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Ink Jet's Role in Emerging Technologies Symposium

Alternative Energy
Biotechnology
Electronics
and more!


February 2-3, 2009

Crown Plaza Hotel Mid-Peninsula
Foster City (San Francisco), California

sponsored by

Information Management Institute, Inc.

Ink Jet's Role in Emerging Technologies Symposium is a new and novel program designed as a forum to offer, discuss and promote ink jet technologies role and potential to be a key contributing component in emerging technology fields such as alternative energy, biotechnology, electronics and others.

Ink jet's unique capabilities to dispense precise quantities of a wide range of materials results in its utilization in a vast array of applications. Compared to currently employed processes such as injection molding, casting, plating, coating, photolithography, etching etc., ink jet promises significant improvements in production flexibility, the ability to integrate outsourced processes directly into manufacturing lines, dispense a wide range of decorative or functional materials, work directly on components or parts or on much cheaper substrates than possible with current technologies. Its attributes make it an enabling technology that generates breakthroughs in many emerging technologies applications.

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Emerging technology developers are constantly stretching ink jet's operational parameters to obtain solutions in printing of exotic materials, precision dispensing, digital manufacturing, etc. This symposium is designed to explore ink jet technology's role (current and potential) to assist in the development and advancement of emerging technologies which continue to advance science and improve our lifestyles.

Join us at IMI's inaugural Ink Jet's Role in Emerging Technologies Symposium to tell your story and to learn how ink jet technology is contributing to the development of emerging advanced technologies.


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Symposium Leaders
Daniel Cline, Lux Research
Jali Heilmann, VTT
Dr. Alan Hudd, Xennia Technology
Dr. Ross N. Mills, i T i
Dr. Jan Sumerel, FUJIFILM Dimatix


Ink Jet's Role in Emerging Technologies Symposium

Alternative Energy
Biotechnology
Electronics
and more

February 2-3, 2009
Crown Plaza Hotel Mid-Peninsula
Foster City (San Francisco), California

Program Outline & Schedule

  Monday, February 2, 2009

  12:00 NoonRegistration

  1:00 p.m.Opening Session


WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Alvin G. Keene, President, Information Management Institute, Inc., Carrabassett Valley, Maine


INK JET's CURRENT & POTENTIAL ROLE IN PRINTED INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS
Jali Heilmann, Senior Research Scientist, VTT Information Technology's Media Department, Espoo, Finland

  • Printed Intelligence Research
  • Research Systems for Printed Intelligence
  • Functional Ink Jet Printing Materials
  • Challenges of Ink Jet to Meet Manufacturing Application Requirements
  • Emerging Applications of Printed Intelligence


INK JET PRINTING FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
Dr. Jan Sumerel, Manager, Biomedical Sciences, FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc., Santa Clara, California

  • Ink Jet's Capabilities & Challenges in Biotechnology & Life Science Applications
  • Cell, Tissue & Organ Engineering
  • Medical Devices
  • Proteomics
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • & Many Others!
  • Future Directions


Open Forum Session: What can Ink Jet Industry do to Promote its Future?
Moderated Forum to present and discuss options available to Ink Jet Industry Participants to Promote Increased Evaluation & Adoption of Ink Jet Technology:

  • Informational Web Site
  • Online Ink Jet Industry Directory
  • Public Relations Efforts
  • Case Study Reports
  • Cooperative Trade Show Participation & Advertising
  • End User Community Focused Activities
  • Social Networking Sites, News Groups, Blogs, etc.
  • Quasi or Official Trade Association
  • How to Support Joint Activities in a Tight Economy
  • Present Your Suggestions
  • Development of a Roadmap for the Future


Suppliers' Forum Session: 5-Minute Presentations Related To Technology, Capabilities, Services, New Product Introductions, etc. The Suppliers' Forum is open to all Symposium Registrants

  5:30 p.m. Reception

  Tuesday, February 3, 2009

  7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

  8:30 a.m.Session 2

INK JET AS AN ENABLING TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Dr. Ross N. Mills, Chairman & Chief Technology Officer, imaging Technology international, Boulder, Colorado
  • What does Ink Jet Technology Offer?
  • Evaluating Ink Jet Technology for New Applications
  • Systems Components (Printheads, Fluids, Electronics, Mechanics, Etc.)
  • Defining Critical Design & Process Parameters
  • Choosing Technology and Components
  • Establishing Performance Targets
  • Determining Realistic Time/Cost Goals & Schedules
  • Development Tools to Aid the Process
  • Drivers, Barriers & Challenges in New Applications Development
  • Current & Future Ink Jet Technology Advancements to Aid and Foster New High Technology Applications


FROM CONCEPT TO PRODUCTION: INK JET FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Dr. Alan L Hudd, President & Chief Technical Officer, Xennia Technology Limited, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK

  • The Industrial Ink Jet Proposition
  • Removing Barriers for Commercial Adoption
  • Requirements for Inks & Other Fluids
  • Platforms for Reliable Production Printing
    - Solar Panels
    - Displays
    - RFID Tags
    - Bio Dispensing
    - Coatings
    - & More!
  • The Future for Ink Jet in Emerging Technologies Applications


INK JET's OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES
Daniel Cline, Analyst, Lux Research, San Francisco, California

  • Current State of the Market
  • Challenges to Ink Jet's Adoption
  • Why it May Still Succeed
  • Conclusions on Emerging Opportunities


 12:00 Noon Lunch

  1:15 p.m.Session 3

Tours of Facilities Working on
Leading Edge Technology Developments & Innovations

1:15 p.m. Transportation Leaves Crowne Plaza Mid-Peninsula Hotel


Tour # 1 - FUJIFILM Dimatix, Santa Clara, California

FUJIFILM Dimatix
The tour will provide a company, product & personnel overview with a manufacturing facility walk through. FUJIFILM Dimatix's MEMS-based technology lets inkjet printing create products like displays and electronics, RFID antennas, smart tags, DNA arrays, smart packaging and wearable electronics. The DMP-2831 is a low-cost, cartridge-based piezo inkjet printing system that enables direct deposition of functional fluids - including nanoparticle-based metallic and organic materials. A new Dimatix Materials Printer system to be introduced later this year will also be on view. NOTE: FUJIFILM Dimatix reserves the sole discretion to restrict any individual's entry yo any or all of their facilities.

FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc. is the world's premier provider of piezoelectric inkjet printheads and systems. As of July 2006, FUJIFILM Dimatix is a wholly owned subsidiary of FUJIFILM Corporation. Their products are designed to accurately dispense a wide range of fluid types in demanding imaging and fabricating applications. FUJIFILM Dimatix has more than 20 years experience in advancing the performance of drop-on-demand dispensing devices and applications. Their state-of-the-art technology provides solutions for the printed electronics industry. Web Site: www.dimatix.com


4:00 p.m. Approximate Time forr transportation Returns to Crowne Plaza Mid-Peninsula Hotel



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Speaking Opportunities at IMI Programs

If you have a potential topic for presentation at this or another IMI conference, please submit your proposed presentation topic and a brief outline to Al Keene at IMI (Email to imi@imiconf.com or fax to +1-207-235-2226) for review.

IMI is always looking for potential speakers for upcoming conference programs and will be pleased to discuss your ideas for potential presentation topics.



IMI Conferences During February 2009

The Ink Jet Academy - Theory of Ink Jet Technology
February 2-3, 2009
Crowne Plaza Hotel Mid-Peninsula
Foster City (San Francisco), California

18th Annual Ink Jet Printing Conference
February 4-6, 2009
Crowne Plaza Hotel Mid-Peninsula
Foster City (San Francisco), California

IMI Completed Conferences on this Topic

Ink Jet Technology Suppliers Showcase 2008
April 16-18, 2008

17th Annual Ink Jet Printing Conference
February 6-8, 2008

A Complete Listing of IMI Completed Programs


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