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Aqua Tint Ink Receives Full Xaar Approval  

• First Xaar ‘Approved’ status awarded to a South Asian ink manufacturer
• Aqua Tint Regular Ink approved for Xaar 128 range of printheads
• Inks carry Xaar’s seal of approval, tamper-evident holograms to certify a quality source

Xaar is pleased to announce that it has approved Aqua Tint’s range of solvent inks for use with its Xaar 128 printheads.  Based in Mumbai, India, Aqua Tint is the first South Asian ink manufacturer to gain ‘Approved’ status from Xaar. The award confirms that Aqua Tint inks offer outstanding jetting, colour and mechanical properties and, when used with Xaar 128 printheads, provide high quality optimised results.

Xaar works in partnership with the world's leading ink manufacturers to develop and approve the widest range of compatible inkjet inks to provide assurance that they offer the highest performance when used in conjunction with Xaar's complete range of market-leading printheads. Xaar 'Approved' inks have passed Xaar's rigorous test criteria, which includes materials compatibility, printhead lifetime testing, print performance and extended reliability testing. These inks give optimum performance in the Xaar 128 range of printheads and protect against short printhead life.

In addition, Xaar-approved Aqua Tint inks will carry Xaar’s seal of approval: a tamper evident hologram to identify that they are genuine Xaar-approved inks.  This additional level of security differentiates Aqua Tint ink from non-approved inks and acts as a deterrent against the likelihood of counterfeiting.

Aqua Tint is a leading supplier of inks in India with a 20% market share. The company also has a significant export business particularly to South America, the rest of South Asia and the Middle East. “This award means a lot to Aqua Tint,” says Saurabh Goswamy, Company Director. “The general view that the Asian market is responsible for supplying sub-standard inks has a detrimental effect on companies with high manufacturing standards such as ourselves. We are highly cost competitive but we never compromise on quality and the confirmation that our ink meets Xaar’s rigorous criteria is the best endorsement we can have in our domestic and international markets. We expect to receive approval for other Xaar printheads in the next few months.”

Dr. Jill Woods, Ink Product Manager at Xaar, explains: "Aqua Tint is a highly professional company manufacturing quality inks. The South Asian market now has an approved local supplier that enables users to source a quality product quickly and cost-effectively. Our strategy is to work closely with international manufacturers in order to test and approve a wide range of solvent inks to give companies the freedom to choose the best ink for their needs with the confidence that they will perform to the highest level."

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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. Additional information about Xaar is available at www.xaar.com.

About Aqua Tint

Based in Mumbai and Vadodara, India and the US, Aqua Tint  has over 40 years experience in colour technology. The company uses the best raw materials and manufactures its range of inks under very strict quality parameters. Pigment particle size is milled to accurate sub micron levels to ensure batch-to-batch consistency, stability and quality. Aqua Tint manufactures inks for a range of printheads, including the Xaar 128 126 and 500 series. www.aquatintinks.com

Contacts:

Xaar India: Mark Alexander, Director of Marketing
T: +44 (0) 1223 423663
mark.alexander@xaar.com 

Aquatint: Saurabh Goswamy
T: +91 22 3940 8558
saurabh@aquatintinks.com

Splash!PR: Ruth Clark  or Samantha Fowler
T: +44 (0)1580 241177
ruth@splashpr.co.uk