Smart Cards and Packaging

The Conductive Ink and Materials Market

Automotive and healthcare fields are becoming major growth opportunities.

Anthony Locicero 03.07.19

Brand Owners See Benefits of Smart Packaging

Use of NFC, RFID and other technologies allow brands to connect with consumers.

David Savastano 11.09.18

Conference Gives Glimpse into Future of Printed Electronics, Conductive Inks

Smart packaging, displays, RFID and more are covered in inaugural Electronic and Conductive Ink Conference.

David Savastano 11.09.18

The Present and Future of Flexible, Hybrid and Printed Electronics

David Savastano 03.09.18

RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

RFID and the Frictionless Future

New technologies are making the shopping experience easier for consumers and retailers alike.

David Savastano 03.09.18

The Conductive Ink and Materials Market

Estimated at $2 billion in annual sales, conductive inks and materials are critical to flexible and printed electronics.

David Savastano 03.09.18

Vast Markets Available for Flexible, Printed Electronics Manufacturers to Explore

Semiconductors, displays, OLED, QLED, and wearables are among them.

Anthony Locicero 03.09.18

Conductive Inks and Coatings | Film, Paper, Glass and Substrates | Flexible and Printed Electronics | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Showing the Value of Smart Packaging

Costs still remain a barrier to broadening smart packaging’s attraction, particularly in large consumer product sectors.

Sean Milmo 03.09.18

Printed Electronics Now’s International Suppliers’ Directory

David Savastano 11.10.17

Flexible Hybrid Electronics and Sensors

Flexible sensors are proving to be a major opportunity for manufacturers in a wide range of consumer and industrial markets.

David Savastano 11.10.17

The Opportunities for Smart Packaging

Flexible and printed electronics are an ideal fit for smart packaging and labels.

David Savastano 03.23.17

The RFID Market is On the Rise

David Savastano 03.23.17

The Flexible Battery Market

As the Internet of Things and wearables continue to emerge, the ability to power millions of sensors is critical.

David Savastano 03.23.17

The Conductive Ink Market

The flexible and printed electronics market is gaining traction in areas such as smart packaging and wearables.

David Savastano 03.23.17

Printed Electronics Now’s Suppliers’ Directory

The Suppliers Directory offers comprehensive industry information, from products and materials to equipment and services.

11.14.16

Latest Developments in Flexible and Printed Electronics

Sensors, wearables and smart packaging are among the growth opportunities for the field.

David Savastano 11.14.16

Research Institutions in Flexible and Printed Electronics

Researchers are developing new capabilities, which are leading to new applications.

David Savastano 11.14.16

Flexible and Printed Electronics | RFID and NFC | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging | Suppliers News

Monitoring Food Packaging

Printed electronics, RFID are helping keep our food safer.

David Savastano 03.31.16

The Conductive Ink Market

As products reach commercialization, the $2.3 billion conductive ink market is poised to grow further.

David Savastano 03.31.16

Printing and Electronics

Printers are making advances in producing electronics, and are gearing up for new opportunities.

David Savastano 03.28.16

Printed Electronics Now’s Suppliers’ Directory

Staff 11.09.15

New Products are Driving Growth in Flexible and Printed Electronics

As more products reach commercialization, more companies are looking at ways to utilize these technologies.

David Savastano 11.09.15

Conductive Inks Drive Growth in Flexible and Printed Electronics

Estimated at more than $2 billion in annual sales, the conductive ink market is one of the success stories in the field.

Dave Savastano 03.09.15

Intriguing New Opportunities as PE Reaches the Marketplace

Leaders from throughout the flexible and printed electronics field report on some of the interesting products.

Dave Savastano 03.09.15

The State of Flexible and Printed Electronics

Commercialization is on the upswing, and manufacturers are seeing opportunities ahead for a wide range of fields.

Dave Savastano 03.09.15

Printed Electronics Finds Commercial Success

New applications are emerging in a wide range of fields, including sensors, automotive parts and displays

David Savastano 11.07.14

Flexible and Printed Electronics | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

Recent Developments in Printed Electronics

New products are reaching the markets and drawing attention to the potential of PE

David Savastano 11.07.14

Conductive Inks and Coatings | Electronic Materials | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

Opportunities in the Smart Packaging Market

Food and pharmaceutical monitoring, ability to communicate with consumers are among the advantages of smart packaging.

David Savastano 11.07.14

CPES2019 Announces First Group of Confirmed Speakers

CPES2019 takes place May 16-17 at Domaine Chateau-Bromont in Bromont, Quebec.

03.19.19

Breaking News | Financial News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Thinfilm Announces Corporate Restructuring

Actions to yield nearly $20 million in annualized savings, result in an approximate 40% reduction in the work force.

03.19.19

Breaking News | Research Institutions | Smart Cards and Packaging

CPI Presents at Pharmapack in Paris

The development of printable electronics is expected to support a number of medical sector advances.

02.13.19

Breaking News | Conductive Inks and Coatings | Product Releases | Smart Cards and Packaging | Suppliers News

Ynvisible’s Displays to Be Used in the Smart Label Sector

The first two contracts are with leading companies in the field of smart labels and related verification and tracking services.

02.12.19

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Product Releases | Smart Cards and Packaging

PragmatIC Launches ConnectIC Family of RFID ICS

ConnectIC family of flexible RFID circuits brings cost-effective digital traceability and interactivity to everyday objects.

02.07.19

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

Nissha Exhibits at Medical Design & Manufacturing West

At MD&M West, Nissha USA, Inc., Graphic Controls Holding, Inc., and Nissha Si-Cal Technologies, Inc. will display products.

02.07.19

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Personnel | Printed Circuit Boards/Membrane Switches/In Mold Electronics | Smart Cards and Packaging

GGI Solutions, RWB INT LLC Partner on Printed Electronics Solutions

RWB will assist GGI in defining optimal go to markets and partner ecosystem strategies.

02.05.19

Mark Majewski Named New intelliFLEX CEO

Electronics industry veteran succeeds founding CEO Peter Kallai as organization shifts head office from Ottawa to GTA.

02.04.19

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | RFID and NFC | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

intelliPACK Leadership Council Makes Strides in Smart Packaging in 2018

Creates Environmental, Outreach, Consumer and Demonstration subcommittees.

01.09.19

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Schreiner MediPharm Highlights Smart Packaging at Pharmapack 2019

The company will feature its new “Smart Vial Kit” digital therapy monitoring system Feb. 6-7.

01.08.19

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

ICBC Selects Gemalto Contactless Payment Cards

Goal is to accelerate China’s digital payment transformation.

01.07.19

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Printed Batteries | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

FLEX 2019, MSTC to Highlight SMART MedTech, Transportation and IoT

Theme of the conference is ‘Electronics Out of the Box.’

12.20.18

SEMI Welcomes Efforts to Reduce US-China Trade Tensions

Both parties are planning talks over the course of 90 days to address current frictions.

12.06.18

Printed Electronics Market Worth $13.6 Billion by 2023

Key drivers for market growth are the rise in applications of printed electronics in IoT, significant cost advantages.

11.26.18

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Research Institutions | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

CAPID Demonstrates Prototypes of Paper Products with New Electronic Functionality

The tags are thin and flexible, metal-oxide tags, integrated in paper and plastic products.

11.21.18

Thinfilm Appoints Kevin Barber as New CEO

Davor Sutija will step down from the position of CEO, having served in this position since July 2010.

11.20.18

Breaking News | Conductive Inks and Coatings | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

PPG, Powercast Partner to Develop Ultra-thin, Wirelessly Powered Printed Electronics

Applications include illuminated consumer product packaging, smart identification cards

11.12.18

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Manufacturers News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

PragmatIC, S&S Smooth Way for Ultra Low Cost Printed RFID

Strategic collaboration to minimize up-front cost for novel RFID solutions.

11.08.18

Organic, Printed Electronics Industry Expects 9% Sales Revenue Increase in 2018

For OE-A members, the growth trend of this international industry remains stable.

11.06.18

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

UK Consumers Ready to Use New Biometric Payment Cards

Data protection and reliability will be crucial factors for mass adoption.

10.30.18

IDTechEx Identifies Printed Electronics Trends

The largest current application by market value – which is declining – is printed glucose test strips.

10.29.18

First Chinese Sale of NovaCentrix's PulseForge Invent

NovaCentrix's photonic curing tool goes to IFET Institute.

10.24.18

Breaking News | Smart Cards and Packaging

Lucintel: Global Smart Card IC Market Expected to Reach $4.3 Billion by 2023

Increased use of SIM cards and smart cards, adoption of electronic ID cards for e-governance projects to drive growth.

10.22.18

Breaking News | Research Institutions | Smart Cards and Packaging

CPI Event Highlights Smart Packaging Potential

Event showcased center’s high speed roll-to-roll integration and conversion capabilities.

10.15.18

Smart Packaging: Printed Electronics as Growth Driver

LOPEC 2019 in Munich will highlight benefits, possibilities of printed electronics for packaging.

10.02.18

Sun Chemical Names Myron Petruch President and CEO

He succeeds Rudi Lenz, who will transition to the new role of vice chairman of the board at Sun Chemical.

10.01.18

Conductive Inks Conference to Examine Smart Packaging, New Technologies and More

New applications and developments will be among the topics during Oct. 11-12 conference.

09.26.18

Coatema Hosts International Coating Symposium Oct. 17-18

Speakers from industry, institutes and R&D will present the latest developments around Coating, Printing and Laminating.

09.24.18

Breaking News | Conductive Inks and Coatings | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Smart Cards and Packaging | Suppliers News

Siegwerk, Prismade Labs Collaborate on Interactive Packaging Innovations

Initial results show high degree of market potential for interactive packaging solutions for an increasingly digital world.

09.20.18

Nextflex Announces Two Affiliated ‘Nodes’ to Support FHE Community in Massachusetts, New York

Nodes to provide regional supply chain support and catalyze FHE development.

09.19.18

Smart Packaging in Cosmetics is Focus of Conductive Ink Panel

Panel discussion will look at how printed electronics are driving sales in retail.

09.18.18

intelliFLEX Adds Jim Donnelley as Director of Programs

He is the former editor-in-chief of Ottawa Business Journal and director of media Insights at Agility PR Solutions

09.13.18

New Electronic and Conductive Inks Conference Shows Path to Future

Leading companies will be on hand to offer their insights into $2 billion market.

09.12.18

Electronic and Conductive Inks Conference to Focus on Smart Packaging, New Technologies

Consumer goods companies, RFID and conductive ink manufacturers and researchers will highlight potential of conductive inks.

09.05.18

Contract Manufacturing/Printing | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Smart Cards and Packaging

Jones Releases 2017 Corporate Sustainability Report

Company reports a 15% decrease in electricity usage in 2017 despite a 32% increase in production.

08.20.18

Introducing a Conference on Electronic and Conductive Inks

NAPIM, Printed Electronics Now and Ink World will bring the world of conductive inks to Chicago from Oct. 11-12.

08.08.18

NextFlex Launches $10 Million Funding Round for Flexible Hybrid Electronics Innovations

Areas of interest include aviation, digital health and national security.

08.07.18

Breaking News | Contract Manufacturing/Printing | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Smart Cards and Packaging

Jones Packaging’ CPS Facility Earns Compliant Rating from Health Canada GMP

Inspection focuses on pharmaceutical over-the-counter and prescription drugs.

08.02.18

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Smart Cards and Packaging

Xerox Brings Interactive Musical Posters to Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival

Club passes will be printed with the vibrant colors of the recently launched Xerox Iridesse Production Press.

06.22.18

Breaking News | Smart Cards and Packaging

Smart Card Market Worth $21.57 Billion by 2023

Growth drivers include increasing use of online payment methods, contactless smart cards.

06.20.18

Breaking News | Contract Manufacturing/Printing | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Smart Cards and Packaging

Jones Packaging Takes Home CPES2018 Commercialization Award

intelliFLEX recognizes Jones for breakthrough intelligent packaging contributions.

06.01.18

CPES2018 Innovation Awards Recognize Canadian Excellence in Flexible and Hybrid Electronics

First Women in FHE STEM Award presented to Michelle Chretien.

05.29.18

National Printable Electronics Centre Sees Opportunities for IoT

Product designers will be able to embed sensing and connectivity into their designs.

05.22.18

Sun Chemical to Celebrate 200th Anniversary

Company traces history back to Lorilleux and Samuel Morris in the early 1800s.

05.03.18

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Research Institutions | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

New CPI Facility to Develop Opportunities in IoT

The facility will create rolls of thin, flexible inlays containing multiple electronic components.

04.30.18

CPES2018: Flexible, Hybrid Electronics Go Mainstream with Major Manufacturers, Brands

CPES2018 takes place from May 23-24 at Centennial College’s Conference Centre in Toronto.

04.20.18

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

CPES2018 Expands Lineup of Keynotes and International Speakers

Conference will be held May 23-24 at Centennial College’s Conference Centre in Toronto.

03.23.18

OE-A Appoints OE-A Fellows, Announces Winners of OE-A Competition and LOPEC Start-up Forum

LOPEC highlights special merits, innovative ideas and start-up companies.

03.22.18

Breaking News | Conductive Inks and Coatings | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Research Institutions | Smart Cards and Packaging

Ynvisible, Partners to Introduce Printed Electrochromics to Designers of Consumer Products

Consortium including Ynvisible awarded $10.7 million over four years.

03.22.18

LOPEC 2018: Printed Electronics Moves into Everyday Life

Exhibition grows by 6%, while conference with 188 presentations is well received.

03.16.18

The LOPEC 2018 Supporting Program Makes Printed Electronics Tangible

Exhibition and conference includes Panel Discussion, Demo Line, Award Show and more.

03.05.18

OE-A Presents Innovative Ideas and Outlooks at LOPEC 2018

Participants of OE-A Competition 2018 will show creative new products, prototypes, and design.

03.01.18

Printed Electronics on the Rise: The Highlights of LOPEC 2018

Exhibitors will showcase numerous prototypes and commercial products with printed electronic components.

02.23.18

CPES2018 Lineup of Speakers, Pre-Conference Workshops Announced

CPES2018 takes place from May 23-24 at Centennial College's Conference Centre in Toronto.

02.23.18

NextFlex Recognizes All-Stars of Flexible Hybrid Electronics

Honors individuals who go above and beyond to push FHE development toward manufacturability and commercialization.

02.20.18

intelliFLEX Congratulates Supercluster Winners

Real work now begins with Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster partners.

02.20.18

LOPEC Showcases World of Printed Electronics

Will show why an increasing number of industries use printed electronics.

02.13.18

Support Builds for CPES2018

CPES2018 is Canada’s top event for flexible and hybrid electronics.

01.25.18

Breaking News | Conductive Inks and Coatings | Mergers and Acquisitions | Smart Cards and Packaging

Sun Chemical Acquires C.T.LAY to Expand Portfolio for Plastic and Security Cards

More than 500 million cards are produced annually with C.T.LAY’s stripe overlays.

01.22.18

Sun Chemical to Showcase Solutions for Printed Electronics at LOPEC 2018

Will highlight products for printed electronics, displays, EL lighting, smart sensors, packaging, PCBs and electronics.

01.19.18

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Mergers and Acquisitions | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

CCL Industries Announces Bolt-on Transaction for CCL Design Unit

Fascia Graphics Ltd. produces graphic overlays, membrane switch control panels, nameplates for large European OEMs.

01.17.18

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

G+D Wins €260 Million Contract in Egypt

Central Bank of Egypt has commissioned G+D with planning and building plant for production, processing of bank notes.

01.17.18

Breaking News | Smart Cards and Packaging

Henkel, Selinko to Partner for Smart Packaging Solutions

Cooperation to drive consumer communication with products and brands.

01.10.18

Printed Electronics: From Vision to Product

Leaders discuss the 10th LOPEC, which will be held in Munich, Germany, March 13-15, 2018.

01.09.18

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Mergers and Acquisitions | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Xerox Purchases IP Portfolio for Thinfilm Memory

Thinfilm will receive an up-front payment plus an earn-out based on the existing agreed-to royalty schedule.

01.02.18

Sun Chemical Upgrades Its Safety Data Sheet Online Platform

Verisk’s 3E Protect offers a mobile-friendly site that is translated into more than 15 languages.

12.11.17

PING Consortium Selected as Winner of Innovation Product Award

Project paves the way for trillions of interactive objects.

12.08.17

CES 2018: OE-A Unites End-Users and Suppliers

Flexible and printed electronics are showing consumer electronics the way.

12.07.17

NovaCentrix Releases New PulseForge Invent, Starting at $59,000

System is configurable for academic budgets, advanced R&D, for applications such as sensors, displays, circuits and PV.

11.30.17

Optomec Hosts Ninth Annual International Aerosol Jet User Meeting

Industry leaders, academic institutes collaborate on latest developments in 3D printed electronics.

11.30.17

intelliFLEX Expands Quebec Membership to 18

Adds CTT Group and C2MI, two leading research centers.

11.29.17

Breaking News | Smart Cards and Packaging

Covestro: Innovative film solutions for forgery-proof ID cards

New concept for the efficient production of passports

11.28.17

Seven Keynote Speakers Covering Materials to Markets at 2018FLEX

General session speakers will cover flexible electronics trends in medical technology, automotive and power.

11.27.17

Sun Chemical to Highlight Partnerships, Acquisitions and Products at PE USA 2017

Will show solutions for printed electronics, displays, EL lighting, smart sensors, packaging, PCBs and more.

11.13.17

Breaking News | Contract Manufacturing/Printing | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Constantia Interactive Offers New Packaging Solutions for the Digital Age

Digital features span from informative, through videos and games, to contests.

11.09.17

DowDuPont Declares Quarterly Dividend

Dividend is 38 cents per share, announces initial $4 billion share repurchase program.

11.06.17

DowDuPont Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results

Records GAAP net sales of $15.4 billion, pro forma net sales increase 8% to $18.3 billion.

11.03.17

Sun Chemical Acquires Transitions Digital Graphics, LLC

Transitions Digital Graphics develops changeable advertising signage and displays that utilize invisible ink.

11.01.17

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Research Institutions | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

SEMI-FlexTech Selects PARC to Build Ultra-Thin, Flexible Audio Speaker

Technology may disrupt many industries, including packaging, wearables, music and medical.

10.31.17

CPES2018 Set for May 23-24, 2018 in Toronto

intelliFLEX re-signs top sponsors NovaCentrix, Xerox.

10.26.17

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

STMicroelectronics Shows Payment Technology, Security for IoT at SmartCards Expo 2017

ST will highlight NFC technologies for next-generation wearables.

10.25.17

Breaking News | Research Institutions | Smart Cards and Packaging

New Project Brings Smart Packaging Capability to North East

New project to bring a world-class medicine ‘smart’ packaging capability to the North East.

10.20.17

intelliFLEX Adds Be Wear, Kinesix Sports and PUSH as Members

Three wearable technology companies join association.

10.20.17

Breaking News | Smart Cards and Packaging

intelliPACK Off to Philadelphia for Pharmaceutical Packaging & Labeling Forum

intelliFLEX’s Peter Kallai and Jones Packaging’s James Lee will discuss latest printed NFC chips, usage tracking and more.

10.19.17

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Semiconductors and Quantum Dots | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

NXP Introduces World’s Thinnest Contactless Chip Module

New MOB10 contactless chip module transforms how passports and identity cards are designed while adding more security.

10.18.17

Myant Commits $100M to Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster

Focused on partnering with companies, institutions in the functional and computing textile industry.

10.13.17

Sun Chemical Enters into License Agreement to Introduce New Screen Printable Molecular Inks

Partnering with Groupe Graham International, National Research Council of Canada.

10.12.17

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Schreiner MediPharm Supports Biotest AG on Functional Labels

‘Late Stage Customization’ process allows for faster production of functional labels on short demand.

10.11.17

OE-A Plans a Week of Printed Electronics Activities in China

OE-A Working Group meeting and various events in the Changzhou/Shanghai area are scheduled for Oct. 23-27.

09.07.17

CPEIA Rebrands as intelliFLEX Innovation Alliance

Expand technology scope and membership of the association to include flexible, hybrid and wearable electronics.

09.06.17

OE-A Brings Smart Packaging to drinktec, LOPEC

Market for intelligent packaging with printed electronic components was nearly $11 billion in 2015.

09.06.17

Printed Electronics – Common Ground for Industry and Science

7th Edition of the OE-A Roadmap White Paper shows trends and challenges of printed electronics.

08.31.17

Sun Chemical Releases 2016 Sustainability Report

Focuses on R&D efforts to develop new products and services that help customers improve eco-efficiency goals.

08.16.17

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Research Institutions | Smart Cards and Packaging | Universities

Printed Electronics Insights: Smart Packaging & IoT is Oct. 12

OE-A, EPSRC, FlexTech host conference covering the field of printed electronics.

08.10.17

Breaking News | Financial News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

CCL Industries Announces 2Q 2017 Results

Sales for 2Q 2017 increased 30.5% to $1,252.9 million, primarily driven by acquisitions of Checkpoint Systems and Innovia.

08.09.17

Breaking News | Research Reports | Smart Cards and Packaging

European Smart Labels Market Poised for Growth

Growing concerns over security and the need for anti-theft models are driving demand.

08.09.17

NextFlex’s Brynt Parmeter will Advise Secretary of the Army on Regional Issues

Parmeter served more than 23 years as an active duty infantry officer, retiring at the rank of colonel in 2014.

08.04.17

2018FLEX Set for Feb. 12-15

Will be co-located with the MEMS & Sensors Technical Congress.

08.02.17

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

EVRYTHNG Integrates Platform with SmartLabel

Brands can now integrate the SmartLabel transparency initiative with data management capabilities.

08.01.17

Breaking News | Financial News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Gemalto Announces Preliminary First Semester Results, 2017 Outlook Revision

Company’s profit from operations is in line with expectations at approximately €93 million.

07.26.17

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Gemalto Offers El Corte Inglés Store Card Holders Easy Route to Samsung Pay

Spain’s biggest department store brings speed, convenience to more than 11 million cardholders.

07.25.17

2017 iNEMI Roadmap Looks to Future of Electronics Manufacturing

iNEMI’s largest and most extensive roadmap is on sale online.

07.07.17

Breaking News | Research Reports | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Global Smart Labels Market Poised for Robust Growth

Surging demand for RFID tags in the global retail industry have been pivotal in boosting sales of smart labels.

06.26.17

Dow and DuPont Receive Antitrust Clearance from US DOJ for Proposed Merger of Equals

Merger on track to close in August 2017.

06.16.17

Flexible Electronics Industry Experts to Deliver Joint Keynote During 2017FLEX

NextFlex’s Jason Marsh, Flex’s Anwar Mohammed to address challenges, solutions for wearable electronics.

06.13.17

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Research Institutions | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

CPEIA, AFELIM Establish Strategic Partnership for North America and Europe

Will partner on technical working groups and educational events such as webinars, technical seminars and conferences.

06.12.17

Sun Chemical to Showcase Portfolio of Solutions for Biosensors, Medical Devices at MD&M East 2017

Will highlight SunTronic ECLIPSE conductive inks, resists, dielectrics and insulators and SunTronic NANOSILVER inks.

06.05.17

NextFlex Adds Dr. Scott Miller as Director of Strategic Programs

Dr. Miller spent the last 13 years with GE Global Research, where he led R&D teams for wearable devices.

06.05.17

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Smart Cards and Packaging

PragmatIC Named Future Planet ‘Company of the Year’

PragmatIC was selected as winner of the Security category.

05.31.17

Breaking News | Lab and Testing | Manufacturing | Printed Circuit Boards/Membrane Switches/In Mold Electronics | Smart Cards and Packaging

Voltera, Information Mediary Corp. Receive 2017 Innovation Awards at CPES2017

Recognizing Canadian excellence in printable and flexible electronics.

05.26.17

CPEIA and SEMI | FlexTech Announce Partnership at CPES2017

Industry associations formalize collaboration to drive continued development of PE, FHE technologies.

05.25.17

$100 Million Industry Challenge Launched at CPES2017

Call for more sector investment at Canada’s premier event for printable, flexible and wearable electronics.

05.24.17

Sun Chemical to Showcase Portfolio of Advanced Materials at Display Week 2017

Will show liquid crystal and photoalignment materials, nanosilver and inks, conductive pastes and inks, tapes and adhesives.

05.23.17

Updated NextFlex Website Highlights Member FHE Innovation

Showing how members are fulfilling the promise of flexible hybrid electronics to transform manufacturing in the US.

05.18.17

Sun Chemical to Showcase Technology Portfolio at IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2017

Will highlight PE, PCB, EL, smart sensors and electronics manufacturing solutions.

05.03.17

NextFlex Initiates $10.5 Million Worth of Projects with Lockheed Martin, HPE and Others

Awards contracts totaling $45 million to date for developing FHE into a commercially vialable US industry.

04.27.17

Ontario Recognizes Flexible and Printable Electronics as Priority Sector

Grant will expand CPEIA events that drive partnerships for innovation.

04.19.17

Breaking News | Semiconductors and Quantum Dots | Smart Cards and Packaging

NXP Enables Consumers to Tap beep Card for Payment at FamilyMart Stores, Transit

Commuters can now use their beep cards for purchases at local FamilyMart branches.

04.19.17

Breaking News | Personnel | Semiconductors and Quantum Dots | Smart Cards and Packaging

Brewer Science CTO Tony Flaim to Give Keynote at Symposium

Will discuss ‘The Evolution of Material & Process Strategies for Handling Wafer Level Packaging Substrates.’

04.18.17

OE-A Elects New International Board of Directors

New OE-A Board to represent the entire international value chain of organic and printed electronics.

04.10.17

Sun Chemical joins the CPEIA

World’s largest ink producer supports the Canadian ecosystem for printable electronics.

04.07.17

Industry Support Building for CPES2017

CPES2017 is Canada’s leading event for printable, flexible and wearable electronics.

03.30.17

NextFlex Awards Largest Set of Development Projects to Date

Newest grants, totaling $21 million, will help accelerate flexible hybrid electronics into mainstream.

03.28.17

Breaking News | Product Releases | Semiconductors and Quantum Dots | Smart Cards and Packaging

Samsung, Smartlink and Ingenico introduce Contactless Companion Platform

New platform is built with Samsung’s dual interface smart card chip.

03.28.17

Sun Chemical to Showcase Full Portfolio of Inks at FESPA 2017

Will highlight inks for screen, industrial, inkjet printing and printed electronics.

03.14.17

Experience the World of Printed Electronics at LOPEC 2017

Printed electronics are increasingly finding their way into everyday lives.

03.07.17

CPES2017 Unveils More than 30 Keynotes, Industry Speakers

Conference includes talks by Unilever, CABA, AFELIM, Sun Chemical and NovaCentrix.

02.22.17

Conductive Inks and Coatings | Smart Cards and Packaging

Sun Chemical to Showcase Ink, Magnetic Tape and Brand Protection Solutions at 2017 ICMA EXPO

Will highlight SunCarte offset and screen inks, magnetic, security and conductive ink solutions.

02.16.17

Intelligent Packaging, Flexible Solar Cells and More at LOPEC 2017

LOPEC will be held at Messe München from March 28-30.

02.15.17

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Northern Lights Spirits to Distribute Connected Gin Bottles Featuring Thinfilm’s NFC Technology

Kalevala Gin uses smartphone-readable NFC SpeedTap tags, cloud-based software to interact with consumers.

02.14.17

Imec, Holst Centre and Cartamundi Introduce Plastic NFC Tag Communicating with Smartphones

The NFC tag is manufactured using IGZO thin-film transistors on a plastic substrate.

02.07.17

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Smart Cards and Packaging

CPEIA Signs Unilever as a Member

CPEIA furthers partnership for smart packaging and smart retail.

02.07.17

Breaking News | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

NXP Identifies Top Trends in Access Management, Secure ID for Hospitality Market in 2017

Trends point towards move to advanced smart card technologies, mobile integration.

02.07.17

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Manufacturers News | Smart Cards and Packaging | Suppliers News

intelliPACK Leadership Council Launches for North America

Sets up dedicated business network for smart packaging/retail.

02.03.17

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Manufacturers News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Thinfilm Strengthens NFC Label Conversion Services in Europe through Partnership with Beneli

Leading provider of self adhesive labels now offering Thinfilm’s NFC solutions to major brands.

01.20.17

Due Date Approaching for 2017FLEX Abstracts

2017FLEX will be held June 19-22, 2017 in Monterey, CA.

01.19.17

CPEIA, The Alberta Council of Technologies Establish Strategic Partnership

Electronic technologies to boost diversity in Alberta’s economy.

01.17.17

Identiv Introduces Next Generation of Its Smart Temperature Sensor Solution for IoT

uTrust Sense Temperature Tracker is a low-cost, portable, powered smart sensor that tracks and stores readings.

01.13.17

Breaking News | Financial News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Smart Cards and Packaging

Xerox Completes Separation of Conduent

Begins new chapter as a leader in digital print technology.

01.03.17

LOPEC 2017 Looks to Make Visions a Reality with Printed Electronics

March 28-30 conference in Munich will feature talks by Samsung, AU Optronics and other industry leaders.

12.15.16

Breaking News | Film, Paper, Glass and Substrates | Mergers and Acquisitions | Smart Cards and Packaging

De La Rue to Acquire DuPont Authentication Business

DuPont Authentication manufactures photopolymer films focused on anti-counterfeiting applications.

12.13.16

OE-A to Show How PE is Technology of the Future and in Daily Life at CES 2017

Will demonstrate numerous application opportunities in consumer electronics at CES 2017.

12.09.16

2017FLEX Issues Call for Papers and Posters

Presentations on original research and advancements in process and materials and from end users are of particular interest.

12.08.16

Lockheed Martin Joins Nextflex to Accelerate Flexible Hybrid Electronics Innovation

Joins more than 50 companies, academic institutions, and non-profits in public-private partnership.

11.28.16

CPEIA Reaches 80 Members in Two Years

Members range from multinational leaders to promising startups.

11.28.16

Breaking News | Manufacturers News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

New Smart Hang-Tag from Thinfilm and Bedford Delivers Turn-Key Solution for NFC Mobile Marketing

ElastiTag featuring SpeedTap technology lowers barrier-to-entry for smart packaging, making NFC solutions accessible.

11.18.16

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

RR Donnelley Exhibits at Pharma Expo 2016

Highlights printed electronics, packaging and supply chain solutions.

11.08.16

CPEIA Welcomes Henkel AG & Co. as a New Member

Henkel Electronic Materials has been a key materials supplier in the printable electronics industry.

10.28.16

Breaking News | Displays and Lighting | Research Institutions | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

NextFlex Partners with California Manufacturing Technology Consulting

Goal is to help small- and medium-sized manufacturers.

10.26.16

Breaking News | Research Institutions | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

HaRFest Project Develops Printed Energy Harvesting Device for Next Generation of Smart Packaging

Printed device is powered by NFC technology.

10.25.16

Breaking News | Electronic Materials | Smart Cards and Packaging

CPEIA Adds Brilliant Matters Organic Electronics, Information Mediary Corp.

Adds organic compounds, pharmaceuticals specialists.

10.24.16

PragmatIC Adds Investment from Avery Dennison, Other Partners

£18 million funding supports further growth including development of FlexLogIC equipment.

10.13.16

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Smart Cards and Packaging

E Ink, HTC and Palladio to Develop Smart Packaging Label for IoT-Based Healthcare Services

E Ink has created a smartphone-based smart packaging label that displays personalized content.

10.10.16

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Printed Batteries | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

Panasonic Develops Bendable, Twistable, Flexible Lithium-ion Battery

Batteries are suitable for use in card-type and wearable devices.

10.10.16

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Thinfilm Builds Fabrication Facility to House New High-Volume, Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing

Former Qualcomm site will support ultra-scale production of Thinfilm’s NFC products and serve as new US HQ.

10.10.16

New Funding for Massachusetts to Serve the State’s Manufacturers

MassMEP will pursue a partnership with NextFlex.

10.07.16

VTT's Functional Inks Bring Additional Information, Entertainment to Products

Offers easier traceability and safer consumption.

10.04.16

IDTechEx Announces Winners of Launchpad Initiative in Santa Clara

Launchpad winners will show their innovations to more than 3000 attendees.

09.28.16

Printed Electronics Market Growing, with Revenue Forecast at $43 Billion by 2020

LOPEC 2017 will be held from March 28-30, 2017, in Munich, Germany, and will highlight latest achievements.

09.21.16

LOPEC 2017 Announces Call for Papers

Conferemce will be held March 28-30, 2017 in Munich, Germany.

09.15.16

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Thinfilm Plans Expansion in US, China

Scaling current production in US and implementing a high-volume roll-to-roll manufacturing line.

09.13.16

PARC Showcases Flexible, Printed, Hybrid Electronics at NextFlex Opening

PARC is working on a wide range of projects, from sensors to wearables.

08.30.16

Breaking News | Manufacturers News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Thinfilm, Jones Packaging Deliver Automated Application of NFC OpenSense Tags to Pharma Packaging

The customized Jones production line can apply and read up to 15,000 tags per hour.

08.30.16

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Colorado Partners with MIDS for Secure Polycarbonate ID Credentials

Gemalto subsidiary awarded a six-year contract by the Colorado Department of Revenue’s DMV.

05.16.16

NextFlex Soliciting Second Round of Proposals for Accelerating Development and Adoption of FHE

Release of latest project call to oversee approximately $20 million in funding to explore uses of FHE.

05.09.16

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Manufacturers News | Mergers and Acquisitions | Smart Cards and Packaging

Ynvisible, Network Exploration Announce Proposed RTO Transaction

Jani-Mikael Kuusisto will CEO and director; Inês Henriques COO and director.

05.05.16

Avery Dennison, EVRYTHNG Switch on Apparel with 10 Billion Products in World’s Largest IoT Launch

Apparel, footwear products from the world’s largest brands can be given unique, item-level digital identities with Janela.

04.18.16

LOPEC 2016 Enjoys Growth

Printed electronics is seen as a key technology of the future.

04.11.16

2016 FLEX Europe Issues Call for Papers

Silicon electronics + flexible systems enabling new markets.

04.11.16

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Mergers and Acquisitions | Research Reports | Smart Cards and Packaging

Smart Technologies to Transform Security Printing, Brand Protection

Can potentially grow into a $45 billion market by 2026.

04.08.16

Consortium Developing NFC Packaging Capability for the UK

Goal is to position UK as a world leader in production of smart products with printed sensors.

03.29.16

Breaking News | Conductive Inks and Coatings | Electronic Materials | Smart Cards and Packaging | Suppliers News

Sun Chemical to Highlight Ink, Magnetic Tape and Brand Protection at 2016 ICMA EXPO

Will showcase solutions for plastic credit and laminated cards at expo.

03.23.16

Flexible and Printed Electronics | Printed Circuit Boards/Membrane Switches/In Mold Electronics | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

Molex to Showcase Sensor Portfolio at 2016FLEX

Soligie printed electronics by Molex streamline R&D, deliver faster time-to-market for integrated sensor systems.

02.24.16

Canada’s Printable, Flexible, Wearable Electronics Symposium to Explore Hottest Applications

Smart textiles for wearables and 3D printable electronics are on the agenda at CPES2016.

02.22.16

Nominations Open for Printed Electronics Now's 2015 Product of the Year

Nominations will be open until Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, with the top five nominees being put up for a vote among our readers.

David Savastano 02.15.16

CPES2016 Unveils Keynote Speaker Lineup

Global leaders chart next big tech growth sector.

02.08.16

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | RFID and NFC | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

IntelliPACK Leadership Council to Drive Adoption of Intelligent Packaging in North America

Joint effort between CPEIA, PAC connects both sides of the supply chain.

02.01.16

WestRock, T+ink Introduce IoT Inventory Optimization Display Solution with Intel

Printed electronic sensors turn pegs and shelves into intelligent end-points for retailers and brands.

01.22.16

Flexible and Printed Electronics | RFID and NFC | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

CPES2016 Deadline for Speakers, Academic Posters and Table Top Exhibits is Jan. 15

CPES2016 is key Canadian event for printable, flexible and wearable electronics industries.

01.05.16

CPI Installs NovaCentrix PulseForge 1300

Adds photonic curing system, which will be available to clients on an open access basis.

01.04.16

Thinfilm Receives Funding for Open-Source IoT Platform

Will partner with Siemens, Unilever and others in developing interoperable system.

12.24.15

Sun Chemical Creates New Advanced Materials Division

Will cover areas including inkjet, printed electronics, automotive, architectural and industrial coatings.

12.03.15

LOPEC 2016 Showcases Printed Electronics from Research to Application

Focus will be on automotive industry, consumer electronics and wearables.

11.30.15

Organic and Printed Electronics Industry Expects Increase of 18% in Sales Revenue

Nearly 80% of OE-A Business Survey participants expect a significant increase in sales revenue in the PE industry.

11.23.15

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Manufacturers News | Smart Cards and Packaging

PragmatIC Wins National Microelectronics Institute Award

PragmatIC has been declared the UK’s leading emerging technology company of 2015.

11.23.15

Breaking News | Semiconductors and Quantum Dots | Smart Cards and Packaging

NXP, Sequent Collaborate to Bring Cards to Mobile

Licensing of MIFARE DESFire, MIFARE4Mobile applets boosts use of mobile devices.

11.02.15

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Research Institutions | Smart Cards and Packaging

UK-Based Consortium to Develop Intelligent Packaging for Pharmaceuticals

The project, titled REMEDIES, is headed by GlaxoSmithKline.

11.01.15

Thinfilm Receives ISO 9001 Certification

Intertek Group affirms readiness, viability of company’s Quality Management System.

10.06.15

Breaking News | Smart Cards and Packaging

STMicroelectronics Joins Entrust Datacard’s Card Validation Program for Smart Cards

Program to ensure accurate encoding now includes STPay, a full range of ST EMV payment smart-card solutions.

09.24.15

Conductive Inks and Coatings | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Smart Cards and Packaging

Henkel Reports Strong Second Quarter 2015

Henkel’s sales increased 13.1% to €9,125 million in 1H 2015.

08.17.15

Breaking News | Consulting | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

DNA Selects Gemalto to Guide EMV Deployment Strategy for U.S. Debit Card Issuers

Gemalto works with financial institutions to determine debit or credit chip card profile that meets current needs.

08.13.15

FlexTech Alliance Issues Call for Papers, Posters for 2016FLEX

Conference will be held in Monterey, CA from Feb. 29-March 3, 2016.

08.04.15

Breaking News | Smart Cards and Packaging

PIA’s Dr. Mark Bohan to Present Two Seminars at Graph Expo 15

Will discuss smart packaging, digital press workflows.

07.16.15

LOPEC 2016 Issues Call for Papers

Printed electronics conference scheduled from April 5-7, 2016 in Munich.

07.09.15

Leading US Funds Invest $22 Million in Thinfilm

Investment will allow significant expansion of printed logic production to meet expected demand.

06.19.15

OE-A Elects New Board of Directors

New OE-A board represents the entire international value chain of organic and printed electronics.

06.17.15

Thinfilm Signs Agreements with Global Leaders in Consumer Packaged Goods

Agreements include orders for demonstration systems featuring Thinfilm’s NFC OpenSense product.

06.03.15

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Russian Petrol Retailer EKA Launches Contactless EMV Cards from Gemalto

New cards bring robust defense against fraud, enhanced convenience for end users.

05.22.15

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Philippines-based BancNet Secures Mobile Banking Services with Gemalto’s Authentication

BancNet’s interbank network of 116 local and international banks serves more than 40 million cardholders

05.19.15

Dr. Raj B Apte Joins Thinfilm’s Technical Advisory Council

Low-temperature silicon processing expert to advise Thinfilm on next-generation printed electronics technologies

04.24.15

Breaking News | Manufacturers News | Smart Cards and Packaging

SMARTRAC, Cartamundi Cooperate on NFC-enabled Gaming Cards

SMARTRAC will develop customized tags inlays for gaming and collectible cards

04.16.15

Thinfilm Appoints Kai Leppanen as Chief Commercial Officer

Will lead Thinfilm’s global sales, jointly lead field application engineering with chief product officer Dr. Peter Fischer

04.16.15

Adhesives, Barriers and Encapsulants | Breaking News | Conductive Inks and Coatings | Smart Cards and Packaging | Suppliers News

Sun Chemical, DIC to Display UV Inks and Magnetic Tapes for Plastic Cards at CARTES America

Sun Chemical’s SunCarte product line includes new UV screen inks, UV offset plastic card inks

04.02.15

Jennifer Ernst of Thinfilm Electronics Elected as Chair of FlexTech Alliance

Succeeds Keith Rollins of DuPont Teijin Films, who will remain on the Board

03.19.15

Breaking News | Manufacturers News | Smart Cards and Packaging

Toppan Printing Receives Economic Development Award From SMDO 2015

Manufacturing site under construction in Georgia recognized for stimulating local economy

03.19.15

Cartamundi, Van Genechten Packaging, PragmatIC, SMARTRAC, TNO and imec Join Forces

Working to realize the creation of smart and interactive printed objects

03.17.15

Breaking News | Consulting | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Bundesdruckerei’s Expertise Leads Implementation of National PKD Solution in the UAE

Tamper-proof, efficient e-passport verification: EGSP collaborated with HJP, Bundesdruckerei, secunet and G&D

03.09.15

LOPEC: OE-A Displays a Paper Keyboard, Flashing Packaging

Demonstrator Competition proves that printed electronics enables many applications

02.18.15

CPEIA, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Sign MOU

MOU will see continued exploration of advanced manufacturing technologies

02.18.15

2015FLEX is Bringing Technology and Products to Market

Highlights opportunities for flexible, printed and hybrid electronics

02.16.15

Thinfilm Accepted as Member of the GSMA

GSMA represents interests of mobile operators worldwide and hosts annual Mobile World Congress conference

02.12.15

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Dutch Rabobank Implements Mobile Wallet with Secure Payment App from G&D

Dutch consumers are now able to use their Samsung S4 and Note 3 smartphones to pay for shopping

02.12.15

Breaking News | Financial News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Manufacturers News | Smart Cards and Packaging

Smart Objects Becoming Reality as PragmatIC Secures Major Investment

Is using the funding to hire more staff, enable scale-up of its production capacity to 100 million flexible ICs this year

01.26.15

Breaking News | Research Reports | Smart Cards and Packaging

Global Anti-counterfeit Packaging Market to Grow at a CAGR of 16.23 Percent from 2014-2019

Healthcare industry is one of the major drivers in this market

01.26.15

RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Gemalto Prepaid EMV Banking Cards Extend Reach of Vodacom m-pesa Mobile Wallet in South Africa

Accepted at any of the 240,000 EMV-compliant payment terminals and over 27,000 ATMs throughout the country

01.22.15

Consulting | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Uruguay Selects Gemalto for eID Secure Document and Issuance Solution

Uruguay ranked number one in Latin America in the 2014 UN eGovernment index

01.13.15

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Gemalto to Provide the New License for Quebec Drivers

SAAQ, Gemalto sign multi-year contract

Dave Savastano 12.11.14

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Gemalto Launches Enhanced Visual and Tactile Security Features for Official ID Documents

Sealys Secure Surface combines light reflection, movement and tactile elements

Dave Savastano 12.09.14

Breaking News | Smart Cards and Packaging

Innovative Product Packaging Pays Off

Resulting in more environmentally-sound product packaging

Dave Savastano 10.31.14

Breaking News | Displays and Lighting | Financial News | Smart Cards and Packaging | Touch Screens

3M Posts Record 3Q 2014 Sales, EPS

Sales for third quarter grew 2.8 percent year-on-year to $8.1 billion, with operating income of $1.9 billion

Dave Savastano 10.23.14

PakSense Launches AutoSense

AutoSense automatically delivers cold chain temperature data to smartphones

Dave Savastano 10.20.14

Breaking News | Manufacturers News | RFID and NFC | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

Thinfilm Offers Updates for Temperature Sensor Smart Labels, EAS Product

Delivered functional samples of its Temperature Sensor Smart Labels to Temptime Corporation

Dave Savastano 10.09.14

Thinfilm CEO to Discuss the Power of Printed Electronics at Trillion Sensors Summit

Davor Sutija will share findings of a newly published, Thinfilm-sponsored IDC white paper

Dave Savastano 10.09.14

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Manufacturing | Nanomaterials | Smart Cards and Packaging

Rolith, Protemics Announce Cooperation on Novel Anti-Counterfeiting Technology

Rolith's proprietary security labels are invisible to human eye, standard inspection equipment, but can be revealed using sensors from Protemics

Dave Savastano 10.03.14

Sun Chemical Partners with T+ink, Forms T+sun to Provide Conductive Ink Solutions for Packages and More

Partnership brings together leader in conductive ink technology, largest global producer of inks

Dave Savastano 03.21.14

Displays and Lighting | Flexible and Printed Electronics | RFID and NFC | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

New Opportunities For Flexible and Printed Electronics

David Savastano 11.09.18

The Future of Flexible, Hybrid And Printed Electronics

David Savastano 03.09.18

The Continuing Evolution Of Flexible and Printed Electronics

David Savastano 03.31.16

Smart Packaging Seen as Making Gains in Europe

Printed electronics provide a variety of functionalities, from brand promotion, tracking and tracing to per-item serialization.

Sean Milmo 02.27.19

2019FLEX Examines New Opportunities for Flexible Hybrid Electronics

Ford, John Deere, GE Global Research, UTRC and more will highlight applications for hybrid electronics.

David Savastano 02.06.19

Displays and Lighting | Manufacturers News | Printed Circuit Boards/Membrane Switches/In Mold Electronics | Smart Cards and Packaging | Suppliers News

The Printed Electronics Market in India

The market is expected to register double-digit growth in the next few years.

Yogi Malik 01.23.19

Most Intriguing Flexible and Printed Electronics Products of 2018

Here’s a look at five interesting technologies that have either reached the market or are nearing commercialization in 2018.

David Savastano 01.03.19

Printed Electronics Now’s Top Stories for 2018

New technologies, commercial products were most read stories in 2018.

David Savastano 12.26.18

Flexible and Printed Electronics | Manufacturers News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging | Suppliers News

The Benefits of Smart Packaging

Brand owners, retailers and consumers alike gain from interactivity of packaging.

David Savastano 11.21.18

IDTechEx LIVE! 2018 Shows New Applications for Flexible and Printed Electronics

Foldable smartphones, sensors, smart packaging among the topics that were covered during the second day of the conference.

David Savastano 11.21.18

PE USA 2018 Opens with Look at New Technologies

Attendees learn about smart elevators, new manufacturing strategies, gas sensors, printed displays and more.

David Savastano 11.15.18

Siegwerk, Prismade Target Opportunities in Intelligent Packaging

Security-related applications, marketing and promotions are potentially good segments for printed electronics.

David Savastano 11.07.18

PE USA 2018 to Highlight Commercial Opportunities

Speakers from Jabil, KONE, Toyota, Porsche, Intel and many others will offer their insights into the technology.

David Savastano 10.31.18

Overcoming Challenges for Smart Packaging

Cost, manufacturing remain key obstacles that are being solved throughout the flexible electronics supply chain.

David Savastano 10.24.18

Conference Gives Glimpse into Future of Printed Electronics, Conductive Inks

Smart packaging, displays, RFID and more are covered in inaugural Electronic and Conductive Ink Conference.

Anthony Locicero, David Savastano 10.17.18

Manufacturers News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

TUKU Connects Brands and Retailers to Their Customers

Working with Array Marketing, TUKU’s NFC-enabled displays are gaining traction in the cosmetics field.

David Savastano 09.12.18

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