Cambridge based inkjet print head developer Xaar is one of 38 British businesses taking part in a new exhibit at the Science Museum in London, called ‘Make it in Great Britain.
This is open from 24 July to 9 September to coincide with the Olympic and Paralympic games.
The display is the culmination of the Make it in Great Britain campaign launched last year by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The campaign challenges outdated opinions of modern manufacturing and dispels the myth that Britain ‘doesn’t make anything anymore.’
Xaar was chosen from hundreds of UK companies to participate in the showcase of British manufacturing. The company, whose printheads jet a variety of fluids onto a range of materials, been at the forefront of industrial inkjet printing technology for 20 years. Most recently its leading printhead, the Xaar 1001, has changed the face of printing in the ceramics industry worldwide.
‘This event is an excellent showcase for British innovation,’ said Ted Wiggans, Xaar Operations Director. ‘Xaar is a great UK manufacturing success story. Our printhead technology was invented in the UK in 1990, we went public in 1997 and today we have a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Huntingdon and employ over 450 highly skilled staff globally.’
Contact: www.bis.gov.uk/makeitingreatbritain and www.xaar.com
