Inkjet Printing in Industry

Werner Zapka was manager of the Advanced Application Technology team of XaarJet AB (Jarfalla, Sweden) where inkjet processes are developed with a focus on digital fabrication, from 1999-2019. More recently, he became an independent consultant in the inkjet printing industry and continues to serve on the committee of the Digital Fabrication conference series.

• Volume 1Preface xxviiPart I Introduction 11 Detailed Overview Over the Book Chapters 3Werner ZapkaPart II Fundamentals 172 Wood-Graining Effects in Inkjet Printing 19Stephen D. Hoath3 Can We Determine the Reliable Jetting Performance from an Inkjet Ink? 45Patrick J. SmithPart III Pros and Cons of Inkjet Printing 574 Comparing Inkjet with Other Printing Processes, Mainly Screen Printing 59Gunter Huebner, Ingo Reinhold, Wolfgang Voit, Olivier Buergy, Ron Askeland, John Corrall, and Werner ZapkaPart IV Inks 935 Inkjet Ink Formulations: Overview and Fundamentals 95Alexander Kamyshny, Enrico Sowade, and Shlomo Magdassi6 UV-Curable Alkenyl Monomers and Oligomers -- The Backbone Chemistry of UV Inkjet Inks 125Jürgen Baro and Christoph Fleckenstein7 Photoinitiators for UV Inkjet Applications 199Kurt Dietliker and Zhiquan Li8 UV-Curable Inkjet Inks and Their Applications in Industrial Inkjet Printing, Including Low-Migration Inks for Food Packaging 279Marc Graindourze9 UV-Curable Inkjet Inks for Label Printing -- Case Study: Labelfire 340 303Thomas Paul10 Electron Beam Curing of Inks and Coatings 323Derek Illsley and Nigel Caiger11 Dye-Sublimation Inkjet Ink 337Ming Xu12 Ceramic Inks 357Aarón Martínez and Bastian Rudersdorf13 Inks for Security Printing 369George Promis, Bruce Carnes, and Thomas Villwock14 Inks for Conductive Mass Production Digital Printing 381Fernando de la Vega, Abd El Razek Haj Yahia, Simon Melamed, and Ayala Kabla15 Advanced Inkjet Processes for Optoelectronics (Displays) and Related Applications 405Christine Boeffel, Manuel Gensler, and Armin Wedel16 Deliberate Formulation for Regulated Markets 435John A. Ortiz, Katja Digweed, Brandi Beverage, and Lisa Nelson17 Deinking -- How to Get the Ink Off the Paper 449Axel FischerPart V Printhead Technology 46518 HP Printhead Technology 467Jim Przybyla and Steve Simske19 Technology of Konica Minolta's Inkjet Printhead 503Atsushi Tomotake20 Dimatix Printhead Technology 523Bruce Paulson21 Xaar's Inkjet Printing Technology and Applications 535Angus Condie and Jürgen Brünahl22 Seiko's RC1536 Printhead -- Making Jettability Wider 555Aliasgar Eranpurwala23 Toshiba Tec's Inkjet Printhead Technology 569Kazuki Taira, Masashi Shimosato, and Kouichi Adachi24 Memjet Printing Technology 585Tom RoetkerVolume 2Preface xxviiPart VI Substrates 60525 Glass Substrates for Industrial Inkjet Applications 607Thomas Wiegel, Lutz Parthier, and Ulrich Peuchert26 Coating Substrates to Match Ink Performance and Meet User Requirements 625Patrick Le Galudec27 Paper and Paper-Based Substrates for Industrial Inkjet Printing 641Wolfgang A. Schmidt, Emanuele Martorana, and Michael JocherPart VII Metrology 65528 Measurement of Complex Rheology and Jettability of Inkjet Inks 657Tri Tuladhar29 Measurements of Inkjet Droplet Size, Velocity, and Angle of Trajectory 695William D. Bachalo30 Drop Watcher Technology and Print Quality Analysis 717Yair Kipman, Paul Best, and Kyle Pucci31 Automating Measurement Techniques for Product Development 739James E. Holmes and Eleanor S. Betton32 Print Quality Control 757Ilias Trachanas33 UV Radiation Sources, UV Radiation Absorption, and UV Radiation Measurement 769Jürgen Baro and Christoph Fleckenstein34 Online and Offline Testing of Printheads 801Herman WijshoffPart VIII Pre/post Processes 82135 Overview UV Curing, Good Polymerization Process 823Mathias Theiler36 Priming for Inkjet Printing on Textiles 845Enrico Sowade, Peter Oehme, and Andreas Schoenfeld37 Pre- and Post-processes 867Dariusz Korzec, Corinna Little, Andrea Werkmann, and Eva Brandes38 UV Lamps 909Chris Beechey and David Johnson39 UV LED Ink Curing: UV LED Technology and Solutions for Integration into Industrial Inkjet Printing 933Dirk Exner40 Das8. UV-Cured Supermatt Surfaces With Low Migration 951Reiner Mehnert41 Electron Beam Curing -- Know-how and Possibilities for Industrial Inkjet Processes 977Michael Fischer and Mikala Baines42 Electron Beam (EB) Processing for Industrial Inkjet Printing 1011Masayoshi Ishikawa, Shinjiro Matsui, and Matthias Sachsenhauser43 IR -- Drying/Processing 1027Kai K. O. Bär44 Photonic Curing 1051Vahid Akhavan, Kurt Schroder, and Stan FarnsworthPart IX Software/Data 106545 Software -- Connecting Industrial Print Hardware with the Outside World 1067Thomas Kirschner, Oliver Luedtke, and Jan Seguda46 Data Handling 1081Steven J. SimskePart X Machine Integration 108747 Inkjet Printing of Solder Mask 1089David Volk, David Hahn, Celia Wenzler, and Kai Keller48 Machine Integration by Industrial Inkjet Ltd: Lessons Learnt 1111John Corrall49 Inca's Experience of System Integration 1151Nick Campbell, Will Eve, and Steve Wilson50 Hymmen Digital Décor Printing 1171Carsten Brinkmeyer51 Development of Image Quality and Reliability Enhancing Technology for Digital Inkjet Press AccurioJet KM-1 1185Toshiyuki Mizutani, Toshiyuki Takabayashi, Mitsuru Obata, and Toyoaki SugayaVolume 3Preface xxvPart XI Printed Electronics 120152 Comparison of Analog and Digital Printing Specifically for Printed Electronics 1203Thomas Rohland, Sophie Sauva, Janusz Schinke, and Christoph Kaiser53 Digital Functional Printing Based on Nano Metal Inks 1231J. Keck, K. Gläser, D. Juric, W. Eberhardt, and A. Zimmermann54 Inkjet in the PCB-Production 1255Markus Kennert and Jürgen WolfPart XII Inkjet+Robot 126955 Robot-Based Direct Digital Printing on Freeform Surfaces 1271Daniel Fechtig56 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 1299Bernhard Buck57 Xaar 1003 Printhead on Robot Arm 1319Renzo Trip, Olivier Bürgy, and Werner Zapka58 Robotics for Inkjet-Based 2 1/2 D Printing; Direct-to-Shape 1335Denis Vogel and Danijel TipuraPart XIII 3D Printing 135159 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing 1353Neil Hopkinson and Patrick J. Smith60 Printed Electronics Going 3D -- An Overview on Structural Electronics 1365Leo Schranzhofer61 HP's Metal Jet 3D Printing Technology 1391James Stasiak, David Champion, Uday Yadati, and Tim Weber62 3D Printing of Optics 1403Erik Beckert63 Continuous Serial 3D Production Platform with a Rotating Platform -- A Completely New Method to Increase the Productivity of AM Systems 1417Hans Mathea and Florian Löbermann64 3D Printing in the Automotive Industry 1427Dipl.Ing. FH Stefan BeetzPart XIV Bio-printing 146165 Industrial Applications of Inkjet Printing in Life Sciences 1463James W. Stasiak, Jason D. White, and Raphael WengerPart XV Case Studies/Case Examples 150166 HP's Inkjet Presses for Industrial Corrugated Packaging 1503Jim Przybyla, Jim Kearns, and Alex Veis67 Dekron's Direct Printing Technology 1521Alexandra Lyashenko, Robert Weikl, Zsolt Rozsnyai, and Johannes Regensburger68 Achieving Cost-effective, High-volume Digital Printing of Laminates: Key Component Selection and Test Criteria 1543Jasmine Geerinckx69 Inkjet-Based Security Printing 1569Franziska PeinzePart XVI Printing Strategies 158370 Printing Strategies 1585Steven J. SimskePart XVII Standardization 159571 Inkjet-Related Standards: Background and Status 1597Stephen D. Hoath, Kei Hyodo, and Yair KipmanPart XVIII Regulatory Requirements 162372 Regulatory and Safety Aspects of Ink Formulation and Use 1625Martin Thompson and Jill WoodsPart XIX Ecological Aspects 164773 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 1649Michael HasPart XX Patents 166974 Patents on Inkjet Technology and Materials 1671Dr. Adam Strevens75 Profitable and Continuous Product Innovation Relies on Effective Patent and Trade Secret Licensing 1699Jasmine Geerinckx and Nathalie TackGlossary 1713Index 1731