Agfa-Gevaert NV

Agfa Specialty Products enters into development agreement with MGI

Agfa Specialty Products and MGI Digital Technology have announced the formal creation of a strategic development agreement aimed at the Printed Electronics industry. The objective is to combine both Agfa's unique and complementary chemical know-how and MGI Digital Technology's industrial know-how to develop and launch the world's first industrial inkjet solution for the Printed Electronics market.

Emerging application areas for silver nanoparticle inks

Silver nanoparticles have been in the technology-push and pre-commercialisation phase for almost a decade now. May companies have come and gone, and yet success has remained largely elusive. The mood is however beginning to turn. The business landscape, once dominated by small pioneering firms, now also includes large suppliers. The end users, once put off by the high up-front price as well as performance uncertainty of Ag nanoinks, are now seriously engaged. This article gives a top-level overview of several emerging applications areas.

Agfa: Exhibitor Thoughts about Printed Electronics Europe

Video interview with Agfa at Printed Electronics Europe.

Agfa: Integrating Nano Silver Printed Electronics in Cars

Video interview with Agfa at Printed Electronics Europe.

AGFA and printed electronics - interview with IDTechEx

This interview with AGFA and IDTechEx was conducted at Printed Electronics USA - the largest event in the world on the topic.

The graphene industry finds new market opportunities in California

The 5th IDTechEx conference and tradeshow on graphene and 2D materials- Graphene and 2D Materials LIVE! - has become the annual meeting place for the global graphene industry in California.

The $2 billion conductive ink industry gathers in Santa Clara

This is a successful and growing industry. Indeed, IDTechEx projects that the $2billion conductive ink/paste sector will grow $3.2 billion in 2025 at the material level.

Air of optimism returning to the PV industry

The IDTechEx Printed Electronics and Energy Harvesting events focus on emerging thin and/or flexible photovoltaic technologies. This co-located event will cover printed electronics, energy harvesting, supercapacitors, wearable technologies and 3D printing and will attract in excess of 2,500 attendees and 200 exhibitors.

Developments from DuPont, NPL and Agfa

After a recent printed electronics event the summary below details exciting progress from three presenting companies - DuPont, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and AGFA.

Updates in printed electronics from Japan

IDTechEx recently visited Japan for the FineTech expo in Tokyo. This article summarises the latest findings and updates from Japanese companies in the field of printed electronics.

Printed electronics companies at FineTech Japan

IDTechEx recently visited Japan for the FineTech expo in Tokyo. This article summarises the latest findings and updates from Japanese companies in the field of printed electronics. Here, IDTechEx will discuss trends in metal mesh, in-mould, barriers and OLED materials and production.

Summary from the Printed Electronics Event in Paris, 26 March 2014

IDTechEx attended the printed electronics conference organised by the French Printed Electronics Association in Paris. Here is a round-up of the latest developments in the field.

Conductive Inks and Pastes- Markets and Technologies

IDTechEx will analyse the technologies and markets for conductive inks and pastes in a series of articles. Here, we will give our overall updated market forecast segmented by target application, including photovoltaics, touch screens (ITO replacement and edge electrodes), RFID, sensors, smart packaging, etc. IDTechEx will also provide market forecasts for silver flake and nanoparticle pastes, and will outline the competitive landscape. In the follow-on articles, IDTechEx will analyse the photovoltaic, touch screen and sensor markets in more detail.