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SUMMARY:Advanced manufacturing by inkjet technology
DTSTART:20190401T131500
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Fritz Bircher\, HES-SO Fribourg\, Switzerland\nInkjet is
  known for decades to be used in graphical applications. In recent time\, 
 the use of inkjet technology for functional applications as printed electr
 onics\, additive manufacturing and bio printing started to evolve into eme
 rging markets of digital production. Alone or in hybrid combination with o
 ther digital manufacturing processes\, it will play an important role in a
 dvanced manufacturing and digital production. Inkjet is digital by its nat
 ure offering the deposition of tiny droplets as single material units. Wit
 h several print heads jetting different materials each\, inkjet technology
  represents a digital 3D construction kit with very versatile potential. W
 ith the increasing offer of new materials\, especially when they are devel
 oped for the use with inkjet\, the technology becomes even more relevant f
 or advanced manufacturing. One of the major challenges is the solidifying 
 of the deposited multi material structures\, where post-treatment is a key
  part of it and has to become digital as well.\nBio: Fritz Bircher studied
  electrical engineering at ETH Zurich. After graduating he worked as an R&
 D engineer for different companies developing mechatronic system solutions
 . In 1993 he was appointed professor at Berne University of Applied Scienc
 es\, where he started his research in inkjet printing\, studying and explo
 ring all possible jetting and dispensing principles with all kinds of mate
 rials in a wide range of applications. In 2012 he joined the School of Eng
 ineering and Architecture Fribourg\, member of the University of Applied S
 ciences of Western Switzerland\, where he founded the iPrint Institute for
  Printing located on the Marly Innovation Center. Fritz’s main research 
 interests based on inkjet printing include packaging printing\, direct-to-
 shape printing\, material printing including 3D printing and bio printing.
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