After the recent flooding events in the Valencia region, we wanted to let Inkjet Winter Workshop registrants know that the hotel and surrounding city centre were unaffected.
Our event will go ahead as planned.
IMI Europe Inkjet Winter Workshop 2025
27-31 January 2025
Hotel Primus Valencia, Valencia, Spain
The IMI Europe Inkjet Winter Workshop is the ideal way to learn more about inkjet technology, with an in-depth look at key aspects of digital printing application development. A brief summary of each of the 2025 courses is shown below - go to the individual course pages to find out more. Discounts are available for attending more than one course, or if your company is sending more than one person to the event - see the registration page for details.
The week at a glance
Course Summaries
INKJET ACADEMY
Theory of inkjet technology
Monday 27 - Tuesday 28 January 2025
Understanding the basics is essential to any industry's development. The Inkjet Academy covers the basic theory behind the many types of inkjet technology used today and aims to give 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.
SINGLE PASS INKJET SYSTEM DESIGN
HIGH SPEED INKJET SYSTEM DESIGN AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
Monday 27 - Tuesday 28 January 2025
This course provides an introduction to the challenges of single pass inkjet printer design and process development. It gives a proven framework for development plus practical recommendations on key design areas, testing and solutions to common development mistakes. The course is led by Rob Rogers of Rogers Consulting, formerly of Epson, FUJIFILM Dimatix and EFI Jetrion.
Inkjet Ink Characterisation
Viscosity, dispersions, jetting & surfaces
Wednesday 29 - Thursday (AM) 30 January 2025
This course covers rheology and surface tension measurements, particle and dispersion assessment, as well as drop visualisation and print quality analysis. Course leaders include KRÜSS, ImageXpert, DataPhysics & Netzsch.
Selecting & Driving Printheads
Drive Electronics & Waveforms
Wednesday 29 - Thursday (AM) 30 January 2025
Presented by experts from Meteor Inkjet, this course covers everything you need to know about the hardware and software required for driving printheads, including printhead selection, screening algorithms, drive electronics and waveform optimisation.
INKJET DRYING & CURING
HARDWARE & CHEMISTRY FOR FIXING INKJET INKS
Thursday (PM) 30 - Friday 31 January 2025
This course provides all the information you need about fixing inkjet inks, covering near-IR drying, UV curing and electron beam curing hardware, as well as the required chemistry. The course includes contributions from Phoseon, Ibis Innovations and Catenary Solutions.
INKJET INKS: MATERIALS & APPLICATIONS
INKS & MATERIALS FOR DIGITAL APPLICATIONS
Thursday (PM) 30 - Friday 31 January 2025
The course gives an overview of the different ink platform technologies in use today, with an emphasis on practical aspects of materials selection and optimisation for the low viscosity requirement of inkjet printing. Key issues surrounding the integration of inkjet ink technology into industrial printing within a production environment will also be considered. The course is led by inkjet ink expert Dr Mark Bale.