Inkjet Summer School 2025

21-25 July 2025

The Møller Institute, Cambridge, UK

The IMI Europe Inkjet Summer School is the ideal way to learn more about inkjet technology, with the introductory Inkjet Academy course as well as advanced courses on inks, printheads and applications.

A summary of each of the 2025 courses is shown below - click on the links to find out more. Discounts are available for attending more than one course, or if your company sends more than one person to the event - see the registration page for details.

Punt TRIP

All attendees to the Inkjet Summer School are invited to a free guided tour punt trip around the Cambridge colleges. The trip will be at 18.00 on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 (weather dependent).

Course Summaries

Inkjet Academy

Theory of Inkjet Technology

Mon 21 - Tue 22 July 2025

The Inkjet Academy is the ideal introduction to inkjet technology, giving your understanding of the industry an expert start. The course is presented by Dr Mark Bale of DoDxAct and Dr Tim Phillips of Catenary Solutions/IMI Europe.

Fluid Dynamics & Acoustics

HOW INKJET PRINTING REALLY WORKS

Mon 21 - Tue 22 July 2025

This in-depth course couples the characteristics of droplet formation, landing and spreading to the acoustic and fluidic behaviour in the printhead. The course leader is Prof Dr Frits Dijksman, Professor Emeritus, University of Twente, Netherlands.

Surface Treatment for Inkjet Printing

Optimising print quality and durability

Wed 23 - Thu 24 July 2025

This course looks at the 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 led by Peter van Steenacker from Tigres and Kevin McKell from Vetaphone.

INKJET INK MANUFACTURING

MANUFACTURING INKS FOR PERFORMANCE & RELIABILITY

Wed 23 - Thu 24 July 2025

This course covers inkjet ink design for manufacture, testing and reliability, scale-up for manufacture and manufacturing itself. It also covers ink plant design, required equipment, quality control and commercial considerations. Course leaders are Dr Chris Nicholas of Smart Chemistry and Dr Tim Phillips of Catenary Solutions.

Inkjet Drop Behaviour

HOW INK BEHAVES ON, IN AND ABOVE SURFACES DURING INKJET PRINTING

Thu 24 - Fri 25 July 2025

This course covers the detailed behaviour of ink drops during inkjet printing, both in flight and when interacting with surfaces, providing a conceptual understanding of complex processes affecting print quality. The course leaders are from TriJet, the University of Cambridge and Advanced Inkjet Solutions.

Jetting Functional Fluids

RHEOLOGY, DEPOSITION, PROCESS & DEVELOPMENT