Xaar and Quantica have signed an exclusive commercial partnership to manufacture Quantica’s NovoJet printheads, enabling ultra-high viscosity printing for 2D and 3D printing applications.
Founded in 2018 in Berlin, Quantica has dedicated its research and development efforts to its NovoJet printhead technology and advanced multi-material 3D printers.
This partnership combines Xaar’s expertise in inkjet printhead manufacturing with Quantica’s ultra-high viscosity printhead technology. Manufacturing will take place at Xaar’s high-tech facility in Huntingdon, with both companies expecting the initial NovoJet printheads to be shipping in Quantica’s first 3D printers from the end of 2023.
The agreement also gives Xaar commercial access to Quantica’s IP in the jetting of highly viscous materials at up to 400cP at jetting temperature. This will complement Xaar’s existing printheads and ImagineX technology portfolio, which already enable jetting up to 100cP.
Xaar COO Graham Tweedale said, ‘Our partnership with Quantica is a win-win for both our businesses. The combination of our existing ImagineX technologies with the capability offered by Quantica’s IP will ensure Xaar offers the widest range of solutions in jetting highly viscous materials.
‘Similarly, Quantica will now be able to focus on the launch of its NovoJet 3D printers, with the backing of our expertise in manufacturing truly robust and reliable printheads.’
Xaar also launched the Versatex printbar, to enable label and flexible packaging producers to digitally print ‘the highest opacity whites and colours’ and add a wide range of features to their existing presses.
