Lopec 2016–Printed Electronics: A Key Technology of the Future
April 12, 2016 | VDMAEstimated reading time: 3 minutes
17 companies from the OE-A took part in the LOPEC Demo Line. Packaging featuring integrated electroluminescent surfaces was printed live on the production line. Thomas Kolbusch, LOPEC Exhibition Chair and Vice President of Coatema Coating Machinery, says: "Visitors want to see real-life applications.
The countless exhibits and live demonstrations we arrange ensure that everyone has the chance to see printed electronics for themselves at first hand."
Visitors were also able to get to grips with printed electronics at the Innovation Showcase. The products on display included, among others, innovative flexible lighting panels from LG Display and a band aid that records an ECG, presented by the Holst Centre.
Besides the automotive and consumer electronics industries, wearable technology was also a focal point of this year's event. Printed electronics makes thin, light-weight and flexible applications possible that are ideally suited for smart wearable electronic devices. Examples on show at LOPEC included a fitness shirt that comes with analysis software from Fraunhofer IISB, a smart winter glove from Kjus, a wrist strap featuring a fully flexible display from Polyera and several products from adidas.
Dr. Rüdiger Sprengard, Director of New Business Ultra-Thin Glass at Schott, praises the event: “Schott considers LOPEC a unique platform, bringing together major stakeholders along the entire value chain and inspiring new thinking: This is the place to be to configure the future of our industry.”
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