Printed, Flexible, Hybrid, & InMold Electronics

Nowadays, finishing and functionalisation of the surface of high-quality plastic parts is a crucial topic and has a big influence on the industry.
To achieve this in a economically efficient and standardised manner, it is important to combine all the necessary steps in the perfect way.
In this presentation, we will have a look at each of these steps and how they are connected in a fully-automated production cell.
In the end, the plastic part is made out of a printed and functionalized foil – ready to use.

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Australian Advanced Materials (AAM) is an Australian start-up company established to develop and commercialise revolutionary materials technology being developed in Australia. AAM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Strategic Elements Ltd. AAM is currently
developing a printed memory technology for the printed/flexible electronics sector based on its Nanocube Ink technology. This presentation will cover the current status of the printed memory development by AAM.

Bio

With more than 25 years of success matching technically advanced products to market demand, Mr. Klapproth has helped companies small and large achieve double-digit growth. He joined CHASM in 2019 bringing global expertise from leading sales and marketing organizations at companies including Desalitech, Elsevier, IHS, Entuity, Proficiency, and Siemens. Results-oriented and data-driven, Ken is fanatical about accelerating sales traction for technically complex products, cutting edge demand generation, is the holder of two U.S. patents, and believes electronics should be intuitive, integrated, organic, and – most importantly – NOT seen. Ken holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and began his professional career at Pratt & Whitney designing jet engines found under the wing on many of today’s modern aircraft including the Boeing 777. In his spare time, Ken is an avid woodworker, photography and video enthusiast, and runner.

Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH is a market leader in R2R equipment for printing, coating and laminating. Working in PE for nearly 20 years the company specialized in the scale up from innovative products and technologies from Lab2Fab. The speaker describes the strategy and the shift into digital fabrication, moving from analog printing systems into inkjet and other digital methods. This approach is combined in the semi digitalization of standard systems like slot die coating. The overall umbrella on all activities is the industry 4.0 approach with the focus on inline control of processes, products and equipment by sensors, camera systems and other tools. Combining the data out of these processes with artificial intelligence and big data to make the digitalization of the processes possible.

Thomas Kolbusch
Vice President @ Coatema® Coating Machinery GmbH

Bio

Thomas Kolbusch is Vice President of Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH, an equipment manufacturing company for coating, printing and laminating solutions located in Dormagen, Germany.
He is member of the board of the OE-A (Organic Electronic Association) in Germany, a global association for printed electronics.
He serves in the advisory board of Fraunhofer ITA institute.
He served as member of the board of COPT.NRW, a local association in Germany, as well as exhibition chair of the LOPEC in Munich for five years. Thomas is active in the field of fuel cells, batteries, printed electronics, photovoltaics and medical applications. He organizes the international Coatema Coating Symposium for over 19 years and represents Coatema in a number of public funded German and European projects. Thomas Kolbusch studied Business Economics at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences and got his degree as business economist in 1997. He started his career at 3M, Germany. Since 1999 he is working for Coatema Coating Machinery in different positions.

The presentation focuses on CNB film heaters for ADAS camera and LiDAR sensors, covering ADAS market evolution, constraints to ADAS uptake, side effects of fair weather on LiDAR and camera systems, challenges associated with the conventional heating wires and the limitations can be overcome to improve safety and reliability. During the presentation, optical test results and integration possibilities will also be shared.
CNB heaters help vehicles “see” better and provide clear field of vision for ADAS systems to operate. These wire-free film heaters provide even heating and low optical distortion enabling accurate object detection. They can be 3D formed and either laminated or injection molded to provide a robust structure. Join our session to learn more!

Mari Makkonen
Marketing Director @ Canatu Oy

Bio

Marketing Director of Canatu, a carbon nanomaterial company, with extensive experience in global B2B technology marketing from nanomaterial, health tech, fire suppression and IT industries. Extensive experience in global B2B technology marketing from nanomaterial, health tech, fire suppression and IT industries.

ChemCubed, a U.S. based manufacturer of materials and printing solutions for 3D printing / Additive Manufacturing, will present their ElectroJet brand solutions for AME/PE covering the offerings of materials (silver conductive and dielectric insulating inks), equipment (electroUV3D inkjet printer for electronics), and processes. The multi-faceted portfolio will be highlighted for differentiation in performance, economics, flexibility, compatibility and benefits to key applications and market segments. ChemCubed will also present examples of the ElectroJet brand’s resulting solutions to date by application, further understandings of unmet needs within the industry and emerging technology to address the needs in the future developments of materials and equipment.

Christopher Booher
Chief Marketing Officer @ ChemCubed

Bio

Chris Booher holds a BBA in marketing with over 25 years of business experience in the packaging and materials industry and is committed to growing ChemCubed’s leading technologies position in the 3D printing materials market. He has worked with multiple companies from privately owned expansions to Fortune 500s headquartered in the USA and Europe. His experience ranges from full P&L general management, sales and business development for application-specific technologies in paper, films, adhesives, specialty coatings and printing inks. Chris is focused on partnering with customers to fully embrace target driven solutions tailored to each company’s unique end-use applications and needs.

The future of printed electronics is Copper. Conductive Copper inks are ushering in a new era of printed electronics, empowering ubiquitous conductivity.
In this presentation, we will review Copper pastes, which are superior to silver pastes and to etching techniques. These pastes are suitable for various substrates such as Paper, PET, PI, Glass, Aluminum, Alumina, FR4, silicon wafers and photovoltaic wafers. We will review different applications such as printed antennas, heaters, flexible circuits, PCBs, and displays. We will demonstrate that a very high level of conductivity can be obtained with Copprint’s Nano-Copper pastes while dramatically reducing costs and using simple, low-cost equipment and under-air processing. All our Copper inks are commercially available for purchase.

Driven by the desire for ever more compact and sophisticated devices, increasing demands for improved functionality and for more customization options, OEMs are turning to functional integration. Thin, three-dimensional parts which were previously simply thought of as covers, or “skins” can now incorporate diverse functionality. This presentation will explore different means of achieving the above goals through the use of materials from Covestro.

John Skabardonis
High-Tech Materials for Electronics @ Covestro

Bio

John Skabardonis is a Chemist-turned-Marketer-Communicator in the Polycarbonates business unit at Covestro, LLC. He is responsible for technical marketing for electronics, electrical and appliances in the Americas region. John is fascinated by the rapid evolution of technology and is focused on materials and techniques which enable this evolution. He is also intensely interested in social media as a means of helping make information easily accessible. John received a Ph.D. in Physical/Organic Chemistry from Case Western Reserve University. He is a design advocate & a member of the Industrial Designers Society of America, a Distinguished Toastmaster and a chairholder in the Color Marketing Group.

Roll-2-Roll production of Printed Electronics enables unprecedented throughput and breakthrough price levels. With the so-called LAB-2-FAB concept, InnovationLab provides the possibility to benefit from these advantages by a smooth transition from development of tailor-made integrated sensor systems over upscaling to an industrial production in cooperation with world market leader for printing presses Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.
The concept is exemplified by a medical product grade 1, the OccluSense® by Bausch. This first digital articulating paper was nothing but an idea some years ago and is now produced in millions.

Bio

Mr. André Bausch was born 1969 in Cologne
Since 1987 shareholder and marketing manager of Dr. Jean Bausch GmbH & Co. KG
Since 1998 until today Managing Partner of Dr. Jean Bausch GmbH & Co. KG
Since 2007 Director of Bausch Articulating Papers Japan K. K.
André Bausch has been awarded the "Cellerant Best of Class Technology Awards" for the newly developed OccluSense® system during the "ADA FDI World Dental Congress" in San Francisco in September 2019 .

Since 1953, the company Dr. Jean Bausch GmbH & Co. KG has been manufacturing occlusion test materials for dentistry since 1953. Bausch products are being used in more than 120 countries and sold through specialized dealers and Bausch’s subsidiaries in the United Staed, Australia, Japan, Korea and Brazil.