| 9th Annual European Ink Jet Conference
Monday 5th - Wednesday 7th November 2001 Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Towers, Lisbon, Portugal |
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| CONFERENCE FOCUS Ink jet printing continues to make technology advancements in product functionality, cost performance, print quality, and colour printing capabilities. Such improvements have made ink jet printing the leading computer printer technology and have enabled the development of new markets and applications. In addition to personal computer printing, applications such as wide format printing, photo quality printers, multifunction printers, digital presses, colour office printers, and industrial printing are providing market opportunities for ink jet printing technology, but in a very competitive environment. This conference programme is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive assessment of technology and market development trends that will determine ink jet printing’s role in the overall printing marketplace. The formal sessions and informal networking sessions provide a unique, interactive environment for leading hardware, consumables, components, software, system integrator and user company representatives to network and develop an improved understanding of current developments and other forces that are shaping ink jet printing’s role in the evolving digital printing industry. BENEFITS OF CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE • Learn the latest advancements and developments in ink jet printing technologies that are advancing the product and application state-of-the-art • Participate in interactive sessions and informal discussions relative to ink jet printing’s capabilities, features, advancements and requirements. • Establish personal contacts with recognised leaders and innovators in ink jet printing technologies and their commercial applications • Obtain insights into the issues critical to the continued success of ink jet printing in an increasingly competitive market environment • Receive information on key issues influencing your company’s decisions and directions in the development, implementation and use of ink jet printing technology |
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| Monday, November 5, 2001 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration 2:30 p.m. Opening session WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Alvin G. Keene, President, Information Management Institute, Inc., Kingfield, Maine, USA & Director, IMI Europe, Cambridge, England INK JET STATE OF THE ART DIGITAL PRINTING & COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGIES Dr. Ross N. Mills, President, imaging Technology international, Boulder, Colorado, USA • Introduction to ink jet technology - Continuous ink jet - Impulse ink jet • Competitive issues for ink jet • The future for ink jet • Conference overview DIRECTIONS IN INK JET TECHNOLOGY Michael Willis, Managing Director, Pivotal Resources, Cambridge, England • Latest products & developments • Emerging markets & technology • New introductions - CeBIT & Pakex • The patent scene - New piezo technologies - MEMS THE EVOLUTION OF PRINTING & IMAGING Dr. Evan Smouse, Director of Strategic Technology, Hewlett-Packard Imaging & Printing Systems, Corvallis, Oregon, USA • Technology trends - mobility, connectivity, content, colour • Workflow evolution - business processes, commercial, consumer • Evolving model for printing & imaging - closed or open? • Value delivery chains - after the eServices buzz is gone • The next five years - challenges & opportunities INK JET: MOVING UP AND OUT Mark Hanley, President, IT Strategies, Hanover, Massachusetts, USA • A large-scale future beyond the office • The real limits and capabilities of drop-on-demand • Continuous ink jet makes a return • The fit of continuous ink jet and electrophotography • The new market potential THE INK JET SUPPLIES BUSINESS Tom Ashley, Group Director, CAP Ventures, Norwell, Massachusetts, USA • Inks, cartridges and chemistry • Desktop and large format speciality media • Emerging opportunities in ink jet supplies 7:00 p.m. Reception Tuesday, November 6, 2001 9:00 a.m. Session 2 PHOTOPRINTING - THE NEXT BIG MARKET? TRENDS IN PHOTOPRINTING Stephen Bambridge, Principal Analyst, Lyra Research Europe Ltd., England • Market and technology overview • Printing at home • On-line photo services • Walk-in retail THE NEW DIGITAL PHOTO OPPORTUNITY Armin Kuendig, Scientist, R&D ECO Technology, Gretag Imaging AG, Regensdorf, Switzerland • Trends towards digital photography in consumer markets • Photofinishing goes digital • Digital printing technologies for photofinishing • Image quality and colour management • Ink jet photofinishing - challenges and opportunities • Gretag’s ink jet solutions INK JET PHOTOFINISHING SYSTEMS Chjris Tombs, European General Manager, Phogenix Imaging, St Albans, UK • Opportunity for digital systems to expand the retail photofinishing markets • Business and capability of ink jet technology to meet retail photofinishing requirements • Key issues - Image quality - Print durability - Productivity - Format flexibility INK JET PAPERS FOR PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS Marc Van Bockstaele, R&D Manager Graphic Systems, Henri Kanora, Application Manager InkJet Media & Systems, Agfa-Gevaert NV, Antwerp, Belgium • Requirements for different applications - Proofing - WF - Poster printing - SOHO/Photo printing • Media/Receiver technology - Importance of media for system perform- ance (interaction with printhead, ink, software) - Ink jet receiver media technology • Paper/coated paper/alternatives • Receiving layers: - Polymer blend - Microporous/ceramic - Strengths/weakness/universality • Recommendations for media/System choice for different applications - Dedicated versus universal - Compromises NEXT GENERATION WIDE FORMAT PRINTERS AND CONSUMABLES Dr Ken Stack, Director, Inkjet, Kodak Professional, Rochester, New York, USA • Understanding the market requirements • Market positioning for breakthrough products • Key requirements for next generation products - Photo image quality - Productivity - Avoiding the tradeoff between speed and image quality • Synergies between system components - Inks - Media - Systems optimisation 1:00 p.m. Luncheon 2:30 p.m. Session 3 PRINTHEAD TECHNOLOGY FOR NEW APPLICATIONS THE INTEGRATION OF OEM INK JET PRINT HEADS INTO PRODUCTS & SYSTEMS Clive Ayling, The Technology Partnership, Melbourn, Cambridge, England • Selecting a digital printing technology • Defining the printing system architecture • Priorities for low-volume high-quality print system integration • Priorities for high-volume low-cost printer development • Case studies INNOVATIONS IN MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY FOR LOW COST PIEZOELECTRIC INK JET PRINTHEAD Hue P. Le, President, PicoJet, Hillsboro, Oregon, USA • Background to PicoJet • Printhead materials and fabrication process technologies • Key advances of PicoJet ink jet technology • Current products & development status • Industrial printing applications A BUILDING BLOCK APPROACH TO PIEZO PRINTHEADS Marc Torrey, Sales & Technical Support Manager Europe, Spectra, Inc., Amsterdam, The Netherlands • Evolving marketplace • Design considerations • Product concepts for a new generation of printheads • The new generation printheads • Application opportunities NEW SERIES OF PIEZO INK JET PRINTHEADs FOR JETTING A VARIETY OF INKS Masao Tachibana, General Manager, Marketing Dept., SII Printek, Chiba, Japan • Can piezo printheads jet any fluid? • If not, what makes ink jet inks and other fluids different? • Aqueous inks and non-polar fluids • Shared wall structure or channel isolation • After the jetting - when drops land on the media UV PRINTING IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR John Tatum, Ink Manager, Xaar plc, Cambridge, England • The shift from traditional screenprinting to digital ink jet printing • The flexibility that piezo DOD printheads bring • UV ink properties • The importance of matching inks to printheads • The benefits of UV printing • Applications using UV printing technology 7:00 p.m. Reception Wednesday, November 7, 2001 9:00 a.m. Session 4 INK JET INKS: THE KEY TO EXPANDING APPLICATIONS The role of expanding ink technology in emerging ink jet APPLICATIONS Peter Walshe, Business Development Manager, Sunjet, Bath, England • Existing ink technology • UV curing - evolving ink systems - 100% UV - UV paste - Water-based UV • Aqueous inks - Textiles: dye versus pigments - Curing emulsions • New developments & trends SURFACE MODIFICATION OF PIGMENT PARTICLES FOR INK JET APPLICATIONS Jason Hosmer, Technical Sales Manager, Cabot Corporation, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA • Technology overview • Overview of current commercial products • Novel surface chemistries • Applicability for current & emerging applications • Surface modifications of pigments • The role of pigments in future ink jet markets THE ROLE OF POLYMERS IN INK JET INKS AND COATINGS Johan Verriest, Sales Manager, Chemical Products, Westvaco Europe, Brussels, Belgium • Polymers in inks • Pigment dispersant to provide stability • Contributions to waterfastness, rub and marker resistance • Polymers in ink receptive coatings • Water absorptivity for drying • Dye fixing for sharpness & image permanence • Impacts substrate & print gloss • Polymer chemistry & mechanisms of their action • Balancing coating cost & runnability desired properties INK JET PRINTING THE PERIODIC TABLE Dr Alan Hudd, Managing Director, Xennia Technology Ltd, Royston, England • Incorporating difficult materials into reliable ink jet solutions • From sand to pure gold • Inorganic pigments and transition metals • Luminescent materials • Customised industrial printing solutions • Using ink jet to manufacture devices and products • Novel methods of applying bright vibrant colours onto dark textile fabrics NOVEL INK JET INKS BASED ON MICROEMULSIONS AND NANOPARTICLES Prof. Shlomo Magdassi, Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel • Basic formulation considerations in ink jet inks • Formation and stabilisation of metal nanoparticles • Formulation and printing of ink jet inks containing metal nanoparticles • Microemulsions : Preparation and compositions • Ink jet inks based on microemulsions: concept, formulations and printing • Unique ink jet ink applications 1:00 p.m. Luncheon and Adjournment |
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