Confession: Yes, I’m an Inkjet Junkie

By Mary Schilling

They say the first step to recovery is to admit that you have a problem in the first place. But do I? Have a problem that is? My fascination with all types of production and industrial inkjet goes way back to my packaging days when I was with Inland Container, now known as International Paper. Although I may be dating myself by saying this, that would be back in 1998. That was the first time when I really considered myself a “user.” My first experience was using Scitex 6240 print heads while developing single-pass, non-impact, variable data inkjet printing directly onto corrugated.

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Mary Schilling Author's page Mary Schilling works with all the elements of the digital process-from conventional and inkjet technologies to fluids and substrates-and provides technical support to print providers on optimizing print quality while lowering total print cost. Understanding the dynamics of the digital marketplace, and the incredible growth and advancements in inkjet technology, Mary provides customers with print quality, color gamut, fluid consumption, machine and print quality analysis, utilizing G7 methodology. She also works with inkjet fluid and machine developers to align paper development of new, innovative inkjet substrates. As the owner of Schilling Inkjet Consulting, she consults with fluid and inkjet machinery suppliers and end users on how to improve color and print quality for paper, plastics, metal, fabric and glass with UV, solvent and aqueous inkjet fluids. Mary received Innovator of the Year awards from the Flexographic Technical Association and from Xplor International for her efforts in closing the gap between document printing and digital packaging. She is G7 certified and a member of the IDEAlliance Print Properties Committee.