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Digital Decoration of Consumer and Industrial Goods
Pasi Puukko
Jorma Koskinen
Timo Salmi
Ilari Marstio
  DOI :  10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2011.27.1.art00106_2  Published Online :  January 2011
Abstract

Inkjet printing has a huge potential in direct decoration of three dimensional consumer and industrial goods due to its nonimpact character. As a digital method, inkjet provides several benefits compared to analog printing: Personalized and customized products, on demand production and production optimization due to integration into production line, to mention some. On the other hand, there are also several challenges to overcome, e.g. how to integrate inkjet print heads to transfer system properly, how to handle and monitor complex shaped products and how to ensure substrate-ink compatibility and controlled interactions between them. In addition, applicability and reliability of inkjet technology itself in various challenging conditions needs careful consideration and examination. In this paper we consider different benefits and challenges related to direct decoration using inkjet technology. Based on empirical studies, we present some results which demonstrate applicability of inkjet technology in direct digital decoration.

Journal Title : NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference
Publisher Name : Society of Imaging Science and Technology
Publisher Location : 7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151, USA
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Pasi Puukko, Jorma Koskinen, Timo Salmi, Ilari Marstio, "Digital Decoration of Consumer and Industrial Goods"  in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP27),  2011,  pp 823 - 826,  https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2011.27.1.art00106_2

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Digital Decoration of Consumer and Industrial Goods
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KoskinenJorma
SalmiTimo
MarstioIlari
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Inkjet printing has a huge potential in direct decoration of three dimensional consumer and industrial goods due to its nonimpact character. As a digital method, inkjet provides several benefits compared to analog printing: Personalized and customized products, on demand production and production optimization due to integration into production line, to mention some. On the other hand, there are also several challenges to overcome, e.g. how to integrate inkjet print heads to transfer system properly, how to handle and monitor complex shaped products and how to ensure substrate-ink compatibility and controlled interactions between them. In addition, applicability and reliability of inkjet technology itself in various challenging conditions needs careful consideration and examination. In this paper we consider different benefits and challenges related to direct decoration using inkjet technology. Based on empirical studies, we present some results which demonstrate applicability of inkjet technology in direct digital decoration.