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TILE MANUFACTURING GETS AN UPGRADE WITH XAAR 1003 PRINTHEAD

XAAR UPGRADES PRINTHEAD

An upgrade to Xaar’s latest 1003 printheads, an integral part of the EVOSEVEN digital printer installed by Projecta Engineering, has dramatically increased the print quality and output at leading tile manufacturer Parefeuille Provence.

Founded in 1963 in Fournes near Avignon, France, Parefeuille Provence produces a wide range of tiles for interior and exterior use. The company has a proud history of technological innovations and, when it decided to update one of its three production lines, it looked to the latest technology and the advantages offered by digital inkjet technology in particular.

In early 2016, Projecta Engineering installed an EVOSEVEN digital printer equipped with five print bars populated with Xaar 1003 GS12C printheads at Parefeuille Provence. Previously, the printer had been used with the Xaar 1002C printheads in another group factory in Italy, and was upgraded by Projecta to the new Xaar 1003C printheads to deliver improved performance and print quality. Parefeuille Provence uses the printer to create high-quality granite and concrete tile designs using five colours – blue, beige, brown, black and white – to provide maximum impact across its tile range.

As the first company in the Group to use the new Xaar 1003C printhead, Production Manager Laurent Jacquemin has been able to see the full advantages from the upgrade to the new printhead.

Laurent said: “The big evolution we see with the Xaar 1003C is the significant reduction in maintenance and production downtime.

“We have seen a triple improvement in the cleaning cycle compared with the Xaar 1002C printhead, and when we do stop for maintenance, the cleaning process is fully automatic and only takes one minute. All of this results in significantly more production uptime and consequential efficiencies and savings.”

Projecta Engineering reported that upgrading to the Xaar 1003C printheads was a very quick process.
 
Projecta engineer Francesco Casoni commented: “The integration of the new printhead was extremely easy as the printheads are the same size as the Xaar 1002C and fully backward compatible.

“We are very pleased with this installation and are delighted that Parefeuille Provence has seen an increase in their production output.”

The Xaar 1003C has been designed to enable tile manufacturers using either the Xaar 1001C or Xaar 1002C printheads to easily upgrade their systems due to it being fully backward compatible.

Delivering both improved print quality and production uptime, the Xaar 1003C is the ideal choice for tile manufacturers seeking to deliver a greater level of manufacturing performance.

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