Abstract
The size of a single drop determines the smallest detail
that can be produced in an ink jet system. Drops of as
small
as three picoliters can be controllably created at the
present
level of ink jet technology. The final dot quality of a
drop
can be easily measured by an image analysis system, but
the
significance of high speed dynamic interactions between
paper and ink cannot be determined from the final print
quality. Therefore, VTT Information technology has
developed several high-speed camera based systems for ink
jet paper research.
This paper details a new laboratory-scale test
environment developed for the measurement of dynamic
interactions between paper and ink with drops of a
magnitude of under 20 microns. The equipment is based on a
commercial piezo-electric desktop printer, a high-speed
CCD
camera, an optical fibre light source and a PC with
control
and analysis software. In this environment, the impact,
spreading, penetration and drying of very small 3 pl ink
drops on the paper samples can be observed on a time scale
of milliseconds up to several minutes. This article
describes
the development and properties of this new environment. In
addition, examples of the results produced by this new
equipment are given.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Final program and proceedings of IS&T's NIP 17 |
| Subtitle of host publication | International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies |
| Editors | David S. Weiss, Mashiho Yuasa |
| Place of Publication | Springfield |
| Publisher | The Society for Imaging Science and Technology, IS&T |
| Pages | 735 - 738 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-89208-234-6, 978-0-89208-230-8 |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies (IS&T's NIP17) - Fort Lauerdale, United States Duration: 30 Sept 2001 → 5 Oct 2001 |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies (IS&T's NIP17) |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Fort Lauerdale |
| Period | 30/09/01 → 5/10/01 |