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Continental pools expertise for functional printing under one roof in Freiburg

Friday 26 March 2021
Companies / Markets

At the Freiburg, Germany, location, technology company Continental is pooling its expertise in functional printing in a Technology Center with state-of-the-art machinery. At the heart of this is a printing machine specially developed for functional printing. It enables the use of numerous printing processes and can process a wide range of materials – from artificial leather to metal, from paper to rubber. So far the company has invested around €2.5M in its location in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

New board of directors announced by the OE-A

Thursday 25 March 2021
Companies / Markets

The members of the OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association) confirmed Stan Farnsworth, NovaCentrix, as the chair of the board of directors for the term 2021 to 2025. Dr Xiaolin Yan, Guangdong JUHUA Printing and Dr Alain Schumacher, IEE, are confirmed as vice-chair Asia and vice-chair Europe, respectively. Dr Chloé Bois, ICI, is elected as vice-chair North America.

E Ink releases latest generation print colour display

Wednesday 24 March 2021
Products

E Ink Holdings (Billerica, Massachusetts), a leading innovator of electronic ink technology, has launched its new Kaleido product, the E Ink Kaleido Plus (New Kaleido).

VARTA at the digital LOPEC 2021

Tuesday 23 March 2021
Exhibitions / Events

At this year's LOPEC, VARTA (Ellwangen, Germany) will be presenting current projects on printed batteries and the new Generation A4 of VARTA CoinPower. The technology company will also be presenting Innpaper, BEWELL and OxiFlexIT, three research projects from the field of printed electronics.

Brewer Science recognised as outstanding exporter for the state of Missouri by NASBITE International

Monday 22 March 2021
Companies / Markets

Brewer Science, Inc. (Rolla Missouri), a leader in developing and manufacturing next-generation materials and processes for the microelectronics and optoelectronics industries, was recognised by NASBITE International as an Outstanding Exporter during its recent National Small Business Exporter Summit. Brewer Science was selected for its demonstrated excellence in export growth and innovative approaches to international marketing.