Agfa Materials has a leading position in producing film and related products at low cost for the graphical and healthcare industry. Agfa Materials holds a strong position in speciality markets such as PCB, Aerial, and Cine-film. ORGACONTM Electronic Materials (OEM) is part of the Electronic Consumables Business Group of Agfa-Materials. OEM commercializes conductive polymer based products (ORGACONTM) as inks, films and coating solutions.

Germany Trade and Invest is the new foreign trade and inward investment agency of the Federal Republic of Germany. Formed following the merger of the German Office for Foreign Trade and Invest in Germany GmbH - Germany Trade and Invest's mission is to promote Germany as a location for industrial and technological investments and to identify investors for the German market. The organization advises and supports foreign companies seeking to expand into the German market, and assists German companies looking to enter foreign markets. Germany Trade and Invest provides comprehensive and client-oriented economic and industry data as well as information about calls for proposals in foreign countries, investment and development projects, and legal and customs authorities. Visit us online at

imaging Technology international Corporation (iTi) is a leading digital fabrication systems supplier. Established in 1992, headquartered in Boulder, CO with its European office in Cambridge UK, iTi designs, develops and manufactures high precision digital material deposition systems that incorporate inkjet technology. iTi's strategy is to support customers from Lab2Fab with a comprehensive range of flexible, printhead independent R&D tools, which include the Drop Watcher and MDS 300 materials deposition system, through to high volume fabrication systems such as the Versatile Jet and Digital Web Press.

 

iTi is widely acknowledged for its technical expertise in incorporating inkjet technology as a digital manufacturing process. Our in-depth understanding of the capabilities of inkjet technologies, combined with expertise in industrial design, electrical, mechanical and software engineering assist our customers in a wide variety of deposition applications ranging from direct writing of UV resist on PCBs to the application of multiple materials for the fabrication of complex functional devices.

 

iTi can shape a world-class solution that makes sense for your inkjet challenge - work with us from Lab2Fab.

NovaCentrix is focused on technologies and products to enable products and manufacturing in Printed Electronics. The PulseForgeTM line of tools dries, sinters, and anneals metallic, non-metallic, and semiconductor inks, without damaging fragile substrates such as foils and plastics. With processing times of only milliseconds, surface depositions can be heated to melting or crystallization temperatures without damaging low temperature substrates. The very short processing times also allow high-speed processing rates, and the PulseForge tools are capable of roll-to-roll production at speeds approaching 300 meters per minute.

NovaCentrix also offers MetalonTM conductive inks, specially suited for maximum performance with PulseForge tools. Use with the PulseForge tools allows the Metalon inks to be formulated for maximum printability while still attaining maximum conductivity. Silver inks and breakthrough true-copper inks are also available. Metalon inks can be applied to substrates such as plastic films, paper, transparent conductive oxides, and glass. With PulseForge tools and Metalon inks, Now You Can.

From raw wafer until sorted cells - we offer solutions that boost your productivity.

 

At OTB Solar we push the boundaries of innovation. With new breakthrough technologies and products, extensive experience and in-depth process knowledge we offer customers the best solutions for automatic solar cell manufacturing.

 

Our equipment with integrated process technology enables the solar industry to produce solar cells at lowest cost/MW: by decreasing production costs, increase efficiency, improve product consistency and guarantee production volume.

 

Our drive is to reduce Total Cost of Ownership for customers by applying:

 

Our products

 

With extensive experience in the research, development and manufacturing equipment OTB Solar has developed a reliable product range with integrated process technology:

PixDro is an innovative company, specialized in the research & development of industrial inkjet applications and the manufacturing of advanced inkjet printing systems for research and industry. Our experience in the inkjet printing market has resulted in various innovative technologies and products.

 

Our products consist of printing modules embedded in an open system architecture allowing PixDro to customize our systems (LP 50 and LP 150) for client specific processes and applications. These building blocks enable easy integration and migration from entry-level single layer printing for R&D purposes to volume printing in an industrial system.

 

With these products and modules PixDro facilitates the development of applications and offers a migration path to a complete industrial production system.

 

As part of the OTB-Group, PixDro offers complete printing solutions including pre and post processing; thereby, providing a complete solution for your requirements.

www.pixdro.com www.otb.nl

As part of Royal Philips Electronics, Philips Applied Technologies is a contract R&D organization that supports the development of products, applications and technical solutions. Its customers are market leaders, fast growing companies and start-ups. For every phase of the innovation process, it offers integral solutions, consultancy and specialist services. With over 1000 in-house experts, it can draw on a wide range of competences. For further information, visit

Plastic Logic's mission is to lead the plastic electronics revolution, and in the way people acquire, organize and consume information. We are using our proprietary technology leadership in plastic electronics to create a range of innovative products. Our first product, focused on reading digital content, will enter the marketplace in early 2010.

Founded in 2000 by researchers out of the Cambridge University Cavendish Laboratory, the Company has received more than $200 million in funding from leading international technology firms and investors. Plastic Logic has research and development in Cambridge, England; high-volume, state-of-the-art manufacturing in Dresden, Germany; and executive management, product engineering, sales and marketing headquartered in Mountain View, California. For more information please go to

Soligie is the leading company to utilize high speed manufacturing to produce printed electronics with a variety of conductive, resistive and proprietary materials on flexible substrates such as PET, paper and foil. The Company is on the cutting edge of a new industry that will enable production of electronic components using high speed, fully additive roll-to-roll processes. Soligie offers a full range of services from concept design, circuit design, design for manufacturability and final volume production, and currently serves the medical device, smart packaging, RFID and flexible interconnect markets. Through the combined use of emergent materials and proprietary manufacturing processes, electronics components such as memory, sensors, displays and batteries will soon be integrated into applications on thin flexible substrates. Soligie is also investing in the development of processes for printed thin-film transistors that can be used in products such as smart labels, medical patches and chipless RFID tags.

Trident is a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of both piezoelectric ink jet printheads and ink jet inks. Trident was one of the pioneers of industrial ink jet in the early 1980's jetting both liquid inks and hot melt inks. Today, Trident products are used in a variety of applications that require rugged, inert, stainless steel printheads for printing or accurately dispensing fluids reliably and frequently. Trident's printheads are unique in their ability to be disassembled, cleaned and reassembled enabling long life and high degree of return on investment.

 

Trident printheads are marketed worldwide through original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the carton coding, postal coding, flat panel display manufacturing, printable electronics, wide format printing, precision coating and digital textile printing markets. OEMs integrate Trident printheads into computer-controlled, application-specific products or systems which are then sold to end users.

 

Trident's development, manufacturing and administrative headquarters is located in Brookfield, Connecticut, USA. The company also has regional offices in Japan and Ireland.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is the biggest contract research organisation in Northern Europe. VTT provides high-end technology solutions and innovation services. From its wide knowledge base, VTT can combine different technologies, create new innovations and a substantial range of world class technologies and applied research services thus improving its clients' competitiveness and competence.

 

Through its Centre for Printed Intelligence (CPI), VTT combines its extensive know-how and research - in electronics, optoelectronics, chemistry, biotechnology, nanotechnology, optics and printing - for the development of cost efficient integration/embedding of simple intelligence everywhere. These developments fill the gap between traditional paper and printing industry products and ICT/electronics industry products with an aim for applications such as disposable sensors, simple "electronic" components and circuits, large area functional paper- like intelligent products, smart/interactive packages, tag and code technologies for ICT and hybrid media applications. Among VTT's core strengths in printed intelligence / electronics are the production of "electronics from inks", manufactured by mass manufacturing methods such as "continuously running" roll-to-roll printing, a strong understanding of printed component and device / system interfaces, plus a focus on end applications. Printed electronics developments in VTT include: OLEDs, organic solar cells, transistors, memory devices and sensors based on organic and inorganic materials.

ARDEJE has a strong knowledge and background in DOD inkjet printing. We design and manufacture custom-built print engines based on our customers' specifications by integrating piezoelectric printheads for industrial applications based on DOD inkjet technology. Several printers and print engines have been manufactured for graphic art applications and printing industry. We are now taking advantage of our 10-year inkjet printing expertise by developing opportunities and new markets in printed electronics. ARDEJE has been pioneering this field since 2001 with successful partners and recently increased our R&D activities to provide technological innovative solutions for printed electronics applications. These developments are supported by involvement in European and French scientific and technology development projects in microelectronics, smart textiles, solar cells, etc. Furthermore, ARDEJE supplies technological and experimental products and services for fluid formulation and print quality optimization. Based on our vision expertise, ARDEJE has developed laboratory equipments for both drop formation and impact analysis.

Blue Spark Technologies, Inc. is the leading supplier of thin, flexible, printed power solutions. Thin Battery's products are integrated into innovative solutions created by the leading developers of RFID, RF-linked sensors, transdermal patches, and other thin, flexible, electronics. Providing eco-friendly power sources to printed electronics systems, the TBT leadership team combines a track record of entrepreneurial accomplishment with deep domain experience in printing and high volume, low cost batteries. The technical team is rooted in battery development and has over 250 years of battery design, development, and production experience. Based on a patent estate acquired from the Eveready Battery Company (now Energizer), Thin Battery is expanding its portfolio of products, technology and applications to create market changing solutions.

The Dresden region is the largest and most important European location for microelectronics and information technology - with more than 43.500 employees in about 1.200 companies, represented by the network "Silicon Saxony". The business sectors of local companies include the entire value creation chain. But the development and production of electronic components and integrated circuits is one of the most significant sectors of the Dresden microelectronic cluster. Large semiconductor fabs and almost all leading equipment manufacturers have settled here and deliver their products worldwide: Every second microchip produced in Europe comes from Dresden. The highly motivated and qualified experts as well as the dense network of business, science and government are a decisive factors for future investors.

 

Welcome to Dresden!

 

Landeshauptstadt Dresden

City of Dresden

Department of Economic Affairs

Dirk Hilbert

Head of Department

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01001 Dresden; Germany

 

 

Phone: +49-351-488 22 01

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Coatema Coating manufactures coating and laminating plants and has been delivering for more than 30 years solutions for the most different markets like textile, foil, paper and renewable energies and printed electronics. These solutions may consist of small lab coating plants, of pilot plants as well as of turn-key production plants for the coating and laminating of roll-to-roll substrates. One of Coatema´s areas, the R&D solutions, deals with the service for coating and laminating like the Coatema´s R&D Centre with more than 10 pilot plants and one production plant. This large range of services is completed by an annual coating symposium.

Cyber Technologies is the leading supplier of high-resolution, non contact measurement systems for industrial applications. The heart of the system is a high resolution laser sensor or white light sensor. Most applications for these systems are found in Microelectronics and other precision industries. Major international companies, as well as many small and medium sized companies, trust in Cyber Technologies` solutions. As a global player Cyber Technologies takes advantage of a worldwide network of distributors and representatives. The standard scanning systems Vantage 50, Vantage 3D and CT300 have been successfully positioned in the market over the past years with an installed base of several hundred systems worldwide. Applying new technological developments and modifications, for example the in-line solution, Cyber Technologies is able to meet specific customer requirements.

DuPont Microcircuit Materials has 40 years of experience in the development, manufacture and sale of specialised ink compositions for a wide variety of electronic applications in the display, photovoltaic, automotive, biomedical, industrial and telecommunications markets. This division holds a lead position in these markets with a success based on the close working relationship DuPont maintains with its customers and a comprehensive worldwide support infrastructure.

 

Utilising core expertise such as materials science, chemistry and fine particle technology, the inks are used on a wide variety of substrates suitable for many new Printed Electronics applications, for example DuPont™ Solamet® Ag inks for thin film photovoltaics.

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DuPont Teijin Films is the world's premier producer of PET and PEN polyester films, specialising in film products and related services for the speciality, industrial, packaging and photo systems, electrical and electronics markets. The company has reported sales of $1.4 billion and employs about 4,000 people with dedicated marketing, technical and manufacturing operations in every region of the world.

 

Brand names include Mylar®, Melinex®, and Teijin® Tetoron® PET polyester film, and Teonex® PEN polyester film. The business includes existing joint ventures with DuPont-Hongji Films Foshan Co., Ltd., in China.

 

DuPont Teijin Films is a 50:50 joint venture between DuPont and Teijin Limited.

EKRA, founded 1946 as a mechanical workshop, quickly developed to an important and reliable partner of key equipment to various industries. Today EKRA is a leading supplier of screen and stencil printers for the world-wide electronic industry, with subsidiaries around the globe.

EKRA, since July 1st 2005 member of the German ASYS Group, supplies solutions starting from manual and semi-automatic printers, via fully automatic inline systems to complete line solutions for the SMT, Thickfilm/Hybrid, Solar as well as the Semi-Conductor industry.

This year EKRA is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a first class supplier to the leading global electronic industry.

Energy Harvesting Journal provides you with a free daily update of the latest industry developments. Launched in February 2009, this free portal covers progress of energy harvesting and energy storage in all its forms.

 

Hosted and written by IDTechEx, the leading analyst and event organiser on energy harvesting and related technologies, articles provide commentary, analysis and give a balanced view of the subject. You can opt-in for an email to be sent to you every Thursday listing the new articles posted in the previous week. We aim to make this service your most valuable tool for keeping up to date with the energy harvesting industry.

 

We seek your input - company progress, press releases, case studies and developments, which in turn we will feature as future articles. Please forward these to us - email Teresa Henry at .

 

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Enfucell, Ltd is a dynamic, innovative company offering state of the art customer solutions for disposable low voltage (1,5 - 3.0 V) power needs.

 

Enfucell's thin, flexible and environmentally friendly Softbattery™ represents the next generation of battery technology, offering a completely new level of performance and thinness. The manufacturing process is based on traditional paper printing and lamination technology, making it cost competitive, using freely available industrial raw materials thus offering the company a key competitive advantage.

 

The Softbattery™ can be used in a wide range of new applications such as semi-active RFID, functional printing, senor based tags and transdermal drug delivery patches.

Epurex Films, based in Bomlitz up north in Germany is a Bayer Material Science company. We have specialised in high-performance technical films for more than 25 years. Our focus lies on development, production and sale of high-quality polyurethane films, breathable membrane- and hot-melt adhesive films. Our product portfolio offers customized products, e. g. special films for the use in modern electronic applications. We provide our customers with expert advice and technical support. We fill innovative ideas with life - films for ideas.

The Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS in Chemnitz focuses on Smart Systems Integration using micro and nano technologies. Smart Systems are defined as miniaturized devices that incorporate functions of sensing, actuating and control. The integration of nano materials as well as printed functionalities causes new challenges and requires new approaches in terms of reliability, testability, design and security. Fraunhofer ENAS meets these demands. The development of printed functionalities (like conductivity, semiconductivity, insulator, energy storage, catalysis, light energy transformation), MEMS/NEMS, advanced technologies as well as reliability of systems and components belong to the core competences of Fraunhofer ENAS.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM develops and implements new concepts for the assembly of highly integrated electronic systems. Its application-oriented research bridges the gap between the microelectronic component providers and technical system manufacturers in a broad range of industries, such as automotive or medical technology. Fraunhofer IZM's recent activities in the area of intelligent textiles concentrate both on connecting electronic components with conductive textiles and using the latter as an interconnection material.

The Fraunhofer IZM is supported by the Research Center for Microperipheric Technologies through fundamental research. New packaging concepts are developed and investigated in close cooperation.

Together both partners form an efficient unit for basic and applied research, product development and service for microsystem technology and electronic packaging.

FHR Anlagenbau GmbH, a subsidiary of centrotherm photovoltaics AG, supplies thin-film technologies and key equipment for the production of solar cells.

 

 

FHR equips customers around the world with customized plants for the thin film coating, and is also a supplier of high-quality, bonded sputtering targets.

FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of FUJIFILM Corporation, is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance ink jet printheads and components used in a broad range of industrial, non-impact imaging applications. The company is evolving jetting technology into a production process that lowers the cost, time and environmental impact of producing electronic circuits and functions for RFID tags, flat panel displays, circuit boards and other electronic and bioscience applications. FUJIFILM Dimatix products are designed to accurately dispense a wide range of fluid types in micro-amounts for demanding imaging and fabricating applications. With more than 20 years advancing the performance of drop-on-demand dispensing devices and applications, FUJIFILM Dimatix is the only developer and manufacturer in this industry with the technology, know-how, and creativity to lead the industry into the future.

H.C. Starck Clevios GmbH is a 100% daughter of H.C. Starck GmbH, Germany.

H.C. Starck Clevios GmbH manufactures a range of patented conductive polymers based on PEDOT:PSS (Clevios P) - chemistry for electronic applications. From conductive polymers for antistatic, OLED, organic solar cell and capacitor applications to new printable applications, versatile Clevios meets the requirements of emerging flexible electronic materials. High conductive materials, such as PEDOT:PSS with 750 S/cm and new HIL materials will be spotlighted by the company.

HTT is a representative and distribution organization representing about 30 key Semiconductor Equipment manufacturer in the Central Europe region.

Beside of Semiconductor Industry HTT is also involved in other industries like Solar, Photo Voltaic, Printed and Organic Electronics, Bio and MEMS.

HTT offers local sales, application and service support.

Also HTT runs their own Probe Card

manufacturing plant in Dresden.

With over 20 years of experiance we are

specialized in customer requirements for

fully automated processes.

ICI Imagedata is one of the world's leading manufacturers of speciality coated polyester films, including the Stabilex Ultra range of thermally stabilised films.

 

Produced by a unique purpose-built thermal stabilisation system which minimises thermal instability and skew and provides excellent lay flat properties, Stabilex Ultra Films offer excellent product quality, consistency and performance.

 

Ideal for the most demanding electronics, display and photovoltaic applications, the Stabilex Ultra range comprises Clear, White, Translucent and Optically Pure Films. All are available plain or pre-treated in different thicknesses and with a choice of master roll, slit reel or sheet formats.

IDTechEx provides independent analysis on the development and application of printed electronics, RFID and allied technologies.

 

You can trust IDTechEx to help you build your business. We provide consultancy, market research and executive-level events across the US, Europe and Asia.

ImageXpert Inc. is a leader in part inspection systems and tools for printed electronics. Developers and manufacturers rely on ImageXpert systems in R&D and in production. We offer expertise in analyzing printed materials from a variety of traditional and digital printing technologies and a long history of providing machine-vision based image quality measurement and part inspection systems to imaging companies worldwide. Our hardware configurations include 2-D camera-based systems, 3-D laser height profiling systems, and line scan camera-based systems. We are now offering JetXpert, an innovative system for analysis of drops in flight for any inkjet print head or jetting technology, and ImageXpert Solar, a solar cell inspection system that uses machine vision to measure finger widths, spacing and other features.

 

All of our systems use the same flexible, analytical software to produce objective, repeatable data.

Transparent Silver Inks, developed by InkTec with patented technology, are Ag-based conducting inks suitable to RFID Tag, PCB, reflective film, display, and EMI shielding, etc. Differently from other prior conductive inks based on nano-technology, InkTec inks are purely transparent silver inks which are not formulated by particle structure. The inks are stable even in long-term storage and applicable to various substrates because they enable ink sintering in low temperature for conductive trace. According to our business plan for electronic materials, it was completed the 2nd plant in March 2007 and this plant will be occupied by electromagnetic manufacturing facilities.

IN-CORE Systemes designs and manufactures high speed quality control equipments for printed and plain surfaces. After very quick master patch learning of all repetitive patterns, the printed surfaces are inspected continuously whatever registration organization, with automatic and dynamic elasticity adjustment. During the inspection the system detects flaws and monitors the registration period or geometrical position of printings / hot stampings. Major fields of application are printed electronics like RFID antennas and flexible circuits, coated laminated and metallized films for a range of industrial and security applications. IN-CORE Systemes team has been active in computer vision since the late 80s.

InnovationLab (iL) is an application oriented research and transfer platform of business and science in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan region. It was jointly founded in June 2008 by three DAX companies (BASF SE, Merck KGaA and SAP AG), three other global leaders (Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Freudenberg & Co. KG, and Roche Diagnostics GmbH) and the universities of Heidelberg and Mannheim.

iL focuses on Organic Electronics and collaborates with its partners along the entire value chain. The company is a crucial part of the success strategy of the Forum Organic Electronics that was awarded as a Cluster of Excellence (Spitzencluster) with € 40 million by the German Ministry of Education and Research in September 2008.

ISRA VISION supplies in-line surface inspection systems that provide 100% inspection of printed, patterned, and un-printed materials. For printed electronics applications, the system inspects 100% of each repeat and detects defects like mis-registration, shorts, opens, cracks, "mouse-bites", and substrate defects. Defects are classified by type and the location of each defect is mapped. Continuous web (reel to reel) or sheets can be inspected. ISRA VISION is a global acting company and the leader in surface inspection with over 400 employees committed to providing in-line 100% inspection solutions for process improvement and quality assurance.

Johnson Matthey Silver & Coating Technologies is a global supplier of silver based conductive coatings that are used in many electronics applications such as printed electronics and passive component manufacture.

 

Silver & Coating Technologies has been supplying high quality electrically conductive materials to manufacturers of high performance electronics for over 30 years. These RoHS compliant materials are all manufactured in the UK in our manufacturing facility approved to the ISO9001:2008 quality system.

 

These products are fully supported by a highly qualified technical team who provide complete support in both material selection and application.

 

For the manufacture of printed electronics, Silver & Coating Technologies has a new range of Polymer Thick Film inks and Conductive Adhesives. This range includes highly conductive silver and carbon inks and high reliability UV-curable dielectrics.

 

The full product range can be viewed on our website at www.jmsilver.co.uk

Konarka builds products that convert light to energy - anywhere. As the leading developer of polymer photovoltaic technology that provides a source of renewable power in a variety of form factors for commercial, industrial, government and consumer applications, Konarka has a broad portfolio of patents, technology licenses and an accomplished technical team. The Company's technology is focused on delivering printable, flexible, lightweight and scalable products. Konarka Technologies is headquartered in Lowell, Mass., U.S.A., with European headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany, and research and development facility in Austria. For additional information, visit http://www.konarka.com.

We will be demonstrating the Kurabo "Mazerustar" planetary mixer which is ideal for mixing and preparation of electronic inks and pastes. Advantages are very fast mixing/deaeration, even for difficult to mix materials, without waste or contamination. A range of different sized machines is offered - from laboratory scale to large production.

 

Mozaik is the European representative and stockist for Kurabo "Mazerustar" mixers.

Director of Mozaik is Steve Muckett - who is an expert on fine line thick film materials and processes and also the European representative of Technic (USA) for promotion of precious metal powders and flakes.

We will be demonstrating the Kurabo "Mazerustar" planetary mixer which is ideal for mixing and preparation of electronic inks and pastes. Advantages are very fast mixing/deaeration, even for difficult to mix materials, without waste or contamination. A range of different sized machines is offered - from laboratory scale to large production.

PolyPhotonix is a new company that is manufacturing POLED devices for and lighting and design applications. He says, "The principal reason for setting up PolyPhotonix in the North East is because of the Printable Electronic Technology Centre PETEC. It would have been very difficult to do without the PETEC infrastructure. We've been able to pull in resources, use some of the PETEC materials, and gain access the right kind of people - all of which would have been prohibitively expensive under any other system. In addition ONE NorthEast have been very helpful. I firmly believe that we are in a position to lead the field with this new generation of materials - which is very exciting." PETEC is a UK national flagship centre backed by the UK Government and industry, newly opened at NETPark in Sedgefield, County Durham UK for the development of printable electronics technologies.

Mozaik will be demonstrating the Kurabo "Mazerustar" planetary mixer which is ideal for mixing of electronic inks and pastes. Advantages are very fast mixing/deaeration, even for difficult to mix materials, without waste or contamination. A range of different sized machines is offered - from laboratory scale to large production.

 

Mozaik is the European representative and stockist for Kurabo "Mazerustar" mixers. Director of Mozaik is Steve Muckett - who is an expert on fine line thick film materials and processes and also the European representative of Technic (USA) for promotion of precious metal powders and flakes.

Mühlbauer is a global, independent consultant and manufacturer of turnkey automation solutions for the smart card, smart label, semiconductor backend and vision industries. In addition, the company is active in the areas of data enrollment and verification, precision parts and OEM production. With about 1,800 employees in 29 locations on five continents, Mühlbauer is a leading supplier of production equipment for the smart card industry.

 

Mühlbauer solutions enable to manufacture any type of chip card, including ID cards, contact and contactless cards, dual interface as well as multimedia cards and smart labels for access control, supply chain management, tracking of textiles and applications for the retail industry.

NexTechFAS offers its Advantage Series Extrusion Deposition (ED) systems as standalone units or fully automated, integrated process lines designed to meet the unique requirements of the flexible and OLED markets. The integrated coating process line uses the patented FASCoat technology, a high-performance deposition method which maximizes material use to over 95% and offers extremely high throughput compared to competing deposition technologies. The Advantage Series ED technology offers a cost effective solution capable of depositing a wide variety of process chemistries, including tough-to-coat OLED and PV materials which are often deposited at submicron thicknesses with stringent uniformity requirements.

NexTech Solutions, Inc. and FAS Holdings Group, LLC, doing business jointly as "NexTechFAS", are pleased to announce that the company has signed an exclusive sales and marketing representative agreement with J. P. Kummer, a specialist distributor of instruments used in the manufacturing of semiconductors.

 

Novaled AG is a world-class technology provider in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technologies. Together with its proprietary materials, Novaled markets its advanced Novaled PIN OLEDTM technology to display and lighting makers preparing their entry into this promising new field.

 

In operation since March 2003, the company has developed into a leading technology provider with a strong intellectual property position. In this short time Novaled has attained the world record in power efficiency.

Novalia puts interactivity into print. Touch sensitive input and light/sound output is coupled with transistor based intelligence.

 

We offer design, product development/creation services and work with our partners to co-ordinate manufacture.

 

We believe there is an opportunity for our customers to add significant value to their products in the form of creative new product concepts manufactured with existing and proven production capability.

OMIC is a University Innovation Centre for the speciality organic materials and polymer industries, and is facilitating knowledge transfer in organic materials from Universities in the northwest of the UK to businesses in the UK and Europe to help those businesses to innovate and grow.

 

There is considerable expertise within OMIC in organic / printable electronics and in particular in:

A) The discovery, development and characterisation of new organic materials for application in electronic devices such as:

B) The processing (e.g. direct write including inkjet and nanolithography) of semi-conducting and conducting organic materials, including nanoparticulates metals and precursors, into a wide range of devices on a diverse range of substrates including plastic, glasses and textiles.

Optomec® is the world-leading provider of additive manufacturing systems for high-performance applications in the Electronics, Photovoltaic, and Aerospace & Defense markets. Optomec's Aerosol Jet ® Deposition System (formerly known as M3D) is a breakthrough additive technology enabling finer feature sizes than traditional ink-jetting and screen printing processes. The Aerosol Jet system utilizes an innovative aerodynamic focusing technology that produces electronic and physical structures with feature sizes down to 10 microns. The Aerosol Jet system supports a wide variety of materials including nanoparticle inks and screen-printing pastes, conductive polymers, insulators, adhesives, and even biological matter that can be accurately deposited onto non-planar substrates.

 

Aerosol Jet is a registered trademark of Optomec, Inc.

Osmotronic is a London based design company that creates interactive products, services and experiences across print, digital media and physical spaces. It works with companies who want to benefit from innovative products and services that connect technology and content in a direct and tangible way.

 

Osmotronic combines expertise in interaction design and communication to create intuitive and engaging products that drive revenue and increase brand value.The company offers a range of consultancy services from concept generation through to software design and content production, as well as working with exciting companies across the sectors of technology, media and manufacturing to develop proprietary products and technologies.

Pall Corporation is the largest and most diverse filtration, separations and purifications company in the world. Pall applies this vast technology portfolio to a wide range of industries including semiconductor fabrication, ink jet printing and display manufacturing. Our technologies enable faster speeds, better device performance and lower production costs in all of the markets we serve.

 

For the Printed Electronics industry, Pall offers many products that will allow for filtration scale-up from the laboratory to full production. Our filtration products for the laboratory will allow scientists to understand if a material can be filtered and the impact of filtration on final performance.

 

Ink jet printing will play a role in the Printed Electronics industry and Pall has a strong background in this digital fabrication technology. Pall has several filtration options that have been developed specifically for small-scale and large-scale ink jet printing applications. Our filtration technology will allow for high printing speeds with fewer print defects.

PolyIC produces printed electronics in a high-speed printing process. Printed electronics means that in a printing process electrical conducting and semi conducting plastics, so called polymers, are applied in several layers on a polyester film. The printing process is conducted in an exactly defined design so that electronic devices can be created. These devices are integrated, for example, into a RFID (radio frequency identification) tag. PolyIC's product line for RFID is called PolyID. Printed electronics makes low-cost RFID tags possible that can be used for mass applications. Furthermore, this new technology is also used in displays and complex systems, called smart objects. PolyIC sells smart objects under the name of PolyLogo.

 

PolyIC is a joint venture between Siemens AG and Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. KG and is located in Fuerth, Germany. PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 2003.

Printed Electronics World provides you with a daily update of the latest industry developments. Launched in May 2007, this free portal covers the progress to printed electronics in all its forms - from transistor circuits to power, sensors, displays, materials and manufacturing.

 

Hosted and written by IDTechEx, the leading printed electronics analyst and event organiser, articles provide commentary, analysis and give a balanced view of the issue. You can opt-in for an email to be sent to you every Wednesday listing the new articles posted in the previous week. We aim to make this service your most valuable tool for keeping up to date with the printed electronics industry.

Rodman Publishing, based in Ramsey, New Jersey, has been a leading publisher of trade publications for more than four decades. Established in 1964, Rodman Publishing has been the leading source of information for global industries such as household and personal products, nonwovens, coatings and inks, label converting, nutritional supplements, and contract pharmaceutical and medical device outsourcing.

Rogers Corporation will showcase DUREL® Printed Electronics and Lighting Solutions. Rogers manufactures Electroluminescent (EL) backlighting systems, EL and LED drivers and will feature thermal transfer technology that enables the digital printing of selected lighting. Ideal for the out-of-home (OOH) advertising market, DUREL durELgloTM EL technology is used by companies in Point-Of-Purchase (POP), transit advertising and illuminated billboards, wireless communications, portable electronics and automotive backlighting.

 

Screen printing capabilities include product design, electrical, mechanical and optical testing, screen making and printing along with finished product converting and assembly operations.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics was established in 1973 as a manufacturer of key electronic components, and the company has grown into one of the industry leaders, thanks to cutting-edge technology and top product quality.

SEM pioneered the technological framework for Korean production of A/V components in the 1970s, and in the 1980s the company diversified into materials and computer parts In the early 1990s, the focus was on manufacturing chip components, multi-layer circuit boards and mobile communication and optical components. In the late 1990s, operations expanded into the production of digital products with applied high-frequency, software, engineering and design technologiesAs a global player, Samsung Electro-Mechanics will continue to expand worldwide manufacturing and sales operations and ensure high customer satisfaction by offering the shortest delivery times.

The Saxony Economic Development Corporation (WFS) successfully carries out the following tasks on behalf of the Free State of Saxony:

Silicon Saxony is Europe's largest and most successful branch association for the semiconductor, electronic and microsystems industry. Today we are connecting 270 commercial enterprises, research institutes, universities and colleges. The competencies of our members represent the entire value creation chain of the microelectronics industry - in addition, they increasingly enter growing sectors like the photovoltaic and solar industry.

 

As a continuously growing, efficient and vital competence network, we are a communication and cooperation platform for our members. The close cooperation that exists within the network promotes and stabilizes the economic development of our member companies. Intelligent partnerships among them permit knowledge transfer, synergies, close business relationships, and promote innovative power.

The Smart Systems Campus an innovative network with expertise in micro and nano technologies as well as in smart systems integration is being created at Chemnitz, one of the German microsystems and nano technology centres, especially for firms that value direct access to famous scientific institutes and leading international companies.This network of smart systems expertise will have been set up at the Smart Systems Campus in Chemnitz by the middle of 2009. Young, rapidly growing start-up companies and renowned international corporations are currently building new facilities right next to Chemnitz University of Technology and the Fraunhofer Institutes. The idea is to make it easier to connect research and development and the industrial implementation of ideas by having everything on the doorstep.

Sun Chemical, the world's largest producer of printing inks and pigments, is a leading provider of materials to packaging, publication, coatings, plastics, cosmetics, and other industrial markets. With annual sales over $3 billion and 11,000 employees, Sun Chemical operates in 110 countries worldwide. Leveraging 50 years of experience as a supplier to the printed circuits industry, Sun Chemical has recently commercialized a range of new products for membrane switch, RFID and photovoltaics markets. Through an ongoing commitment to developing innovative products that provide value to our customers, Sun Chemical is investing in facilities and technologies targeted at the evolving printed electronics market.

Manufacturer of LASER SYSTEMS, UV STEPPERS, UV SCANNERS and MASK ALIGNERS. Tamarack supplies photolithography and laser micromachining systems. We specialize in applications including: Displays, RFID, Solar Cells, Organic Electronics, MEMS, Medical Devices and HDI. Our Excimer and Solid State ablation systems are ideal for direct pattern etching thin metals from various organic substrates to form transistors or other electronic circuits. In addition, these systems are used to via drill most types of organic and inorganic materials with selective material removal, down to 1um. Systems designed for Roll-to-Roll, Reel-to-Reel and Sheet handling. Resolution capabilities to 1um. Machines designed for 24/7 production environments.

Thin Film Electronics is providing non-volatile printed memories. By using the physical, chemical and electrical properties of advanced polymers TFE can add new functionality to printed products. Thin Film Electronics technology can be used in many different applications, ranging from high security anti-counterfeit application to children's toys. In fact, TFE's unique polymer memory technology can be used in any printed electronics application were a non volatile random access memory is desired, e.g., to store information on a package that can later be displayed to the customer

Toyo Ink is a Japanese based company, working for over 100 years for the printing ink industry. Thanks to our huge experience in the market, we have developed the Conductive Inks for various printed processes. These inks will provide you with the solution for various Printed Electronics applications and we are pleased to make ourselves available to respond to any requests at the show.

 

In addition to the Inks, we will also be introducing our Adhesives for Industrial Applications.

 

REXALPHA (Ag-based Solvent or UV Ink for Screen, Flexo, Gravure)

 

LIOMETAL (Ag Nano Ink Jet Ink)

 

DYNAGRAND (Adhesives for Industrial Applications)

UNITEX (Part of the Trelleborg Group) has been manufacturing high performance screen printing squeegees for over 50 years. Industry wide acceptance as the class leading product with tight dimensional tolerance and Shore A hardness accuracy. Our Blue Chip customers recognise the advantages of precision and repeatability of the Unitex product. They refuse to save cost on the price of a squeegee to potentially jeopardise an expensive print run. Unitex squeegees are specified in many printing process around the world and are out there making the customer money in the world of the screen printed electronics.

 

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UK Displays and Lighting Network was launched in April 2006 as part of the DTI - "Knowledge Transfer Networks' programme. UKDL is a vibrant central hub of activity for the displays and lighting community. Designed to stimulate innovation in the key technology sectors by promoting collaboration, best practice and knowledge sharing between industry and academia. By encouraging partnerships and teamwork, UKDL aims to support science base through to end-users. Positioning the UK as the innovation engine for Europe.

 

UKDL supports and strengthens the UK Displays and Lighting Sector through tutorials, workshops and seminars with training and education embracing all levels of industry, commerce and academia. We encourage commercial and industrial collaborations between members that result in creation of wealth for UK plc through the profitable activities of members.

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) can help you rise to the exciting opportunities and challenges that globalisation offers. We work with UK-based businesses to ensure their success in international markets. We also encourage the best overseas companies to look to the UK as their global partner of choice.

Umicore is a materials technology group. Its activities are centred on four business areas: Advanced Materials, Precious Metals Products and Catalysts, Precious Metals Services and Zinc Specialties. Each business area is divided into market-focused business units, be it in products that are essential to everyday life or those at the cutting edge of new technological developments.

 

Umicore focuses on application areas where it knows its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy can make a real difference. Umicore generates approximately 50% of its revenues and spends approximately 80% of its R&D budget in the area of clean technology, such as emission control catalysts, materials for rechargeable batteries and photovoltaics, fuel cells, and precious metals recycling. Umicore's overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on this ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.

UniJet Co. Ltd is a total solution provider of inkjet printing systems and technology, especially for electronic material deposition. UniJet supplies from R&D printing system to mass production printing system in LCD, PDP, OLED, PLED, Solar Cell, PCB, RFID, Semiconductor Packaging, and Various Coating applications. Mass production system is customized for the customer purpose to meet the application requirement and specification with R2R printing system. Also UniJet offers process know how of the various application developments as well as application specific inks.

Vorbeck Materials is a global technology company established to manufacture and develop applications using Vor-x™, Vorbeck's novel graphene material. Recognized as the strongest, most conductive material known, graphene is an emerging force in high performance materials. Vorbeck is uniquely positioned to harness the power of this material, with ton-scale manufacturing and a development team rapidly transforming innovative ideas into commercial products.