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3M is an innovative company with such diverse products as Post-it notes, Littmann stethoscopes and high tech abrasives. 3M's Optical Systems Division makes consumer electronic displays brighter, lighter-weight and more energy efficient. In the business since consumer electronics became popular, Optical Systems continues to bring new innovative solutions to customers. The latest innovation brings wide color gamuts to displays with a flexible, transparent barrier film. With $30 billion in global sales in 2012, 3M employs more than 85,000 worldwide.
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2014
8 Apr 2014

Highlights from the IDTechEx emerging technology events in Berlin

IDTechEx recently organised a co-located conference and tradeshow on printed electronics, energy harvesting, 3D printing, graphene and supercapacitors. In this article series, we will provide some of the latest highlights from these conferences.
3 Feb 2014

AGC Asahi Glass

3 Feb 2014

Lotus

3 Feb 2014

Samsung Electronics

The first successful ultra high transparency barrier material, which was commercialized by Vitex, was originally developed by GE in a process designed to be used for capacitor fabrication. This process is called the Polymer Multi-Layer (PML) process. It was developed in the late 1970's and early 1980's at GE's capacitor division in Hudson Falls, NY for the fabrication of multilayer, polymer/aluminum capacitors. By2011, most of the company's IP had been acquired by Samsung
22 Jan 2014

TNO Holst Centre

6 Jan 2014

Printed Electronics Technology, Supplier and Case Study Snapshot

The following article summarizes the current status of the main printed electronics technologies for components in consumer goods and healthcare applications, providing for each one market drivers, case studies and key suppliers, cost structures and challenges.
2013
20 Dec 2013

Collaboration produces flexible silver nanowire film for touch screens

3M announces the launch of a new touch sensor film, 3M™ Patterned Silver Nanowire Film.
16 Dec 2013

FUJIFILM

24 Nov 2013

LifeScan (Johnson & Johnson)

LifeScan Scotland Ltd is a Johnson & Johnson company that designs and manufactures blood glucose monitoring kits for the global diabetes market. LifeScan Scotland was created in 2001 when Johnson & Johnson acquired the UK assets of Inverness Medical Ltd.
21 Nov 2013

Barrier Films for Displays, Lighting, & Flexible Electronics

3M Display & Graphics Business Lab, United States
5 Nov 2013

The RFID Market and the Opportunity for Printed Electronics (2)

In the previous article we looked at the size of the RFID market and how printed electronics was impacting the manufacturing of antennas for RFID tags. In this article, IDTechEx explores the latest progress in replacing the silicon chip in an RFID tag.
22 Oct 2013

Epigem Ltd

15 Sep 2013

TempTime Corporation

Temptime has an extensive range of time-temperature indicators (TTI) that change color to signal the occurrence of a potentially damaging heat or freeze event, allowing the user to determine whether or not the product should be used. The company's cumulative heat indicator has been hugely successful in the Healthcare market.
28 Aug 2013

Graphene LIVE! USA set to become largest graphene tradeshow

Graphene LIVE! will take place on 20-21 November 2013 at Santa Clara, California.
9 Aug 2013

Beneq

5 Aug 2013

ClearJet Ltd

26 Jul 2013

Zytronic Displays Limited

16 Jul 2013

Sinovia Technologies

11 Jul 2013

Voxeljet Technology GmbH

Voxeljet is a German based company which has taken an increasingly innovative approach to 3D printing in recent years and is responsible for a number of 3D printing "firsts". This profiles analyses the company's position in the face of potential short-term crowding in the competitive landscape.
18 Jun 2013

Visualplanet