Austrian bespoke inkjet machinery manufacturer Inkatronic needed to prove reliable, high-quality inkjet printing onto porous wood substrates for decorative interior applications. By working with Xaar’s Aquinox printhead and enhanced fluid development process, the company validated pre-approved high-viscosity water-based inks in under a month and moved from testing to customer-ready samples in weeks. The project demonstrates how Xaar can reduce barriers to inkjet adoption, accelerate development and support more sustainable décor production.
The company required a printhead and fluid development route that could produce strong samples quickly, without upfront investment in lengthy bespoke formulation or extended testing. Inkatronic selected Xaar’s Aquinox printhead and used Nazdar’s pre-approved high-viscosity water-based inks through Xaar’s enhanced fluid development process. The process gives customers flexible pathways, from ready-to-use fluids with optimised waveforms to fully bespoke development support. The Aquinox printhead enabled high-viscosity fluid jetting with sharp image quality at a 5mm throw distance, reduced clogging and extended open time. Xaar’s in-house print trials and waveform expertise helped validate performance on wood substrates in under a month. The project used Xaar’s pre-developed waveforms and close R&D support to accelerate development.