12.19.16
Xaar plc announced its new Xaar 3D Center in Nottingham, UK. This new facility, which opens in January 2017, will deliver 3D printing services and equipment to OEMs, material suppliers and end users. Xaar also announced its new 3D team, headed up by Professor Neil Hopkinson. The expansion of Xaar’s 3D business is a key part of the company’s 2020 strategic vision.
Professor Hopkinson, the original inventor of the transformational High Speed Sintering technology (HSS), joined Xaar in March 2016 to develop the company’s 3D business. HSS uses inkjet printheads and infrared heaters to manufacture products layer by layer from polymer powder materials at much higher speeds than other additive manufacturing processes.
Since joining Xaar, Hopkinson has been building his 3D team and earlier this year appointed project managers and 3D engineers who are now based at the Xaar 3D Center. The team in Nottingham will focus on development of materials and applications with an impressive range of global brand partners. In addition, his team has this month been expanded to include an experienced group of engineers working in Copenhagen, Denmark.
“3D printing is an important part of our strategic plan to grow total group sales to £220 million by 2020,” said Doug Edwards, Xaar’s CEO. “Our investments in the Nottingham and Copenhagen teams will significantly expand our capability in this sector, enabling us to achieve our growth plans.”
Professor Hopkinson, the original inventor of the transformational High Speed Sintering technology (HSS), joined Xaar in March 2016 to develop the company’s 3D business. HSS uses inkjet printheads and infrared heaters to manufacture products layer by layer from polymer powder materials at much higher speeds than other additive manufacturing processes.
Since joining Xaar, Hopkinson has been building his 3D team and earlier this year appointed project managers and 3D engineers who are now based at the Xaar 3D Center. The team in Nottingham will focus on development of materials and applications with an impressive range of global brand partners. In addition, his team has this month been expanded to include an experienced group of engineers working in Copenhagen, Denmark.
“3D printing is an important part of our strategic plan to grow total group sales to £220 million by 2020,” said Doug Edwards, Xaar’s CEO. “Our investments in the Nottingham and Copenhagen teams will significantly expand our capability in this sector, enabling us to achieve our growth plans.”
