by Brittany Willes, editor, Plastics Decorating Designed to be fast, flexible and appropriate for short-run and medium-volume production quantities, the new Helix rotary inkjet printer, designed and built in the US by Inkcups Now Corporation, Danvers, Massachusetts, is an industrial printer for straight-walled and tapered cylinders. "Short-run printing of multicolor, … [Read more...] about Tech Watch: Inkcups Now’s Helix Rotary Inkjet Printer
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Industrial Inkjet Printing onto Wearables
by Scott R. Sabreen, The Sabreen Group and Dene Taylor, Ph.D., SPF-Inc. The terms "wearables," "wearable devices" and "wearable technology" all refer to electronic technologies or computers that can be worn by a consumer and often include tracking information related to health and fitness. Wristwear, headgear, glasses, armwear, legwear, footwear, skin patches, exoskeletons … [Read more...] about Industrial Inkjet Printing onto Wearables
Q&A: UV Inkjet vs. Traditional Analog Methods of Decorating
by Tim Scully, Engineered Printing Solutions When comparing the differences between traditional printing methods – such as pad and screen printing – and digital inkjet printing, we like to use the analogy of comparing a 1969 Camaro to a 2014 Tesla. They're both cars, and they can both get you where you are going, but the methods of how they work and the cost of operation are … [Read more...] about Q&A: UV Inkjet vs. Traditional Analog Methods of Decorating
Innovating Inkjet Technologies for Plastic Products
by Scott R. Sabreen, The Sabreen Group, and Dene Taylor, Ph.D., SPF-Inc. . The three process parameters for high print quality are polymer substrate, inkjet printer and ink and pretreatment compatibility. . Click Thumbnails to View The demand for digital inkjet printing on 3D plastic products is increasing exponentially. Application challenges to … [Read more...] about Innovating Inkjet Technologies for Plastic Products
Innovating Inkjet Technologies for Plastic Products
by Scott R. Sabreen, The Sabreen Group, and Dene Taylor, Ph.D., SPF-Inc. The demand for digital inkjet printing on three-dimensional plastic products is increasing exponentially. Application challenges to achieving robust operations are the optimal ink chemistry-printhead design, compatibility between the ink and polymeric substrate and curing. This article discusses the … [Read more...] about Innovating Inkjet Technologies for Plastic Products