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A survey of digital print providers in the U.S was conducted to identify constraints and potential solutions for improved performance and quality of digitally printed papers. In printers’ decisions about which paper to purchase, the key factors were identified as runnability and print quality. The leading paper characteristics considered when making a purchase were found to be toner/ink adhesio...

The medical devices industry has been under a deluge of evolving regulations, leading to protracted lead times and high device development costs for new and enhanced medical devices. These costs assume worrying proportions for low volume product markets. 3D printing technology presents a promising option and involves leveraging additive manufacturing processes that use a layer-by-layer material...

Digital printing systems are widely established in traditional as well as in newer companies oriented toward print media production and publishing. The establishment and the operation of digital printing systems within these companies is undertaken with the aims of entering new markets, gaining new customers and increasing profit. In particular, innovative digital printing characteristics such ...

The success of printing technology in the electronics industry primarily depends on the availability of metal printing ink. Various types of commercially available metal ink are widely used in different industries such as the solar cell, radio frequency identification (RFID) and light emitting diode (LED) industries, with limited usage in semiconductor packaging. The use of printed ink in semic...

Printing has become a mature industry, forcing printers to create new applications for their manufacturing process. One such application is printed electronics. The gravure printing process allows for incredible speed and exceptional quality for traditional graphic printing. Theoretically, this would be an ideal method for the commercial production of printed electronics. This study analyzes gr...

Acrylic-based coatings are produced in formulations to suit all the major markets within the coatings industry. Industrial, decorative, printing inks, powder, and wall coverings are some of the market areas where acrylic-based coatings are widely used. Water emulsion and film-forming acrylic-based coatings are of particular importance due to their relative high performance and extremely low vol...

This paper is based on a printing industry research project nearing completion [1]. While luminescent pigments have been used for many years, provision of fast response quality control systems have been challenging, primarily due to large and expensive components that are integral to spectroscopy instrumentation. Characteristics of the light sources and detectors used together with application ...

Purpose Present for more than 20 years, 3D food printing (3DFP) technology has not experienced the same widespread adoption as its non-food counterparts. It is believed that relevant business models are crucial expansion. The purpose of this study to identify dominant prototypical and patterns in 3DFP industry. knowledge gained could be used provide directions model innovation Design/methodolog...