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• High-resolution inkjet printer for case coding, with 2.1” height
• Easy to use controller interface

Xaar Americas, Inc. announces that Squid Ink Manufacturing, Inc., a unit of Engage Technologies, Inc. and a leading manufacturer of quality inks and inkjet printing equipment, has introduced its new PZ Pilot Pro® hi-resolution inkjet printing system featuring the Xaar 380 printhead. The PZ Pilot Pro is an affordable new device for printing high quality bar codes and other product information directly on corrugated cases and cartons.

With up to 2.1” of print height per printhead, the PZ Pilot Pro exceeds the 2.0” GS1 specification for case code printing, without the additional cost of a larger print engine.  Yet, what really differentiates the PZ Pilot Pro is the easy-to-use 6.4" color touch display. The touch-screen user interface is intuitive and, as Squid Ink puts it, ‘ATM simple’. Users can easily create or edit messages directly on the controller, as well as downloading them via a network connection, or from a USB memory device.

The PZ Pilot Pro uses the robust Xaar 380 printhead, offering superior print quality, 80 pico-liter droplet size, and the durability required for industrial environments. In addition, PZ Pilot Pro uses Xaar-approved oil-based inks specifically designed by Squid Ink for the Xaar 380 printhead.

“The good thing about the Xaar 380 printhead is that it is very reliable,” explains Chad Carney, Director of Marketing, Engage Technologies Corporation. “The printhead’s easy mounting structure was very helpful in the design of the PZ Pilot Pro. Speed was also very important for us. The Xaar 380 printhead delivers the performance that the PZ Pilot Pro printer needs, with online speeds of up to 167 feet per minute at 180 dpi, ideal for most secondary packaging lines.” The 180 dpi resolution is capable of printing razor-sharp graphics, small character text, and scannable bar codes.

“The PZ Pilot Pro is another example of how piezoelectric drop-on-demand printheads meet the needs of the coding and marking industry. The Xaar 380 printhead at its heart gives the performance, ease of integration, and total cost of ownership that production facilities demand,” comments Chris Lynn, VP Sales and Marketing, Xaar Americas Inc. “Xaar is very pleased to be a partner of Squid Ink, and we expect the PZ Pilot Pro will be received very well in the packaging marketplace.”

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About Engage Technologies Corporation and Squid Ink
Engage Technologies Corporation is the parent company of Squid Ink Manufacturing, Inc., Squid Ink Asia, Inc., EZ-Tek Industries, Inc. and Cogent Technologies, Inc. Squid Ink specializes in the manufacture of industrial ink jet printing equipment and high quality inks for a variety of industrial coding and marking applications. The Company’s printing systems are used to print bar codes, batch codes, lot numbers, logos and other product information on a wide variety of porous or non-porous surfaces for identification, tracking and security purposes. For more information, please visit www.squidink.com

About Xaar:
Xaar is the world’s leading independent supplier of industrial inkjet printheads, inks and peripheral equipment to commercial printing and industrial manufacturing markets. Xaar’s innovative technology offers OEM customers and licensees commercial advantage through product differentiation, productivity, and faster time-to-market. Additional information about Xaar is available at www.xaar.com

For more information please contact:
Xaar
Elena Knight, Marketing Communications Manager Tel: +44 (0)1223 423663 Email: elena.knight@xaar.com 
UK:  Ruth Clark Tel: +44 (0)1580 241177 Email: ruth@splashpr.co.uk
US:  Irvin Press: Tel +1 508 384 0608  Email: irv@press-plus.com

Squid Ink
Chad Carney. Tel: +1 763 795 8856, Ext. 1727 Email: ccarney@engagetechnologies.net