Xaar spotlights project collaboration and waveform library expertise at IPI 2026

Xaar will highlight the expanding role of inkjet in advanced manufacturing at Industrial Print Integration (IPI) 2026, taking place in Neuss, Germany, on 24 and 25 November.

Through both its keynote and sharing of technical insight into waveforms and its library development, Xaar will show how collaboration, technology and precision jetting expertise can help accelerate ambitious industrial applications into reliable manufacturing processes.

In its fifth edition, IPI brings together companies and institutions developing the next generation of industrial print applications. Its 2026 programme focuses on key developments including functional printing for electronics and smart surfaces, high viscosity jetting and the growing convergence between industrial printing and additive manufacturing.

On 24 November at 10.10, Angus Condie will present the morning keynote, ‘The Future of Car Customisation: Digital Print Meets Robotic Precision’, alongside Dr Christian Engels from Axalta and Hans-Georg Fritz of Dürr Systems AG. Together they will present the collaborative approach taken to the development of a robotic vehicle painting system combining digital print technology, advanced coatings and automated application across complex three-dimensional automotive surfaces. The session will look at the application potential, market requirements and the technical challenges involved in bringing digital automotive paint personalisation into OEM production environments.

Highlighting the importance of close collaboration between organisations with different technical capabilities, the team will give an overview of how regular technical engagement and aligned objectives played an essential role in integrating the printing, materials and robotics elements required by the application.

Alongside the application led keynote, Xaar will also make a technical presentation focused on waveform development. Led by Dr Renzo Trip, chief technologist at Xaar, the session at 12.10 on 25 November will explore why a carefully developed waveform is central to controlling droplet formation and achieving reliable, repeatable jetting with demanding inks and functional fluids.

Through its recently introduced library of waveforms and fluid development services, Xaar is accelerating the routes to market for industrial inkjet implementation. Work ranges from approved fluids with optimised waveforms to matching a customer fluid with a waveform from the company’s library or developing a fully bespoke waveform supported by rheology measurement, materials compatibility testing and jetting diagnostics. It is this combination of technology, collaboration and expertise that is enabling the use of inkjet in novel applications and a move from printing into manufacturing and other industry uses.

Neil Cook, head of strategic marketing at Xaar, said: ‘Industrial inkjet innovation is not simply about proving that a fluid can be jetted. The real opportunity lies in creating a dependable and repeatable manufacturing process around that capability.

‘IPI brings together the different areas of expertise needed to achieve this and our presentations will show the importance of close cross-industry collaboration, while also exploring how waveform development can help move an application from initial testing towards reliable industrial production.’

Visitors to IPI 2026 will be able to meet the Xaar team and discuss how its printheads, technologies and development expertise can support new industrial inkjet applications.