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InnovationLab and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen collaborate in industrial production of printed and organic sensors

Wednesday 19 August 2020
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InnovationLab, an expert in printed and organic electronics, announced a partnership with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg, Germany). By working with the world's leading manufacturer of sheetfed offset presses, the company is able to produce cost-effective printed and organic sensors in large quantities. For the first time, the cooperation enables the development and production of customised pressure sensors on an industrial scale and at economic costs.

Innovation network for “Hybrid systems with printed electronics“ launched in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region

Monday 17 August 2020
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A research and development network for 'Hybrid Systems with Printed Electronics' (Hidronik) started in July 2020 with a funding of €144 000 from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy within the framework of the Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (ZIM) under the coordination of ENERGIEregion Nürnberg e.V.

Heidelberg invests in production of organic and printed electronics

Wednesday 22 July 2020
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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg, Germany) has set up a dedicated business unit for the industrial development, manufacture, and sale of printed and organic electronics. The company has also started production at its Wiesloch-Walldorf site, investing some €5M in a complete production line for printed sensors. Sensors developed at InnovationLab (iL) in Heidelberg for use in dental technology are set to be printed first.

University of Antwerp and imec launch spin-off Crowdscan

Wednesday 15 July 2020
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CrowdScan, a spin-off from imec and the University of Antwerp in Belgium, has developed a system that measures the density of a crowd in real-time using a wireless sensor network.

Powercast and Liquid X announce printed electronics venture

Tuesday 09 June 2020
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Powercast Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), a leader in radio-frequency (RF)-based long-range over-the-air wireless power technology, and Liquid X (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), an advanced manufacturer of functional metallic inks with prototype-to-production design and manufacturing capabilities, recently announced a printed electronics venture to enable garment manufacturers to easily integrate wireless power functionality into durable, flexible, high performance and washable e-textiles.