Nissha Printing Co., Ltd, a leading Japanese manufacturer of in-mould decoration (IMD) parts for automotive and home appliance OEMs, announced that they are partnering with TactoTek from Finland, a leading producer of 3D injection moulded structural electronics (IMSE), to collaboratively design and mass produce automotive and home appliance control panels.
Large area OLCD concepts (from left): 1) A curved LCD in the car's A-pillar to eliminate the blind spot; 2) and 3) Plastic LCDs used for digital signage 4) A curved display used in digital fashion (photo: FlexEnable)
FlexEnable (Cambridge, UK), a leading company dedicated to the development and industrialisation of flexible organic electronics, developed a 12.1” glass-free, conformable organic liquid crystal display (OLCD) marking an important milestone in the commercialisation of large area flexible displays. The technology is compatible with existing LCD production lines, and is scalable to even larger area displays to meet the immediate market needs for applications including automotive, consumer electronics, and digital signage.
The German-based adphos Group recently highlighted its new MicroSpot 3D system, a high density light focusing system that is reported to deliver near laser like performance at a fraction of the cost, at the IDTechEx Show in Santa Clara, California.
