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LAUNCH OF PRINTHEAD FAMILY & STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
LAUNCH OF PRINTHEAD FAMILY & STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0723A Xaar PLC 02 June 2016 \n\n2 June 2016 \nXaar plc\n \nLAUNCH OF NEW PRINTHEAD FAMILY AND STRATEGIC THIN FILM PARTNERSHIP\n \nXaar (\"Xaar, \"the Group\" or \"the Company\"), the leader in industrial inkjet technology headquartered in Cambridge, UK, is pleased to announce two important developments at drupa, the largest printing equipment exhibition in the world. \n \nLaunch of Xaar 5601 (P4) printhead family\n \nXaar has launched the new Thin Film piezo Silicon MEMS 5601 (also known as P4) family of printheads which deliver a market-leading combination of low cost of ownership, print quality and usability. The Xaar 5601 3p0 is the first of this printhead family to be launched and will be available at the end of 2016. Its small drop and outstanding performance make it ideal for textiles, laminates, commercial print, carton printing and many more applications.\n \nStrategic Thin Film Partnership \n \nXaar and global technology company, Ricoh, have established an important partnership to capitalise on each company's considerable expertise in Thin Film piezo printhead development. The partnership will deliver substantial benefits to the customers of both Xaar and Ricoh through market-leading technology and a broader range of Thin Film piezo printheads.\n \nThe announcement comes at an exciting time for Xaar, whose Bulk piezo inkjet technology is already at the heart of an enormous number of industrial printing systems in a wide variety of applications around the world. Xaar's collaboration with Ricoh relates to new technology and products developed for a number of its new Thin Film piezo printheads. The first product which has benefited from this partnership, the Xaar 1201 GS2p5, is on display on the Xaar booth at drupa. \n \n \nDoug Edwards, Xaar's CEO, said:\n\"We are delighted to announce the new Xaar 5601 family of printheads and the strategic collaboration with Ricoh, both of which will provide end customers in many industry sectors with improved productivity at lower cost. Continued investment in technology and product development, together with strategic partnerships, are key elements of our 2020 vision.\" \n \n \nCONTACTS \n\n\n\n\nXaar plc\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDoug Edwards, Chief Executive Officer\n\n\nToday: +44 (0) 20-735...