SolarWindow Technologies (Columbia, Maryland), a leading developer of transparent electricity-generating coatings for glass windows and flexible veneers, has been awarded its first-ever advanced manufacturing cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO).
Recently, TactoTek (Oulu, Finland), the leading developer of injection moulded structural electronics (IMSE) solutions, announced that it is now using an Essemtec multi-functional pick-and-place system, The Paraquda, for IMSE production. The Paraquda combines three different production steps within one machine platform: solder paste jetting and/or glue jetting and SMD assembly.
Creative Materials (Ayer, Massachusetts) recently introduced its new 127-48 series of conductive inks and coatings designed for manufacturing printed electronic circuits on washable textiles. These products have proven to be among the best performing products of their kind in the industry and are able to withstand a minimum of 50 machine wash and heated dryer cycles.