kingdom-based Cyan Tec, on some … [Read more...] about High-Tech Inkjet Printing Applications
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Surface Pretreatments and Custom Inks Advance Inkjet Printing of Plastics and Films
by Scott Sabreen, president, The Sabreen Group Inc. The demand for digital inkjet printing on 3D plastic products and thin films is increasing exponentially. Application challenges to achieve robust operations include optimal ink chemistry-printhead design, compatibility between the ink and polymeric substrate and curing. Fortunately, new technology advancements … [Read more...] about Surface Pretreatments and Custom Inks Advance Inkjet Printing of Plastics and Films
Tech Watch: Engineered Printing Solutions’ Roto-Jet Industrial Inkjet Printer
by Lara Copeland, contributing editor, Plastics Decorating Located in Shires of Vermont in the Battenkill River Valley that separates the Taconic and Green Mountains, Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS), East Dorset, Vermont, has been part of the decorating and marking fields for more than 30 years. EPS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Xaar PLC, the industrial inkjet head … [Read more...] about Tech Watch: Engineered Printing Solutions’ Roto-Jet Industrial Inkjet Printer
UV-Curable Single-Pass Inkjet Printing of Plastic Parts
by Paul Beliveau and Henry Mossell, FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc. Fujifilm Dimatix's Inkjet Technology Integration team worked closely with a team of end user manufacturing engineers to develop and deploy 5-color (white, black, cyan, magenta and yellow) UV-curable inkjet printing on a 10'' by 12" ABS part. The challenges and solutions of ink selection, part pretreatment, creating an … [Read more...] about UV-Curable Single-Pass Inkjet Printing of Plastic Parts
Report: Growth Expected for Inkjet Print Technology
Plastics Decorating Anticipated growth for industrial, digital inkjet print technology for production in functional, decorative and packaging printing sectors remains strong and buoyant, according to a survey and report produced by I.T. Strategies for InPrint USA: The Industrial Print Show. Seventy-four percent of survey respondents felt that the packaging sector has the … [Read more...] about Report: Growth Expected for Inkjet Print Technology