CERADROP, an MGI Group company, expanded its horizon and welcomed a new customer and partner – The Tampere University of Technology. 
 
TUT is located in Tampere, the Nordic countries’ largest inland city, and conducts research in the fields of technology and architecture.

“The CeraPrinter F-Serie enables complex functional multi-material components design, printing and characterization and represents a breakthrough for emerging applications in organic and printed electronics ,” said Nicolas Bernardin, sales and business development director, CERADROP. “Providing our customers with such an all-in-one tool for complex systems is in the core of our company’s mission.” 

The CERADROP F-Serie is operating in the Laboratory for Future Electronics of Tampere University of Technology, Finland, for the additive manufacturing of high-resolution thin-film electronics, energy-autonomous sensors, conformable wearable electronics (soft/stretchable, on-skin, textile), and hybrid systems. 

According to TUT Professor Matti Mäntysalo, the main advantages of the technology:

• High-accuracy printing with excellent layer-to-layer registration;
• Support of various inkjet heads from disposable cartridges to high-quality industrial heads;
• Integrated drop watcher with software for automated drop analysis;
• Integration of online annealing units i.e. UV LED and near infrared;
• Integrated 4-point resistance measurement system;
• Fully integrated software, with a single interface, for print file/program design, printing, post-printing processes, and post-printing characterization

“The equipment gives us the opportunity to print functional materials for numerous applications in the field of electronics, bioelectronics, and optoelectronics. The great support from CERADROP team and our first on-site experiments have demonstrated that we made a right choice,” Mäntysalo said.