Delegates at the IMI Europe Ink Jet Conference 2014 last week in Barcelona have voted Graham Kennedy, Business Development Manager - Industrial Print, Ink Jet Business Group, Ricoh Europe, as the top speaker.  The results were compiled from the evaluation forms returned at the event.  Graham's presentation 'Industrial ink jet printheads for a wide range of applications' is now available as a free download from the IMI Europe website www.imieurope.com.

Graham Kennedy, who announced the new GH2220 low-cost printhead for industrial applications, was just ahead of second place speaker Marco Boer, Vice-President of IT Strategies. Marco spoke about 'Drupa 2016: The renaissance of the print industry based upon ink jet technology's unstoppable momentum forward'.

Mike Willis, Managing Director of IMI Europe adds: "This year we had some great new announcements.  As well as Ricoh's new printhead, STMicroelectronic's disclosed their thin film piezo developments, and there were updates from Landa Digital on Nanography, Heidelberg's move to digital, and much more.  We'd like to thank all speakers and delegates for contributing to make the Ink Jet Conference a success."

21 speakers presented at the European Ink Jet Conference 2014, held 5-7 November 2014 in Barcelona, Spain.  96% of delegates said they would recommend IMI Europe's Ink Jet Conference to colleagues and contacts. Conference proceedings consisting of pdfs of all the presentations are now available from IMI Europe and orders can be placed on our website www.imieurope.com.