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 transparant conductive flexible electrode

for ITO replacement. More information can be found on www.agfa.com/orgacon

MDC Max Daetwyler AG is a leading supplier of equipment and products for the printing industry. With headquarters in Switzerland, Daetwyler has sales/service offices and subsidiaries around the world.

 

Daetwyler R&D (formerly MDC-Dayton) is the home of Daetwyler's Engineering R & D and Software Development groups. Our engineering speciality for over 25 years is our sub-micron positional accurate cutting tool (Gravostar engrave head) and the prepress layout software Collage. Our engineers and software developers work closely with our customers to create products tailored for their needs.

 

Our experienced personnel build and tune the advanced VISION engrave heads and design and assemble all electronic boards for the Gravostar machine. The exciting new GS 857 engraver, developed in Dayton, is completely assembled in our facility.

We are a leading global supplier of synthetic and formulated polymer systems for customers requiring high-performance materials which outperform the properties, functionality and durability of traditional materials. Over 2,300 associates at 13 locations worldwide work to fulfill this promise day by day. More than 9,000 companies around the world use Huntsman Advanced Materials technologies in key markets such as adhesives and inks, aerospace, automotive, coatings, construction, electronics, medical, marine, power transmission and distribution, sports equipment and wind power generation.

 

Huntsman provides innovative solutions for adhesives, composites and encapsulation along the entire value chain of the energy industry. From generation and transmission to consumption and storage, our products and applications guarantee optimized performance and competitivity for your future success. Anticipate tomorrow's challenges and let us be your powerful partner towards a sustainable world full of energy.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

AIXTRON is a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry. The Company's technology solutions are used by a diverse range of customers worldwide to build advanced components for electronic and opto-electronic applications based on compound, silicon, or organic semiconductor materials, as well as Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) and other nanomaterials. Such components are used in fiber optic communication systems, wireless and mobile telephony applications, optical and electronic storage devices, computing, signalling and lighting, as well as a range of other leading-edge technologies.

 

AIXTRON's product portfolio for compound semiconductors includes:

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.

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

Beneq - Technology, Applications and Equipment

 

Beneq develops atomic layer deposition (ALD) and aerosol-based coating methods for R&D and industrial environments. We identify a need, work to understand it and develop a solution and then, commercialize it as a piece of equipment.

 

Industries served include:

 

Equipment range includes:

The Precision Coated Films Division of CPFilms is the only supplier capable of providing full-service film enhancement "under one roof". Key available segments within the Printed Electronics industry include: flexible displays, touch screens, energy (flexible photovoltaics and batteries), lighting, and medical sensors. Coated film products include: clear transparent conductive (ITO and others) and low resistance sputtered, thermally evaporated aluminum, protective masking, barrier, anti-reflection, optically clear pressure sensitive adhesive and release films, and UV and IR absorbing polyester (available in colors), all coated roll-to-roll in clean rooms. Custom coating of customer supplied materials and pilot coating services are offered for development of new materials intended for full scale production. CPFilms provides highly experienced technical support in addition to high end manufacturing capabilities.

The Cambridge Integrated Knowledge Centre (CIKC) is a centre of excellence for low temperature processing of macromolecular materials, such as polymers, liquid crystals and nanostructures, for applications in computer, displays and communications.

 

CIKC technologies include printed organic TFTs and solar cells, transparent inorganic microelectronics, LCOS device for holographic projection, low cost polymer photonic components and large area liquid crystal displays on plastic.

 

CIKC brings together world-class research in Cambridge University with business skills and industry partners to accelerate the commercialisation of emerging technology.

The Imperial College Centre for Plastic Electronics brings together wide-ranging research in the departments of Physics, Chemistry and Materials to address the design, synthesis and characterisation of PE materials and devices and the modelling of both. The Doctoral Training Centre is at the heart of the Centre and trains the technology leaders of the future.

Chisso has been playing a leading role in the Japanese chemical industry for over a century. Since 1906, Chisso has been making strides on diverse chemical industries. After the world's first industrialization of ammonium sulfate, Chisso has successively initiated the commercialization of nitric and acetic acid syntheses as well as polyvinyl chloride. At present, Chisso contributes to society by developing original and high performance products, such as liquid crystal, IT and electronic materials. With a focus put on the latest social trend, Chisso considers what will be required in the future and is committed to creating cutting-edge techniques and products

Dresden - your favorite place

The Dresden region is the largest and most important European location for microelectronics and information technology - with more than 40.000 employees in about 1.200 companies, represented by the network "Silicon Saxony". The business areas of the local companies cover the entire value chain, however, development and production of electronic components and integrated circuits is the most significant sector of the Dresden microelectronic cluster. Large semiconductor fabs and almost all leading equipment manufacturers have settled here, delivering their products worldwide. To the technological strengths of Saxony belongs a high competence in the field of organic and printed electronics. The highly motivated and qualified experts as well as the dense network of business, science and government authorities are decisive factors for future investors.

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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.

Coveme spa, founded in 1965 and today leader in engineering polyester film, offers a wide range of films for all types of printing systems, such as Silk Screen, Flexo, UV, UV Digital, Ink Jet and Laser, both for roll and sheet - fed applications, homologated by major ink producers.

Coveme high grade polyester films are available with surface treatments for enhanced adhesion, heat stabilized for dimensional stability, in laminated version for high humidity barrier (low WVTR) and with hydrophilic coatings.

Our films are available in a very wide range of thicknesses (23µ to 350µ) and employed in all fields where high quality and innovative technology is an absolute priority, as for example biomedical, automotive and R.F.I.D applications.

cyberTECHNOLOGIES is the leading supplier of high-resolution, non contact measurement systems for industrial applications. The heart of the system is a high resolution optical sensor, either laser based or with a white light source.

Our systems are widely used in a multitude of applications in microelectronics and other precision industries.

Major international companies, as well as many small and medium sized companies, trust in cyberTECHNOLOGIES`solutions.

As a global player cyberTECHNOLOGIES takes advantage of a worldwide network of qualified distributors and representatives.

DELO Industrial Adhesives is a leading expert in the field of customized industrial adhesives with its headquarters close to Munich in Germany. A team of 230 experts works on fast and reliable bonding solutions for individual customer needs.

 

Innovative developments such as edge and area sealants for e-paper displays or flexible solar cells belong to the company's portfolio. A wide range of different flexibilities together with lowest water vapor transmission rates offers optimum solutions for rigid glass based as well as flexible displays. Moreover, we developed optically clear adhesives for window cover or touch panel bonding on LCD displays.

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.

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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 $1.1 billion and employs about 3,000 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.

E2M Technology are printed-plastic electronic experts whom specialize in printable OLED and quantum-tunneling-composite research, plus developing commercial products.

 

E2M Technology's OLED technology is focused on proof-of-principle applications for inkjet printing and education requirements. The company also develops electronic controllers to obtain the optimum performance from OLED materials.

 

E2M Technology's intelligent tactile sensing uses the latest printable pressure sensitive electronic materials. E2M Technology provides the complete solution for intelligent pressure sensing applications.

 

E2M Technology's also develops ultraviolet curing systems for the electronics industry. These systems offer an unparalleled level of ultraviolet light control, that is targeted for research and fast, high-volume production.

EKRA is a leading manufacturer of screen and stencil-printing systems and for more than 50 years have been consistently adhering to their business philosophy of offering only the highest quality products together with the best possible customer service. The products on offer range from manual laboratory machines through semiautomatic machines all the way to fully automatic inline machines. With systems on offer such as high-speed printers, flexible dual-lane solutions, customer-specific special machines or even complete production lines, EKRA is the ideal partner for any number of applications within the SMT, hybrid and thick film technology as well as advanced packaging fields.

 

Up until now, EKRA have installed more than 6000 systems worldwide and with the integration into the ASYS group in July 2005, EKRA have been able to extend their range of products in the field of screen and stencil printing which has consequently optimized their position in the market.

Energy Harvesting Journal provides you with a free daily update of the latest industry developments. Launched in late 2008, 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 Tessa Henderson 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(R) 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(R) can be used in a wide range of new applications such as semi-active RFID, functional printing & packaging, sensor based tags and transdermal drug & cosmetic delivery patches.

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'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 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.

 

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. Our products are designed to accurately dispense a wide range of fluid types in demanding imaging and fabricating applications. FUJIFILM Dimatix has more than 20 years experience in advancing the performance of drop-on-demand dispensing devices and applications. Our state-of-the-art technology provides solutions for the printed electronics industry.

 

Flexible Electronics Concepts FEC is a new company set up to create innovative working samples of printed electronics. Many consumer packaged goods companies and other potential end users are frustrated that they cannot obtain innovative product concepts or even simple devices such as smart labels based on the new printed electronics. They do not want components. FEC will endeavour to help by being a product integrator and concept generator for small quantities of printed electronic products. Any successes will be produced in volume by the industry leaders. Meanwhile, buy your samples and sample books here.

The Functional Materials Department at Fraunhofer IAP sets its main focus on the development and processing of polymer based organic electronics for OLEDs, OPV and electroactive systems. Printing technologies for the processing of flexible devices for future low-cost applications are evaluated. In cooperation with the Fraunhofer Alliance POLO, ultra-barrier films are evaluated for the encapsulation of active devices. POLO offers the joint expertise of seven Fraunhofer Institutes for the development, manufacture and characterization of transparent ultra-barrier films with water vapor transmission rates down to 10-5 g/m²/d. These films are suitable for the encapsulation of flexible LCDs, OLEDs and solar cells.

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.

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 electronics, versatile Clevios meets the requirements of emerging flexible electronic materials. High conductive materials, such as PEDOT:PSS with 1000S/cm or 100Ohn and new HIL materials for OLEDs and Solar Cells will be spotlighted by the company.

HLBBshaw are UK and European patent attorneys specialising in obtaining and enforcing patents. Our technically qualified patent attorneys have degrees and postgraduate degrees in printed electronics related subject matter such as physical and organic chemistry, material science and electronic engineering.

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.

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.

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. Specialized systems include 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 with both visible and NIR cameras to measure finger widths, spacing and other features.

 

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

Ink World is the most widely read ink magazine in the world covering the US$14+ billion global printing ink industry, reaching over 6,000 subscribers worldwide. Ink World's editors and correspondents provide extensive and accurate reporting with incisive articles on the companies, the people and the trends in the global printing ink industry. Rodman also publishes Label and Narrow Web and Coatings World magazines in addition to web sites that provide coverage of the global printed electronics market.

Innovation Lab is an international knowledge centre for new technology.

In the course of the last six years, we have established an international network comprising close to 2500 connections within worldwide research, product development and entrepreneurship. This network operates as our "antenna association" providing us with a broad perspective of the scope of emerging technologies, of their potential, and of who has advanced the furthest and with what. Such an overview supplies us with a quite precise impression of what will be stirring in 3-5 years which is the time span right now on the drawing boards of research and development departments.

 

Through talks and articles, workshops, seminars and projects we strive to provide a comprehensive list of the potentials and challenges facing businesses and organisations; and here our extensive insight is a valuable advantage. And there is a widespread interest. The Innovation Lab customer portfolio encompasses international giants such as Sony Ericsson, Samsung and Mars as well as national brands such as B&O, Oticon and the A.P. Moller Maersk Group. We are approximately 50 employees; and, annually, we give more than 250 talks. In one year we will have appeared in the national dailies about 1000 times.

 

Innovation Lab is a limited company, albeit registered as a non-profit organisation. Our strength rests on a foundation of comprehensive knowledge, a flair for dissemination and a capacity for innovation. Three building blocks never occurring in isolation. For purposes of optimising the target focus of our services, Innovation Lab has, however, been divided into three specialised divisions.

Johnson Matthey Silver & Coating Technologies supplies silver based conductive coatings globally, for use in the electronics industry. We offer a full range of materials for various applications, such as flexible circuitry, display technologies, membrane switches and RFID to name a few. Silver & coating technologies is proud to be customer driven - technology led our full range is supported by a highly qualified technical team which provides complete support in material selection, application and development. We would be pleased to discuss your requirements and ways in which we can support your business. Visit our website

PPE KTN is a UK Technology Strategy Board funded network which has been given responsibility for supporting the printed and plastic electronics community in the UK. It carries out these duties through industry events and co-ordination with key stakeholders. PPE organizes over 80 events per year including strategy workshops, training courses, seminars and company tutorials. These cover the wide breadth of industry from basic science through to end user interaction with brand stakeholders. The network is free to join and has 1500 profiled members which are drawn from photonics, display and lighting communities. For more information, see

As a member of the German LPKF Group, the company's objective is to develop and construct innovative drive and control technology for extremely fast and high-precision positioning tasks with a wide range of motion. LPKF can offer both: standard ranges from 100mm x100mm up to systems with ranges of motion to 1.800mm x1.200mm; along with offering a customised solution of ranges.

 

The main emphasis is placed upon combining precision with dynamic performance, as required for production and measuring systems in microelectronics. The staff is exclusively formed by highly trained engineers and technicians. The ongoing miniaturization of industrial products and consumer goods means that new applications are continually being found for LPKF products. Leading companies in the microelectronics and automotive industries making use of the advantages of our products, include Intel, Bosch, Philips, DaimlerChrysler etc.

 

LPKF's know how is especially concentrated on the development and manufacture of applications with:

 

LPKF's organizational structure allows the possibility to work together with the customer to identify the optimal drive and control solutions for the application on existing standard products. This includes manufacturer-independent consultancy, joint preparation of the final specification, and developing and constructing the drive units. We also offer customer-specific, complete solutions. These include the control system and software, as well as installation, commissioning, service and training.

 

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METRC The N8 Molecular Engineering Translational Research Centre

The science of everyday things

METRC is a virtual lab pooling expertise from leading research centres at Universities across the North of England. Our focus is on soft nanotechnology and its applications in industry. Our target markets include home and personal care, medicine and healthcare, and energy.

NanoMas Technologies, Inc. is an innovative technology leader in nanomaterials development and commercialization. Our proprietary technologies integrate the art of precision nano-scale engineering with LOW COST mass production of functional nanomaterials; thereby, enabling the HIGHEST PERFORMING conductive and semi-conductive

nanoparticle inks and pastes for the emerging Printed Electronics industry.

 

NanoMas currently markets two products: NanoSilver(tm) ink and NanoGold(tm) ink, which are the highest performance printable

conductive inks, with finest particle size (~5 nm), highest conductivity (~4.3x107 S/m), lowest curing temperature (70-150ºC) and shortest curing time (~ 2 min).

 

In the product pipeline: semiconductor inks, dielectric inks, electroluminescent inks, low temperature conductive pastes and solders, high quality carbon nanotubes and nanowires ...

Neuber's is a sales and marketing enterprise for bags and backpacks. It was founded in 2006 by Jürgen Neuber (managing director). It has been the exclusive global outlet for innovative Sun-Bags since 1.9.2009. Since the launch of the bags, the company has recorded monthly turnover increases in the order of three-figure percentages.

 

Neuber's has a worldwide trade fair appearances. The Energy Sun-Bags feature integrated KONARKA power plastic solar panels and therefore have their own decentralised and fully independent power sources. Neuber´s is leading innovator, thanks to KONARKA power plastic solar panels. Power is generated under artificial light without any need for sunshine. This means that devices like mobile phones, iPods and MP3 player can be recharged anywhere. The bags have a use of cutting-edge innovative technologies.

 

One solar panel has 1.5 watt. It has a rechargeable Li-Ion battery, approx. 2200 mAh in a trendy aluminium holder and it has an USB interface.

 

The bags are made of various different materials: tarpaulin, lorry plane, polyester, nylon and felt. They have an outstanding product quality and fashionable design. The bags are available in a choice of 37 different colours. They are manufactured in accordance with the BSCI social compliance initiative (based on international UNO and OECD guidelines). All in all: excellent value for money.

The Displays Research Group at Nottingham Trent University is actively involved in the technology of electronic materials for displays, laser processing for plastic and printed electronics, thin film device fabrication and characterisation. Collaborative research projects are concerned with application of novel developments from thin film electroluminescent display work to the emerging field of flexible and printed electronics. This includes the use of excimer laser processing of inkjet printed nanoparticulate materials to realise functional electronic layers on plastics, deposition and processing of light emitting devices on plastics, and the use of luminescent materials in printed security product for packaging applications.

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. OMIC is part of the Knowledge Centre for Materials Chemistry (www.materialschemistry.org)

 

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

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

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

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The OE-A is the key international industry association for organic and printed electronics and represents the whole value chain of this emerging industry. The OE-A is a working group within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA). It was founded in December 2004. Our members are leading international companies and institutions, ranging from component and material suppliers, equipment and tool suppliers, producers/system integrators and end-users to R&D institutes. More than 120 companies from Europe, North America, Asia and Australia are working together to promote the establishment of a competitive production infrastructure for organic and printed electronics. The vision of the OE-A is to build a bridge between science, technology and application. The activities of the OE-A include roadmap for organic and printed electronics, networking opportunities and strategic market understanding. Dedicated working groups cover the topics applications, technologies, quality control and measurement, demonstrators, education and upscaling production. To improve service for the members in North America, OE-A opened an office in the US in September 2008.

Oxford Lasers is a leading supplier of advanced laser micromachining solutions. The company supplies turn-key laser machines and sub-contract services to industry and academia capable of processing a wide range of materials (organics, metals, ceramics and glass) to sub-micron tolerances. Example applications that benefit from our products include thin-film patterning, edge isolation, high-speed via drilling.

Metal Nanoparticles for Printed Electronics

 

PChem has developed a unique silver nanoparticle technology. The resulting conductive nanoparticle inks deliver superior conductivity and processing capability at lower cure temperatures and shorter oven residence times. These performance capabilities enable PChem to deliver a cost and performance advantage for the expanding Printed Electronics market. PChem is offering a flexographic silver ink to print conductive lines as narrow as 25 microns wide. This ink can be used for printing UHF RFID antenna, as well as other fine line applications. PChem is also offering conductive spray inks for EMI/RF Shielding applications. Other inks in development include gravure and offset inks.

The Printable Electronics Technology Centre (PETEC) is a development and prototyping facility. It supports companies in accelerating the commercialisation of new printable electronics products by offering a unique combination of expertise and pilot scale facilities thus reducing the need for costly capital investment.

Pall Corporation is the largest and most diverse filtration, separations and purifications company in the world. We apply a vast technology portfolio to many industries including semiconductor fabrication, ink jet printing and display manufacturing. Printable electronics is evolving from these key industries and Pall can leverage significant filtration expertise for these new applications.

 

Pall offers filtration options for conductive ink dispersion classification, defect reduction in all coating applications, gel removal in UV curable fluids and for many other applications. Pall filtration technology will enable faster production, fewer defects and lower overall costs in all the markets that we serve.

 

In addition, Pall also offers the tools to support your filtration and purification needs from the laboratory to full production. Our products and services will allow you to select the correct filtration technology for your need and optimize for maximum performance and economy.

 

We look forward to your filtration challenge!

Polar OLED is a spin out from the University of Hull. They are developing new materials and processes for the fabrication of OLED devices. They have significant knowledge and expertise in material synthesis and development with a focus on crosslinkable liquid crystalline polymers for use as emissive or charge transport layers. These materials also have application for photovoltaics and solid state lighting.

By utilising a solution processable polymer approach in combination with photopatterning for high resolution deposition Polar OLED can achieve sub micron RGB patterning through cost effective methods.

Polar OLED are looking to work with development partners in bringing their materials through to manufacturing and device processing capability.

Prelonic is developing and producing printed electronic products around the base elements printed battery and printed display. Further elements will be adopted as necessary for applications.

The PriMeBits project is being coordinated by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. In the PriMeBits project, a printable electric low-voltage nonvolatile memory is developed for printed sensor, media and wireless-ID applications. The main strategy is to utilize printed technology where it has a competitive advantage compared to silicon technology. The project builds on basic research of new materials and components and takes the results into prototyping of new applications. To reduce the research risk, two different technologies for the memory functionality are considered with partially overlapping application areas. Project focuses on inorganic metaloxide nanoparticle-based ferroelectric FRAM memory and a resistive metallic-based write-once-read-many (WORM) memory.

Printechnologics (new name, formerly Menippos GmbH) has transformed from a systems integrator into a technology developer. We are proud to present the first production ready and market proven fully printed identification system and a new type of easy-to-integrate printed battery.

We offer innovative new features for marketing, publishing, toys, logistics, ticketing and counterfeit protection.

Our printed identification tag can be printed directly into the end product and offers the same features as a nearfield-RFID tag but at extreme low cost and environmentally friendly.

Our printed battery offers an innovative way of printing and integrating a power source with wide varieties of easy and product-friendly customization and integration.

Printed Electronics Now is an online publication devoted to the fast growing field of electronic products created through the printing process, an emerging industry that promises to revolutionize the methods in which electronic components and systems are manufactured.

 

Printed electronics covers solar cells, batteries, displays, sensors, medical devices, military equipment, and much more. In the near future, the world will be treated to displays on packages, on pharmaceuticals that remind users when to take the drugs, more advanced electronic readers, flexible dashboard displays in vehicles, printed solar panels, and disposable devices that promise to revolutionize medical testing.

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.

ProSynth is an independent specialist chemical manufacturer, offering a practical approach to custom synthesis, high-purity intermediates and process development. Producing materials on a scale of 10g to hundreds of kilos and working with partner companies to produce large quantities when required.

Working closely with our customers we are equally comfortable using information supplied by them or developing routs to target molecules ourselves. To date in excess of 8,000 projects have been completed and materials supplied worldwide.

ProSynth are the synthesis partner to help progress your project from an idea in a notebook, through small-scale trails, development, improvement and beyond.

Robinson Brothers Ltd (RBL) is one of the UK's largest independent manufacturers of organic chemicals servicing a broad range of chemistry using industries globally. While maintaining our strong presence in "traditional" markets such as pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediates, flavour & fragrance, imaging, polymer additives etc we are always looking for opportunities to expand into new and emerging markets.

It is clear that printed electronics is one such area and we see this conference and exhibition as an ideal platform to further explore this opportunity.

Schober GmbH located in Eberdingen, Germany was founded more than 60 years ago and is known worldwide as an industry leader in development and production of rotary converting tools, for the paper, film and foil converting industry. Schober offers processing solutions for the business forms, label, packaging, hygienic, electronical and pharmaceutical products.

 

Major Products: Punching tools and collators for the business forms. Rotary punching, die cutting, perforating, sealing, creasing modules and machines for the label and folding carton converting industry,Technical solutions and concepts for RFID products,Multilayer product processor for the production of High precision self-adhesive elements;

Saxony is the German federal state with the most remarkable developments and achievements in organic and printed electronics as well as in photovoltaics. Interested in the business location Saxony? Then the Saxony Economic Development Corporation (WFS - Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen GmbH) is the right partner. Companies from all over the world benefit from our profound network competence and in-depth knowledge of Saxony's core industries.

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The Smart Systems Campus in Chemnitz represents a dynamic network of microsystems technology expertise. The Technology Park, with its generous dimensions on a site measuring almost 4.5 hectares, provides renowned scientific and technical centres with an entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen together with an economic boost at a location where everything is on the spot.

 

The city of Chemnitz meets all the conditions for developing a microsystems technology specialist centre of expertise. The region is one of the most important sector clusters in Germany due to the number of companies already established in this sector. The cooperation and intensive exchange of knowledge with the Silicon Saxony e.V. organisation permits interdisciplinary approaches to joint projects.

 

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.

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.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world leader in serving science, enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Our Thermo Scientific brand includes spectroscopic instrumentation that plays a vital role in the development of materials for solar energy and flexible electronics, including the characterization of solar cells and organic materials. The Thermo Scientific DXR Raman spectrometer and Nicolet iN10 infrared microscope on display in Booth 40 demonstrate the determination of crystalline states in silicon wafers, the analysis of encapsulant film formulations, conjugated polymer chains and co-polymer morphology, and several other molecular spectroscopic techniques for this rapidly developing market.

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

PLASTIC ELECTRONICS IN THE UK

 

UK-based companies and institutions are participating in the Plastic Electronics supply chain in a variety of ways, encompassing intellectual property generation and licensing, substrate and materials development and manufacture, equipment manufacture, device designs, prototype manufacturing and final device manufacture.

 

Our vibrant, emergent Plastic Electronic value chain puts us 3rd in the world in terms of commercial activity with Plastic Electronics start-up companies continuing to attract significant levels of venture capital funding. Our vision for the UK is to build on its position as one of the leaders in this sector, with a vibrant mix of SMEs, larger indigenous companies and global electronics systems businesses.

 

UK Trade & Investment are, once again, delighted to join together with the Photonics and Plastic Electronics Knowledge Transfer Network and exhibit at Printed Electronics Europe 2010.

 

This year we have brought also brought a visiting delegation of UK companies with innovative technologies and solutions relevant to the industry, details of which you will find within this brochure.

 

We look forward to welcoming you to STAND 54 where we would be delighted to discuss the UK offering for the Plastic Electronics industry.

 

We hope you enjoy your visit to Printed Electronics Europe and look forward to doing business with you.

UNITEX (Part of the Trelleborg Group) has been manufacturing high performance SCREEN PRINTING SQUEEGEES for over 50 years. Our class leading products with tight dimensional tolerance and Shore A hardness accuracy are the preferred squeegees in a wide range of industries. The printing edge is consistently sharp and is capable of depositing the printed layer accurately between 70µm and 10 µm, while resisting glass frits and abrasive particles often found in conductive inks and pastes. Our Blue Chip customers recognise the advantages of the precision and repeatability of the Unitex product. Customers refuse to make relatively small savings on the cost of a squeegee and potentially jeopardise an expensive print run. UNITEX squeegees are specified in many OEM printing processes around the world and are out there helping the customer make money in the world of screen printed electronics.

PrintoCent is a VTT Research Centre of Finland lead program to create business in Printed Intelligence applications in cooperation with companies. Program budget is in excess of 10MEUR.

 

PrintoCent offers companies product development and manufacturing environment to make prototype products and product demonstrators. By using PrintoCent services companies can reduce commercial and technical risk before fully commercial operation. PrintoCent has world class competencies for example in R2R manufacturing, OLED and OPV development, hot embossing, microfluidics, printed diagnostics indicators, large area sensors and hybrid manufacturing processes.

 

Companies have an option to access PrintoCent facilities as Strategic Advisory Board Members or as project partners.

 

WCPC is a world renowned research centre dedicated to advancing the understanding and productivity of printing and coating as a manufacturing process. WCPC develops novel manufacturing techniques using printing and applies its scientific findings to the benefit of its global industrial partners. WCPC has en extensive development programme in printed electronics and is recognised as a one of the 5 centres of excellence for plastic electronics in the UK.

The Saxony Economic Development Corporation (WFS) builds bridges: For Saxon enterprises heading off into the world and for investors heading for Saxony. You, too, can benefit from our profound network competence and from 16 years of successful economic development work.

Xennia has a broad range of capability in inkjet technology applicable to printed electronics. Xennia is a leading developer and supplier of inks and processes including conductive, resistive, semiconductor, electrochromic, etch resist, colour filter and OLED inks. Xennia is also able to supply robust industrial inkjet modules and systems for production applications, and can support inkjet development programmes by supplying development tools and printing systems.

Heliatek is engaged in the development and production of organic photovoltaic solar cells. The company was founded in 2006 and is leveraging organic materials to improve the cost-efficiency characteristics of solar cells for large area applications.

By utilizing vacuum technology, Heliatek is developing a new proprietary material that displays unprecedented power efficiency, transport and contact properties as well as extended life-time characteristics.

In 2010 the company is preparing its production line.

 

Heliatek's proprietary technology relies on the vacuum deposition of so-called small molecules, a technology proven successful in OLEDs. In contrast, so-called plastic solar cells pursued by other companies are prepared by solution processing (e.g., printing) of polymers.

 

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Intrinsiq Materials is a UK-based advanced materials company providing nanoparticle copper ink formulations for printed electronics applications. Our copper nanoparticle ink, 'Intrinsiq CI', is an innovative ink formulation designed for photonic curing at room temperature in air. It is ready to print using industry standard commercial inkjet systems on a variety of substrates including paper, polyimide and FR4, producing conductivities comparable to commercial silver inks. The company has additional inks under development, that will see the launch of nanoparticle silicon, nickel and aluminium formulations in 2010.

Researchers at NUI Galway and Trinity College Dublin have developed a tunable, high aspect ratio, triangular-plate-shaped silver nanoparticle conductive ink, production-ready and already in pilot production in batch quantities on a pilot manufacturing line. A company promotion team is in the process of commercialising this technology. ArgentInkTM is a general purpose high electrical conductivity, low silver loading conductive ink suitable for all applications in printed electronics. The uniquely strong local surface plasmon resonance associated with its triangular nanoplates offers additional potential for third generation photovoltaics. Related products based on this technology have proven superior antimicrobial properties for wound care.

Nano ePrint was formed in 2006 following pioneering research at the University of Manchester in the UK. Nano ePrint's technology enables planar nanoelectronic circuits that can uniquely be fabricated in a single layer of semiconductor via single-step patterning. Nano ePrint's devices achieve very high speeds while dramatically reducing circuit size and simplifying manufacture. Nano ePrint has also developed a configurable circuit architecture to deliver the world's first printed programmable logic circuits, allowing one circuit to simultaneously address multiple applications. The Nano ePrint approach opens up prospects for low-cost, high-performance printed electronics across a wide range of market opportunities.

Nanogap manufactures a broad range of fully dispersed metal and metal oxide nanomaterials, including sub-nanometre atomic quantum clusters with unique properties, nanoparticles from 1 to 100 nanometre in size, and high aspect ratio nano fibres. All materials are custom tailored to exact requirements including particle size, morphology, surface functionalisation and carrier fluid. Silver nano particle inks, low temperature sintering silver atomic quantum clusters and silver nanofibres can all be used for conductive properties in printed electronics and photovoltaics.

Introducing Sequ-EL™; a slim line modular lighting system used to sequence, drive and design with electroluminescent panel (EL), without the requirement for any specialist technical knowledge.

 

A windows compatible PC software can be used to create and edit different light sequences, and lighting effects can be triggered by a range of interactive switches (sound, motion, pressure etc). This unique software package enables designers to incorporate EL into their products without any specialist technical knowledge. As the module is smaller and more compact than existing alternatives for driving EL, this will broaden the scope and versatility of using EL in product design and facilitate novel and innovative lighting displays for advertising and branding.

 

Sequ-EL and other associated products have been developed as part of a spin-off from London Southbank University.