Archipelago Technology, an inkjet technology developer based in Cambridge, UK, is a business that started with the goal of creating the ‘next big thing in inkjet’. How does one go about such an ambitious goal?

As we look to minimize logistic challenges and begin reintroducing more versioned products, the digitalization of packaging production can play a key role in successfully achieving these goals.

A trip across to Broadstairs recently afforded me with an opportunity to catch up with the Fujifilm Ink Solutions Group team and take a look under the bonnet and discover some exciting developments and growth opportunities.

Taya Groups, creator of PVC-free banner material range KAVALAN, has launched the KAVALAN PVC-Free Pledge for the Planet, a video highlighting the prevalence of greenwashing and how the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) process can help substantiate these claims.

By investing in UV LED curing, Monson Fruit Company has experienced both improved accuracy and packing line speeds, along with enhancing overall printing of their fruit packaging labels.

Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics performs many different types of testing in the narrow web market, centered around flexographic printing and the different processes within that market.

Digital printing on glass is an incredible innovation, but not one without its complexities. A collaboration between Marabu Inks and Kammann/Koenig and Bauer has facilitated a unique solution in this space, combining their respective specialisms in chemical and mechanical engineering.

UV is sometimes shrouded in mystery, but this doesn’t need to be the case – this paper from Integration Technology aims to outline the basic elements of UV technology, why you need to know it, and what you should be asking. Once armed with this foundational knowledge, a bespoke UV provider that understands how UV interacts and integrates with each stage of the printing process will take you the rest of the way.

As the world confronts the growing climate crisis, nations continue to set ambitious targets to tackle the issue. Ahead of Cop26 UN climate talks this November, the US pledges to halve emissions by 2030, while other rich nations have also announced new goals in recent weeks. Precise and understandable objectives are key to forging a clearly defined path, supported by knowing the figures and closely scrutinising your sustainable progress. Shouldn’t this be how businesses are setting sustainability goals too? For businesses that care about their impact on the planet, the first step is choosing to undergo (and benefit from) a life cycle analysis (LCA).

If you are a narrow web converter interested in UV LED curing, this article will explain why LED technology is the right choice for all label and package printing applications. We will start by highlighting all the benefits brought to converters when they upgrade from traditional mercury UV curing to Phoseon LED technology. We will also discuss why UV LED outperforms for some of the more challenging applications such as opaque whites, dense blacks and metallic, laminating and cold foil adhesives.

While UV-curable inks boast excellent adhesion properties, a primer still comes in useful when printing on particular substrates. Some substrates are notoriously difficult to make ink adhere too. Take for example metal, glass, ceramics or polypropylene, which can be used for numerous applications, including decorative printing, direct-to-shape printing, or marking & coding. To ensure superior bonding of UV-curable inkjet inks to challenging media, dedicated digital primers can save the day.

The FuturePrint Tech Fest is a celebration of print technology taking place on the 29th-30th June 2021, where experts will provide updates on new technological developments, innovations and stories of how the print technology community is bringing to life new ideas that create new possibilities. We’re taking a look at what we can expect from FuturePrint Headline Partner Solimar Systems as they help prepare us for life beyond COVID.

There are two key parameters of an LED lamp that should be understood for the purposes of optimizing cure and establishing a process window. Identifying this process window will result in the most durable and desirable finish, as well as acceptable adhesion and surface cure: peak irradiance and energy density.

What will be the key to inkjet’s sustained success? There are of course many factors, but for Fujifilm’s Steve Wood, one crucial element is being in it for the long haul. During his career he has been witness to the highs and lows, the successes and failures in the digitisation of analogue markets, and as Commercial Director of Fujifilm Ink Solutions Group, he knows that to enable applications of the future the next big developments must come from ink chemistry.We look back at Fujifilm’s FuturePrint Leaders Summit presentation, Enabling Ink Technology.

Founded in 1927, headquartered in Switzerland and operating on five continents, SICPA is a leading global provider of secured authentication, identification and traceability solutions and services and a long-trusted advisor to governments, central banks, high security printers and industry. Carrying core expertise in high security inks, SICPA protects the majority of the world’s banknotes and security documents from the threats of counterfeiting and fraud​.

As we move into a world beyond the global pandemic, the inkjet industry is quickly adopting new ways to navigate the new normal.

Here are the key ink technologies and inkjet trends that Stephen Buchanan from FuturePrint Partner Kao Collins believes will shape the industry through 2021.

Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are solid-state devices that produce light when an electrical current is allowed to flow from the positive (anode) side to the negative (cathode) side. Like other solid-state devices, they have a very long lifetime if used properly. If engineered correctly, these semiconductor devices last beyond 40,000 hours of operating time unlike traditional UV lamps.

Take a moment to think of all the plans that the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown into turmoil. Goodbye to that holiday you had planned, to the trade show you’ve been prepping for all those months, to family trips, meals out, face-to-face meetings with clients. It has taken so much from us, from the personal to the professional, from the trivial to the essential.

Impresos Gráficos de Chihuahua is a 26-year-old printing company in northern Mexico that manufactures and prints adhesive labels, PVC films for heat-shrinked sleeves, thermal tags, and other commercial printed products. The company prints approximately 300,000 labels a day.

The Atlas Software Suite, developed by Global Inkjet Systems, has continued to evolve over the years, but remains a unique modular software solution that can be used for a range of digital printing software applications. A collaboration with Esko is opening new doors for customers through bespoke solutions and enhanced productivity, but with the GIS Atlas open platform and customisable features, why partner with Esko?