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Mastering Inkjet Ink Formulation: UV, Aqueous, Eco-Solvent Inks

Mastering Inkjet Ink Formulation: UV, Aqueous, Eco-Solvent Inks
Language:  English
Length: 270 min
3 Courses
Courses Included in this Bundle
UV Inkjet Ink Formulation: Best Practices & Troubleshooting Tips

UV Inkjet Ink Formulation: Best Practices & Troubleshooting Tips

By Terence Kenneth Recorded on: 05 Jul 23
Aqueous Inkjet Inks: Accelerate Formulation with Best Practices

Aqueous Inkjet Inks: Accelerate Formulation with Best Practices

By Terence Kenneth Recorded on: 06 Oct 21
Formulating Modern Eco-Solvent Inkjet Inks

Formulating Modern Eco-Solvent Inkjet Inks

By Terence Kenneth Recorded on: 22 Feb 18

Package Includes

6 months access to Course Recording, Presentation Slides, Q&A Transcript

Bundle Description

Unlock end-to-end expertise in inkjet ink formulation with this complete training bundle. Whether you work with UV inkjet inks, aqueous inkjet inks, eco-solvent inks, this bundle shows you exactly how to build high-performance, stable, and print-ready inks. Learn how to choose additives, adjust rheology, prevent nozzle clogging, improve substrate adhesion, and troubleshoot print defects using proven industry methods. 

This bundle helps you reduce development time, enhance print consistency, and confidently design inks that meet today’s performance and sustainability demands. If you're looking for practical, expert-led guidance to advance your inkjet ink formulation skills, this bundle offers a complete solution. 

Intermediate
Level
Why should you view this bundle ?

  1. Compare and contrast formulation strategies for UV, aqueous and eco-solventinkjet inks.

  2. Select the right raw materials : Monomers, oligomers, surfactants, dispersants, colorants, humectants, solventsbased on printer type, substrate, and performance targets.

  3. Optimize ink rheology and surface tension to ensure reliable jetting, drop formation, and print uniformity.

  4. Improve curing/drying efficiency while minimizing defects such as pinholes, mottling, low gloss, or incomplete polymerization.

  5. Design environmentally improved formulations, including partially or fully bio-based systems, without compromising print performance

  6. Troubleshoot systematically, using structured diagnostic tools for clogging, instability, color shift, adhesion failure, and print inconsistency.

This bundle is meant for ?

  • Inkjet ink formulators working in UV, aqueous, eco-solvent ink systems

  • R&D chemists and product development engineers in printing, packaging, labels, textiles, and graphics

  • Raw material suppliers who want to understand performance requirements and selection criteria for additives, pigments, dispersants, monomers, and solvents

  • Application engineers and technical service teams supporting inkjet customers

  • This course is suitable for intermediate level proficiency
    Intermediate
What you can achieve with this bundle

  1. How do formulation strategies differ across UV, aqueous, eco-solvent inkjet inks?

  2. What criteria should I use to select pigments, dispersants, monomers, solvents, surfactants, and other additives for inkjet inks?

  3. What parameters most strongly influence print quality, adhesion, curing/drying behavior, and long-term stability?

  4. What testing methods best evaluate ink stability, jetting reliability, and substrate compatibility?

  5. How do I design and modify formulations to meet specific printer types, substrates, and application demands?

  6. What are the trade-offs in switching between UV, aqueous, and eco-solvent systems?

  7. How do photoinitiators, oligomers, and monomer selection affect UV curing efficiency and final film properties?

  8. How can I systematically troubleshoot print defects and trace them back to formulation, process, or equipment parameters?

Complete your Learning with this bundle

Course 1

UV Inkjet Ink Formulation: Best Practices & Troubleshooting Tips

UV Inkjet Ink Formulation: Best Practices & Troubleshooting Tips

By Terence Kenneth
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Design stable, high-performance UV & UV/LED inkjet inks to meet your customers’ critical needs (rapid curing, strong adhesion, large color gamut, faster printing speed, zero VOC…).

Terence Kenneth will help you overcome complex formulation challenges like balancing low viscosity, UV stability, good jetting, etc. Guidance to select raw materials (monomer, pigment, photoinitiators…) and troubleshoot problems (banding, misting, poor ink transfer…) will be shared with practical examples.

Course Outline

  • Module 01:

    Defining what is UV inkjet ink formulations

    • Conventional UV vs UV/LED
    • Printhead technology
  • Module 02:

    Raw Material selection: What are the formulation components of UV inks?

    • Pigments
      -       Why it is significant to use high-performance UV inkjet pigments?
      - What are some of the best organic pigment choices?
      - Role of photoinitiators in UV/LED curing
    • Photoinitiators/synergist
    • Additives
    • Monomers & Oligomers
      -       How to select monomers and oligomers based on different applications?

  • Module 03:

    Formulation guidance

    • What to expect while formulating UV/LED inks?
    • Problem of oxygen inhibition & its cure
    • How to go from laboratory to the printer immediately?
    • Examples of commercial-grade ink formulations
  • Module 04:

    Closer look at curing mechanisms

    • Factors affecting curing
    • How inks are cured?
  • Module 05:

    UV stability: Techniques for improving ink stability both in-can and post printing

  • Module 06:

    Troubleshooting

    • How to recognize different UV ink problems (banding, polymerization, misting, poor ink transfer…)
    • Learn what causes it & find the possible solutions

Course 2

Aqueous Inkjet Inks: Accelerate Formulation with Best Practices

Aqueous Inkjet Inks: Accelerate Formulation with Best Practices

By Terence Kenneth
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Get the first-mover advantage by fast-tracking your expertise in aqueous inkjet inks formulation with the right selection of raw materials and formulation design.

Ink Specialist, Terence Kenneth, will reveal how to formulate wide format & desktop printer inkjet inks. Detailed discussion on low VOC water-based inks (binders, surfactants and co-solvents), including the choice of mixing equipment, grinding media etc. will also be covered.

Course Outline

  • Module 01:

    Aqueous Ink Formulation: Core Fundamentals

    • Factors affecting its formulation (viscosity, range of surface tension, particle size...)
    • Application areas of aqueous inks (desktop, apparel, banner...)
  • Module 02:

    Types of Aqueous Inks/Water-based Inks

    • Dye inks
    • UV inks
  • Module 03:

    Identification & Selection of the Right Raw Materials

    • How to select the right raw materials?
    • What other raw materials are available for the formulation of water-based inks?
    • Binders, co-solvents, surfactants, other additives...
    • Overview of new colorants
    • Practical examples including the use of new raw materials
  • Module 04:

    Manufacturing Equipment & Methods

    • How to formulate wide format inkjet & desktop printer inks?
    • How to formulate on a large scale/laboratory scale?
  • Module 05:

    Inkjet Formulation Techniques

    • Step-by-step process of inkjet formulation
    • Tips to shorten R&D time

Course 3

Formulating Modern Eco-Solvent Inkjet Inks

Formulating Modern Eco-Solvent Inkjet Inks

By Terence Kenneth
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Move away from hard solvents to formulate eco-friendly inkjet inks for digital market that are compatible with a wider range of substrates vs conventional analog printing.

Terence Kenneth will help shorten your R&D time & ease your shift to inkjet by sharing real-world knowledge to help you with:

  • Raw material & latest eco-solvents’ selection
  • Inkjet formulation techniques & troubleshooting recurring challenges
  • Understanding performance criteria on different substrates

Course Outline

  • Module 01:

    Latest raw materials in the market used in formulating eco-solvent inks

    • Pigments, dyes, binders/resins, solvents, dispersants, and other additives
  • Module 02:

    Techniques for formulating more environmentally safe inks with commercial examples of eco-solvent formulations

  • Module 03:

    Performance criteria on different printed media / substrates

  • Module 04:

    Manufacturing methods and equipment, and ideal workflows

    • Wide format printing on machines like Mimaki, Mutoh, and Roland
  • Module 05:

    Helpful references: Globally positioned raw material suppliers

Mastering Inkjet Ink Formulation: UV, Aqueous, Eco-Solvent Inks
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