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Xaar extends its relationship with Agfa Graphics with the approval of one of the company’s UV-curable inks for use with the innovative OmniDot 760 printhead, which was co-developed between Xaar and Agfa. Agfa specifically developed the Xaar range of UV-curable general purpose inks to achieve effective jetting of vibrant and lightfast colours to guarantee high-quality, durable results for a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications.

Formulated using high-quality pigments with high fade-resistance, the ink ensures long-lasting results in outdoor applications. Its fast-curing capability enables high-productivity and offers excellent adhesion and a tough, scratch-resistant finish on a wide range of rigid and flexible substrates. This makes the ink set the ideal choice for both internal and external graphics, such as banner and signage printing, POS, vehicle and exhibition graphics as well as backlit graphics and window displays.

Xaar Ink Product Manager Dr. Jill Woods commented: “This new announcement further demonstrates our commitment to work with leading industry players to offer an open ink solution to ensure the best ink/printhead combination for a broad range of applications.”

Jan Vangeel, V.P. Inkjet Solutions at Agfa Graphics concludes, “After years of co-development of the Xaar OmniDot 760 printhead, this approval is a logical step. Agfa Graphics is strongly committed to developing high standard inkjet inks and invested a lot in the development of this Xaar UV-CURE ink set. It goes without saying that Agfa Graphics is very pleased with this approval.”

About Xaar

Xaar is the world’s leading 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.

About Agfa Graphics

Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress solutions to the printing industry. These solutions comprise consumables, hardware, software and services for production workflow, project and colour management. Computer-to-film, computer-to-plate and digital proofing systems have earned Agfa Graphics a worldwide leadership position in the commercial and package printing and the newspaper publishing markets.

Agfa Graphics is rapidly expanding its offerings in the growing digital inkjet market. Its experience in both imaging and emulsion technology has provided the expertise required for making an assortment of high-quality UV inks. Joint development and manufacturing partnerships with industry leaders expand its technological reach and allow the company to develop comprehensive digital solutions for printing posters, banners, signage, displays, labels and packaging materials.

Product and company information can be found on Agfa's home page on the World Wide Web at: www.agfa.com.

For more information, please contact:

Alex Challinor
Xaar

T: +44 (0)1223 423663
F: +44 (0)1223 423590
E: achallinor@xaar.co.uk
W: www.xaar.co.uk

Kurt Smits
AGFA

T: +32.(0)3.444.43.60
E: kurt.smits@agfa.com
W: www.agfa.com