UK helps develop radically new digital Braille printer

Posted on 24 Apr 2017 by Jonny Williamson

High performance UK engineering firm, KWSP, is playing a key role in developing a printing innovation that could improve the quality of life for the world’s 285 million blind and partially sighted people.

Initial pre-production concept of b.my.jet desktop printer – image courtesy of KWSP. KWSP is developing an on-demand digital Braille and tactile printing technology as part of a European consortium, backed by the EU research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 SME Instrument. The project involves both UK and Hungarian engineers and is…

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