While there have been significant gains made in the field of printed electronics (PE), there are technical hurdles that must be overcome in order to take PE to the next level. One area is developing inks that offer high conductivity at a better price than silver inks. As one of the strongest and most thermally conductive materials known, graphene appears to be one promising opportunity for the PE market. Vorbeck Materials, a Jessup, MD-based company, is making inroads in graphene technology with its Vor-ink conductive inks and Vor-x graphene formulations and composites. “Graphene-based inks certainly can be used in a number of applications where traditional carbon-based inks can not attain sufficient conductivity, and Vor-ink’s price point is at a significant discount from silver inks,” said John Crain, Vorbeck’s vice president of strategy and business development. Vorbeck Materials came into being three years ago, util