Droptimize brings data discipline to inkjet waveform optimisation in Munich

Industrial inkjet rarely fails for lack of capability. It fails when materials, waveforms, and process control drift out of alignment. FuturePrint Industrial Print, taking place in Munich on 21–22 January 2026 and Droptimize is putting practical optimisation on the agenda.

Droptimize, is a Swiss engineering business specialising in the optimisation of industrial inkjet printing parameters. Its focus is straightforward: improving print quality and stability through data-driven methods and advanced analysis tools, rather than manual trial-and-error.

Droptimize offers a combination of service expertise and hardware. The company provides optimisation services for organisations that want results without building their own R&D infrastructure, and it also supplies the DOT S dropwatching instruments for teams that need recurring in-house optimisation. The approach is deliberately standardised and reproducible: tests are run in a controlled way, parameters are stored, and outcomes can be compared over time.

Droptimize’s workflow is built to handle scale. Using proprietary software integrated with big data analytics, the platform can evaluate hundreds of waveforms in a single operation, identifying optimal parameters tailored to a specific ink, printhead, application, and ambient conditions. The system supports all major printhead brands, which matters in a market where performance tuning often becomes trapped inside vendor-specific ecosystems.

The differentiator is automation with traceability. Rather than ‘tuning until it looks right’, Droptimize executes automated parameter sweeps and provides visualisation tools to identify operating optima. By capturing every test parameter and result in a database, the process becomes repeatable and cumulative. In practice, that can reduce tuning time by factors of five to ten, while also lowering the barrier to adopting more demanding materials, including innovative inks that can be difficult to jet consistently.

The applications are practical and familiar to anyone running inkjet at production scale. Misting optimisation reduces unwanted ink mist for cleaner operation. Tools such as Nozzle Navigator support nozzle monitoring across the whole printhead to maintain consistent jetting quality. The same workflow extends into high-speed optimisation, long throw distances, high-viscosity printing, and emerging use cases such as direct-to-shape.

This is the context for Raphael Wenger’s talk in Munich: From data to performance: A streamlined workflow for inkjet waveform optimisation. Waveform optimisation is often treated as a dark art, performed in isolated lab conditions and then compromised in production. Wenger’s premise is that it should be treated as an engineering workflow, driven by structured measurement, automation, and repeatable decision-making.

As inkjet pushes deeper into industrial production, that shift matters. Waveform choices affect drop formation, reliability, yield, and downtime. The organisations that succeed will be those that can tune faster, document better, and translate optimisation into stable manufacturing performance.

Droptimize’s message is not that inkjet needs more experimentation. It is that inkjet needs more discipline.

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