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Taulman3D

Founded in 2012, Taulman3D are a leading supplier of thermoplastic 3D printer consumables. Taulman3D shipped their first spool of thermoplastic filament from their headquarters in St Louis Missouri in December 2012. The company has now ossified itself as a major brand of 3D printer consumables for low-end printers.

nScrypt Inc

This profile summarizes the activities of US-based nScrypt Inc in the area of 3D bioprinting. nScrypt Inc was founded in 2002 as a joint venture between Sciperio and Spectra Technologies (now Metro Automation Inc). Its initial expertise was micro-dispensing systems which technology it has adapted to emerging fields, including 3D bioprinting.

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.

Arevo Labs

The profile summarizes the activity of materials' supply company, Arevo Labs. This company supplies high performance thermoplastic filaments to the 3D printing market.

Leapfrog 3D Printers

Founded in March 2012, Leapfrog have had "triple digit expansion" to become a leading supplier of 3D printers for use in education and the engineering industry. Known for large build volumes, Leapfrog sell two families of 3D printers (Creatr and Xeed) both of which use thermoplastic extrusion technology. Ricoh have recently become a distributor.

Concept Laser

This profile summarises the activities, strengths and weaknesses, of the 3D printer manufacturer Concept Laser, part of the Hofmann Group.

Optomec

US-based Optomec has a strong and virtually unique position in the context of the convergence between 3D printing and printed electronics. Their blown powder metal printing technology allows production and repair.

Daimler Mobility Services GmbH

Daimler Mobility Services is a subsidiary of Daimler financial services, this company is in charge of developing the car sharing scheme Car2Go that uses Daimler's Smart in its fuel and electric version.

Internet of Things: Node potential of 10 billion yearly

The new IDTechEx report, "Internet of Things: Business Opportunities 2015-2025" is unique in being up-to-date and very thorough in examining the challenges not just the opportunities for this hyped subject.

Supercapacitors market to achieve 30% CAGR over the next decade

In the recently updated report Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors: Supercapacitors 2014-2024 IDTechEx confirms its outlook for a 30% CAGR in the next 10 years, based on 2013 industry results.

Sinautec Automobile Technologies

Sinautec is a Chinese company developing electric buses. Interestingly they have developed a bus technology that uses only supercapacitors as energy storage device. This is possible only because they charge quickly the SC at each bus stop. This principle is known as opportunity charging which has been adopted by ABB as well in their TOSA charging system in Geneva.

3D Printing- Application Assessment

Historically, 3D printing applications have been focused on prototyping in major industries such as aerospace and automotive since the 1990s. The main value chain was simple with the printer manufacturer acquiring parts and chemicals to build a turn-key solution including both the printer and all consumables for industrial users. This article highlights findings from the latest IDTechEx report on 3D Printing Applications

Mobility Vehicles for the Disabled: Surprises

With an ageing population in developed countries, mobility for the disabled is a key electric vehicle category to follow. The biggest market is Europe, where scooters are favoured and the second biggest market is the USA where power chairs are favoured. Nowadays a mobility vehicle for the disabled is virtually always in the form of a seat on three to six wheels, which is made colourful, attractive and easy to operate.

Wearable Electronics: Here come the novelty peaks

Last Christmas and New Year the ideal present, for a girl of a certain age, from Japan to the UK was the Neurowear clip-on of floppy ears driven by brain waves to reflect your mood.

Internet of Things: The King has no clothes

Some use the term Internet of Things (IoT) to rename a large number of existing topics including the burgeoning world of cellphones, tablets and wearable connected devices, better referred to as the Internet of People (IoP).

Sonoplot

Sonoplot manufactures Microplotter systems for research and prototyping. The dispensing mechanism used within the Microplotter systems is significantly different from inkjet technology. Rather than eject droplets over a distance to a surface, a Microplotter acts like a pen plotter, directly dispensing droplets or true continuous features. Microplotters are capable of printing a wide variety of materials such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, and living cells.

Quantum Materials Corporation (QTMM)

Quantum Materials Corp is using two proprietary disruptive technologies (1) a novel QD synthesis method licensed from Rice University, and (2) industrial scale production of QD using advanced flow chemistry microreactor technology to produce tetrapod quantum dots. QMC's strategy is to use its strengths in quantum dot synthesis and mass production, along with quantum dot printing abilities in creating new product paradigms in industrial and commercial applications.

Wearable electronics: success factors for 12,000 developers

Wearable electronics is a very fragmented industry when it comes to manufacturers. Even mature sub-sectors have no clear leaders in what will be a $70 billion plus business in 2024 with 12,000 developers and manufacturers as newly calculated by analysts IDTechEx.

3D Bioprinting 2014-2024: Applications and Markets

3D bioprinting is an emerging set of technologies which sit at the interface between engineering and the biological and medical sciences. Each of the different approaches to 3D bioprinting share the common aim of generating 3-dimensional models of functional living tissue which can more accurately mimic that existing inside a living human (in vivo) than the current 2-dimensional tissue models commonly employed in a number of areas. The possible applications of 3D bioprinting are multiple and encompass the fields of drug discovery, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, cosmetic/personal product testing, biosensors, dental and animal/food products. Ultimately, even potentially the printing of fully functional human organs for transplant may one day be possible. This broad range of possible uses of 3D bioprinting translates into a potentially very large opportunity, with addressable markets currently valued in excess of $150B.

Linear Technology Corporation

Linear Technology Corporation (Linear) designs, manufactures and markets a broad line of standard high performance analog integrated circuits. Linear has been involved in the energy harvesting sector for almost five years now. Linear provides low power and highly efficient circuit solutions for energy harvesting devices.