Soon the Japan Inkjet Technology Trade Fair will start in Tokyo. As a special partner of this exhibition, drupa interviewed the organizer Aki Ohno, who gave some information on his career and an overview of the trade fair and the Japanese printing market.
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In China, a new printing process using structural inks was recently invented and implemented with a commercially available inkjet printer. With the help of a transparent polymer ink, dome-shaped microstructures were printed. During the process, the height and diameter of the microdome control the wavelength of the reflected light as well as the color created. According to a team of researchers, the new technology will be used for applications such as smart windows or anti-counterfeiting.
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In a new research study, North Carolina State University (NC State) scientists demonstrated they could print sheets of electrically conductive ink on polyester fabric to manufacture an e-textile that could be utilized in the design of future wearable devices.
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A team of engineers of the Boston Tufts University is turning to inkjet printing technology to improve the established use of metamaterials for mobile, communications and medical devices. As they are more amenable to the resolution of common fabrication methods, these changes might even create new options for the development of metamaterials for visible light.
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It’s time for a new article in our series #PrintingProcesses, in which we introduce you to all the basic – yet very important – techniques and fundamental knowledge of the print technologies we know and utilise to this day. This episode, it’s all about digital inkjet printing which belongs to the Non-Impact Printing (NIP) technology.
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Drop on Demand printing is expected to be the fastest growing inkjet sector in 2021! The benefits of this process range from flexibility and functionality to lower downtimes and mass personalisation. So it is time for us to take a closer look at this emerging inkjet technology.
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Even the current pandemic couldn't stop the advance of inkjet printing technologies. For 2021, there are some exciting developments ahead which will surely drive this area of printing forward.
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When printing aqueous solutions on paper, a reaction, which can be used to program motion, occurs. A research team from SIT and Waseda University recently took advantage of this and presented a method allowing paper to self‐fold without deriving energy from external sources.
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The Durst Group is producing face masks out of the materials used in their printers' filtration system. They are planning to make their know-how available to interested print service providers worldwide, after providing their employees with the equipment.
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A team of researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has found a way to create and produce wavelength-sensitive light detectors. They successfully printed devices using common inkjet printing with semiconducting inks.
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