1. www.jetxpert.com New tools for inkjet development Yair
Kipman, Imagexpert Inc www.jetxpert.com 2. www.jetxpert.com
Presentation Outline Overview of Inkjet Analysis How is In-Flight
Analysis Used? JetXpert for Visualization and Analysis of
Drops-In-Flight JetXpert System Overview Adding Greater
Capabilities JetXpert OEM New: JetXpert Surface New: JetXpert
Latency New: JetXpert Stitch JetXpert Print Station Automated Print
Quality Analysis, and Part Inspection Hardware Platforms Overview
of Tools for Print Quality Analysis Summary, Q&A 3.
www.jetxpert.com Inkjet Analysis Overview Jetability Drop-Substrate
Interaction Print Quality Analysis 4. www.jetxpert.com
Visualization and Analysis of Drops in Flight 5. www.jetxpert.com
Why Analyze Drops In-Flight? Visualize Drop Formation - Adjusting
jetting parameters and ink formulation to optimize drop formation
means faster turnaround and cheaper development. It also removes
added complications from substrate interaction. Test Sustainability
- The ability to test jet sustainability both automatically and
offline, saves both time and money. 30% of printer failures are due
to jet out. Diagnose Misting - Usually less important for graphics,
but critical for printed circuit boards and other printed
electronics applications. 6. www.jetxpert.com Why Analyze Drops
In-Flight? Verify Nozzle-to-Nozzle Consistency - Some heads, like
the SX3 from Dimatix, feature individually addressable nozzles. In
these cases, in-flight drop analysis can be used to optimize
individual nozzle voltages, for highly consistent performance
across the head. Wetting - High magnification cameras identify
wetting problems in early stages of development. Measure Drops -
For many applications, a particular drop volume or velocity is
required. Jetting parameters and ink formulations may be adjusted
until in-flight analysis shows that the desired characteristics
have been achieved. 7. www.jetxpert.com JetXpert System Highlights
Measures drop volume, velocity, and trajectory Variable delay to
visualize drop formation Very small footprint (~24 max. dimension)
Single strobe event for imaging of single droplets 125ns minimum
pulse width Data automatically saved in spreadsheet readable format
8. www.jetxpert.com JetXpert System Components Fully integrated
system includes: LED strobe, control box, and control software
(GUI) Calibrated digital camera for image capture Workstation
running ImageXpert software for drop analysis 9. www.jetxpert.com
Drop Visualization Example 10. www.jetxpert.com Drop Analysis
Example 11. www.jetxpert.com Wetting Example 12. www.jetxpert.com
Adding Greater Capabilities Automation (motion) Enables sequential
step and repeat measurement along an entire print head Face-plate
wetting visualization Second camera for visualization of face plate
wetting during firing Frequency sweep Automatically step through a
series of user- defined frequencies and assess print head
performance Ink supply system Active gravity meniscus control:
meniscus level remains constant while printing 13. www.jetxpert.com
A Mount for Every Head PrintHeadMountingDiagram_RevH.doc (5)
S-Class 285-MTSCLASS (9) Q- Class_Mount- 1_RevA with Sub- Tank 285-
MTQCLASS PEEK (3) Galaxy- Mount- Vers2 285- Galaxy A (6) S- Class
w/ SubTank + Heater 285- MTSCLASSTANK_A PEEK (20) Dimatix 1024 285-
DIAMX1024 (17) Ricoh Gen5 285- MNTRICOH5A (7) Seiko 285-MTSEIKO
(19) Meteor Option 285- MNTMETEOR (21) DiMatic Bridge 1024
Development 285- MNTDMBRID1024 (22) XX Option 285- MNTXXXX X (18)
Toshiba Tech 285- MNTOSTECHA (4) DX5, Epson 285- MNTDX5A (1)Konica-
Minolta 512 285- MTKMM512 (2) Konica- Minolta 1024 285- MTKMM1024
(16) Ricoh Gen4_RevA 285- MNTRICOH (14) Imtex HP45 Production 285-
HP45IMPR(12) HP45ShoeHolder 285- MTHP45 (8) Kyocera-Mount1_RevB
285-MTKY1_B (13) Imtex HP45 DEMO 285- HP45IM (10) Q- Class w/ o
Subtank 285- MTQCLASSNT PEEK (15) XAAR 101 285-MTXAAR (11) Trident
256 285-MTRI256 14. www.jetxpert.com JetXpert OEM: Integrated
Process Control A self-contained drop-in-flight analysis system
specifically designed for integration into ink, printing, and
deposition systems Very small optical system Customizable hardware
and software Hardware options from fully integrated stand-alone
units to component kits Software options from drop visualization
through full droplet analysis Available for high volume projects
only 15. www.jetxpert.com Controller for Epson DX5 Fully integrated
with JetXpert system, including physical mounting and software Full
3 axis control Easy to use interface allows drop size selection and
waveform adjustment 16. www.jetxpert.com New: JetXpert Surface
Visualize drop-substrate interaction Optimize ink formulation or
jetting parameters for a particular substrate Determine substrate
that matches desired drop behavior Works with many rigid, flexible,
or transparent substrates Available as an upgrade to your current
JetXpert system Dropper on Flat, Rigid Substrate Dropper on Glass
SubstrateKyocera on Flat, Rigid Substrate 17. www.jetxpert.com New:
Latency Analysis Tools While the print had is idle, ink may dry in
the nozzles, changing the composition This change impacts jetting
behavior Maintaining consistent drop characteristics and accuracy
is important for sensitive applications 18. www.jetxpert.com New:
Latency Analysis Tools Latency Sweep Find maximum idle time for an
ink formulation before performance is impacted Automated analysis
of first drop characteristics for a user-specified list of idle
times Latency Multidrop Measure time required for the head to
recover after idling Automatically image and measure 1st, 2nd, 3rd,
etc, drops 19. www.jetxpert.com New: JetXpert Stitch Capture entire
drop formation in a single image Useful for marketing materials,
reports, and presentations Easy to use 20. www.jetxpert.com
JetXpert Print Station The JetXpert print station enables analysis
of drips in flight, and print testing, all in the same test
fixture. Optional linear stage and optional conveyor for material
transport and automated sample printing. Manual print stage with
encoder for print testing. Optional camera for print quality
visualization. Available as retrofit for existing systems. FNHI 21.
www.jetxpert.com JetXpert Print Station 22. www.jetxpert.com
JetXpert Print Station (Video) 23. www.jetxpert.com Automated Print
Quality Analysis & Part Inspection 24. www.jetxpert.com
Hardware Platforms Motion System Fully automated XY motion with a
battery of available measurement tools, including 3d laser
topography, color and b&w cameras, densitometer, and line scan.
Stand Alone Line Scan 1D motion with high resolution image capture,
especially appropriate for analysis of solar cells, and long,
narrow targets. Scanner Cost effective solution for fast, accurate
print quality analysis, including automatic document feeding. Fixed
Cameras Ideal for analysis of three dimensional parts. Custom
lighting provides optimal image quality, even for difficult
surfaces and shapes. 25. www.jetxpert.com Print Quality Analysis
Line width, edge raggedness Inter color bleed Dot Quality (inc.
size, shape, perimeter length, darkness, position, satellites)
Solid Area Quality (inc. mottle, stdev) Color Registration
Skew/image Registration Text Quality Materials Interaction Analysis
for Ceramics and Textiles Both Statistical Data and Individual
Measurements are Reported 26. www.jetxpert.com Summary 27.
www.jetxpert.com A Range of Applications ImageXpert systems offer
flexible solutions to meet a wide variety of applications, in
diverse industries. Powerful, customizable ImageXpert image
analysis software is at the core of all of our systems Optics and
lighting are tailored to meet the needs of each application. All of
our systems are expandable and can be upgraded as customer needs
change 28. www.jetxpert.com Support and Service At ImageXpert, we
are committed to excellent customer service and support. We offer:
Personalized attention Customization and application engineering
Production line and R&D service contracts In-Depth Training 29.
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