With a focus on aqueous ink technology we describe the jetting and print testing of different ink formulations across selected inkjet print head platforms applicable to high speed industrial print applications. Specific challenges relating to the necessary compromise between head performance and application/substrate performance are discussed with respect to the observations made on newly developed hybrid inks. The available methods for optimizing the ink performance are contrasted and compared and future routes for improvement discussed.
Mark Bale, Jo Mantle, Scott Whittaker, Flo Escosio, Sam Moncur, Andrew Balch, Derek Illsley, Shaun Herlihy, Yair Kipman, Paul Best, Kyle Pucci, "Emerging Hybrid Ink Technology: Challenges in Jetting and Print Process" in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP31), 2015, pp 209 - 213, https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2015.31.1.art00046_1