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SUMMARY:Ink jet in Cambridge (and everywhere else) - Mike Willis\, Pivotal
  Resources
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CONTACT:Publicity Officer\, IMechE Beds & Cambs area
DESCRIPTION:Cambridge is one of the few clusters of ink jet technology in 
 the world\, although as with most things it came about and has grown as mu
 ch by accident as design. There are a large number of local companies adva
 ncing the use of ink jet for a wide range of disruptive industrial applica
 tions.\n\nThis talk will illustrate the growth and achievements of ink jet
  in Cambridge\, and also describe how the technology has evolved worldwide
 .  A lot of progress has been achieved by taking advantage of new manufact
 uring processes - starting from basic designs in the 1970s made in a stand
 ard metal workshop to the MEMS fabrication processes used today.\n\nInk je
 t is also much more than printing images\, and is being used for such dive
 rse applications as printed electronics\, displays\, sensors\, solar panel
 s\, smart textiles\, a wide range of bio-medical applications and of cours
 e the latest much hyped idea: 3D printing.\n\n*Mike Willis* founded Pivota
 l Resources (www.pivotal.co.uk)\, a consultancy in the digital printing in
 dustry\, in 1995. He has experience in a wide range of technologies and ma
 rkets including drop-on-demand and continuous ink jet printing\, electro-p
 hotographic technology\, greyscale and colour reproduction methods and lig
 ht sensitive materials.\n\nPrior to founding Pivotal Resources\, Mike was 
 Director of Electronic Printing at Meta Generics.  He was a founder member
  of Xaar - a spin-off company from Cambridge Consultants where Mike spent 
 ten years working in a number of roles\, culminating as Group Leader of No
 n-Impact Printing. Before that\, he spent six years at Gestetner developin
 g photocopiers.\n\nMike Willis graduated from the Polytechnic of Central L
 ondon with an honours degree in Photographic Sciences.\n\nTime: Refreshmen
 ts served from 18.30. Talk starts at 19.00. Ends around 20.30 following qu
 estions and discussion.\n\nVenue: Institute for Manufacturing\, Cambridge 
 University\, Alan Reece Building\, 17 Charles Babbage Road\, Cambridge CB3
  0FS. Directions to the IfM are at www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/service/maps/ The
 re is ample free parking in the IfM's carpark beside the building\; the ca
 rpark entrance is just past the IfM's service road.\n\nFree to attend. Reg
 istration not required. All welcome.\n\nThis talk is open to the public an
 d is suitable for students and engineers. You are encouraged to bring with
  you colleagues\, friends and members of your family who are interested in
  engineering. 
LOCATION:Institute for Manufacturing\, Alan Reece Building\, 17 Charles Ba
 bbage Road\, Cambridge CB3 0FS
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