Apr 28 2015
Printed, flexible and organic electronics is an innovative and rapidly growing field within the electronics manufacturing industry launching products such as flexible displays, wearable electronics and smart packages – products that are changing our lives. Meyer Burger is a key player in this printed electronics market supplying R&D and manufacturing tools based on its PiXDRO functional inkjet printing technology and FLEx thin film coating expertise.
For PiXDRO and FLEx technologies and products, there is a growing interest and increased order intake from different industries and markets. This not only underlines the increasing market demand, but also the readiness of the Meyer Burger technology to supply the needs of the manufacturers within the printed electronics market.
Meyer Burger was recognised with the IDTechEx Printed Electronic Award 2014 for “Best Technical Development Manufacturing” for its outstanding achievement in designing, building and installing multiple complete manufacturing lines based on their PiXDRO functional inkjet printing technology during the international Printed Electronics USA exhibition and conference held at the end of last year. More information about the award is available in the press release published on November 28, 2014.
Since receiving the award, Meyer Burger has continued to install similar manufacturing systems as well as other production equipment which confirms the recognised trend that inkjet printing is on a steady path towards full recognition as a reliable technology for mass production. Industries that are adopting functional inkjet printing range from (printed) electronics, semiconductor and energy to medical.
Inkjet printing offers precise and contactless printing of functional materials such as conductive, dielectric, adhesive and masking inks onto flexible substrates. The technology is also increasingly finding its way into more traditional manufacturing of electronic modules and devices such as PCB’s, semiconductors, solar cells, OLEDs and touch screens leading to miniaturization and cost reduction. FLEx tools offer excellent solutions for thin film deposition in applications as organic photovoltaics and manufacturing of flexible batteries. The FLEx technology also offers dry resist stripping processes, a greener and more precise alternative to wet chemical stripping. Combining the FLEx and PiXDRO technologies brings unique advantages for multiple applications such as encapsulating barrier films for flexible OLED.
For further information, please contact:
Product queries:
Frederik van Asbeck
Marketing Communication
Roth & Rau B.V.
Tel: +31 6 2425 9298
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Media queries:
Ingrid Carstensen
Corporate Communications
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd
Tel: +41 33 221 2834
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