ESMA’s New Hands-On Course on ‘Inkjet for Plastics’
26 January 2024: ESMA Academy on 22-25 April 2024 explains and reviews inkjet’s strengths such as sustainable output, personalisation and differentiation capabilities, productivity, precision and quality. During lab-based sessions participants experiment with pre-treatment methods, ink characterisation, print parameters, ink delivery systems, drying and curing mechanisms, print quality, drop and colour management.
Date: 22-25 April 2024
Location: Course takes place in European Centre for Dispersion Technologies, Selb, Germany
Participation fee: 2,350 EUR
Inkjet on Plastics
Flexible and rigid packaging, food and beverage containers, personal and home care tubes but also automotive or aircraft surfaces, household appliances, toys, laminates and panels, industrial coding and marking. Through years of evolution and innovation inkjet printing has become a trusted decoration technology for various types of plastics. ESMA Academy explains and reviews inkjet’s strengths such as sustainable output, personalisation and differentiation capabilities, productivity, precision and quality.
Comprehensive content
Where does surface tension come from? How can I qualify substrates quickly? How long will pre-treatment last? How to achieve stronger ink adhesion? Which printhead will best fit my substrate’s shape? UV, water-based or solvent inks? Heat curing, UV-LED or infrared drying? Course starts with a thorough overview of inkjet chemistry and physics. During lab-based sessions participants experiment with pre-treatment methods, ink characterisation, print parameters, ink delivery systems, drying and curing mechanisms, print quality, drop and colour management. The last part demonstrates problem solving and points to best practices, shows influential market drivers and latest industry patents, opens room for final discussions.
Who should attend
Whether you have already implemented inkjet in your operation or you are just at the beginning of the journey, ESMA Academy will walk you through all the steps towards a highly efficient decoration process. We invite packaging manufacturers, bottle fillers, converters, OEMs, system integrators, suppliers, brand owners and all impacted by the digital shift to take advantage from this course. Prepared and run by leading print technology experts, it delivers the know-how necessary for investment, transformation and integration decisions.
https://esma.com/academy-plastics/
