Episode 292 - Nazdar OEM Inks’ Push to Expand the Boundaries of Industrial Inkjet
In this episode of the FuturePrint Podcast, we speak with Martin Burns, Business Development Manager for Nazdar’s OEM Ink division, about how the company is driving innovation across the fast-evolving world of industrial inkjet.
While many in the industry know Nazdar for its global ink portfolio, the OEM division operates differently—functioning as a specialist R&D partner for equipment manufacturers, integrators and emerging industrial innovators. Martin explains how his team acts as an extension of partners’ technical groups, providing chemistry expertise, printhead insight and application knowledge that most OEMs cannot resource internally. This collaborative model accelerates development and supports more reliable and more capable inkjet systems.
A major theme of the conversation is Nazdar’s ultra-high-viscosity inkjet technology, capable of jetting at up to 100 cP. This opens a much wider formulation space, enabling new levels of stability, opacity, adhesion and performance. Martin outlines its impact across several sectors: textiles, where higher-density whites improve hand-feel and wash resistance; corrugated packaging, where better optical density can be achieved even on uncoated substrates; and coding and marking, where high-speed barcodes and QR codes benefit from sharper definition.
Water-based development remains central to Nazdar’s strategy, particularly for markets where regulatory and environmental pressures demand safer, lower-impact inks. Martin describes how Nazdar is helping OEMs overcome challenges around drying, energy consumption and substrate performance.
Finally, Martin previews Nazdar’s participation at FuturePrint Industrial Print in Munich, where senior members of the OEM team—including R&D chemists—will be on site for in-depth technical discussions. Rather than a traditional sales booth, the aim is to enable meaningful collaboration and accelerate the next wave of inkjet innovation.
FuturePrint Events:
FuturePrint TECH: Industrial Print: 21-22 January '26, Munich, Germany