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Insulectro Opens Shop With all New Printed Electronics E-Commerce Site

Insulectro has just rolled out its new on-line shopping center for conductive inks and pastes plus advanced substrates and films.

IMT SoDA Software Simplifies AI and Machine Learning in the Cloud

IMT Software, a division of Integrated Media Technologies, Inc, announced an API-based integrated solution with Dalet's Ooyala Flex Media Platform that provides seamless and automated data movement to simplify the secure transfer of artificial intelligence and machine learning workflow content to the cloud.

Karma Automotive

Karma Automotive based in Irvine, California are best known for their luxury ($130k+) plug-in hybrid electric supercars, but they are also developing a range of skateboard type chassis platforms for a wide variety of different battery electric and extended-range electric vehicles.

Nextracker Selected for Australia's Largest Solar Power Plant

Nextracker™, a Flex company, announced that its solar tracker technology, NX Horizon™ has been chosen for Australia's largest solar farm, a 460 megawatt-peak installation in Queensland's Western Downs.

Ottobock

Ottobock has developed the C-brace, a low profile assistive medical exoskeleton for rehabilitation.

Rohinni

Rohinni has developed a direct transfer technology for mounting mini-LEDs. They are commercializing their lighting technology for LCD displays backplanes, keyboard backlights and automotive lighting via multiple joint ventures.

Igus Helps Team Power Through the Desert Using Just Solar Power

A solar powered car using igus plain bearings has raced its way across more than 1,800 miles of Australian desert - helping Team Sonnenwagen win sixth place in the World Solar Challenge 2020.

Champlain Cable Corporation

Champlain Cable Corporation manufactures high voltage cables for various industries including electric vehicles. Their irradiation cross-linked, polyolefin (XLPO) insulated cables present several advantages over competitive products.

3T Additive Manufacturing

3T AM specialise in metal 3D printing and uses a suite of EOS machines. According to the company its Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) printers offer high repeatability and generate consistent parts with the same mechanical properties each time. The company mostly provides services for prototyping and low volume production.

Trackwise Implements Further Upgrading of FPC Manufacturing Operations

Trackwise, innovator of flexible printed circuit technology, continues to strengthen its production capability and capacity by investing in new equipment. The company has installed a highly advanced roll-to-roll direct imaging system and has also invested in a roll-to-roll flexible circuit laser drilling system.

TF Massif

TF Massif is a Canadian company that offers extra-large area flexible electronics, including mounted LEDs, that can be produced using standard wide format print-shop equipment.

High Impact, Durable Material for Medical and Athletic Devices

Nexa3D and Henkel announced commercial availability of xMED412, a polypropylene-like material that is ideal for manufacturing a variety of biocompatible, medical and wearable devices.

Liquid Wire

Liquid Wire produce circuitry based on encapsulated Metal Gel™ which can flow to ensure conductivity when the substrate is stretched or flexed. This conductive Bingham plastic is also used in vias and SMD attachment, thus interfacing between rigid components and flexible/stretchable interconnects. The company is primarily targeting medical/fitness skin patches and e-textiles but have also received interest in many industrial applications.

Sunew

Sunew is a Brazilian company that manufactures OPV modules using R2R printing techniques. These are installed in multiple locations worldwide, with a focus on building integrated photovoltaics.

Karma Automotive

California based Karma Automotive are best known for manufacturing luxury plug-in hybrid electric sports cars, but they are also developing a range of skateboard type chassis platforms for a wide variety of different battery electric and extended-range electric vehicles.

Liquid X Receives OEKO-TEX Standard 100 Certification for Textiles

Liquid X, an advanced manufacturer of functional metallic inks with engineering design and prototype-to-production manufacturing capabilities, announced that its proprietary, particle-free silver ink used to create e-textiles and other functional textiles has received the OEKO-TEX Standard 100 Certification.

Sentons

IDTechEx spoke to Sam Sheng and Remi Lacombe, Founder & CTO and SVP Sales & Marketing respectively at Sentons. They have developed technology for touch and force sensing deployed using interactions of ultrasound waves in the structure of a device such as a smartphone or otherwise.