Infrared Innovation: Excelitas Tackles the Challenge of Drying Water-Based Inkjet

Overview
At FuturePrint TECH 2025, Excelitas Sales Account Manager for Italy, Christophe Behaghel, took the stage to address one of the biggest challenges in inkjet printing: effectively drying water-based inks.
Drawing on his deep expertise across Excelitas’ comprehensive portfolio of UV curing and infrared (IR) drying solutions, Christophe shared how advanced IR technologies—particularly Carbon Infrared (CIR)—are revolutionizing the drying process. His insights highlighted how CIR are helping drive more sustainable, high-performance printing applications.
Watch the presentation, “Infrared Innovation: Excelitas Tackles the Challenge of Drying Water-Based Inkjet,” to discover how our CIR solutions are helping move the industry forward.
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Christophe Behaghel De Bueren has been working in the UV industry since 2014, with expertise in both UV and IR curing technologies for a range of industrial applications.
In 2017, he joined Phoseon, focusing on expanding UV LED technology in the printing and wood industries—playing a key role in the first LED curing installations at IKEA. Since Phoseon’s acquisition by Excelitas, Christophe continues to lead these markets with access to a broader portfolio, including infrared, excimer, UVC, mercury, and UV LED solutions across multiple brands. He now supports OEMs advancing both UV LED and water-based inkjet printing technologies.