3M™ Liqui-Cel™ Membrane Contactors for inkjet printing, inks and coatings

Dissolved gas in inks and coatings can decrease yield and interrupt other production processes. The degassing and debubbling of inks and coatings is therefore crucial to improving these areas; reducing surface defects and ensuring production is never slowed or stopped altogether.

3M™ Liqui-Cel™ SP Series Membrane Contactors for inkjet printing, inks and coatings offers a simple, in-line solution to help keep printers and production lines running at optimal quality and speeds.

The degassing and debubbling of inks for printers helps to prevent nozzle misfires and poor drop formation that could lead to printer downtime, maintenance and poor print quality. In ink production, SP series membrane contactors are installed in filling steps to help prevent foaming. The paper industry has also made use of membrane contactors for the degassing and debubbling of coatings used on high quality papers to help alleviate defects.

Microbubbles can negatively impact processes and quality in many other applications such as those using compatible monomers, photoresists, developers, photo emulsions and plating solutions.

3M™ Liqui-Cel™ SP Series Membrane Contactors help keep processes using compatible low surface tension fluids or solutions containing organics, surfactants, and certain solvents running smoothly.