Industrial Inkjet & Formulation R&D

Summit Analytical is led by Terry Clayton, Ph.D., former Director of Ink Development at EFI, with more than 30 years of experience developing inks, coatings, and manufacturing processes.

Experience includes UV-curable and water-based inkjet inks, adhesion primers, pigment dispersions, and ink manufacturing operations. Summit combines formulation development, laboratory testing, and production experience to help manufacturers solve performance problems and move products toward commercialization.

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Water-Based Primer for BOPP and PET Packaging
Summit developed a water-based primer for water based packaging inkjet inks on BOPP and PET films. The primer helped produce excellent image quality and improved ink drying on these packaging substrates.