Xennia announces that it will launch a digital
ceramic tile printing system based on its proprietary next generation
recirculating inkjet technology, together with its partner Tecno Italia,
at Tecnargilla today (Monday).
Xennia and
Tecno Italia will launch their digital inkjet ceramic tile decoration
system at the trade show Tecnargilla in Italy today (Monday 27th
September 2010).
Built around Xennia’s advanced next
generation recirculating inkjet technology, the XenJet Auriga print
engine and XenJet Aquarius fluid controller provide excellent production
performance, combined with XenJet Cygnus printing software
incorporating advanced functionality for ceramic tile decoration.
Dr Alan Hudd, Managing Director of
Xennia, says “Xennia’s proprietary recirculating inkjet printhead
technology outperforms all other technologies for ceramic tile printing,
with proven reliability and the largest installed base of any
comparable technology.”
The Tecno Italia / Xennia machine
demonstrates superior speed and colour intensity to other systems: in
high speed mode it can operate twice as fast as existing printers, while
the high colour mode offers almost twice the colour intensity of other
systems.
Hudd continues “It is the ceramic
printing solution of the future, based on the synergy of both companies’
understanding of the technology and application.”
Sourcing strategy
Xennia’s sales of inkjet
solutions to end users and through its OEM partners are growing
rapidly, leading to increased demand for components for Xennia’s inkjet
modules, including printheads.
Hudd states “Xennia’s strategy is to
choose the best printhead for each application, independent of
manufacturer. Previously we were reliant on a single printhead supplier -
we have now developed a more independent approach and are able to
support printheads from a wide range of manufacturers. This allows us to
supply high-end industrial inkjet solutions into existing high growth
markets and introduce solutions into new markets.
"We have designed our next generation
ceramic solution together with Tecno Italia around printheads from a
supplier able to support both the volume and technology requirements of
this application and others. This enables us to increase performance and
deliver in quantities to satisfy a fast growing market.”