i4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, recently won the “Best of TISE (The International Surfaces Event)” SURFACES 2021 Innovation Award for its portfolio of Digital Printing technologies. This recognised Hymmen’s Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE) Plus technology, solely available via an i4F license, for its advancements in the creation of unbelievably real optics and haptics. Hymmen has established itself as one of the world's leading providers of industrial digital printing for flooring and already won the Great Innovations Award at the INPRINT fair in 2014 and an Interzum Red Dot Award for its patented DLE technology in 2019.

With traditional UV curing processes, the tremendous heat associated with mercury UV lamps require a significant amount of electricity to operate, in addition to unseen maintenance expenses. This article will discuss how Phoseon UV LED technologies provide incomparable waste reduction, and energy savings of between 75 and 85 percent compared to mercury drying systems. With Phoseon lamps, there is no need for fume extraction units to remove the gases generated by mercury-vapor UV lamps. UV LED is not only good for the environment, but also has a very positive effect on the finances, sustainability, health, and safety of company operations.

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. Ahead of the session, we look at the key collaboration between Marabu and Koenig & Bauer, and the innovative glass printing technology they have developed.

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. Nick Copeland, R&D Director, BOBST, shares a preview of his keynote session, ‘Global Mega trends in Packaging Materials and the Advance Towards Sustainability’.

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 catch up with Michael Deflorian, Business Unit Manager, Durst Software and Solutions, to get an idea of what attendees can expect from the Durst session, ‘From Pixel to Output’.

In a recent podcast with behavioural economist Roger Martin-Fagg he suggested we need to get ready for the coming boom. Check the podcast here.

In response to this, at the FuturePrint Tech Fest, we ask, are you ‘tech ready’ for the coming boom?

In order to help, we have mapped out the 5 critical steps for industrial inkjet success in developing and creating new digital print technology for new market applications. Read on for more insight into what to expect.

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 catch up with Renzo Trip, Principal Engineer at Xaar, to discuss what attendees can expect from his presentation, ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll: Direct-to-Shape Inkjet Applications’.

Technology is a wonderful thing. This is an assumption most people (myself included) tend to make. We live in a world seemingly defined by how clever technology is. How fast is the broadband, how many steps have we taken, how efficient is the MPG, what’s the carbon footprint etc. These days we can measure everything so easily. in this article, Richard Darling asks why go to the shops in a Mclaren when a Volvo will do?

How do you start designing your inkjet printing solution when you are an industry where the print becomes part of the product? Let us assume you are convinced that inkjet printing will deliver you key advantages for your lead time, your freedom of design, low waste, variable run lengths, etc. In short, you will profit from all the digital printing advantages. Great. We believe you will.

In my previous FuturePrint blog on the topic of modular lab testing, we looked at how combining drop watcher technology with modular components for printing and curing can help with customised testing of different material combination for industrial inkjet applications. We follow up here with a brief discussion on print head choices and testing for meeting different fluid needs.

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 Meteor Inkjet’s session with David Heath, Technical Sales & Marketing Manager, Meteor Inkjet Ltd, ‘Industrial Inkjet Printheads: Making the Right Choice’.

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 catch up with Colordyne ahead of their presentation looking at collaborative development and their newest inkjet engine with UV LED.

Non-impact printing technologies are the most suitable for a variety of industry applications. The lack of contact between the print actuator and the support represents a significant advantage, for example, in case of printing on moving objects, as occurs during the coding and marking of packaged products in serialisation lines.

Jerry Maguire is in my top 5 favourite films of all time. As far as I'm concerned, there is very little that could be disliked about it. Great cast, superb performances, awesome script, feel-good story. It is funny, heartfelt and inspiring. What's not to like about that?

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.

We believe that technological innovation drives growth. So in the coming months, as markets awake and the ‘Coming Boom’ ignites and demand intensifies, digital print technology has a pivotal role to play. Read on for more information on what to expect from the FuturePrint Tech Fest 29-30 June.

This article is another unashamed tribute to my favourite writer Malcolm Gladwell. This time it is inspired by his book, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants.

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.