LAST FEW PLACES!

INK JET ACADEMY – PRACTICE OF INK JET TECHNOLOGY
Letchworth, UK
November 17-20, 2008

www.imieurope.com

The Practice of Ink Jet Technology is an intensive course that provides the chance to get your hands dirty! Aimed at chemists and scientists who want to improve their level of ink jet practical expertise, the course is hosted at Xennia Technology’s laboratories at Letchworth, UK, mid-way between London and Cambridge. This is your chance to save months of moving up the learning curve by gaining knowledge rapidly via our intensive programme.

The course coverage includes:

Introduction to ink design & testing
   Critical aspects, physical properties, ink types
Technology demonstrations
   Operating a range of inkjet printing equipment
Overview of ink manufacturing
   Mixing, milling, dispersions and filtration, scale up from lab to manufacture, manufacturing quality control practices
Practical Ink Making
   Mixing, preparing pigment dispersions, filtration, physical characterization and QC process
Inkjet characterization of different inks and diagnosing performance
   The effect of waveform on drop break-up, ligament and satellite formation for good and bad inks, droplet break-up, ligament behaviour, satellite formation
Measuring application and substrate properties of print
   Image characterization techniques, factors affecting print quality, techniques to measure adhesion, scratch resistance, abrasion, optical density and other end user properties
Inkjet Configurations
   XYZ printing systems, reel to reel/web based systems, fixed array/scanning
Inkjet integration and maintenance issues & demonstrations
Current inkjet developments and trends
Inkjet surgery
   Question and answer sessions

All of this is packed into our course held over 4 days. Numbers are strictly limited so please contact us as soon as possible to check availability and to reserve a place.

Full course details and registration are available from our web site www.imieurope.com or email enquiries to christine@imieurope.com.

Best Regards,

Mike Willis
IMI Europe Ltd
2 Manor Farm
Milton Road, Impington
Cambridge, CB24 9NG, England
Phone: +44 1223 236920
Fax: +44 1223 235901

P.S. Don’t forget to check out all of IMI Europe and IMI’s upcoming programs. The most current information is always posted on our web site www.imiconf.com

The Ink Jet Academy: Theory of Ink Jet Technology – November 10-11, 2008
Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort – Chandler (Phoenix), Arizona

UV Ink Jet Printing Course –November 10-11, 2008
Sheraton Hotel & Spa, Lisbon, Portugal

16th Annual European Ink Jet Printing Conference –November 12-14, 2008
Sheraton Hotel & Spa, Lisbon, Portugal

5th Annual Security Printing Conference - November 17-19, 2008
Tremont Plaza Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland

The Ink Jet Academy: Practice of Ink Jet Technology - November 17-20, 2008
Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK

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

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

12th Annual Toner & Toner Chemicals Conference - March 18-20, 2009
Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort – Chandler (Phoenix), Arizona

19th Annual Thermal Printing Conference - May 11-13, 2009
Radisson Resort Orlando Celebration, Kissimmee (Orlando), Florida

Ink Jet Technology Suppliers Showcase 2009
Spring 2009 Dates & European Location to be Announced

Digital Printing Summer School 2009
Summer, 2009 & European Location to be Announced

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

Digital Printing Summer Camp 2009 - July 27-31, 2009
Sugarloaf Mountain Hotel
Carrabassett Valley, ME

For additional information and to REGISTER NOW, visit www.imiconf.com
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