Xaar, a world leader in industrial inkjet technology, has appointed Professor Neil Hopkinson to a new role as Director of 3D Printing. Professor Hopkinson is the original inventor of the transformational High Speed Sintering (HSS) technology. He brings with him 19 years’ experience in additive manufacturing technology gained at the University of Sheffield, Loughborough University, De Montfort University, 3D Systems and the University of Nottingham. In his new role beginning this March, he will build a world-class team at Xaar to continue the development of HSS technology as well as other additive manufacturing processes.
The team’s focus will be to accelerate the success of Xaar’s OEM partners in the growing area of additive manufacturing (3D Printing). HSS is a revolutionary technology which uses inkjet printheads and infrared heaters to manufacture products layer-by-layer from polymer powder materials at much higher speeds than other additive manufacturing processes.
“Industrial 3D printing is entering an important phase of maturation and I’m excited to be joining Xaar at this critical time,” he added. “It’s clear that inkjet printing will be an important enabling technology as the 3D printing sector scales up to be an integral part of mainstream manufacturing. As a leading supplier to printing equipment manufacturers all over the world, Xaar is in a strong position to accelerate the adoption of HSS technology within a number of key applications.”
Xaar is a world leader in the development of inkjet technology and the manufacturing of piezoelectric drop-on-demand industrial printheads. The company also develops and sells ink systems, as well as electronics and fluid optimization services to accelerate inkjet system development and adoption.
