Xaar plc announced the appointment of Professor Neil Hopkinson to a new role as Director of 3D Printing. Professor Hopkinson, who joins Xaar in March 2016, is the original inventor of the transformational High Speed Sintering (HSS) technology. He brings with him 19 years' experience in additive manufacturing technology gained at the University of Sheffield, Loughborough University, De Montfort University, 3D Systems and the University of Nottingham.

In his new role with Xaar Neil will build a world-class team to continue the development of HSS technology as well as other additive manufacturing processes.