Cametrics launches industrial ink jet software spin-out Ixpressia
Cambridge-based software house Cametrics Limited today launched its first spin-out, Ixpressia, into the industrial inkjet market.
"Cametrics has developed particular expertise in the industrial inkjet printing arena", Cametrics and Ixpressia Managing Director Jim Taylor said. "Ixpressia [is] our first product-based venture. We are developing a series of products aimed at the industrial inkjet printing sector with Ixpressia's SureJet software being the first."
SureJet is a generic software solution designed to drive all industrial inkjet systems. It will, for the first time, allow the seamless integration of multiple printheads thereby reducing the development time and costs of introducing and integrating new industrial inkjet printers.
"Early indications from existing and potential customers are very encouraging. There is a recognised need for a single, industry-wide solution that overcomes the requirement to repeatedly write new and costly software programmes for printheads. We believe that SureJet provides that solution," Dr Taylor said.
Ixpressia's Nick Geddes said: "One of SureJet's key attractions is its ability to allow hugely expensive printers to become fully commercially operational within time frames that were previously thought unachievable."
"Nick's background, which spans both investment banking and technology development, makes him one of a very rare breed - someone who understands both business and technology - so we are very fortunate to have him leading the Ixpressia team," Dr Taylor said.
2 years' R&D
The launch of Ixpressia follows two years of intense research and development at Cametrics, a private company founded in 2001 that focuses on software solutions in the consumer electronics and industrial product markets.
It follows in a long tradition in the renowned Cambridge Cluster of high tech firms, where ink jet technology was a key early catalyst in its development. Several innovative ink jet companies were spun out of Cambridge Consultants 15 years ago, some of which are now robust listed operations like Xaar and Domino Printing Sciences.
Software developed by Cametrics is used by companies in the inkjet printing, semiconductor, materials processing, mobile communications, STB, digital TV & radio, telematics and automation markets.
13th June 2006
