FUTURE, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF INKJET TECHNOLOGIES

Autor: J. Morgan, W. R. S. Baxter, S. Temple, Jose Rafael Castrejon-Pita, Ian M. Hutchings, Graham D. Martin
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Atomization and Sprays. 23:541-565
ISSN: 1044-5110
DOI: 10.1615/atomizspr.2013007653
Popis: Inkjet printing relies on the formation of small liquid droplets to deliver precise amounts of material to a substrate under digital control. Inkjet technology is becoming relatively mature and is of great industrial interest thanks to its flexibility for graphical printing and its potential use in less conventional applications such as additive manufacturing and the production of printed electronics and other functional devices. Its advantages over traditional methods of printing include the following: it produces little or no waste, it is versatile because several different methods exist, it is non-contact and does not require a master template so that printed patterns can be readily modified on demand. However, the technology is in need of further development to become mainstream in emerging applications such as additive manufacturing (3D printing). This review contains a description of conventional and less common inkjet methods and surveys the current applications of inkjet in industry. This is followed by specific examples of the barriers, limitations and challenges faced by inkjet in both graphical printing and manufacturing. Accepted for publication in Atomization and Sprays (2013). Available at: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/238990
Databáze: OpenAIRE