Industrial Manufacturing News

Trident’s robust, industrial ink jet printhead technology is ideally suited for emerging ink jet applications in sectors including Flat Panel Displays, coatings, precision deposition of conductive and resistive fluids, and full color process printing. Trident will team with iTi to produce development and production equipment to satisfy the need for evaluation tools, production manufacturing and short run printing.

The ability to jet printing inks or specialized fluids reliably at micron accuracy onto a moving substrate will characterize systems jointly developed by iTi and Trident – a combination of iTi’s integration expertise and Trident’s robust stainless steel printhead technology.

The companies will jointly develop an Inkjet Drive Engine (IDE) to provide an intuitive, self contained control unit for driving Trident printheads. The IDE will include software to control the printhead firing patterns, an ink supply system incorporating ink degassing, a graphical user interface and an applications programming interface (API) to enable integration of Trident printhead technology with a variety of development and production printing systems.

iTi will integrate its complete family of inkjet development tools, including the XY Materials Deposition System, Drop Watcher and the Inkjet Web Press with the Trident family of printheads. The Drop Watcher is available immediately for the 768Jet printhead.

Trident Business Manager, Steve Liker comments, “Everyone recognizes iTi’s capabilities. They have extensive experience developing and integrating inkjet into new industrial markets. Trident has the printhead and fluid expertise, as well as the advantage of an inert stainless steel printhead with removable orifice plate for cleaning, repair and flexibility of design. The partnership with iTi enables us to respond to the needs of a market searching for printing, coating and deposition solutions.”

Bruce Morgan, CEO of iTi said, “We are pleased that our skills at integrating inkjet technology into industrial applications have been recognized by Trident. They are a leading supplier of robust, production quality printheads that are well suited to the demands of manufacturing, and they have the resources of ITW backing their thrust into new industrial inkjet markets.”

Dr. Ross Mills, Chief Technology Officer of iTi said, “The agreement with Trident gives iTi access to a class of printheads that are ideally suited to many of the demanding industrial applications in which we specialize. The unique stainless steel construction of their printheads, along with the ability to clean and repair blocked nozzles, provides iTi with an important tool for dealing with the complex fluid chemistries that characterize many manufacturing system implementations.”

About Trident Industrial Inkjet - An ITW Company:
Trident is a pioneer and leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of piezoelectric impulse ink jet printheads and inks. Trident invented high-resolution coding over 20 years ago. Today, Trident products are used in a variety of applications that require high-quality, high-speed, inert, rugged, repairable printing equipment. The printhead technology is specifically designed to optimize performance using diverse fluids for industrial applications. Trident's development, manufacturing and administrative headquarters is located in Brookfield, Connecticut, USA. The company also has regional offices in Japan and Ireland. Additional information is available at www.trident-itw.com.

About iTi:
iTi is an established leader in industrial inkjet applications, with a 14-year track record of engineering, developing and manufacturing industrial inkjet deposition and printing solutions. iTi also offers a comprehensive range of inkjet development tools, including the XY Materials Deposition System, Inkjet Web Press and Drop Watcher product families. iTi’s customers include leading printhead suppliers, ink manufacturers, and large industrial inkjet users. Additional information is available at www.iticorp.com.

For more information, please contact:
iTi
imaging Technology international Corporation
Cindy Morgan, VP Development Tools
8401 Baseline Road Boulder, Colorado 80303
Voice: 303.443.1036
Fax: 303.443.6191

Trident Industrial Inkjet – An ITW Company
Dave Wheeler, Marketing Manager
1114 Federal Road
Brookfield, Connecticut 06804
Voice: 203.740-9333
Fax: 203.775-9660