Consumer Electronics Applications

Dr Kenneth McGuire, Principal Scientist

Procter & Gamble, USA

United States

This presentation was given at Printed Electronics & Photovoltaics USA 2009 on Dec 02, 2009.

Presentation Summary

Procter & Gamble is a very large, global consumer products company whose products range from disposable paper goods to high-end electrically powered devices
While Procter & Gamble sees great value in products which are enabled by printed electronics, there still exist gaps in many areas making commercialization difficult for much of our business
This presentation will attempt to outline some of the challenges we see to commercialization and to identify help we need from the technology developers to make these products ubiquitous.

Company Profile (Procter & Gamble)

The P&G community consists of over 138,000 employees working in over 80 countries worldwide. What began as a small, family-operated soap and candle company now including Pampers(R), Tide(R), Ariel(R), Always(R), Whisper(R), Pantene(R), Mach3(R), Bounty(R), Dawn(R), Gain(R), Pringles(R), Folgers(R), Charmin(R), Downy(R), Lenor(R), Iams(R), Crest(R), Oral-B(R), Actonel(R), Duracell(R), Olay(R), Head & Shoulders(R), Wella(R), Gillette(R), and Braun(R)

Reports

Bistable, non-emissive and flexible displays for e-books and beyond

The impending surge in e-packaging

Printed and potentially printed - the complete picture

Technologies, Players and Opportunities

Needs, Players & Opportunities

Presentations

Dr David Klonoff M.D., F.A.C.P., Medical Director, Diabetes Research Institute Mills-Peninsula Health Services, USA at Printed Electronics & Photovoltaics USA 2009

Dr Joseph Paradiso, Associate Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA at Printed Electronics & Photovoltaics USA 2009

Dr Markus Strecker, Wearable Sports Electronics Engineering Director Adidas, USA at Printed Electronics & Photovoltaics USA 2009

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