Xaar: new family of printheads for coding and marking

IndPrint

Xaar has announced a new family of piezoelectric printheads for OEMs developing machines for coding and marking applications.

The new family of printheads, the first of which is to be available in late 2016, will all have a 17 mm print swathe; this is an ideal width for high resolution coding and marking applications such as printing barcodes, best before dates and other product identification codes onto a range of packaging. The new printheads will be manufactured in Xaar's factory in Huntingdon, UK.

Richard Barham, chief customer officer, commented: ‘We have set out a development roadmap of new 17 mm printheads to support our coding and marking OEM customers over the coming years. The first of the new products, which we will launch towards the end of next year, will sit alongside the popular Xaar 128 and will also have 128 nozzles. This is an important market sector for Xaar, so we are delighted to announce a new range of printheads which underline our on-going commitment to this sector.’