Industrial Ink Technology
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Who Should Attend
This course is intended for professionals working in many
areas of the ink industry especially:-
Ink manufacturers
- Suppliers
- Those involved in printing applications
- Technologists employed packaging and graphic arts industries
- Chemists and other technologists employed by thein R&D, formulation, production and quality control
Description
This course will present an overview of the various printing
methods and demonstrate the function that ink plays in
these technologies. The program will impart a realistic
understanding of the substrates employed in today’s printing
markets and show how ink formulations differ in composition
for the particular materials processed. Following a brief
session of the chemistry that allows inks to adhere to various
substrates, the importance of "wetting out" is stressed in
obtaining good ink-to-substrate properties. The role of surface
tension in achieving such characteristics as adhesion, gloss,
etc., is explained. The course will present a comparison of
the properties and respective uses of aqueous and non-water
based inks and review the role of different additives to ink.
Participants will learn how to compare various analytical
methods. There will be ample opportunity for discussion
and attendees are urged to bring samples of printing or ink
problems