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A large number of Xaar printhead-enabled printers is due to be demonstrated at drupa by key industry suppliers, including at least six new products making their worldwide debut. This sets a new record for Xaar, an independent supplier of industrial inkjet printheads, inks, and peripheral equipment, and is the driving the force behind Xaar’s ‘Unleash the power of inkjet’ theme for the show. Designed for high-speed, single-pass and scanning applications, the latest Xaar 1001 printhead is based on Xaar’s innovative Hybrid Side-Shooter and TF Technology,which ensure accurate drop control, outstanding quality, productivity, and reliability. All the new products to be launched at drupa rely

Ones and zeroes seem to rule the roost—digital is everywhere. In the printing world, digital has a firm grip in the commercial arena where variable-data printing is the “killer app.” According to Jeff Wettersten, director, Digital Print Solutions for Sun Chemical, “Digital printing has gained a strong position in commercial printing due to its variable-data capability. The ability to personalize messages in printed media where they are reaching an audience of one has transformed the use of the product.” In package printing, it’s not so simple; variable-data printing doesn’t have the same play as it does in the commercial sector. “Variable data

Xaar and EFI-Jetrion announced an agreement whereby Xaar’s 1001 piezoelectric printheads will be supplied for use in EFI-Jetrion’s 4000 Series full color UV label printers. First shown last fall at Labelexpo Europe, the Jetrion 4000 Series of UV inkjet printers bring narrow web converters an affordable, full-color alternative to toner-based printers. By incorporating Xaar inkjet technology into the Jetrion 4000 series printers, converters will benefit from added flexibility and cost-effectiveness for applications such as labels, tags, forms and tickets on a variety of substrates. Available in web widths of 5.5˝ (139 mm) or 8.3˝ (210 mm), the printer uses 8 or 12 Xaar 1001

Boston, Mass.—Xaar joined in the celebrations as PAT Technology Systems’ innovative VarstarT sheet-fed digital UV Coater finishing system won a ‘Best of Show’ Award at the On Demand Conference and Expo last week. The On Demand Awards recognize companies that are at the forefront of innovation and leadership in the digital imaging and document solutions industry. Launched in October last year, Varstar was the first system to implement Xaar’s 1001 printhead, the first offering from their hybrid side-shooter (HSS) inkjet platform. The result is the world’s first commercial digital varnishing coater producing “on-the-fly” flood and spot coating, textures and special effects in a single

CAMBRIDGE, England—Xaar plc, a market leader in industrial ink jet technology, and Thin Film Electronics ASA (TFE), a leading provider of non-volatile polymer memory technologies, announced that they have entered into an agreement to jointly develop industrial inkjet methods and processes that can be used for producing printed memory applications efficiently and in high volumes suitable for commercial applications. The development agreement is built on TFE’s Intellectual Property for printable memory materials, and Xaar’s Intellectual Property, equipment and solutions for printing functional materials. This collaboration is a continuation of TFE’s and Xaar’s previous collaboration leading up to the successful development, realization, and announcement of

Xaar extends its relationship with Agfa Graphics with the approval of one of the company’s UV-curable inks for use with the OmniDot 760 printhead, which was co-developed between Xaar and Agfa. Agfa specifically developed the Xaar range of UV-curable general purpose inks to achieve effective jetting of vibrant and lightfast colours to guarantee high-quality, durable results for a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications. Formulated using high-quality pigments with high fade-resistance, the ink ensures long-lasting results in outdoor applications. Its fast-curing capability enables high-productivity and offers excellent adhesion and a tough, scratch-resistant finish on a wide range of rigid and flexible substrates. This

KISSIMMEE, Fla.—The Information Management Institute’s 16th Annual Ink Jet Printing Conference is schedule for January 31-February 2, 2007 at the Radisson Orlando Resort-Celebration Orlando in Kissimmee, Florida, where you can and display your products or services, participate in the suppliers’ forum, and give a 5-minute presentation of your products, services, and capabilities. The program will feature more than 20 presentations from leading companies and industry experts including 3P InkJet Textiles AG, Fujifilm Dimatix, Hewlett Packard, Hexion Specialty Chemicals, InfoTrends, Innov8 Solutions, I.T. Strategies, imaging Technology international, Konica Minolta IJ Technologies, Nazdar, nScrypt, Nordson UV, Phoseon Technology, Pivotal Resources, SunJet, TTP, U.S. Secret Service, Web