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.
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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.
The launch of the aqueous heads four months ago was a sign that it could have a transformative impact on several markets because of its jetting capabilities.
“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.”
These factors, he said, have resulted in customers reporting a significantly higher net productivity.
First machines to be developed are for textiles, and direct-to–garment (DTG), printing using pigmented dye ink. Aquinox is also capable of handling reactive dye inks.
(Source: PrintWeek.com)