Competitiveness through Collaboration Digital Print CIC Industry Partnership in Innovation Industry Partnership in Innovation

What is a C.I.C. ? A Gateway to Industrial Collaboration Between a specific Industry and University Leeds - Sheffield – Hull - Bradford

Professor Long Lin Director Trevor Lambourne Business Manager Key Personnel

Why we need a CIC Wikipedia states.. Innovation is a change in the thought process for doing something or "new stuff that is made useful". So is this Science or Business, or both ? What is Innovation ?

Scientific areas of Expertise and Research Encapsulation of Nano particles Optimisation of ink pigments and surface coatings Synthesis of pigments Material Science Dielectric properties of inks Design of Photochromic and Thermochromic molecules

Commercial applications Printing of high value conductive fluids.(printing electronics and bio sensors) Security: Brand protection, anti counterfeit, tamperproof seals. Bank note and high value document degradation. Ink formulation. Industrial inkjet applications: systems integration.

Business led Innovation Ink mileage testing Investigation into Billboard recycling and printing on polyethylene Ink/Substrate adhesion failure. Why ? Print gloss in specific areas SEM/EDX analysis indentified cause, totally unrelated to what the client thought was the problem.

Improvement through Innovation Identifying new markets Developing product diversity Improving production methods Improving Quality control Reducing waste Maximising stock and distribution

Thank you Trevor Lambourne Business Manager Digital Print CIC