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Bosch

Bosch is a leading tier-one supplier of the automotive industry and is a pioneer of technologies for advanced driver assistance features. Bosch has been working on a LiDAR sensor for some years now. IDTechEx spoke to a Bosch representative (who asked not to be named) at CES 2023 where it learnt about Bosch's LiDAR.

Holst Centre: Electroactive Polymers

The Holst Centre work at the interface of academia and industry. IDTechEx spoke with Peter Zalar, Program Manager and Team Leader for Large Area Sensors.

Sharp

Sharp develops perovskite solar cell technologies and this profile introduces its progress in perovskite PV commercialization.

Is This A Turning Point For Consolidation In Additive Manufacturing?

In the past decade or so, the additive manufacturing industry has been characterized by an ever-increasing number of hardware players trying to capture their own share of the market. While there were signs of consolidation in the early 2010s, given major moves by industry leaders like Stratasys and 3D Systems, AM has instead seen a consistent stream of newcomers with their own innovative takes on AM, such that IDTechEx now segments their 3D printing hardware forecast by seventeen different categories to account for such diversity.

Sensmet Oy

Sensmet Oy is a Finnish company, which provides an on-line analysis technology for detecting metal impurities in liquid streams. IDTechEx spoke with Toni Laurila, CEO of the company, at The Battery Show Europe 2023.

Additive Electronics

Additive Electronics is an early stage company that will offer equipment and materials for manufacturing fully additive 3D electronics components from 2024. IDTechEx caught up with CEO Felix Michl to find out more.

OQmented

OQmented is a fabless developer of laser beam scanning (LBS) systems, focusing on displays for augmented reality (AR) devices and 3D sensing for consumer electronics. The Fraunhofer ISIT spinout uses hermetically sealed MEMS mirror systems enabling high resolution RGB augmented reality near to the eye displays or ultra-fast 3D depth scanning, ideally designed for mobile devices by achieving the lowest power consumption with its double resonant Lissajous scanning. The company is based in Itzehoe, Germany.

Sustainable Packaging Plastics

Innovation roadmap for sustainable packaging plastics.

LiSAT

IDTechEx talked with LiSAT at Thermal Management Expo 2023 where IDTechEx discussed and analysed LiSAT's thermal interface material and EMI shielding products.

Eaton Research Laboratories: Electric Motor Insulation

Eaton Research Laboratories provides research into various areas to enable new technologies and products for Eaton Corporation. IDTechEx spoke to a representative from the Advanced Materials and Processes division of Eaton Research Laboratories to learn about its newly developed PEEK insulation material for electric motors.

Why Na-Ion Attraction Lies in Composition Rather Than Performance

Na-ion is probably the most prominent metal-ion battery chemistry outside of Li-ion, working via the same 'rocking chair' (where the alkali-ion shuttles from a non-metal anode to a cathode during discharge and vice versa during charge) principle of reversible cation intercalation, at a positive and negative electrode.

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Nodar: Untethered Stereo Camera With LiDAR-Like Performance

Stereo cameras have been used in the automotive industry before, with a handful of examples. But so far these have needed to be physically linked with rigid connections, locking the cameras in position so that they stay calibrated. Nodar brings a unique algorithm which dynamically calibrates the stereo system, negating the need for stiff connections between the camera and allowing much wider mountings and much more accurate distancing.

ElastiSense

ElastiSense are a Danish company that were spun out of LEAP Technology, to commercialise displacement sensors for industrial automation applications. IDTechEx spoke with Rahim Sarban, CEO.

Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd

Sekisui Chemical is a plastics manufacturer with a plethora of subsidiaries engaged in a variety of businesses. It has researched barrier layers for PV applications extensively already. This profile introduces its efforts for perovskite solar cells.

Bluebird

Bluebird serves businesses with various computer mobile infrastructure solutions for their enterprise internet of things (IoT) needs, and has a global customer base of over 3,000 companies from 120 countries. This particular profile will center on Bluebird's line of RFID readers. IDTechEx spoke with Hellen Yi, General Manager, GB Headquarters Planning and Marketing Group from Bluebird to discuss its RFID reader business.

LEAP Technology

LEAP Technology are a Danish company that offer custom designed flexible strain sensors and actuators, based on highly stretchable capacitors. IDTechEx spoke with Alan Poole, CEO of LEAP Technology.

Kaneka

Kaneka was founded on 1st September 1949 with paid-in capital of 33.046 million yen. The company's line of business include Vinyls and Chlor-Alkali, Performance Polymers (MOD), Performance Polymers (MS), Foam & Residential Techs, E & I Technology, PV & Energy management, Performance Fibers, Medical, Pharma & Supplemental Nutrition, Foods & Agris. Within the PV & Energy management sector, it has decorative slate tile-integrated photovoltaic modules, roof tile-integrated photovoltaic modules (VISOLATM), photovoltaic modules designed specifically for synthetic slate tiles (SoltileXTM), photovoltaic modules for inclined roofs and deck roofs (GRANSOLATM), and see-through photovoltaic modules.

The Major Application Areas Driving the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Market

The desire for zero-emission power generation has seen solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) touted as a possible solution. SOFC's capability to run on hydrogen and at a higher efficiency than alternative fuel cells when providing combined heat and power (CHP) is an enticing prospect, while fuel flexibility allows for a transition from hydrocarbons towards zero emission power generation as part of the hydrogen economy.

Key Developments in the Gas Separation Market

Innovation roadmap for the gas separation market.