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EFESTO

EFESTO are an exclusive international reseller of RPM Innovations Inc (RPMI) so sell the world's largest to Argon chamber, professional grade, commercially available, blown powder 3D Printer outside the USA, targeting aviation, defence, tolling, oil and gas, academia, mining, construction, space and automotive industries.

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.

Webinar - Printed, Organic and Flexible Electronics: Progress Update

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Thursday 30 October discussing recent developments in the printed, organic and flexible electronics industry.

New ceramic flexible battery sets records

Flexible batteries have had a difficult time because they are much more expensive than coin cells and they usually store relatively little energy. Nonetheless, there is pent up demand.

Structural battery for EV smart skin?

Flexible batteries have had a difficult time because they are much more expensive than coin cells and they usually store relatively little energy. Nonetheless, there is pent up demand.

The Internet of Things: Who will be the winners?

The Internet of Things is of great excitement to many of the world's largest consumer electronics companies because they seek the "next big thing", with existing markets in smart phones, tablets and computing saturating.

Printed electronics in Sweden

Sweden has been very active in the development of printed electronics. IDTechEx recently visited some of the main players in the industry to see their facilities and product concepts. In this article, we give a snapshot of printed electronics in Sweden.

IDTechEx Expands Presence in Asia

Adds Experienced Manager to its Rapidly Growing Japan Team. Tokyo, Japan and Cambridge, UK - Oct. 20, 2014 - IDTechEx the leader in market research on emerging technologies today announced the expansion of its Japan office with the hiring of Mr. Yasuo Yamamoto as its head of business development in Japan.

A step closer to revolutionizing electronics

Scientists have discovered a new self-assembly method for producing defect-free graphene nanoribbons with periodic zigzag-edge regions.

Wearable Technologies and Glucose Monitoring: Progress Assessment

In 2012 347 million people worldwide had diabetes according to the World Health Organization. Disposable glucose test strips have improved the lives of millions of diabetic patients who need to monitor their blood glucose level on a regular basis.

IDTechEx: the surreal world of $500 billion electric motors for EVs

Analysts IDTechEx finds over $500 billion will be spent on electric traction motors for electric vehicles between 2014 and 2025.

Latest update on Taiwan Automotive International Forum and Exhibition

The Taiwan Automotive International Forum and Exhibition is proving to be a lively affair with about 300 present and a high standard of excellence in presentations and participation - an apt celebration of ten years of industry partnership in Taiwan. Here are some themes, including information from many valuable personal conversations at the event - so rich with detail, any report can only give a few aspects.

A very different supercapacitor bus

In its new report, Functional Materials for Supercapacitors 2015-2025, IDTechEx considers that supercapacitors could replace 50% of lithium-ion batteries in 15 years from now.

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.

Benchmarking printing methods & assessing printing type by application

This article companies the different types of printing technologies used in printed electronics. Here, we compare screen, inkjet, gravure, and offset printing. We also assess the applicability of different printing techniques for each layer of displays, lighting, photovoltaics, sensors, logic, and energy storage devices.

Fripp Design

Fripp Design are the first company to attempt to commercialise 3D printing of silicone. They are focussed on medical prosthetics and consumer product prototyping markets.

Sharp

Sharp was the first company to commercialize IGZO technology for LCD panels. Sharp started mass production of IGZO backplanes in 2012. LGD is planning to use IGZO technology for the production of their OLED TV.

EnOcean Alliance

The EnOcean Alliance is a non-profit organization formed in April 2008 by group of companies including EnOcean GmbH, Texas Instruments, Omnio, Sylvania, Masco, and MK Electric.

IDTechEx: Electric Vehicles - A $533 billion credible prospect

Electric Vehicles on a roll, with the global market forecast for all hybrid and pure electric vehicles expected to exceed $533 billion in 2025.

Printed, organic and flexible electronics markets

IDTechEx, the global market research, technology scouting and events firm, finds that in 2014 three technologies - OLED displays, sensors and conductive ink - make up 99% of the $23.97 billion market for printed, organic and flexible electronics.