Ink Lab

The Ink lab includes state-of-the-art printing (inkjet, gravure, flexo, screen, 3D) and coating (spray, blade) techniques as well as equipment for advanced ink characterization.

For access to the lab, or for any general training, please contact the lab leader Dr Panagiotis Karagiannidis, or their deputy Dr Stephen Hodge For training on any of the equipment, please contact the Principal User or their deputy for the listed equipment.

While there is a range of devices in the Ink Laboratory, several of them require booking before use. The booking system can be found here.

Climatic Chamber Principal User: Dr Stephen Hodge Deputy:

CMP Principal User: Dr Antonio Lombardo Deputy: Dr Ilya Goykhman

Contact angle Principal User: Tian Carey Deputy:

Dimatix inkjet printer Principal User: Deputy: Lucia Lombardi

Extruder Principal User: Dr Stephen Hodge Deputy:

FDM 3D printer - CubeX Duo Principal User: Dr Stephen Hodge Deputy:

Flexo printer Principal User: Lucia Lombardi Deputy: Dr Panagiotis Karagiannidis

Gas characterisation system Principal User: Dr Stephen Hodge Deputy:

Inkjet 3D printer - Project 3500 Principal User: Dr Stephen Hodge Deputy:

Mechanical Saw Principal User: Dr Antonio Lombardo Deputy:

Nikon large sample microscope Principal User: Dr Panagiotis Karagiannidis Deputy:

Ozone Cleaner Principal User: Dr Panagiotis Karagiannidis Deputy: Dr Stephen Hodge

Screen printer Principal User: Dr Panagiotis Karagiannidis Deputy:

SCS spray coater Principal User: Tian Carey Deputy:

Sonoplotter - GIX Microplotter Principal User: Flavia Tomarchio Deputy:

Discovery Hybrid Rheometer HR-1 Principal User: Dr Panagiotis Karagiannidis Deputy: Tian Carey The Discovery Hybrid Rheometer is a rotational rheometer which uses the parallel plate method to measure the viscosity and viscoelastic properties of liquids or soft solids.

Testacolor 171 Principal User: Dr Panagiotis Karagiannidis Deputy: Lucia Lombardi The testacolor 171 is an advanced printing system which enables the accurate single and multilayer printing of functional inks on flexible substrates. It includes exchangeable modules for gravure, flexo, screen printing.

When in the Ink laboratory, please follow the local rules, downloadable here.

Photos by Samuel Curtis Photography