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Ceramics

Why Xaar for ceramics?

  • Xaar’s ceramics printhead portfolio offers versatility in ceramic tile decoration, enabling tile manufacturers to replicate natural materials and produce highly creative tiles, which stand out against the competition. The portfolio benefits from a unique combination of technologies, which deliver enhanced print quality and industrial reliability.
  • For tile manufacturers considering new printer installations, the Xaar 2002 with three variants, 720 dpi resolution and unique High Laydown Technology, is the most versatile printhead family for ceramic tile decoration today.
  • The Xaar 1003 is an excellent choice for tile manufacturers who already have Xaar 1001/1002 based equipment and who wish to avoid the cost and complexity of installing a completely new printer.

Over the last 10 years, ceramic tile manufacturers have extensively adopted digital inkjet technology, enabling them to replicate natural materials and produce highly creative and textured tiles, as well as larger and thinner tiles.

The benefits of digital inkjet printing includes:

  • High quality print finish: a high quality, fine finish can be created with digital printing to produce tiles that are virtually indistinguishable from natural materials.
  • Faster set-up & reduced risk of tile breakage: by eliminating roller sleeves there is no physical changeover time between images; and with set-up handled by print control software, production downtime and waste are reduced, making it simpler to print short runs, including single tiles. The non-contact nature of digital inkjet printing makes breakages very rare, reducing waste and material costs.
  • Print on textured tiles: digital inkjet printheads can work on textured surfaces​. Combining digital inkjet printing of colour with texture produces more realistic representations of natural materials, enhancing the value of the tiles. The printheads also decorate right to the edge of a tile, eliminating white edges and creating a seamless, natural look.

Xaar’s ceramics printhead portfolio benefits from an unbeaten combination of technologies, which deliver industrial reliability, outstanding print quality and maximum uptime.

TF Technology ink recirculation and Hybrid Side-Shooter architecture, delivers industrial reliability, particularly when using heavily pigmented and high viscosity fluids. The Xaar 1003 and Xaar 2002 printhead families also incorporate XaarGuard, which ensures the longest maintenance-free production runs in the industry – typically once per shift or less.

Ultimate versatility

Xaar ceramic printheads are ideal for printing an extensive range of ceramic tile designs and patterns. Tile printers enabled with Xaar printheads can respond more quickly and cost effectively to design changes.

Production flexibility

Xaar’s portfolio delivers market-leading print quality, high productivity and high ink laydown to create ceramic tiles that are differentiated from the competition.

Industrial reliability

Xaar ceramic printheads are designed to deliver maximum production uptime with minimum operator intervention which ensures high production output and a fast return on investment.

Innovation

As a leading independent designer and manufacturer of industrial inkjet printheads for ceramics, Xaar is constantly innovating through significant investment in R&D. The Xaar 2002 is just our next step.

  • Floor tiles
  • Special effects
  • Tile cladding for building exteriors
  • Wall tiles

Why Xaar Technology?

Ultimate versatility

Xaar’s ceramics printheads are ideal for printing an extensive range of ceramic tile designs and patterns. Tile printers enabled with Xaar printheads can respond more quickly and cost effectively to design changes.

Outstanding print quality

Xaar’s portfolio delivers market-leading print quality, high productivity and high ink laydown to create ceramic tiles that are differentiated from the competition.

Industrial reliability

Xaar’s ceramics printheads are designed to deliver maximum production uptime with minimum operator intervention which ensures high production output and a fast return on investment.

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