Abstract
In this study we have evaluated the suitability of laboratory testing methods to predict inkjet printing results. We have developed and used testing liquids that are spanning the operational window of industrial High Speed Inkjet (HSI) printers while still covering the maximum possible range of viscosity and surface tension. First we correlated liquid penetration measured with ultrasound (ULP) and direct absorption (ASA) to print through from HSI prints. The best correlation (
Funding statement: The financial support by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs and the National Foundation for Research Technology and Development, is gratefully acknowledged. Furthermore the authors want to thank Canon Production Printing, Mondi, Kelheim Fibres and SIG Combibloc for their financial support.
Acknowledgments
Special Thanks to Pim du Buf for his support during the printing trials and Rob van Os for his help with the ASA measurements.
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Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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