VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Growing demand drives TactoTek expansion

TactoTek announced the opening of its new manufacturing and corporate headquarters facilities in Oulu, Finland, initiating a new phase of company growth.

Collaboration to support growing in-mold electronics market

DuPont Electronics and Communications and TactoTek has announced they are collaborating to meet the growing demand for IME solutions.

Flexible electronic devices with roll-to-roll overmolding technology

All smart electronics in products such as wrist-wearable computers are on a rigid board under the face of the watch. The roll-to-roll technique enables electronics to be printed on a plastic or elastomeric foil, which has various benefits such as thinness, lightness, elasticity and transparency.

Faurecia Ventures investment pushes TactoTek funding over 20 Million

TactoTek, a leader in injection molded structural electronics solutions, has announced that its funding has grown to over 20 million USD.

TactoTek Partner with Nissha

Nissha Printing Co Ltd, a leading manufacturer of In-Mold Decoration parts for automotive and home appliance OEMs, has announced that they are partnering with TactoTek, a leading producer of 3D Injection Molded Structural Electronics, to collaboratively design and mass produce automotive and home appliance control panels

V Technical Textiles

IDTechEx interviewed Steve Frierson, Business Development Manager at V Technical Textiles, based in up-state NY. They are a fully-owned US subsidiary of Statex, based in Bremen, Germany.

TactoTek advisory board brings industry connections

TactoTek, a leading manufacturer of 3D injection molded structural electronics solutions has released the names of its Advisory Board, global business leaders supporting the strategy and growth of the business.

Efficient nanomaterial-based integrated energy storage

An extremely efficient small-size energy storage, a micro-supercapacitor, which can be integrated directly inside a silicon microcircuit chip.

Grant to mass produce injection molded electronics

TactoTek has announced that it has been named a recipient of a €2.5 million EU Horizon 2020 award to mass produce injection molded electronics solutions.

Industrial internet solution for a printed electronics plant

VTT's printed electronics pilot plant in Finland has moved into a new era - an industrial internet-based solution, the first for the printed electronics production in the world, has been installed for the control of the plant.

Dispelix

Dr Harry Zervos spoke to Antti Sunnari, CEO and co-founder of Dispelix, a company that's looking to commercialize a new type of lightguide optic structure that could disrupt the market for AR smartglasses due to low material and manufacturing costs as well as light weight.

Mass producible injection molden structural electronics innovation

TactoTek, a leading manufacturer of 3D injection molded structural electronics solutions has announced that it will present production innovations that deliver mass production scalability at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe conference in Berlin, Germany on 27-28 April.

Open access pilot line accelerates commercialisation of flexible OLED

Europe's technology leaders in the development of flexible organic light-emitting diodes for lighting and signage applications have joined together in a consortium to develop an open access pilot line that will accelerate the commercial adoption of this promising new technology.

Printed and flexible electronics in vehicles will reach $5.5bn by 2026

As printed and flexible electronics are beginning to proliferate, with a variety of components and devices coming to market, several end user verticals are expected to benefit from the host of advantages these technologies offer and the automotive sector is no exception. Overall, the market is expected to grow to over $5.5 Billion dollars in the next decade, spearheaded by the projected growth of in-mold electronics and OLED technologies, as discussed in more detail in the newly launched IDTechEx report "Printed and Flexible Electronics in Automotive Applications 2016-2026 - Enabling technology toolkits, suppliers and market forecasts".

Intelligent electronics to become durable, flexible and functional

With the roll-to-roll overmoulding manufacturing process developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, components can be easily overmoulded into durable electronics products such as wearable sports solutions, toys and, for instance, household appliances equipped with an overmoulded solar cell.

BroadBit

Broadbit is a start up that develops metallic sodium battery technologies using solid sodium as electrode.

Novel see-through display for smart eye wear

The technology is based on lightguide optics, which provide a simple way to transfer an information stream from a miniaturized image source to the user's eye.