XAAR and Nazdar collaborate on water-based inkjet technology

XAAR recently collaborated with Nazdar. The company presented how its collaborative work with the global ink developer and manufacturer has enabled the creation of a unique high viscosity, pigmented water-based technology – HighV Aqua Series– that will deliver disruptive performance benefits in the direct-to-garment (DTG), corrugated and outer case printing sectors. With a focus on DTG, breakthrough R&D chemists at Nazdar have produced a new fluid technology that can deliver clarity and high pigment loads with the use of innovative techniques and raw material selection. Vibrant, colour-rich textiles can now be achieved with vastly reduced ink usage and printhead passes while also reducing energy consumption in the drying process.

This technology has the capability to make water-based inkjet a viable option in a host of sectors. By reducing ink usage and energy consumption during drying, while simultaneously increasing production speed, water-based inkjet can become a mainstream production method. Notably, Nazdar’s new HighV Aqua Series includes a high viscosity white ink, which, when coupled with the TF Technology embedded within XAAR’s Aquinox printhead, provides customers with quality textile printing at an efficiency that was previously unmatched.