Printing with inkjet? Drying might be crucial

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By Eddy Hagen

If you have ever spilled your morning coffee on your newspaper, you know how paper reacts to liquids. The paper will swell, it will become wavy and even when ironing it, you can’t get the paper back in the original shape. So, what about printing with inkjet on paper? What is the effect of that ink on the paper substrate? And can we do something about it? These questions were answered during The InkJet Conference last year, in a presentation by Kai K.O. Bär from Adphos.

What ink drops can do…

A very basic property of inkjet ink is that you must be able to jet it. Which means that it must be quite … Read more

adphos will introduce its new adphosNIR®-dryer modules at Labelexpo Europe 2017

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adphos will introduce at Labelexpo Europe 2017, September 25-28, 2017 in Brussels, its new dryer series for label/narrow width printing applications and the current generation of adphosNIR® dryer modules designed for mono and process color inkjet as well as flexo printing applications for both continuous web and sheet fed applications.

adphos will also be introducing its new NIRPin® series of dryers for the pinning of Hybrid (water/solvent) UV inks as a substitution for UV-LED´s. NIRPin® modules are as compact as UV-LED´s, but allow higher pinning performance and lower investment costs.… Read more

Instantaneous Drying of Textile Printing Inks

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adphos announces its newest development of instantaneous drying for textile printing applications – ready now just for FESPA.

adphosNIR® – a company owned and widely patented system technology – is already established in graphical and packaging printing drying, as well as metallic coil coating drying/curing.

In textiles, whether for instantaneous drying of a sublimation paper printed pattern or a printing pattern directly on the textile itself (screen as well as inkjet) now the adphosNIR® drying technology has been proven successful.

Special benefits like:
  • Instantaneous
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adphos Technology Delivers Speed, Consistency and Quality in HP T-Series Inkjet Presses

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HP T-Series press users are now capable of running faster, printing on a wider range of substrates, use less energy, have improved print quality and much more with adphos solutions.

The adphos Group will be displaying their custom designed solutions for HP T-Series Presses at Jetcomm, March 1st in Phoenix, Arizona. This comes as no surprise to current HP T-Series press users looking to get more out of their inkjet presses. Christopher Sommer, Technical Director from Elanders GmbH explains the benefits it provides, “without the adphos dryer in our HP press, we would not have been able to achieve

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adphosNIR® Technology – Drying at the Speed of Light

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The company own development and widely patented adphosNIR® technology has been proven now in multiple inkjet based printing application its outstanding and leading position for ink drying at the speed of light.

Features:

  • Instantaneous drying capability (within only tens of a second even high content water based inks on coated papers and plastic films)
  • Extreme compact dryer size (applicable also as intercolor printhead dryers or even as upgrade boosters in existing printing presses)
  • Low thermal stress to the substrates (strong reduction of paper dry out and mostly no need for remoistening
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adphos Invests in Printed Electronics Industry by Providing Solution to NextFlex Consortium

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The adphos group invests in the future of the industry by providing adphosNIR® Mini-Lab system to NextFlex’s facility

BROOKFIELD, WI – December 1st, 2016 – The adphos Group had a great year in the Printed Electronics market and at the IDTechEx conference and show in Santa Clara, CA this past November. The adphos group highlighted its new NIRDot-3D system, a high density light focusing system that delivers near laser like performance at a fraction of the cost, and leveraged its partnerships within the industry with live equipment in several booths at the show. Through the various partnerships

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adphos Introduces the NIRDot 3D at IDTechEx Printed Electronics Exhibition in Santa Clara

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Adphos has manufactured a solution for the industry which features laser-like performance and precision for a third of the price allowing users to expand their application range

BROOKFIELD, WI – October 31st, 2016 – The adphos Group is thrilled to showcase the newest solution for the Printed Electronics market, a high density light focusing system that delivers near laser like performance at a fraction of the price. Designed to dry, cure and “pin” material for 3D and direct to shape printing applications, the NIRDot 3D will put radiant energy exactly where needed. The NIRDot 3D will be demonstrated

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adphos’ Record Setting Year

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The adphos Group secures more sales and grows its portfolio of accounts to a new record by expanding its footprint in the Graphic Arts and Printed Electronics markets

BROOKFIELD, WI– September 16th, 2016 – Adphos North America, Inc., a division of the worldwide adphos Group, had their best year ever through expanded product placements and a significant number of new accounts within the graphic arts and printed electronics marketplaces.

Highlights

  • • Greater than 20% increase in overall revenue
  • • Acquisition of several key accounts in the Graphic Arts and Printed Electronics industry
  • • Significant
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Adphos Showcases Major Updates and New Drying Systems

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Adphos has enhanced and done major updates to their M-Series and NIRWeb solutions with improved user-friendly interfaces, easier electrical and mechanical integration and near instant start capabilities to allow users to do more than ever
BROOKFIELD, WI– August 26 th, 2016– adphos will be showcasing their family of proven drying systems in their booth(#1019) at Graph Expo in Florida, September 25-28. The biggest update of the world’s most advanced thermal dryers, featuring new and improved serviceability that delivers ease-to-use and hassle free maintenance while allowing for easier
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Verbesserte Trocknung notwendig! Der Digitalmarkt hält nach adphosNIR® Ausschau

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Auf der drupa 2016 wurden viele Hochleistungs-, Digital- und konventionelle Druck- und Beschichtungs-Maschinen vorgestellt. Fast alle zeigten aufgrund der installierten Trocknerlösung Einschränkungen betreffend Kapazität, Leistung oder Qualität, sofern sie nicht bereits die adphosNIR®-Trocknungstechnogogie anwenden.

adphos wurde betreffend

  • –  Geschwindigkeit bei Bogen- oder Bahnanwendungen,
  • –  einer größeren Bandbreite an Substraten, speziell für kommerzielle Offsetoder beschichtete Glanzpapiere,
  • –  wasserbasierte UV-Hybrid Tinten,
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