Xaar transformed and re-energised | PrintWeekIndia
Sales are up at Xaar, and customers have embraced its Aquinox printhead with two new machines already in development – ahead of the group’s expectations.
Xaar spent Euro 1.2 million to reorganize its manufacturing plant
Announcing Xaar’s results for calendar year 2022 on 28 March, CEO John Mills said that Aquinox had been well received by customers who’ve taken test kits.
Due to its ability to emit water, the aqueous heads was introduced four months ago.
“We’ve made assertions about the product and the really gratifying thing is that customers that have tested it have validated the points we made,” Mills said.
He added, “What we’ve found is that we can actually formulate the ink to be much higher viscosity, with much more pigment, and because of that you don’t need a primer. And because you’re putting twice as much pigment into the ink, you effectively print quicker.”
Customers have reported that their net productivity has been significantly increased by these factors.
First machines will be developed for textiles, and direct-to–garment (DTG), printing with pigmented ink. Aquinox is also capable of handling reactive dye inks.
(Source: PrintWeek.com)