New Mass Processing Breakthroughs (Printed Electronics and Photovoltaics Europe 2011)

Michel POPOVIC received his degree in Electrical Engineering (CUST University, Clermont-Ferrand France) and obtained his Phd Thesis in Electronics in 1993 at "UFR de Recherche Scientifique et Technique"-University Blaise Pascal in Clermont-Ferrand France. From 1988 to 1998, he worked as the R&D project leader at Centralp Automatism (Vénissieux- France) being in charge of the systems architecture development integrating automatic real-time inspection dedicated to industrial applications. In 1998 he co-founded IN-CORE SYSTEMES, an established technology company known in the field of vision inspection whose expertise focuses on designing imaging systems line-scan camera based and providing optical methods for high-valueadded surfaces inspection and measurements -quality control and process characterization oriented - meant for Printed Electronics applications among many others

IN-CORE Systèmes, as a leading supplier of modular optical industrial solutions, delivers high-resolution inspection, measuring and full traceability devices for 100% surface material control and process monitoring. Lineavision advanced 2D & 3D image processing range of equipment enables to precisely define & characterize, either single or multilayer structure, flexible conductive films and to monitor various R2R or S2S step processes (coating, printing, encapsulating ....). It addresses various Printed Electronics applications such as flexible solar cells (OPV), OLED Displays, Smart Cards, Antennas, Smart Systems..... for high quality production, thus minimising waste, enhancing product repetitiveness & compliance as well as performance.