Press Centre

To tackle the increasing problem of third-party unapproved solvent inks, Xaar is launching a new hologram scheme to authenticate inks which have been rigorously tested and approved for use with its market-leading printheads.  Initially covering the range of compatible solvent inks, the holograms offer an easy way to identify a genuine Xaar Approved product and also carry covert security features to prevent forgery.

By the end of 2006 the unique holograms will be used on Xaar’s Approved solvent inks to give end-users complete confidence in the performance and quality of the ink they are jetting. Approved inks offer long long-term cost benefits to end-users by dramatically reducing the likelihood of printhead failures and poor jetting performance caused by incompatible ink components, poor formulation or short shelf life. These failures are detrimental to printing companies in terms of increased maintenance costs and lost production due to machine downtime.

“The scheme is a continuation of our strategy to support our OEMs and ink partners in providing optimum performance to end users” commented Jill Woods, Ink Product Manager at Xaar. “At present there is no organised industry approach to promoting approved inks, but users need to know whether the ink they are putting into their machines is guaranteed not to cause problems with the printheads under recommended conditions of use. In many cases today, they do not have this assurance.”

About Xaar

Xaar is the world’s leading independent supplier of industrial inkjet printheads, inks and peripheral equipment to commercial printing and industrial manufacturing markets. Xaar’s innovative technology offers OEM customers and licensees commercial advantage through product differentiation, productivity, and faster time-to-market. Additional information about Xaar is available at www.xaar.co.uk.

For more information, please contact:
Alex Challinor
Xaar
T: +44 (0)1223 437225
E: achallinor@xaar.co.uk