Xaar plc is a company supplying industrial

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printheads and is based in

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. It is listed on the

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History

The company was established in 1990 as a result of an ink jet research project funded by AMI. Xaar became listed on the London Stock Exchange in October 1997 and went on to win The Queen's Award for Innovation for the development of piezo-inkjet printheads in 2005.

Operations

Xaar have developed the technology behind the

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Colorgrafx wide-format printer.

References

External links

Official site
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