At LOPEC 2018, exhibitors from all over the world will showcase numerous prototypes and commercial products with printed electronic components (photo: Messe München)

Printed electronics on the rise: The higlights of LOPEC 2018


Exhibitions / Events

From 13 to 15 March 2018, the 10th edition of LOPEC, the international exhibiton and conference for the printed electronics industry, will take place on the premises of Messe München (Germany). In addition to new printing materials and machines, exhibitors from all over the world will showcase numerous prototypes and commercial products with printed electronic components. The product range extends from sensors for environmental monitoring to 3D-printed components with integrated RFID technology.

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An Aerosol Jet printer from Optomec (photo: Optomec)

Optomec partners with Tesscorn to expand additive manufacturing market in India


Companies / Markets

Optomec (Albuqerque, New Mexico), a leading global supplier of production grade additive manufacturing systems for 3D printed metals and 3D printed electronics, recently announced it signed a distribution agreement with Tesscorn Nano Science, Inc. to expand sales of its solutions into India. Tesscorn is a leading distributor of integrated products, services, and support to the research and development community in India including defence, aerospace, automotive, military forces and universities.

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Steve Marsh, CBO at SmartKem (photo: SmartKem)

SmartKem achieves major milestone in commercialisation programme


Companies / Markets

SmartKem (Manchester, UK), a chemical specialist and leader in the design and development of semiconductors for electronic displays, has signed a landmark deal which is expected to lead to full commercialisation of its organic thin film transistor (OTFT) technology.

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RFID antenna can be enabled by Metallograph conductors (photo: SPF-INC)

Insulectro demonstrates dry metal printing on paper and polyester at IPC APEX EXPO


Exhibitions / Events

Metallograph continuous dry metal printing on paper and polyester will again be demonstrated live at the Insulectro (Lake Forest, California) booth during the IPC APEX EXPO in San Diego, California, from 27 February to 1 March. The tradeshow focuses on printed circuit boards and electronics manufacturing.

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SolarWindow and Raynergy collaborate to pursue the high-volume production of electricity-generating windows (photo: Raynergy Tek)

SolarWindow announces collaboration with Raynergy Tek


Companies / Markets

SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. (Columbia, Maryland) has advanced collaboration with one of the world’s leading suppliers of organic photovoltaic materials, used by SolarWindow to coat ordinary glass and turn it into electricity-generating windows. The collaboration with Raynergy Tek supports the company’s pursuit of high-volume production, increased power output, and enhanced transparency of SolarWindow products for tall towers and skyscrapers.

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