BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Printing the craft beer revolution - Tonejet - Jonathan Halls\, VP Technology development at Tonejet DTSTART:20150909T173000Z DTEND:20150909T193000Z UID:TALK60665@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:Publicity Officer\, IMechE Beds &\; Cambs area DESCRIPTION:Jonathan Halls\, VP Technology development at Tonejet will be telling (and showing) us about Tonejet's unique electrostatic printer whic h has been gaining popularity with the craft beer 'revolution' in America. \n\n*Tonejet* uses a unique nozzle-less electrostatic technology which has followed a unique route to commercialisation and is now being used for di gitally printing craft beer cans\, faster than any other printer.\n\nConve ntional printers apply a pressure to force fluid through a nozzle\, wherea s Tonejet uses an unconventional technique of electrostatic ejection. In t his approach\, electrically charged pigment in ink is ejected in droplets by applying an opposing electriccharge on an array of sharp points over wh ich ink flows. This results in very small droplets of pureink which provid e extremely thin printed coatings.\n\nThe result is high-quality print at high speeds on virtually any type of substrate without the need for pre-co ating. Tonejet is part of TTP Group\, one of Cambridge's technology develo pment companies which have created several other printing companies includ ing Domino\, Xaar and Xennia.\n\nJonathan's talk and tour of Tonejet's man ufacturing facilities will discuss the technology itself\, as well the unc onventional story of its commercialisation from an Austrialian laboratory to application in new markets today.\n\n*Dr Jonathan Halls* is VP Technolo gy in Tonejet. In this role\, Jonathan leads Research and Development acro ss the organisation\, with wide-ranging activities including ink product d evelopment\, printhead and system innovation and image processing. Prior t o joining Tonejet\, Jonathan was CTO and co-founder of Solar Press Ltd\, a developer of low-cost\, flexible printed solar panels. Before that\, and following from his Physics PhD at the Cavendish Laboratory\, Cambridge\, h e worked at Cambridge Display Technology Ltd\, the pioneer of inkjet-print ed\, polymer-OLED technology. In this role he led the Strategic Innovation Group\, the focus of next generation printed electronics research in the company.\n\nDate: Wednesday 9th September 2015\n\nTime: Refreshments serve d from 18.30. Talk starts at 18.45. Ends by 20:30 following tour\, questio ns and discussion.\n\nVenue: The Talking Point at The Technology Partnersh ip\, Melbourn Science Park\, Melbourn\, SG8 6EE ("directions":http://www.t tp.com/contact-us).\n\nParking: Ample parking is available on-site.\n\nFre e to attend. Booking not required.\n\nThis talk is open to the public and is suitable for young people\, students and engineers. You are encouraged to pass on this invitation and bring with you colleagues\, friends and fam ily who are interested in printing\, craft beer and new technology.\n\n"Ev ent website":http://nearyou.imeche.org/near-you/UK/Eastern/Beds---Cambs-Ar ea/event-detail?id=10958\n\nA poster to advertise this event can be downlo aded "here":http://nearyou.imeche.org/docs/default-source/Beds---Cambs-Are a/tonejet_poster.pdf\n\nThis event is organised by the Institution of Mech anical Engineers Beds and Cambs area. LOCATION:The Talking Point at The Technology Partnership\, Melbourn Scienc e Park\, Melbourn\, SG8 6EE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR