Xaar, a world leader in industrial inkjet technology, has launched its Xaar 1003 family of printheads that “sets a new benchmark for industrial inkjet printing. With its all-round superior performance, high productivity and versatility, this new printhead family builds on the market-leading Xaar 1002 and its predecessor, the original and groundbreaking Xaar 1001.” The new line introduces XaarGuard, which provides “the ultimate in nozzle plate protection and, coupled with other design innovations, achieves the longest maintenance-free production runs in the industry,” said the company.
In addition, the new Xaar 1003 accommodates the wide print widths used in many single-pass applications, due to Xaar’s new X-ACT Micro Electric Mechanical Systems (MEMS) manufacturing process. Like its predecessors, the 1003 family combines Xaar’s unique TF Technology with its Hybrid Side Shooter architecture, so that ink is re-circulated directly past the back of the nozzle during drop ejection at the highest flow rates in the industry. This ensures that the printhead operates reliably even in the harshest industrial environments and also in horizontal and vertical (skyscraper) jetting modes. Ink is in constant circulation, preventing sedimentation and subsequent blocking of the nozzles when jetting, the company added.
The Xaar 1003 will be available in three variants. The Xaar 1003 GS12 (rich colours or higher speeds) for ceramics applications is the first to be launched, closely followed by the Xaar 1003 GS6 (for fine detail) and the Xaar 1003 GS40 (for special effects). The other variants for UV applications will also be available later in the first half of this year. “We’re delighted to announce the new Xaar 1003 printhead family which is testament to our commitment to ensure our customers remain at the leading edge of single pass industrial inkjet printing”, said Xaar’s Director of Marketing, Gillian Ewers. “Alongside improved performance and the maintenance free production runs, the Xaar 1003 is easy to install and is also backwards-compatible with the Xaar 1002 and Xaar 1001 printheads.”
Xaar’s printheads are used by manufacturers working in a wide range of applications such as ceramic tile decoration, labeling, direct-to-shape and other packaging printing, the production of wood laminates, glass printing – and in several other manufacturing processes.
Xaar launches its 1003 line of printheads
