Simple Tools for Ink Jet Printing of Functional Fluids

Success in moving ink jets into newer areas such as printing on to-be-defined flexible substrates or developing new functional fluids requires both process and fluid research and engineering. Today, leading-edge concepts are slow to be explored because of the expense and complexity of commercially available ink jet deposition systems, time and resources required to specify and acquire commercial ink jet systems and the expertise required to operate commercial ink jet systems. This presentation describes a new ink jet printing system designed to meet the challenges of fluid and process development for flexible substrates.