Xaar’s Ultra High Viscosity Technology is driving innovation at Koenig & Bauer Kammann (Kammann), enhancing quality, speed, and sustainability for customers in the food and drink packaging industry. This technology is revolutionizing the industry by enabling personalized embossed effects on glass bottles, plastic, and metal containers with up to 3mm build height.
By utilizing high viscosity fluids developed by global ink manufacturer Marabu, Kammann’s machines offer a more vibrant color, finer details, and up to 50% less ink usage. The unique architecture of Xaar’s Nitrox printheads and Ultra High Viscosity & High Laydown Technologies allow for jetting at higher temperatures, improving application ease and speed at distances of up to 15mm. Pinning of colors is no longer necessary, resulting in significant time, energy, and material savings.
Managing Director of Kammann, Matthias Graf, expressed his excitement about the collaboration’s impact on digital printing: “Xaar’s Ultra High Viscosity Technology and Nitrox printheads, along with Marabu’s new inks, have opened up new possibilities for our decorative printing machines, enhancing quality, speed, and sustainability for our customers.”
Xaar’s Group R&D Director, Karl Forbes, praised the collaborative efforts: “The partnership with Kammann and Marabu has set new standards in decorative digital inkjet printing. This breakthrough in ink technology is revolutionizing the market, thanks to Xaar’s innovation and Kammann’s machine expertise.”
