Dave Savastano12.01.10
By David Savastano
Like many companies that have entered the printed electronics (PE) field, Haiku Tech saw an opportunity to adapt its core competencies – customizing machinery for multi-layer materials – to printed electronics applications.
Starting with solar cells, Haiku Tech has been able to modify its screen printing and coatings equipment for researchers and manufacturers alike with excellent results, and is seeing more opportunities as a result. In order to best serve the PE market, Haiku Tech has launched a new state-of-the-art website, www.haikutech-printedelectronics.com, complete with information on the key PE markets.
Roderik Höppener, president of Haiku Tech Inc., is pleased with how interest in Haiku Tech’s products and capabilities is growing.
“We have a proven track record. Our expertise is in coating and screen printing equipment, where printing fine patterns is critical,” Höppener said. “We started to get inquiries from solar cell manufacturers, who were interested in our machinery. We were able to modify our equipment for them, and we achieved good results, and our equipment has been robust in both lab and production settings.
“Our customers are very happy with what we are doing,” Höppener added. “We have companies coming to us with special requirements, and we have successfully adapted our equipment for them. We are now able to modify the equipment to handle webs up to two feet wide and with multiple printing stations. We are also working on UV curing and spin coating.”
Solar cell manufacturers need to print finer lines with a high aspect ratio by double printing on substrates or roll to roll, and Haiku Tech’s equipment fulfills those needs. While the solar market was Haiku Tech’s first entry into the PE field, Höppener believes other fields such as RID and displays would be well served by Haiku Tech’s equipment.
“The solar cell field was early to market, and we think that what applies to solar applies to other PE markets as well.,” said Höppener. “For example, for applications such as RFID, we are getting a lot of inquiries. Ultimately, we know we can bring the right equipment to the market.”
Like many companies that have entered the printed electronics (PE) field, Haiku Tech saw an opportunity to adapt its core competencies – customizing machinery for multi-layer materials – to printed electronics applications.
Starting with solar cells, Haiku Tech has been able to modify its screen printing and coatings equipment for researchers and manufacturers alike with excellent results, and is seeing more opportunities as a result. In order to best serve the PE market, Haiku Tech has launched a new state-of-the-art website, www.haikutech-printedelectronics.com, complete with information on the key PE markets.
Roderik Höppener, president of Haiku Tech Inc., is pleased with how interest in Haiku Tech’s products and capabilities is growing.
“We have a proven track record. Our expertise is in coating and screen printing equipment, where printing fine patterns is critical,” Höppener said. “We started to get inquiries from solar cell manufacturers, who were interested in our machinery. We were able to modify our equipment for them, and we achieved good results, and our equipment has been robust in both lab and production settings.
“Our customers are very happy with what we are doing,” Höppener added. “We have companies coming to us with special requirements, and we have successfully adapted our equipment for them. We are now able to modify the equipment to handle webs up to two feet wide and with multiple printing stations. We are also working on UV curing and spin coating.”
Solar cell manufacturers need to print finer lines with a high aspect ratio by double printing on substrates or roll to roll, and Haiku Tech’s equipment fulfills those needs. While the solar market was Haiku Tech’s first entry into the PE field, Höppener believes other fields such as RID and displays would be well served by Haiku Tech’s equipment.
“The solar cell field was early to market, and we think that what applies to solar applies to other PE markets as well.,” said Höppener. “For example, for applications such as RFID, we are getting a lot of inquiries. Ultimately, we know we can bring the right equipment to the market.”