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UV Ink Jet Printing Course
June 26-27, 2006
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare
Rosemont (Chicago), Illinois
| 8:00-8:30a.m. | Registration |
WELCOME
Alvin G. Keene, President, Information Management Institute, Inc., Carrabassett Valley, Maine, USA
Session Leader
James Goodrich, Senior Applications Chemist - Graphic Arts, Sartomer Company, Inc., Exton, Pennsylvania
- Basics Of UV Curing Chemistry
- Safety & Handling Issues
- Mechanisms Of UV Photopolymerization
- Advantages Of UV Curing Ink Jet Systems
- UV Chemistry For Ink Jet Systems
- Monomers
- Oligomers
- Photoinitiators
- Models Of UV Ink Jet Systems
- Adhesion
- Cure
- Pigment Dispersion
Session Leader
Alan Mills, Business Development Manager, Nordson UV Ltd., Slough, UK
- Curing Technologies: Operation & Differences
- Mercury Arc
- Xenon Discharge
- Fluorescent Lamps
- Excimer Lamps
- Lasers
- Microwave
- LED's (UV & Visible)
- Electron Beam
- Challenges With UV Curing Equipment On Ink Jet Printing Machines
- Oxygen Inhibition & Inerting
- Requirements For High Speed, Single Pass Applications
- Examples Of Bulbs, Reflectors, Lamp Heads, Shutters, Etc.
| 7:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. | UV Product Implementation & Applications |
Session Leader
Dr. Alan L Hudd, President & Chief Technical Officer, Xennia Technology Limited, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK
- Understanding Ink Jet Printing Process For UV Curable Materials
- UV Ink Formulation Challenges & Role Of Substrate
- Controlling Dot Quality At Speed
- Pigment Dispersions
- Ink Jet Properties
- Current Limitations
- UV Ink Jet Hardware Configurations
- Review Of Suitable Printheads
- Integration Issues
- System Reliability
- Current Integrators
- Commercial UV Ink Jet Systems: Implementation, Performance & Applications
- UV Ink Jet Applications: Requirements, Opportunities & Challenges
- Commercial Printing
- Electronics
- Product Decoration
- Coatings
- Manufacturing
- Others
- Future Trends In UV Ink Jet
COURSE LEADERS
James Goodrich, Senior Applications Chemist - Graphic Arts, Sartomer Company, Inc., Exton, Pennsylvania
Mr. Goodrich earned his B.S. in Chemistry and a minor in Polymer Science from the Pennsylvania State University in 2000. Currently he is a Senior Applications Chemist for Sartomer Company, Inc. located in Exton, PA. James' work is concentrated on the UV/EB ink market with a focus on design and application of new energy-curable raw materials for the paste, liquid, and digital markets.
Dr. Alan L Hudd, President & Chief Technical Officer, Xennia Technology Limited, Royston, Hertfordshire, England
In 1996, Dr. Hudd founded Xennia Technology; the world's first independent contract ink jet technology house dedicated to the industrial and office inkjet industries.
Since then, Dr. Hudd has grown Xennia into a leading player in the rapidly emerging market for industrial inkjet technologies. Under Dr. Hudd, Xennia has developed a unique set of inkjet chemistry, engineering and problem solving capabilities that has resulted in a number of important technology innovations, especially in the field of inkjet dispensing of difficult materials.
Prior to establishing Xennia, Dr. Hudd was for 8 years the Fluids Technology Manager at Domino Printing Sciences, developing a wide range of inkjet inks for diverse applications and is credited with a number of patents and significant innovations within the industrial inkjet industry. He spent almost eight years with the Ministry of Defence and Royal Ordnance in the UK, developing new solid polymer rocket propellants for air to air missiles. Dr. Hudd graduated with B.Sc. Honours degree in Chemistry and Physics, M.Sc and Ph.D research degrees in Polymer Chemistry from Manchester University.
Alan Mills, Business Development Manager, Nordson UV Ltd., Slough, UK
Mr. Mills has trained as an electrical and mechanical engineer and following an apprenticeship spent many years working as a service engineer for Imaje installing, servicing and repairing the company's continuous inkjet and drop on demand ink jet printers.
He later moved into a sales role whilst working for Imaje where he was responsible for selling ink jet systems for the graphic arts industry for mailing and addressing applications as well as systems for the packaging market.
For the last 10 years Mr. Mills has been working in the UV industry selling both arc lamp and microwave systems into not only the ink jet industry but also the automotive, medical and label markets.
Due to hiss ink jet background he covers the worldwide territory for Nordson UV as a specialist for the ink jet market.
PAST CONFERENCE BINDER & CD-ROM
- The binder and CD-ROM for this completed program, containing handout materials from all speakers plus a registration list with names, addresses and phone numbers, may be purchased for:
- $300 US including shipping by Federal Express
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