Printing Technologies and Applications: A Multidisciplinary Roadmap

Parraman, Carinna; Klein, Susanne

Abstract

Print plays a vital role in our lives. It provides the means to communicate messages cheaply and with impact. It is an important vehicle for advertising, education, entertainment, information and plays a substantial role in modern manufacturing. Even though it is still mostly done on paper, print is applied to all kinds of substrates, from silk to steel, from plastic to glass. In the book the interactions between printing method, ink and substrate surface will be discussed in order to achieve optimal results and durability.

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Acceptance Date: Jul 26, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Oct 31, 2024
• Publication Date: Oct 31, 2024
• Deposit Date: May 8, 2024
• ISBN: 9780750325660
• Keywords: Printing technology, ink chemistry, substrates, history of print
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11979438
• Publisher URL: https://store.ioppublishing.org/page/detail/Printing-Technologies-and-Applications/?K=9780750325660
• Additional Information: Part 1. Fundamentals of printing; ; 1.1 What is printing?; ; 1.2 A short history of printing and its influence on society and technology; ; 1.3 What do we print?; ; 1.4 What is the future of printing?; ; Part 2. Printing on different substrates; ; 2.1 Printing on paper, from art to industrial scale, from toilet paper to money; ; 2.2 Printing on ceramics and glass, from table ware to windows; ; 2.3 Printing on metal, from jewellery to cars; ; 2.4 Printing on plastic, from shopping bags to printed electronics; ; 2.5 Printing on fabric and leather, from T-shirts to banners; ; Part 3. The physics and chemistry of printing; ; 3.1. The physics of the transfer of ink to the substrate; ; 3.2. The drying of ink on different substrates; ; 3.3 Different solvents for different inks; ; 3.4 Which colorant: dye or pigment; ; 3.5 Rheology of inks; ; 3.6. The influence of the substrate on the optical appearance of the print; ; 3.7 The influence of the print profile on the optical appearance
• Contract Date: Oct 31, 2024