Inks for digital printing

Stripe, developed from ink drops and smudges sourced close to a print head. 

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Madhusoodhanan S, Nagvekar D. (2008) Dual cure digital inks for industrial printing. RadTech UV/EB Technology Expo and Conference 2008, Chicago. 

Creagh LT. (2004) Ink Jets as Tools for Digitally Printing Electronics, Printed Electronics 2004 Conference, New Orleans. 

R. Botros, Waterfast color inks for inkjet printing, US Patent 6 280 512, assigned to Scitex Digital Printing, Inc. (Dayton, OH), August 28,2001. 

First, ink-jet papers must be smooth. They must have sufficient and uniform porosity, with small pores, in order to absorb the solvent quickly and to counteract the spreading tendency. Dimensional stability is also important to avoid cockling and curling. Typical uses for digitally printed products are manuals, price Ksts, and various direct mail materials, but also low-volume paperbacks and hard[Pg.455]

Yip K, Lubinsky A, Perchak D, Ng K. (2002) Measurement and modeling of drop absorption time for various ink-receiver systems. In Proc IS T s NIP18 2002 Int Conf Digital Printing Technologies, pp. 378-382. 

With all of these benefits, it is no surprise that many print shops are making the conversion to UV curable inks for their digital processes. 

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