Equipment: Electrostatic Jet Printer JOR-Prototype
Technique: Electrostatic Jet Printing
Contact person (Joanneum Research): Barbara Stadlober (barbara.stadlober@joanneum.at)
Responsible: Alexander Wheeldon (Alexander.Wheeldon@joanneum.at), Karl Popovic (Karl.Popovic@joanneum.at)
Description: The Electrostatic Jet printer (ESJET) is a high-resolution digital printing technology. It uses high voltages that, when applied to a fluid (ink) in short pulses, cause droplets of ink to eject from the print head and land on an electrically grounded substrate.
It is used for research purposes, mainly to deposit electrically conductive nanoparticle inks on a small scale, but many other ink types are possible.
Specifications:
| Max Substrate Size | 227 x 327 mm | ||
| Max Print Speed (application dependant) | 400 mm/s | ||
| Stage Accuracy | 5 µm (3σ repeatability) | ||
| Voltage Range | -5 kV – +5 kV | ||
| Nozzle Diameter | 10 – 50 µm | ||
| Min Drop Diameter (application dependant) | < 5 µm | ||
| Ink Viscosity Range | 1 – 3000 cP |
