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Nutec History
NUtec Digital Ink founding members Jamie Lowndes and Tony Davison are involved in a management buy-out of Omnigraphics, an early adopter of inkjet digital printing processes and solvent ink development.
Paul Geldenhuys had now joined the Omnigraphics team and successfully developed the first solvent digital ink for Piezo electric print heads for the VUTEk UltraVu & Idanit 162Ad (Scitex Novo) printers for in-house commercial printing.
A separate company was formed to produce solvent digital ink for Scitex Vision who by then had acquired Idanit.
Acquired by Scitex Vision, TechnoInk was renamed TechINK, producing all the OEM Scitex Vision solvent and UV curable inks as well as producing alternative inks for the global digital printing ink market. Neil Green joins to head up international sales and marketing and the team that would later form NUtec
TechINK was acquired by Hewlett Packard (HP), producing up to 500 tons of solvent and UV cured inks a month, making it one of the largest digital ink manufacturing companies in the world at the time.
Established by the founders of TechINK, NUtec Digital Ink developed and manufactured digital printing solvent inks for OEMs and distributors for the global market.
Developed UV curable digital printing inks for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and global distributors.
Developed Environment Responsible Product (ERP) digital inks with no hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) for safer operator environment.
Developed water based dye sublimation inks for the global market.
Developed pigmented water based inks for industrial printing purposes.
Expanded water-based ink plant facilities to accommodate growing volumes.
The company celebrated a decade of growth and innovation.
NUtec Digital Ink is acquired by the Crosse family and continues to grow its influence and product offering in the international market, with its roots firmly planted in Cape Town, South Africa.
Demonstrating its commitment to environmental sustainability, the company is awarded OEKO-TEX Eco Passport and GREENGUARD Gold product accreditations.
Installation of an extensive photovoltaic system generating 400MWh of clean energy annually from the sun, resulting in a combined reduction in carbon emissions of 600 tonnes per year, considerably reducing the plant’s carbon footprint.