Axalta has entered into a partnership with Xaar to introduce Axalta NextJet?, a next generation, sustainable digital paint technology for the transportation industry. Through Axalta and Xaar?s patented technology, Axalta NextJet? enables design flexibility for two-tone vehicles and allows customers to create patterns, details, and images in a sustainable way.

The digital paint coating technology also eliminates masking and reduces labor, energy and waste while increasing productivity and efficiency rates. This can contribute to a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions and significant cost savings for two-tone vehicle manufacturers. Axalta NextJet?

is believed to be the first partnership between an inkjet print head manufacturer and a coatings manufacturer. The combined technology solution is being tested with customers and could be in production as early as 2024.