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Axalta Partners with Xaar to Introduce a Sustainable Digital Paint Technology for the Transportation Industry The new sustainable digital paint technology Axalta NextJet™ allows two-tone vehicle manufacturers to reduce CO2 emissions by 30%.
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he international paints and coatings manufacturer Axalta
Moreover, it eliminates masking and reduces labour, energy
has recently announced that the company has entered into
and waste while increasing productivity and efficiency rates –
a partnership with Xaar, a renowned producer of drop-on-
contributing to a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions and significant
demand inkjet technologies, in order to develop and market the
cost savings. The combined technology solution is currently
sustainable digital paint technology Axalta NextJet™.
being tested with customers and could be in production as early
“We are excited to announce our partnership with Xaar and
as 2024.
introduce Axalta NextJet™ to the market. Our latest innovation is
“Axalta was quick to recognise the unique advantages of our
powered by the leading inkjet technology of Xaar and paired with
technology for their innovation, making use of our printhead’s
our proprietary paint designed for jetting. This unique market
ability to handle fluids with viscosities way beyond what has
offering builds on our investments in digital paint research and
traditionally been possible with inkjet. Together, we do not just
development,” has stated Hadi Awada, the senior vice-president of
deliver the required productivity, but we significantly improve on
Mobility at Axalta.
it,” has declared Graham Tweedale, the Chief Operating Officer
Digital painting is an advanced application method that allows
of Xaar.
coaters to place paint more precisely. The new technology provides then design flexibility for two-tone vehicles and allows customers to create patterns, details and images in a sustainable way.
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