Xaar, iTi and Cima NanoTech collaboration debuts at SID 2006
May 2006
Ref: XA1022
Booth 1709
SID 2006, San Francisco
6th-8th June 2006
Visitors to SID 2006 will be able to witness the result of the collaboration between Xaar, iTi and Cima NanoTech to produce an off-the-shelf solution for silver nanoparticle inkjet printing for the electronics industry. On booth 1709, representatives from each company will demonstrate and discuss how bringing their core competencies together has delivered significant benefits to the manufacture of products such as flat panel displays, RFID tags, PCB’s, fuel cells and electronic components.
The project combines Xaar’s innovative piezoelectric inkjet technology with iTi’s XY Materials Deposition System (XYMDS), a precision fabrication tool for digitally printed electronics, and Cima NanoTech’s proprietary nanomaterial ink technologies for the electronics industry.
Digital printing via piezoelectric inkjet offers important cost and time saving advantages over traditional electronics manufacturing methods. As an additive manufacturing method, inkjet printing offers more efficient materials utilisation and a reduction in waste. Inkjet delivers increased flexibility by enabling the production of one-off prototypes and quick turn and volume products. It holds the promise of increased compatibility with a much wider range of fluids and substrates for additional flexibility and cost savings in the future.
### About XaarBased in Cambridge, UK, Xaar plc is a market-leading inkjet technology company. It targets the world’s industrial, commercial, and office printing markets. The industrial and commercial printing markets are targeted by Xaar's own range of ink jet products in conjunction with leading industry partners and other key players in those markets. Additional information about Xaar is available at
www.xaar.co.uk.
About iTiimaging Technology international Corporation (iTi), is an established leader in ink jet integration, with a 14-year track record of engineering, developing, and manufacturing industrial ink jet deposition and printing solutions. iTi offers a comprehensive range of ink jet development tools that deliver outstanding performance and cost-effective operation for high-value production processes. iTi is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. For more information, please visit
www.iticorp.com.
About Cima NanoTechCima NanoTech is an advanced materials company specializing in nanomaterials for the electronics industry. The company’s commercial scale nanomaterial production and advanced formulation capability have resulted in the development of innovative technologies like inks for use in printed electronics and other applications, as well as self-assembled transparent conductive coating used in areas such as EMI shielding for plasma displays. The company serves the global electronics industry through its presence in Japan (via TodaCima NanoTechnology, www.todacima.com), US and Korea, as well as its main technical development facilities in Israel. For more information please visit
www.cimananotech.com.
For more information, please contact:
XaarAlex Challinor
T: +44 (0)1223 437225
E:
achallinor@xaar.co.ukCima NanoTechEric Blakemore
T: 651.646.6266
E:
eblakemore@cimananotech.comiTi
US - Cindy Morgan
T: 303-443-1036
E: cmorgan@iticorp.com,
EMEA - Debbie Thorp
T: +44-1223-422223
E: dthorp@iticorp.com,
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