Applications Products Inks & Fluids Technologies Resource Centre News About Investors Events Blog Careers Contact Support EN Coding & Marking Benefits of digital inkjet Variable data: digital printing offers a high degree of flexibility enabling changes to printed data in-line, reducing production down time. Data such as serialised barcodes and real-time date stamps can be varied per batch or even for single items. Combining variable and fixed data in one print process delivers production efficiencies, and enables traceability, localisation or personalisation of the product or packaging. Reduced inventory: there is no need to hold extensive stocks as items can be printed on-demand in the quantities required. Non-contact printing: the non-contact nature of digital inkjet techniques means no damage to packaging when printing, reduced possibility of damage to the printhead and higher throw distances enabling more production flexibility. Download Xaar Coding and Marking sheet Share Overview Applications Digital secondary packaging printing using inkjet and mineral-oil free inks Xaar provides the premium offering in digital inkjet to the coding and marking sector with its printheads offering superior print quality and its wide range of approved inks and fluids. This enables companies to achieve faster line speeds, increase throw distance and print more accurately onto porous and semi-porous surfaces – offering a low cost of ownership alternative to thermal inkjet. For example, the Xaar 502 GS15O printhead has the ability to print up to 6 grey levels with 15 pL as the smallest drop size to achieve high-contrast printing onto brown cardboard. Due to concerns regarding the contamination of food from inks used on secondary food packaging and the use of recycled paperboard, the packaging industry is striving to avoid the use of materials containing mineral-oil hydrocarbons. SunJet’s IK822, black MOF (mineral-oil free) ink is approved and optimised for use with the Xaar 128, Xaar 501 and Xaar 502 printheads families. The main benefit of MOF ink is its safer formulation which reduces the concern around toxicity and handling. MOF ink also has the ability to break down easily during recycling, which is of particular interest to environmentally conscious brand owners and retailers. Why Xaar Technology? Industrial reliability The Xaar printheads are designed to deliver industrial reliability and robustness resulting in increased production up-time even in harsh environments. Highest productivity Xaar printheads achieve reliable and optimised digital print performance to maximise production uptime and throughput. Outstanding print quality The Xaar 501 and 502 family of printheads and the revolutionary PrecisionPlus architecture deliver smooth graduations and excellent edge definition for printing text, bar codes and graphics. Related Resources Xaar’s Coding & Marking Printhead Family Read more View all Related Products Xaar 502 O Whether printing onto secondary packaging or printing directly onto shaped products or primary packaging, the Xaar 502 GS15 O provides industrial reliability for high production up-time. Read more Xaar 128 With a compact footprint, light carriage and weight of only 16 grams, the agile Xaar 128 printhead is the leading 17 mm printhead, ideal for applications where weight and size are a key factor to design. Read more View all Want to find out more? Please fill in this form and a Xaar representative will get back to you. Name Email Company name Business type Printer Manufacturer Printer User What is your printing application? Please pick an application 3D Printing Advanced Manufacturing Ceramics Coding & Marking Decor Direct-to-Shape Glass Graphics Labelling Packaging Product Printing Textiles Other Your enquiry Do you want to receive emails from us about events, products and news? We value your privacy. Access our full privacy statement here Privacy Policy Legal Policy Modern Slavery Act EPS FFEI COVID-19 Secure Xaar's UK manufacturing facility is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified. FM559831 EMS559830 Registered in England No. 3320972. VAT No. 700266478 © 2021 Xaar plc. All rights reserved.