Exhibitors & Sponsors

American Elements is the world leader in engineered & advanced materials including high purity metals & chemicals, nanoparticles, organo-metallics and crystal-grown materials for thin film, lasers, semiconductors, photovoltaics, and electronics. American Elements maintains research and laboratory facilities in the U.S. and manufacturing/warehousing in the U.S., Europe, China & Brazil.

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. State of-the-art design and development capabilities enable customers to realize products that push traditional boundaries. Soligie engages in development projects from the product concept phase through high volume manufacturing. The Company is on the cutting edge of the 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. Soligie 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.

FUJIFILM Dimatix's MEMS-based technology lets inkjet printing create products like displays and electronics, RFID antennas, smart tags, DNA arrays, smart packaging and wearable electronics. The Dimatix Materials Printer DMP-2831 is a low-cost, cartridge-based piezo inkjet printing system that enables direct deposition of functional fluids - including nanoparticle-based metallic and organic materials. Similarly, the DMP-3000 is capable of printing a wide range of functional fluids from both experimental cartridge-based printheads with small volumes and high performance printheads appropriate for industrial and high throughput applications. Expanding upon the DMP-2831 and the DMP-3000, the new DMP-5000 and DMP-5005 are large format, non-contact, fluid deposition systems capable of jetting a wide range of functional fluids using multiple FUJIFILM Dimatix fluid deposition printheads interchangeably.

 

FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc. is the world's premier provider of piezoelectric inkjet printheads and systems. As of July 2006, FUJIFILM Dimatix is a wholly owned subsidiary of FUJIFILM Corporation. FUJIFILM Dimatix has more than 28 years experience in advancing the performance of drop-on-demand dispensing devices and applications, and its state-of-the-art technology provides solutions for the printed electronics industry.

Agfa Materials has a leading position in producing film and related products for the graphical and healthcare industry. Agfa Materials commercializes with ORGACON™ a portfolio of PEDOT/PSS based formulations and printing inks. Fields of application range from antistatic or ESD protection to the use as transparent conductive flexible electrode for ITO replacement. More information can be found on

Heraeus is a precious metals and technology group headquartered in Hanau, Germany. It is a global, private company with over 155 years of tradition. Businesses include precious metals, conductive polymers, sensors, biomaterials and medical products, dental products, quartz glass, and specialty light sources. With product revenues of €2.6 billion and precious metal trading revenues of €13.6 billion, as well as more than 12,300 employees in over 110 subsidiaries worldwide, Heraeus holds a leading position in its global markets.

 

Heraeus Precious Metals, Conductive Polymers Division manufactures a range of conductive transparent and flexible materials based on Clevios™ PEDOT:PSS - chemistry for electronic applications. From conductive polymers for antistatic, OLED, organic solar cell and capacitor applications to new printable electronic and touch screen applications, versatile Clevios meets the requirements of emerging flexible electronic materials. Highly conductive Clevios™ PEDOT:PSS with 1000S/cm or up to 100Ohm/sq for in touch screen applications, as well as printed electronics and OLED/OSC uses will be highlighted by the company.

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.

Within the Roth & Rau group OTB Solar / PixDro is an innovative company, specialized in the research & development of industrial inkjet applications including engineering 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 of the shelf products consist of printing modules embedded in an open system architecture allowing PixDro to customize the systems for client specific processes and applications.

PixDro's product portfolio on inkjet systems includes:

• LP50 inkjet printer for research and development

• IP410 inkjet printer for research and pilot production on large format

• IP3000 inkjet printer for mass production of wafer based applications (Solar PV)

 

The modular setup of our products enables easy integration and migration from entry-level single layer printing for R&D purposes to volume printing in an industrial system.

With a clear product roadmap from research & development to volume production our customers benefit from easy transfer of application development to full industrial production.

 

As part of Roth & Rau, OTB Solar / PixDro offers printing solutions including pre and post processing with integration in complete automated production lines.

Applied Laser Engineering is the world-leading manufacturer of High Definition Laser Engraving Systems available in a range of sizes and formats.

We specialise in machines which produce engravings into a typically cylindrical form where high resolution and high accuracy over the work-piece are required. Engravings can be of a graphical nature, a simple texture or really almost any pattern that you can think of. Flat sheet engravings can also be produced either wrapped onto a drum or in the flat using our new X/Y systems. Systems can utilise a drum scanning technique, galvo scanning or acousto-optic scanning or a combination there-of. A wide range of substrate materials can also be engraved including polymers, metals, and ceramics to date.

Our systems offer a great deal to the Printed Electronics arena, either directly or modified via an R&D collaboration for a specific end purpose.

Blue Spark Technologies, Inc. is the leader in developing flexible, printed, "green," proprietary power source solutions for battery-powered printed electronic systems. The company was founded as Thin Battery Technologies in 2002 with patented technology and technical leadership from Energizer (Eveready Battery Company). Blue Spark customers include manufacturers, product designers, and integrators across multiple industries including: interactive packaging, RFID, pharmaceutical, powered smart cards, and novelty items. Users of products powered by Blue Spark batteries enjoy increased efficiency, greater convenience and portability, improved safety, lower manufacturing and assembly costs, higher profit margins, and greater environmental responsibility. For more information, visit www.bluesparktechnologies.com or call +1 440 249 5400.

About Brewer Science

For 30 years, Brewer Science has consistently developed and delivered innovative processes, materials, and equipment for applications in semiconductors, advanced packaging/3-D ICs, MEMS, displays, sensors, LEDs, and printed electronics. Our products include ARC® anti-reflective coatings, ProTEK® protective coatings, WaferBOND® temporary bonding coatings, the ZoneBOND™ thin wafer processing system, OptiNDEX™ high refractive index materials, OptiStack® multilayer lithography systems, CNTRENE® carbon nanotube solutions, and Cee® laboratory-scale wafer processing equipment. Learn more about Brewer Science at

Davis-Standard, LLC Converting Systems Group designs and manufactures precision liquid coating and laminating lines. The company offers an extensive range of custom coating head configurations and has the experience and knowledge for difficult and demanding extrusion processes like fluoropolymers, biopolymers, and barrier resins addressing a range of end markets applications such as photovoltaics, aerospace, high-definition display technology and surface protecting films. A fully equipped R&D and pilot facility provides a full range of support services. The company also provides a comprehensive range of custom cast film and extrusion coating equipment as well as blown film, blow molding, winding and pelletizing equipment.

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. The company holds a lead position in these markets with success based on close customer relationships 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.

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 advanced magnetic media and photo systems, electrical and electronics markets. For Flexible Electronics our newest range of products include:

 

 

Brand names include Mylar®, Melinex®, and Teijin® and Tetoron® PET polyester film, and Teonex® PEN polyester film.

FUJIFILM Dimatix's MEMS-based technology lets inkjet printing create products like displays and electronics, RFID antennas, smart tags, DNA arrays, smart packaging and wearable electronics. The Dimatix Materials Printer DMP-2831 is a low-cost, cartridge-based piezo inkjet printing system that enables direct deposition of functional fluids - including nanoparticle-based metallic and organic materials. Similarly, the DMP-3000 is capable of printing a wide range of functional fluids from both experimental cartridge-based printheads with small volumes and high performance printheads appropriate for industrial and high throughput applications. Expanding upon the DMP-2831 and the DMP-3000, the new DMP-5000 and DMP-5005 are large format, non-contact, fluid deposition systems capable of jetting a wide range of functional fluids using multiple FUJIFILM Dimatix fluid deposition printheads interchangeably.

 

FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc. is the world's premier provider of piezoelectric inkjet printheads and systems. As of July 2006, FUJIFILM Dimatix is a wholly owned subsidiary of FUJIFILM Corporation. FUJIFILM Dimatix has more than 28 years experience in advancing the performance of drop-on-demand dispensing devices and applications, and its state-of-the-art technology provides solutions for the printed electronics industry.

Haiku Tech is a leading provider of customized, high accuracy, screen printing and coating solutions for the manufacture of Multilayer Electronic (Passive) Components, Fuel Cells, Solar Cells, OLEDs, Batteries and Printed Electronics in general. Together with our partner companies, Keko Equipment and Polymer Innovations, we have over 40 years of experience designing custom printing (including roll to roll) and coating equipment, as well as screen printable pastes and coating materials

IDTechEx provides independent analysis on the development and application of energy harvesting, printed electronics, RFID, electric vehicles 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.

Integration Technology Limited (ITL) designs and manufacturers ultra-violet curing solutions for inkjet printing, industrial applications, and various new emerging technologies. Founded in 2000, ITL was the first UV system developer to recognize and respond to the unique curing needs of UV inkjet printer manufacturers. ITL continues to focus on product innovation, particularly in the area of UV LEDs, and supplies the world's foremost OEMs, integrators, and system developers with UV curing solutions. Headquartered near Oxford, England, ITL provides local support through its direct offices in the USA, China, Korea and Japan and the 10 global offices of its strategic partner IST Metz.

JNC Corporation inherited Chisso Corporation's business and started operation April 1st, 2011. JNC will contribute to the society by developing original and high performance products such as liquid crystal materials, overcoats for color filters, OLEDs, etc. With a focus put on the latest social trend, we consider what will be required in the future. We will continue to create the cutting edge techniques and products.

Johnson understands the unique challenges and opportunities your business faces and we design our solutions specifically to meet your needs. Rather than shoehorn a laminating and coating application made for a much larger company into your business or overwhelm an application made for a much smaller company, Johnson's business performance solutions offer the right mix of sophisticated flexible laminations and coating technologies to meet your product's specific requirements. Our custom based roll-to-roll laminating and coating knowledge of plastic films, foils and coated paper is used in the industrial, transportation, aerospace, electronics and graphic arts markets.

Kissel + Wolf GmbH (KIWO) is a leading manufacturer of stencil making consumables used in close tolerance screen printing applications such as printed electronics, including photovoltaic, RFID, EL and membrane switch, and label, nameplate and graphic overlay. KIWO manufactures premium quality photopolymer liquid direct emulsions and capillary films, screen printable adhesives and chemical sundries for screen cleaning. KIWO's global scope is impressive with over 110 distributors worldwide.

 

KIWO also supplies the latest technology in high resolution Computer-to-Screen (CTS) imaging systems and automatic screen stretching/cleaning/coating equipment featuring fully integrated, customizable inline automation: screen reclamation, drying, coating, drying, imaging, developing and drying.

MEGTEC designs and manufactures infrared and convection air drying and curing ovens as well as complete coating line solutions, providing uniform curing for your critical performance criteria, with multi-zoning for precise process control.

 

MEGTEC's pilot line facility offers the ability to test and develop products and processes. The line includes a three-zone dryer, slot die and gravure coater and mixing equipment.

 

Additionally, MEGTEC supplies VOC abatement systems including regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTO), solvent recovery, distillation and purification systems.

 

With more than 40 years of experience in designing and manufacturing ovens and air pollution control systems, MEGTEC understands thermal air management.

PLEXTRONICS, Inc. an international technology company that specializes in printed lighting, display, solar and other organic electronics. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, the company's focus is on organic light emitting diodes (OLED) and organic solar technology, specifically the conductive inks and process technologies that enable those and other similar applications. The privately held company was founded in 2002 as a spinout from Carnegie Mellon University, based upon conductive polymer technology developed by Dr. Richard McCullough. Since then, Plextronics scientists have refined and further developed this technology to deliver exceptional performance for printed electronics. The company is ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified. For more information about Plextronics, visit www.plextronics.com

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.

Solvay Solexis is a member of the Solvay Group with a distinguished history of promoting scientific exploration for the betterment of the world community; with more than 4,200 registered patents, it ranks second worldwide in fluorochemicals.

It is structured in 4 Business Units with more than 23 product lines covering the market demand for high value: Melt processable fluoropolymers, fluorinated fluids, fluoroelastomers, PTFE & Fluoropolymer coatings.

Thanks to its specialization, Solexis answers to the most demanding needs of high technology markets such as: printed electronic, semicon, surface treatment, pharmaceutical, building & architecture, wire & cable, automotive, aerospace, batteries, membranes, etc.

SonoPlot designs and sells Microplotter® materials dispensing systems for drawing features as small as 10 to 20 microns. Our patented ultrasonic dispensing technology enables true contiguous lines for superior conductive traces and enables the deposition of a wide range of materials, including solutions containing graphene, carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles, and polymers. This technology allows the Microplotter® to print inks with viscosities up to 450 cP without the hassle of tuning them to the printer. Integrated digital video and precise positioning allow for accurate alignment and dispensing on substrates. The Microplotter® systems provide unparalleled price per capability in the market.

TDK-Lambda Americas Inc. is a leading producer of high current and high voltage power sources. Ranging in output from 200W to over 100kW, products provide power to many of today's semiconductor, automotive and component burn-in systems. TDK-Lambda Americas power supplies are also used in medical applications (light sources, laser surgery, Magnetic Resonance Imaging), oil well logging, electroplating, particle physics research and other general laboratory and industrial processes.

TDK-Lambda Americas is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 certified. Genesys(TM) 750W to 5000W are RoHS compliant.

Tokusen USA Inc. is the Conway, Arkansas based facility of diversified, Japanese, specialty wire manufacturing company, Tokusen Kogyo Co. LTD. Tokusen's main product lines are specialty wire products for automotive, semiconductor, alternative energy, medical, and other applications. Presently, Tokusen is expanding its manufacturing expertise into other metallic and non-metallic specialty nano powder/cake materials for electronics and other markets, and is actively seeking new customer applications. Tokusen nano materials have very unique properties (thin, flat, mono crystal, and narrow size distribution) for good printability, conductivity, and cost effectiveness of printable electronics. We are interested in developing relationships with conductive paste and ink manufacturers.

Ulano specializes in the manufacture of screen printing stencil-making films and emulsions, and screen chemicals. We also supply masking films, inkjet media, automated coating equipment, exposure test positives, and stencil evaluation tools.

Our administrative and manufacturing headquarters is in Brooklyn, New York, where we also have research and development laboratories, and a technical training center. Ulano has an international representative office and training center in Schlieren/Zurich, Switzerland, an Asian regional office in Singapore, and a branch office in Shanghai, China.

Based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, Xaar is a leading independent developer of core inkjet technology and a manufacturer of a range of industrial printheads, including the Xaar 1001, which incorporates Xaar's patented TF Technology™. The first printhead designed for high productivity single-pass printing, the Xaar 1001 is opening the potential of inkjet to an ever broadening range of industrial applications including printed electronics. The company supplies a range of supporting equipment and services to help printer manufacturers and integrators and has developed unique capabilities to help ink manufacturers to formulate fluids optimised for inkjet.

Xenon has over 44 years of experience providing high energy pulsed light lamps and systems to industries as diverse as medical devices, optical storage media, displays and semiconductors. Our engineers have solved low-temperature curing problems for new process technologies, based on the extraordinary range of power and system flexibility of pulsed light. Our high peak energy lamp systems are used in emerging applications such as sintering nanoparticle inks on low-temperature substrates and low-temperature curing thin-film materials such as organic photovoltaics, OLED displays and multi-layer flexible circuits. We invite you to visit our labs or call us to arrange a conference call with our engineering staff. +1 978-661-9033