Conference and course provider IMI Europe’s Inkjet Summer School event returns to Cambridge, the ‘home of inkjet’, for 2025, with six courses allowing developers to get an in-depth look at key technology areas.
The line-up for 2025 includes the well-known Inkjet Academy along with courses on printhead modelling, functional material printing, inkjet drop behaviour, ink manufacturing, and a new course covering surface treatment. The event is located at The Møller Institute, Churchill College, and includes evening drinks receptions as well as a punt trip along the river Cam.
The Inkjet Academy course (21-22 July 2025) presented by Mark Bale of DoDxAct Ltd. and Tim Phillips of IMI Europe/Catenary Solutions introduces the basics of inkjet technology.
Fluid Dynamics & Acoustics course (21-22 July 2025), uses the theory of fluid acoustics to understand the characteristics of droplet formation and subsequent behaviour. Dr. Frits Dijksman, Professor Emeritus, University of Twente, Netherlands, is the course leader.
The third course on Inkjet Ink Manufacturing (23-24 July 2025) covers inkjet ink design for manufacture, testing and reliability, and scaling production. It also covers ink plant design, required equipment, quality control, and commercial considerations. Course leaders are Chris Nicholas of Smart Chemistry Ltd. and Tim Phillips of IMI Europe/Catenary Solutions.
Surface Treatment for Inkjet Printing (23-24 July 2025) is a new course for 2025 on surface pre-treatment processes, including plasma and corona treatment, used to prepare the substrate for inkjet printing, leading to enhanced adhesion, print quality, and durability. The course is conducted by Peter van Steenacker from Tigres GmbH and Kevin McKell from Vetaphone.
The Jetting Functional Fluids course (24-25 July 2025), led by Neil Chilton and Clare Conboy of Printed Electronics Ltd., looks at the development of functional printing applications, including inkjet printhead selection, formulating an ink with functional materials and jetting functional fluids onto a substrate.
Led by experts from the University of Cambridge, TriJet Ltd., and Advanced Inkjet Solutions Ltd., the Inkjet Drop Behaviour (24-25 July 2025) course covers the link between fluid bulk and dynamic properties on jetting, waveform and fluid interaction during drop ejection, drop break-up and aerodynamics, before looking at drop-substrate interactions including during drying and curing.
“IMI Europe’s Inkjet Summer School is the ideal place to learn more about inkjet technology in a relaxed environment,” comments IMI Europe Managing Director Tim Phillips. “We have a great venue in Cambridge, the home of inkjet technology, and six excellent courses from industry experts. In addition to learning from the course providers, the Inkjet Summer School also gives excellent opportunities to exchange information with the other attendees during lunches, evening receptions and a punt trip on the river Cam.”
