XAAR invests in manufacturing facilities

XAAR invests in the latest smart factory manufacturing for its inkjet printheads, delivering significant sustainability benefits to the group, with a rapid payback on the investment expected. Through setting up a digital twin of its cleanroom, workflows have been dramatically improved, reducing waste and inefficiencies. In addition, by installing smart metres, XAAR is also able to track energy usage every five minutes enabling the business to identify and eliminate any areas of energy wastage with analysis of this data.

Maintaining the temperature and air handling in cleanroom areas is extremely energy intensive and by reorganising the space from four cleanroom-controlled areas to three, and separating off part of its footprint, XAAR expects to reduce energy usage by up to 40 percent, while gaining 18 percent extra space for future developments. Environment is one of four key pillars within Xaar’s Sustainability Roadmap, which launched in 2022, and the improvements made during the cleanroom shut down, has also seen the fitting of efficient LED lighting and new production machines.