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Meteor Inkjet Wins King's Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development

2026-05-11

Meteor Inkjet, a UK provider of industrial inkjet printhead drive solutions, has been honored with the 2026 King's Award for Enterprise (Sustainable Development category). The award recognizes the environmental, social, and economic impact of its technology in promoting industrial inkjet printing as an alternative to traditional printing and manufacturing processes. Meteor Inkjet's solutions enable on-demand and short-run printing, helping reduce inventory waste and overproduction. The company also actively pursues carbon neutrality in its operations and is committed to social responsibility. Its technology continues to expand into areas such as high-precision electronics manufacturing, where it collaborates to develop particle-free silver inks for semiconductor packaging, simplifying processes and improving material utilization. This marks the company's second national enterprise honor, following its 2019 Queen's Award for International Trade.

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Meteor Inkjet获英国国王可持续发展企业奖

英国工业喷墨打印头驱动解决方案供应商Meteor Inkjet，荣获2026年英国国王企业奖（可持续发展类别）。该奖项表彰其技术通过推动工业喷墨打印替代传统印刷及制造工艺，在环境、社会与经济方面产生的积极影响。Meteor Inkjet的解决方案支持按需生产与短版印刷，有助于减少库存浪费和过度生产。同时，公司在运营中积极践行碳中和，并致力于社会责任。其技术在高精度电子制造等领域不断拓展，例如与合作伙伴开发用于半导体封装的无颗粒银墨水，简化了工艺流程并提升了材料利用率。这是该公司继2019年获国际贸易女王奖后，再次获得国家级企业荣誉。

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