Investigation of some phenomena occurring during continuous ink-jet printing of ceramics

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Y. Tay ◽  
M. J. Edirisinghe
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Free Energy ◽  
Surface Free Energy ◽  
Modulation Frequency ◽  
Free Energies ◽  
Ink Jet Printing ◽  
Ink Jet ◽  
Jet Printing ◽  
Vertical Walls ◽  
Total Surface Free Energy

A ceramic ink was prepared, characterised, and subjected to continuous ink-jet printing. The optimum modulation frequency for printing was estimated. The surface free energies of several substrates were determined and different patterns of the ink droplets were printed on these. Phenomena occurring during the process were investigated. The drop-by-drop resolution and ink spreading were found to be dependent on the dispersive/total surface free energy ratio of the substrates. Ink drying was accompanied by powder migration in the droplets deposited on substrates with a surface free energy lower than the surface tension of the ink. Printing of multiple layers was accompanied by the appearance of ridges, splattering, and non-vertical walls. The causes of these phenomena are discussed in this paper.

Influence of Ink Performance on Ink-Jet Printing Quality

2013 ◽  
Vol 469 ◽  
pp. 348-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai Ying Tian ◽  
Xian Fu Wei ◽  
Bei Qing Huang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Active Agent ◽  
Apparent Depth ◽  
Print Quality ◽  
Ink Jet Printing ◽  
Printing Quality ◽  
Ink Jet ◽  
Apparent Color ◽  
Jet Printing

The era of environmental protection and personalization has become increasingly prominent, and people not only focus on the beauty of the design, but also pay more attention to the quality of the clothing. For inkjet printing, the viscosity and surface tension of ink are major factors that affect the quality of ink-jet printing. In order to obtain a better print quality, the samples of five different viscosity and surface tension of ink were prepared respectively by changing the content of the resin and the surface active agent. Using these samples to print on the fabric by Epson printer, and to discuss the influence of the ink in different viscosity and surface tension on the ink-jet printing quality, such as apparent color depth (K / S), color parameters (L, C), permeability, clarity. The results showed that: with the increase of the ink viscosity, the apparent depth of color yield increased gradually and became darker in color. L value decreased gradually and had a increasing trend, and tends to be stable. C value increased and vividness of the color was improved. And it also had a certain impact on the infiltration resistance and clarity. Surface tension also had a significant impact on the depth of the apparent color, vividness of the color and directly affected the ink permeability and clarity.

Graphene Oxide for Ink-Jet Printing Technology

2015 ◽  
Vol 748 ◽  
pp. 77-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya Ling Li ◽  
Xi Guo ◽  
Xiao Juan Feng ◽  
Lu Hai Li
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Inkjet Printing ◽  
Laser Scanning Microscopy ◽  
Average Particle ◽  
Printing Technology ◽  
Ink Jet Printing ◽  
Ink Jet ◽  
Jet Printing

In order to acquire a suitable ink for ink-jet printing technology, a graphene oxide ink was explored based on the GO aqueous dispersion. The GO dispersion was characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The average particle diameter and zeta potential of the GO dispersion was determined by zeta potential & particle size analyzer. The GO ink is composed of 1,2-propanediol, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, glycerol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) and GO dispersion. The surface tension and viscosity of the GO ink was tested by surface tension meter and rheometer. The GO ink was inkjet printed on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate. The optimal inkjet printing parameters were obtained and the printing quality was characterized by confocal laser scanning microscopy. The results show that the GO ink is suitable for inkjet printing technology and the morphology of the GO film with one printing pass has good uniformity.

Research on the Influence of Ink Surface Tension to the Formation of Ink Droplet

2012 ◽  
Vol 262 ◽  
pp. 329-333
Author(s):  
Chun Jiang Jia ◽  
Guang Xue Chen ◽  
Xiao Zhou Li ◽  
Lei Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Surface Tension ◽  
Substrate Surface ◽  
Digital Printing ◽  
Satellite Droplet ◽  
Ink Jet Printing ◽  
Print Head ◽  
Ink Jet ◽  
Jet Printing ◽  
The Relationship

Ink jet printing, as the key point of digital printing development, has already got some progress as technical be concerned, and also it has been used in industrial producing. But until now, ink jet printing still has some problems to be solved, include satellite droplet, droplet dimension, and spreading of droplet on substrate and so on. These problems involving parameters include dimension and geometry of the print-head, quality and characteristics of the control signal, surface tension of the ink, viscosity of the ink, characteristics of the substrate surface and so on. In this paper we just analysis the influence of ink surface tension to the process from jet to formation of the droplet by establishing mathematical model, but keep other parameters unchanged. At last, we get the relationship between ink surface tension and droplet parameters, so that it can be used as theoretical basement for print-head design and researching of ink.

Nano-Sized Ceramic Inks for Drop-on-Demand Ink-Jet Printing in Quadrichromy

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1979-1988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Gardini ◽  
Michele Dondi ◽  
Anna Luisa Costa ◽  
Francesco Matteucci ◽  
Magda Blosi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Particle Size ◽  
Ceramic Tiles ◽  
Nozzle Clogging ◽  
Ink Jet Printing ◽  
Drop On Demand ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Ink Jet ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Jet Printing

Nano-sized ceramic inks suitable for ink-jet printing have been developed for the four-colours CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) process. Nano-inks of different pigment composition (Co1–xO, Au0, Ti1–x–ySbxCryO2, CoFe2O4) have been prepared with various solid loadings and their chemico-physical properties (particle size, viscosity, surface tension, ζ-potential) were tailored for the ink-jet application. The pigment particle size is in the 20–80 nm range. All these nano-suspensions are stable for long time (i.e., several months) due to either electrostatic (high ζ-potential values) or steric stabilization mechanisms. Both nanometric size and high stability avoid problems of nozzle clogging from particles agglomeration and settling. Nano-inks have a Newtonian behaviour with relatively low viscosities at room temperature. More concentrated inks fulfil the viscosity requirement of ink-jet applications (i.e., <35 mPa˙s) for printing temperatures in between 30 and 70 °C. Surface tension constraints for ink-jet printing are fulfilled by nano-inks, being in the 35–45 mN˙m–1 range. The nano-sized inks investigated behave satisfactorily in preliminary printing tests on several unfired industrial ceramic tiles, developing saturated colours in a wide range of firing temperatures (1000–1200 °C).

Research on the Influencing Factors to Printing Quality of Edible Ink-Jet Printing Ink

2012 ◽  
Vol 262 ◽  
pp. 282-286
Author(s):  
Jing Mei Sun ◽  
Xian Fu Wei ◽  
Bei Qing Huang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Tail Length ◽  
Ink Jet Printing ◽  
Printing Quality ◽  
Ink Jet ◽  
Result Show ◽  
Jet Printing ◽  
Printing Ink

In the process of the ink drops forming and spreading out, the viscosity and surface tension of the ink play an important role, and then the drops’ injection and printing quality will be influenced by this process. Besides, drops control technology is the key of ink-jet printing technology, and the drops’ injection state will also influence the printing quality. In order to research the influencing factors to printing quality, many samples with different performances are prepared and their drop states include speed, tail length and volume are measured with drop observatory. And then, the specimen pages include lines of different width are printed, order to assessment the printing quality comprehensively, their line width, raggedness, blurriness, density and contrast are measured. The result show that the inks with different performance show different speed, tail length and volume, and their corresponding printing qualities are different too, and there exists linear relationship between printing quality and the drops’ viscosity, surface tension and speed.

Interactions of components and elements of the surface free energy at interfaces

1991 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Kloubek
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Surface Free Energy ◽  
Polar Phase ◽  
Free Energies ◽  
Dispersion Component ◽  
Liquid Systems ◽  
Interfacial Free Energies ◽  
Total Surface Free Energy ◽  
Solid Liquid ◽  
New Hypothesis

A new hypothesis is suggested for the evaluation of the components (γd and γab) and the elements (γa and γb) of the surface free energy. The respective equations are introduced for the interactions at interfaces between a non-polar acid and non-polar base, a polar phase and non-polar acid or base, and two polar phases. The dispersion component, γd, equals the total surface free energy of non-polar phases. However, they can interact at the interface as an acid or a base through their single permanent elements γa or γb, respectively. Otherwise, induced elements γia and γib can also be effective. The surface free energy of polar phases is additively composed of the dispersion, γd, and acid-base components, γab = 2(γaγb)1/2. The proposed equation are verified using the known values of the surface and interfacial free energies for the liquid-liquid systems and they are applied to the solid-liquid interfaces. The values of the elements are determined for water, γwa = 67.7 and γwb = 10.6 mJ/m2, and for other liquids, such as glycerol, formamide, mercury, benzene, diethyl ether and trichloromethane.

Effect of Solvent on the Property of the Infrared Absorbing Inkjet Ink

2012 ◽  
Vol 262 ◽  
pp. 505-509
Author(s):  
Ling Yang ◽  
Xian Fu Wei ◽  
Bei Qing Huang ◽  
Wan Zhang ◽  
Yang Yue
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Infrared Absorption ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Ink Jet Printing ◽  
Effect Of Solvent ◽  
Strength Surface ◽  
Ink Jet ◽  
Absorbing Materials ◽  
Jet Printing

The infrared absorbing inkjet ink is composed of infrared absorbing materials, resin, assistant agent and solvent that has a great influence on the main performance of the ink. Based on the consideration of environmental factors, five alcoholic solvents were chosen and prepared into ink samples respectively. The effect of different solvents on the properties of the ink was discussed. Then the ink sample was prepared by the most optimal proportion of blends with solvent through the principle of formulating of recipe, the printing sample was attained and tested. The experiments showed that the solvents had a great influence on the properties of the viscosity, infrared absorption strength, surface tension of infrared absorbing ink, which directly affected the ink-jet printing eligibility and security effect. The developed ink has good performance and security effect.

Formulation of Eco-Friendly Inks for Ink-Jet Printing of Polyester and Cotton Blended Fabric

2015 ◽  
Vol 671 ◽  
pp. 109-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafeezullah Memon ◽  
Nazakat Ali Khoso ◽  
Samiullah Memon ◽  
Ning Ning Wang ◽  
Cheng Yan Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Screen Printing ◽  
Disperse Dyes ◽  
Color Fastness ◽  
Image Sharpness ◽  
Ink Jet Printing ◽  
Ink Jet ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Jet Printing

The aim of this research is to discover such a strategy so that Ink-jet Printing of polyester and cotton blended fabric. This research focuses to develop inks by the combination of Reactive and disperse dyes and by using eco-friendly co-solvents. This paper covers a brief introduction of Ink jet printing technologies and types of inks. A summarized study of the evaluation amid ink jet printing as well as rotary screen printing is also given. In addition to, requirements and composition of water-based ink-jet inks focusing on methodology is given. Furthermore, shelf lives of inks, image sharpness, surface tension, color fastness to rubbing, analysis of head with some personal experiences are also discussed.

Direct Ink-Jet Printing of Vertical Walls

2002 ◽  
Vol 85 (8) ◽  
pp. 2113-2115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinglong Zhao† ◽  
Julian R. G. Evans ◽  
Mohan J. Edirisinghe ◽  
Jin-Hua Song
Keyword(s):  
Ink Jet Printing ◽  
Ink Jet ◽  
Jet Printing ◽  
Vertical Walls

Industrial Ink-Jet Application of Nano-Sized Ceramic Inks

2006 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 174-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Dondi ◽  
F. Matteucci ◽  
Davide Gardini ◽  
Magdab Blosi ◽  
Anna L. Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Polyol Synthesis ◽  
Ink Jet Printing ◽  
Synthesis Route ◽  
Ink Jet ◽  
Jet Printing ◽  
Traditional Ceramics

Ink-jet printing is becoming a leading technology for traditional ceramics, due to its capacity of reproducing highly resolved and customized images on tile surfaces. Nano-sized inks, produced by the polyol synthesis route, proved to fulfil the printing requirements, tailoring their chemico-physical properties (e.g. viscosity, surface tension) on industrial ink-jet devices, so representing a major breakthrough in the quadrichromy process.

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