High print quality, highly versatile and easy to integrate

The Xaar ***1 is a Thin Film Piezo Silicon Micro Electrical Mechanical System (MEMS) technology printhead for printing wide-format graphics (WFG) and textiles with dye sublimation, eco-solvent, UV or aqueous inks. It has ***0 nozzles arranged in 4 rows printing either 1 or 2 colours at **0 dpi or 4 colours at **0 dpi native resolution.

This is the perfect printhead for OEMs looking to design graphics printers for banners, signage and POS applications because it delivers a high quality of print combined with high productivity and is easy to integrate; therefore time-to-market is minimised.

The Xaar ***1 gives OEMs an assured supply and reputable, quality printhead for the WFG and textiles markets. High print speed, high accuracy and reliability are achieved by the MEMS technology making the Xaar ***1 printhead suitable for either static or multi-pass scanning applications.
 

Key benefits

Best-in-class print quality: the Xaar ***1 delivers a high print quality superior to other printheads in its class. 8 grey levels at **0 npi give an apparent resolution better than ***0 dpi.

Highly versatile: the Xaar ***1 can be configured to print 4 colours at **0 npi or 1 or 2 colours at **0 npi depending on the price-point and end user profile that OEMs wish to target. It jets solvent-based or aqueous inks. This means that it can be used to print a range of substrates including photo paper, vinyl, canvas and textiles.

Easy to integrate: the Xaar ***1 delivers simple integration for manufacturers looking for a flexible, small 4 colour, yet affordable printhead for a low cost wide-format graphics or textiles printer.