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PARC’s new cleanroom enables the development and testing of new products in flexible and printed electronics (photo: PARC)

PARC launches cleanroom services for electronics R&D partnerships


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PARC (Palo Alto, California), a Xerox company, has opened new cleanroom facilities for use by corporate research departments, government agencies and start-up companies to develop prototype electronic devices and novel technologies quickly and cost-effectively.

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Symbolic commissioning of Heliatek’s production line (photo: Heliatek)

Inauguration ceremony of Heliatek’s organic solar film series production


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Michael Kretschmer, prime minister of Germany’s Free State Saxony, and Dirk Hilbert, Mayor of Dresden, officially inaugurated Heliatek’s state-of-the-art mass-production facility for its revolutionary organic solar films, in the presence of representatives from Heliatek’s shareholders, supplier-partners, economy and the press corps. The guests were given a comprehensive tour through the new production line, which ended with a symbolic commissioning of the plant that is now starting its ramp-up procedures.

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BST eltromat is renowned for its expertise in quality assurance for web-oriented applications (photo: BST eltromat)

Promoting further growth: Five years of BST eltromat


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As the 5th anniversary of the merger of BST and eltromat arrives, BST eltromat International (Bielefeld, Germany) is setting the course for further growth. The company has acquired a 22 000m2 plot of land in Bielefeld-Altenhagen, where it will build its future headquarters. Employees from both the Leopoldshöhe location and the former company headquarters in Heidsieker Heide, Bielefeld, will move into the new, generously sized building, which will be designed for maximum functionality from top to bottom.

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H+K Group and Deutsche Telekom establish partnership for connected devices


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Hoffmann + Krippner has been developing the product line of connected devices for three years. This division focuses on connected sensors, input systems and industrial electronics with cloud platforms and enterprise software. Mobile communication technology was set at an early stage as the path for data transmission – the LTE-M and NB-IoT energy-saving and data-saving options as well as LoRa (Long Range Wireless) and BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) options in addition to the 2G, 3G and LTE standards.

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A wireless, wearable monitor built with stretchable electronics could allow comfortable, long-term health monitoring of adults, babies and small children. (photo: John Toon, Georgia Tech)

Georgia Tech: Soft wearable health monitor uses stretchable electronics


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A wireless, wearable monitor built with stretchable electronics could allow comfortable, long-term health monitoring of adults, babies and small children without concern for skin injury or allergic reactions caused by conventional adhesive sensors with conductive gels.

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