PEL’ s world-class Inkjet Development Facility (IDF) has been specifically designed to support businesses investigating, developing and prototyping in the following sectors: Inkjet electronics Non-graphic arts digitally-printed systems Novel inkjet applications and methods Our key areas of expertise include: Development of fluids ("inks") suitable for jetting in both binary and greyscale head systems Opimisation of inkjet heads and their fluid delivery systems for use with developed and experimental inks Production of design libraries of circuit elements compatible with ink-jet manufacturing methods Designing products and processes to achieve long term reliability Designing specific ink-substrate behaviour - including surface selection, modification and UV pinning and curing optimisation Development of multilayer structures using active layer-by-layer distortion correction Evolution of design and proof-of-concept systems to an industrial scale

Electronic Development   Ultra High Accuracy Platform

PELs IDF enables companies to rigorously develop their entire process including, but not limited to, jettability of materials, fluid formulations, selection of printheads, substrate compatibility and long term reliability.

The IDF is open-access 24/7 on a commercial basis, and available for both short and long term development project partnerships. The IDF provides a secure environment with dedicated resources from PEL to support your unique and critical project requirements. PEL has partnered with the leading suppliers of inkjet heads, ultra-high accuracy deposition systems, jetted materials and analysis techniques. Our facility is situated in Cambridge, UK and so is at the heart of this thriving European inkjet centre of excellence and is close to international airports.

IDF Equipment and Capability List

EQUIPMENT	DESCRIPTION
iTi XY Materials Deposition System	An ultra high accuracy, high speed ink jet platform supporting multiple print heads and fluid delivery systems. For more details see iTi XY MDS
iTi Drop Watcher	High speed stroboscopic video capture system for investigating drop ejection of fluids from a variety of inkjet heads.
Optical Microscopy	High resolution analysis tools
Vacuum curing and processing	High temperature materials processing ovens for analysis of cure and related temperature characteristics of jetted materials.
Reliability Testing (electronic and structural)	A full range of electrical and structral test equipment for analysis of electronic and novel structures to recognised standards.

Please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your unique requirements