Inkjet printhead developer Xaar will open a 3D Centre in Nottingham in January 2017. It will deliver 3D printing services and equipment to OEMs, material suppliers and end users.
A specialist 3D team will be headed by Professor Neil Hopkinson, inventor of the High Speed Sintering technology (HSS) that uses inkjet printheads and infrared heaters to manufacture products layer by layer from polymer powder materials. He joined Xaar in March 2016 to develop the company’s 3D business. Since then he has been building a 3D team and earlier this year appointed project managers and 3D engineers who are now based at the Xaar 3D Centre.
“3D Printing is an important part of our strategic plan to grow total group sales to £220m by 2020”, said Doug Edwards, Xaar’s CEO. “Our investments in the Nottingham and Copenhagen teams will significantly expand our capability in this sector, enabling us to achieve our growth plans”.