Photovoltaics Beyond Conventional Silicon

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imaging Technology international (iTi) Corp.
imaging Technology international (iTi) Corp.
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 R&D equipment, including the Drop Watcher and new MDS 300 materials deposition system, through to high volume fabrication systems such as the Versatile Jet and Digital Web Press. In partnership with Printed Electronics Ltd, iTi has established an Inkjet Development Lab in Cambridge, UK which is available on an 'open access' basis and includes a suite of iTi's inkjet development tools.
 
Plextronics
Plextronics
Light. Power. Circuitry.
 
Plextronics, Inc. is a leading innovator of technology for printed electronics. The printed electronics market comprises next-generation light, power and circuitry products, including flexible displays, plastic solar cells and organic RFID tags.
 
With a company vision of enabling 15 billion printed electronic devices by 2015, Plextronics is creating technology capable of commercial-scale performance and manufacturability. The company's device design, process technology and Plexcore® branded inks enable the formation of active electrical layers — the key drivers of printed electronics.
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Extrusion Dies Industries
Extrusion Dies Industries
LLC (EDI) is an international supplier of flat extrusion and coextrusion die systems for the full range of film, sheet, extrusion coating, fluid coating, and strand pelletizing applications. At its headquarters in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.A., EDI manufactures more than 500 dies and feedblocks a year, nearly half of them exported. Its subsidiaries, EDI Precision Dies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd in China and EDI GmbH in Germany, provide sales and technical services, parts, and die rework, as well as producing new dies. EDI was founded in 1971 and became a new corporate entity as Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC in 2002.
 
Five Star Technologies
Five Star Technologies
Five Star Technologies is a supplier of high-performance dispersions, inks and pastes used in semiconductor and microelectronic packaging, displays, photovoltaics and ceramic component applications. Combining its patented hydrodynamic cavitation process with innovative chemistry, Five Star produces precision dispersions of a wide range of materials, as well as the new ElectroSperse™ series of inks and pastes. The ElectroSperse line features a range of conductive pastes with excellent printability, high levels of conductivity, strong adhesion to a variety of substrates, and RoHS compliance. ElectroSperse grades can be tailored for a range of processing techniques, including screen, gravure, extrusion and ink jet printing. Targeted applications include display electrodes, photovoltaic contacts, sensors, and hybrid microcircuits.
 
Lambda Americas
Lambda Americas
Lambda Americas Genesys™ Series of Programmable Power Supplies now has Optional Ethernet interface, certified to LXI-C. The series is the widest range AC/DC programmable power solution sharing completely identical interfaces. Platforms include 750W, 1500W, 3300W, 5kW and 10/15kW Output. The LAN interface provides flexible system integration and functionality for designers.
Standard features for all Genesys™ units include reliable Front Panel encoders, built-in standard RS-232/485, Last Setting Memory, User Selectable Auto/Safe Re-start, External Analog Programming and Monitoring 0-5V, 0-10V, optional IEEE or Isolated Analog Programming and Monitoring. Control interfaces are common across all power levels which simplifies systems design.
 
Northfield Automation
Northfield Automation
Northfield Automation Systems, Inc. designs, engineers and fabricates automation machinery for OEMs and high-volume, custom manufacturers. Its engineers provide consultative support for streamlined manufacturing processes with turnkey, integrated equipment. The company's vision is to become the global leader in web-based, high-precision, roll-to-roll processing of thin-film applications, including flexible electronics, display, solar, flexible battery, and organic electronics. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Northfield Medimation, focuses on advanced automation and robotics for the medical device industry. Both companies are located in Northfield, MN, which is 35 minutes south of Minneapolis.
 
Rieke Metals Inc
Rieke Metals Inc
Rieke Metals, Inc. is a world leader in supplying semiconducting materials for photovoltaic devices, printed electronics and OLED displays and lighting. RMI offers many polymers including 3-alkyl polythiophenes and water soluble polythiophenes in grams to kilograms. Many substituted monomers are also available including 3-hexyl thiophene and 2,5-dibromo-3-hexylthiophene. The company also supplies active metals and novel Grignard reagents.
 
Sun Chemical
Sun Chemical
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.
 
Photovoltaics "Beyond Conventional Silicon" USA - Focusing on flexible, printed, organic & inorganic technologies. Innovative solutions that open up immense new markets.

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