Inkjet Printing in Industry. Materials, Technologies, Systems, and Applications. 3 Volumes

Table of Contents

Volume 1

Preface xxvii

Part I Introduction 1

1 Detailed Overview Over the Book Chapters 3
Werner Zapka

Part II Fundamentals 17

2 Wood-Graining Effects in Inkjet Printing 19
Stephen D. Hoath

3 Can We Determine the Reliable Jetting Performance from an Inkjet Ink? 45
Patrick J. Smith

Part III Pros and Cons of Inkjet Printing 57

4 Comparing Inkjet with Other Printing Processes, Mainly Screen Printing 59
Gunter Huebner, Ingo Reinhold, Wolfgang Voit, Olivier Buergy, Ron Askeland, John Corrall, and Werner Zapka

Part IV Inks 93

5 Inkjet Ink Formulations: Overview and Fundamentals 95
Alexander Kamyshny, Enrico Sowade, and Shlomo Magdassi

6 UV-Curable Alkenyl Monomers and Oligomers -- The Backbone Chemistry of UV Inkjet Inks 125
Jürgen Baro and Christoph Fleckenstein

7 Photoinitiators for UV Inkjet Applications 199
Kurt Dietliker and Zhiquan Li

8 UV-Curable Inkjet Inks and Their Applications in Industrial Inkjet Printing, Including Low-Migration Inks for Food Packaging 279
Marc Graindourze

9 UV-Curable Inkjet Inks for Label Printing -- Case Study: Labelfire 340 303
Thomas Paul

10 Electron Beam Curing of Inks and Coatings 323
Derek Illsley and Nigel Caiger

11 Dye-Sublimation Inkjet Ink 337
Ming Xu

12 Ceramic Inks 357
Aarón Martínez and Bastian Rudersdorf

13 Inks for Security Printing 369
George Promis, Bruce Carnes, and Thomas Villwock

14 Inks for Conductive Mass Production Digital Printing 381
Fernando de la Vega, Abd El Razek Haj Yahia, Simon Melamed, and Ayala Kabla

15 Advanced Inkjet Processes for Optoelectronics (Displays) and Related Applications 405
Christine Boeffel, Manuel Gensler, and Armin Wedel

16 Deliberate Formulation for Regulated Markets 435
John A. Ortiz, Katja Digweed, Brandi Beverage, and Lisa Nelson

17 Deinking -- How to Get the Ink Off the Paper 449
Axel Fischer

Part V Printhead Technology 465

18 HP Printhead Technology 467
Jim Przybyla and Steve Simske

19 Technology of Konica Minolta's Inkjet Printhead 503
Atsushi Tomotake

20 Dimatix Printhead Technology 523
Bruce Paulson

21 Xaar's Inkjet Printing Technology and Applications 535
Angus Condie and Jürgen Brünahl

22 Seiko's RC1536 Printhead -- Making Jettability Wider 555
Aliasgar Eranpurwala

23 Toshiba Tec's Inkjet Printhead Technology 569
Kazuki Taira, Masashi Shimosato, and Kouichi Adachi

24 Memjet Printing Technology 585
Tom Roetker

Volume 2

Preface xxvii

Part VI Substrates 605

25 Glass Substrates for Industrial Inkjet Applications 607
Thomas Wiegel, Lutz Parthier, and Ulrich Peuchert

26 Coating Substrates to Match Ink Performance and Meet User Requirements 625
Patrick Le Galudec

27 Paper and Paper-Based Substrates for Industrial Inkjet Printing 641
Wolfgang A. Schmidt, Emanuele Martorana, and Michael Jocher

Part VII Metrology 655

28 Measurement of Complex Rheology and Jettability of Inkjet Inks 657
Tri Tuladhar

29 Measurements of Inkjet Droplet Size, Velocity, and Angle of Trajectory 695
William D. Bachalo

30 Drop Watcher Technology and Print Quality Analysis 717
Yair Kipman, Paul Best, and Kyle Pucci

31 Automating Measurement Techniques for Product Development 739
James E. Holmes and Eleanor S. Betton

32 Print Quality Control 757
Ilias Trachanas

33 UV Radiation Sources, UV Radiation Absorption, and UV Radiation Measurement 769
Jürgen Baro and Christoph Fleckenstein

34 Online and Offline Testing of Printheads 801
Herman Wijshoff

Part VIII Pre/post Processes 821

35 Overview UV Curing, Good Polymerization Process 823
Mathias Theiler

36 Priming for Inkjet Printing on Textiles 845
Enrico Sowade, Peter Oehme, and Andreas Schoenfeld

37 Pre- and Post-processes 867
Dariusz Korzec, Corinna Little, Andrea Werkmann, and Eva Brandes

38 UV Lamps 909
Chris Beechey and David Johnson

39 UV LED Ink Curing: UV LED Technology and Solutions for Integration into Industrial Inkjet Printing 933
Dirk Exner

40 Das8. UV-Cured Supermatt Surfaces With Low Migration 951
Reiner Mehnert

41 Electron Beam Curing -- Know-how and Possibilities for Industrial Inkjet Processes 977
Michael Fischer and Mikala Baines

42 Electron Beam (EB) Processing for Industrial Inkjet Printing 1011
Masayoshi Ishikawa, Shinjiro Matsui, and Matthias Sachsenhauser

43 IR -- Drying/Processing 1027
Kai K. O. Bär

44 Photonic Curing 1051
Vahid Akhavan, Kurt Schroder, and Stan Farnsworth

Part IX Software/Data 1065

45 Software -- Connecting Industrial Print Hardware with the Outside World 1067
Thomas Kirschner, Oliver Luedtke, and Jan Seguda

46 Data Handling 1081
Steven J. Simske

Part X Machine Integration 1087

47 Inkjet Printing of Solder Mask 1089
David Volk, David Hahn, Celia Wenzler, and Kai Keller

48 Machine Integration by Industrial Inkjet Ltd: Lessons Learnt 1111
John Corrall

49 Inca's Experience of System Integration 1151
Nick Campbell, Will Eve, and Steve Wilson

50 Hymmen Digital Décor Printing 1171
Carsten Brinkmeyer

51 Development of Image Quality and Reliability Enhancing Technology for Digital Inkjet Press AccurioJet KM-1 1185
Toshiyuki Mizutani, Toshiyuki Takabayashi, Mitsuru Obata, and Toyoaki Sugaya

Volume 3

Preface xxv

Part XI Printed Electronics 1201

52 Comparison of Analog and Digital Printing Specifically for Printed Electronics 1203
Thomas Rohland, Sophie Sauva, Janusz Schinke, and Christoph Kaiser

53 Digital Functional Printing Based on Nano Metal Inks 1231
J. Keck, K. Gläser, D. Juric, W. Eberhardt, and A. Zimmermann

54 Inkjet in the PCB-Production 1255
Markus Kennert and Jürgen Wolf

Part XII Inkjet+Robot 1269

55 Robot-Based Direct Digital Printing on Freeform Surfaces 1271
Daniel Fechtig

56 Inkjet-Based Direct-to-Shape Printing with Partial or Full Coverage of the Object -- Technical Challenges and Solutions for Printing Process, Handling Systems, and Workflow 1299
Bernhard Buck

57 Xaar 1003 Printhead on Robot Arm 1319
Renzo Trip, Olivier Bürgy, and Werner Zapka

58 Robotics for Inkjet-Based 2 1/2 D Printing; Direct-to-Shape 1335
Denis Vogel and Danijel Tipura

Part XIII 3D Printing 1351

59 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing 1353
Neil Hopkinson and Patrick J. Smith

60 Printed Electronics Going 3D -- An Overview on Structural Electronics 1365
Leo Schranzhofer

61 HP's Metal Jet 3D Printing Technology 1391
James Stasiak, David Champion, Uday Yadati, and Tim Weber

62 3D Printing of Optics 1403
Erik Beckert

63 Continuous Serial 3D Production Platform with a Rotating Platform -- A Completely New Method to Increase the Productivity of AM Systems 1417
Hans Mathea and Florian Löbermann

64 3D Printing in the Automotive Industry 1427
Dipl.Ing. FH Stefan Beetz

Part XIV Bio-printing 1461

65 Industrial Applications of Inkjet Printing in Life Sciences 1463
James W. Stasiak, Jason D. White, and Raphael Wenger

Part XV Case Studies/Case Examples 1501

66 HP's Inkjet Presses for Industrial Corrugated Packaging 1503
Jim Przybyla, Jim Kearns, and Alex Veis

67 Dekron's Direct Printing Technology 1521
Alexandra Lyashenko, Robert Weikl, Zsolt Rozsnyai, and Johannes Regensburger

68 Achieving Cost-effective, High-volume Digital Printing of Laminates: Key Component Selection and Test Criteria 1543
Jasmine Geerinckx

69 Inkjet-Based Security Printing 1569
Franziska Peinze

Part XVI Printing Strategies 1583

70 Printing Strategies 1585
Steven J. Simske

Part XVII Standardization 1595

71 Inkjet-Related Standards: Background and Status 1597
Stephen D. Hoath, Kei Hyodo, and Yair Kipman

Part XVIII Regulatory Requirements 1623

72 Regulatory and Safety Aspects of Ink Formulation and Use 1625
Martin Thompson and Jill Woods

Part XIX Ecological Aspects 1647

73 Sustainability and Eco-footprint -- Concepts for the Application of Circular Economy Criteria for Printing Systems and Their Use when Printing on Paper, Labels, and Direct-to-Object 1649
Michael Has

Part XX Patents 1669

74 Patents on Inkjet Technology and Materials 1671
Dr. Adam Strevens

75 Profitable and Continuous Product Innovation Relies on Effective Patent and Trade Secret Licensing 1699
Jasmine Geerinckx and Nathalie Tack

Glossary 1713

Index 1731

Authors