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Inkjet heads win photo competition
this striking image of an epson inkjet printhead in action has won the 2006 cambridge university engineering photo competition.
the image, "tails from the nozzle bank", was taken by dr steve hoath of the university's inkjet research centre.
showing an area 2.3mm wide, the image shows droplets 50 microns across with tails 10 microns wide, or a tenth the width of...
Upbeat Xaar reveals Agfa partnership
xaar has reported a ¡°strong turn-round¡± following robust trading in the second half of last year, and has also revealed that agfa is the major partner for its second generation omnidot printhead.
the cambridge ink-jet developer had sales of £29.2m for the 12 months to december 31 2003, marginally down from the previous year at £30.9m.
although pre-t...
Xaar produced 21km at Fespa
xaar produced more than 21km of four-colour printed material as it demonstrated its 1001 printhead at fespa.
the cambridge-based company handed the printhead a world debut at the show in berlin and a system was set up in a four-head cmyk configuration jetting sun chemical uvjet inks. the 1001 product incorporates xaar¡¯s hybrid side-shooter technology.
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Xaar Launches High Speed Ink Jet
xaar is upgrading its successful xj128 printhead portfolio with the launch of a new high-speed version, the xj128/200 plus the new model complements the existing xj128 printheads - the xj128/200 (non-wetting coating) and the xj128/360 (non-wetting coating) all of the xj128 printheads have been developed specifically for the wide, grand and superwide format inkjet ...
IxPressia works with TTP to speed time-to-market for print kit launches
ixpressia print engine software been integrated with ttp's meteor print controller to offer reduced time-to-market for new industrial printers and print systems.clive ayling, meteor business manager at ttp said this was a milestone. the first printer using the combined technology is already shipping.
"production-ready hardware and software like this makes a massi...
Inkjet on the up
inkjet will be out in force at drupa 2008, but its presence will be nuanced. expect to see and hear about some applications that are ready for the market almost immediately and others where the suppliers are preparing products that may not see the light of day until subsequent shows.¡°drupa 2008 will be the inkjet drupa, but not as big as the 2012 inkjet drupa,¡± sa...
Domino moves for newspaper market with new Bitjet version
domino printing sciences is to attack the personalized newspaper market at this year¡¯s drupa with the launch of a ¡°step-change¡± version of its bitjet continuous inkjet head.the cambridge-based printhead firm will use the show, in may and june, to launch the printhead, which attaches to web and sheetfed presses and is used to print barcodes, addresses and other var...
Xaar makes Nazdar ink partner for 500 range
xaar, the supplier of industrial inkjet printheads, inks and peripheral equipment, has teamed up with nazdar to use the company¡¯s lyson uv digital ink in its 500 range of printheads.nazdar is the latest ink manufacturer to become a xaar approved ink partner and it supports xaar¡¯s strategy to give end users the freedom to select from a wide range of approved inks.
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Domino homes in on 'innovative inkjet' with Drupa launches
domino has outlined its plans for drupa 2008, including the global launch of version 4.5 of its bitjet+ binary printer and the latest addition to its k-series inkjet range.the manufacturer, whose theme for the show is 'added value, increased efficiencies and additional print services through innovative inkjet technology', will also hold the european debut of its l...
Upbeat Xaar buoyed by strong 2007 results
xaar predicted a 13% increase in revenue to £47.9m for the year ending 31 december 2007, thanks to "solid" growth in the company's platform 1 product line.the inkjet printing technology group, which will release detailed trading results on 13 march 2008, also reported continuing interest in its platform 3 product, the xaar 1001 high-speed, single-pass printh...
Fespa goes green as launches put efficiency at top of agenda
fespa digital finished on a green note this year with a dedicated ¡®environment¡¯ day and several eco-friendly product launches among the highlights of last week¡¯s show in geneva, switzerland.ink efficiency and waste reduction were high on the agenda at the large-format focused digital show, which has grown in size by 40% since its last outing in 2006.
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Tonejet targets accessibility
tonejet will release the latest version of its printhead to customer sites in 2009, with the goal of making the technology ¡°more readily available¡± to sheetfed and web-based printers.the company has said the new model, which contains high-precision dot control capable of printing on a wide range of substrates, will be adopted in a wider range of printing applicati...
Xaar makes Nazdar ink partner for 500 range
xaar, the supplier of industrial inkjet printheads, inks and peripheral equipment, has teamed up with nazdar to use the company¡¯s lyson uv digital ink in its 500 range of printheads.nazdar is the latest ink manufacturer to become a xaar approved ink partner and it supports xaar¡¯s strategy to give end users the freedom to select from a wide range of approved inks.
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HP mounts wide-format offensive
hewlett-packard has boosted its wide-format inkjet presence with new printhead technology, uv-cured inks and four wide-format printers.the firm also said that from the start of the new financial year, designjet and hp scitex sales and marketing would be integrated, offering a single point of contact and "a seamless path from designjet to scitex kit" for customers....
Inkski hires ex-Xaar man to lead business development
inkski has appointed bryan palphreyman as director of business development with the aim to drive the company's "innovative inkjet technology to market". palphreyman will take immediate responsibility for developing the company's licensing and strategic partnerships.
he previously held the role of business development manager at printhead specialist xaar, where h...
Spectra and Flint unveil drop-on-demand ink-jet
spectra, a new hampshire-based ink-jet printhead manufacturer, and flint ink have developed a 100% water-based drop-on-demand ink-jet systemspectra, a new hampshire-based ink-jet printhead manufacturer, and flint ink have developed a 100% water-based drop-on-demand ink-jet system.spectra vice president of marketing and sales per frost said that the system had been...
Star product: TeckStorm
teckwin claims its recently launched teckstorm uv flatbed printer goes beyond photo realistic prints to produce true photographic quality. the firm attributes its enhanced image quality to the machine¡¯s xaar xj760 printheads, which can produce a 1,440dpi maximum resolution and six droplet sizes.teckstorm is a five-colour digital printer, including white. it handle...
Xaar's new era
visitors to xaar¡¯s ipex stand will witness the birth of a new era in photographic quality output, the company has claimed, when it demonstrates the first full production greyscale ink-jet printhead.the company developed the new printhead, which is designed for a host of high-quality packaging applications; in conjunction with toshiba tec.
¡°the introduction of ou...
Sun Chemical eyes narrow-web labels with SolarJet kit
sun chemical is looking to corner the narrow-web labels market with its solarjet large format printer.the uv printer, which was built in partnership with colorado-based imaging technology international (iti), will be launched at this year's labelexpo in brussels.
the solarjet is equipped with 900dpi xaar 760 printheads.
the £1.5bn ($3bn)-turnover consumab...
EFI unveils Jetrion 4000 series UV labeler
efi has launched the jetrion 4000 series uv large format printer for full-colour label production with flexo-like quality results. the company claims the new narrow web model turns out labels in production volumes ¨C 50,000 and greater - and more economically than rival digital presses.
it runs at speeds of between 15m per minute to 30.5m per minute and has alread...