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Evonik will showcase its offering for 3D printing at the Fakuma tradeshow in Friedrichshafen, Germany, from 16 to 20 October (photo: Evonik)

Evonik develops PEBA powder for 3D printing

Friday 31 August 2018
Products

Evonik has developed the world’s first flexible plastic material based on PEBA (polyether block amide) for use in 3D printing. The new high-performance powder stands out for its high elasticity and strength and is suitable for a variety of powder-based 3D printing technologies.

A line out of Coatema's portfolio (photo: Coatema)

KROENERT and Coatema under one umbrella company

Thursday 30 August 2018
Companies / Markets

Hamburg-based ATH Altonaer-Technologie-Holding GmbH – owner of KROENERT GmbH & Co KG – and Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH (Dormagen, Germany), have announced that they have signed an agreement under which ATH will take over all shares of Coatema.

The BenQ booth at Touch Taiwan 2018 (photo: BenQ)

BenQ Materials showcases innovative functional film applications at Touch Taiwan 2018

Wednesday 29 August 2018
Exhibitions / Events

BenQ Materials participates at Touch Taiwan 2018 and showcases its award-winning product Advance True Black Functional Film (ATBF) and a unique dual-side projection film. A full line of functional film solutions for different applications, including mobile device, automobile and indoor applications, are demonstrated as well.

Comparison of display manufacturing processes with OLED materials (photo: Sumitomo Chemical)

Sumitomo Chemical acquires shares of JOLED

Tuesday 28 August 2018
Companies / Markets

The Sumitomo Chemical Company has invested ¥5bn in JOLED Inc., a Japan-based developer and manufacturer of printed OLED displays, by way of acquiring some of JOLED’s new shares issued through third-party allocation.

Oxford PV’s 156x156mm perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells at the company’s industrial pilot line in Germany (photo: Oxford PV)

Oxford PV leads consortium to prepare perovskite solar cells for high volume manufacturing

Monday 27 August 2018
Companies / Markets

Oxford PV, a leader in the field of perovskite solar cells, announced a new consortium to further demonstrate the manufacturability of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells. The project has received €2.8M from the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy as part of its wider investment programme into renewable energy development. The consortium led by Oxford PV additionally comprises VON ARDENNE GmbH, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, and the Technical University of Berlin.