Smart Cards and Packaging

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

Flexible and Printed Electronics in Healthcare

From wearables to sensors, flexible and printed electronics are helping healthcare professionals and patients alike.

David Savastano 12.20.21

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

Flexible and Printed Electronics Make Gains in Smart Packaging

Product identification, customer interaction and inventory accuracy are key drivers.

David Savastano 12.20.21

PAPERONICS: Low-cost multisensory paper and packaging applications

PAPERONICS was launched within the European CORNET framework.

Prof. Wim Deferme 12.20.21

The 2021 Conductive Ink Market

The conductive ink industry is growing with new applications on the horizon, but silver prices remain a concern.

David Savastano 09.22.21

Printed Electronics Now’s International Suppliers’ Directory

Printed Electronics Now staff 11.04.20

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

Smart Packaging Looks to Move Forward

Best opportunities are in healthcare, luxury items like liquor and cosmetics.

David Savastano 11.04.20

Electronic & Conductive Ink Conference Showcases Future of Ink Technology

Highlights include talks on conductive inks, smart packaging, displays, sensors, healthcare, equipment and testing.

David Savastano 11.04.20

Flexible and Printed Electronics are Reaching the Mainstream

The industry is seeing new products reach commercialization, whether it is sensors, wearables, in-mold electronics or more.

David Savastano 02.21.20

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

Commercialization Drives Growth in the Conductive Ink and Materials Market

David Savastano 02.21.20

Printed Electronics Now’s International Suppliers’ Directory

David Savastano 11.12.19

Conductive Ink Conference Highlights Latest Trends

Sun Chemical, DuPont, Tekscan, Brewer Science and SEMI are among the presenters detailing the future of flexible and printed electronics and conductive inks.

David Savastano 11.12.19

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

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

IPI 2022 Ready for May 18-19 in Düsseldorf-Neuss

Will showcase the interplay of screen, inkjet print technologies in production processes of today and tomorrow.

03.31.22

LOPEC: Printed Electronics Industry Drives Innovation in Many Industries

International attendance at more than 50 percent, with 156 exhibitors from 23 countries.

03.24.22

Weekly Recap: onsemi, LOPEC and ams Osram Lead This Week’s Stories

These are the most viewed news on our site for the week ended March 4, 2022.

David Savastano 03.05.22

NextFlex Awards Five Flexible Hybrid Electronics Pioneers with 2022 Fellow Awards

Fellow Awards honor individuals who have gone above and beyond to positively impact the FHE manufacturing community.

03.04.22

LOPEC: The Meeting Place for Printed Electronics

The LOPEC Conference will start on March 22, a day before the trade fair itself.

03.01.22

Weekly Recap: Heidelberg, Impinj, Flexible OLEDs in the OR Top This Week’s Stories

These are the most viewed news on our site for the week ended Feb. 25, 2022.

David Savastano 02.26.22

Breaking News | Smart Cards and Packaging | Universities

Smart Packaging Could Improve How Older Adults Take Medication

Older adults are open to using smart packaging to improve their medication-taking experience, a new study finds.

02.25.22

LOPEC 2022 Reports Good Early Exhibitor Numbers

More than 130 exhibitors from 21 countries have already registered for conference, which will focus on Smart Living and Mobility.

02.11.22

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

Identiv, Wiliot Partner on Passive and Active IoT Solutions

Partnership creates ecosystem of digital, intelligent products in healthcare, pharma, and smart packaging.

02.09.22

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

Marc-Julian Siewert Will Lead Veridos as CEO

Veridos CEO Andreas Räschmeier will leave the company at his own request.

12.14.21

Strong Momentum Continues for CES 2022 in Las Vegas

More than 1900 exhibitors confirmed and 2400 media registered to attend in person.

12.10.21

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

Jones Healthcare Group Releases Updated Sustainability Policy

Looks to decrease the company’s environmental footprint and drive a positive impact on society.

11.17.21

OE-A Business Climate Survey: Printed Electronics Industry Proves Resilience

OE-A expects 13% sales growth for 2021 compared to 2020, with 14% forecasted revenue growth in 2022 compared to 2021.

11.09.21

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

XXL All4Labels and Tageos Developing Sustainable RFID Products

Tageos will now offer the new Zero Max RFID inlays powered by All4Labels´ eRFID antennas to the market.

10.22.21

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

Toppan FutureCard Certified as Sustainable

Receives certification for its PLA and recycled PVC cards by Mastercard.

10.22.21

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

Counterfeit-Proof and Unique Identification Shows Authenticity of Products

Fraunhofer SmartID project looks to develop a novel marking system that can determine the authenticity of products via smart devices even while offline.

09.15.21

Techblick Articles Discuss Innovation Trends in Printed, Hybrid, In-Mold, 3D Electronics

The goal is to demonstrate progress and state-of-the-art on various fronts.

08.20.21

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

Toppan’s ESG Performance Earns Continued Selection to FTSE Russell and MSCI Indices

Included in the FTSE4Good Index Series, FTSE Blossom Japan Index, and MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN).

08.12.21

New Paper/Digital Book Hybrid Wins European Printed Electronics Competition

The winning proposal will enable readers to access digital content by touching ‘links’ or inked buttons printed directly on a book’s paper pages.

07.09.21

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

Toppan Develops Interactive Packages that Connect with NFC-Enabled Smartphones

New customer experiences including games and music can be provided by packages of various types and shapes.

07.06.21

Breaking News | Displays and Lighting | Research Reports | Smart Cards and Packaging

IDTechEx: Low-cost Flexible Displays Poised for Growth

Smart packaging is arguably the low-cost display application with the greatest scope for growth.

IDTechEx 04.02.21

intelliFLEX Innovation Alliance Holds Virtual CPES2021

More than 180 colleagues from over 80 organizations in 15 countries around the world connected, contributed, and learned, organizers said.

03.25.21

Breaking News | Research Reports | Smart Cards and Packaging

Smart Card Market Worth $16.9 Billion by 2026: MarketsandMarkets

Forecast to register 4% CAGR; grow from $13.9 billion in 2021.

03.24.21

OE-A Business Climate Survey: Silver Linings for Printed Electronics Industry

After a difficult period in 2020, the flexible and printed electronics industry is recovering from the effects of the pandemic.

03.17.21

Sun Chemical to Increase Prices on Inks, Coatings, Adhesives in North America

Packaging and commercial sheetfed inks are impacted by raw material shortages, higher demand and rising transportation costs.

02.15.21

LOPEC Conference: Printed Electronics for Insiders, Newcomers

Digital meeting point for users, manufacturers and researchers in the field of printed electronics. Approx. 180 live presentations by speakers.

02.11.21

Printed, Hybrid, and InMold Electronics: Innovation and Market Trends

TechBlick highlights promising innovation and market trends during upcoming interactive online conference and exhibition.

02.10.21

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

Jones Healthcare Group Operating Through Ontario’s New COVID-19 Restrictions

Operations 'remain in full compliance with mandates and recommendations from official health organizations and the government.'

Printed Electronics Now staff 01.18.21

Breaking News | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

Sensirion Inside: Smart Parcel Shipping Without Waste

LivingPackets uses Sensirion’s humidity and temperature sensors in its sustainable packaging solution.

Printed Electronics Now staff 01.07.21

LOPEC 2021 Goes Virtual

The event period (March 23–25, 2021) remains unchanged, but the event moves online.

Printed Electronics Now staff 11.03.20

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

Jones Healthcare Group Launches NFC Connected Packaging Solutions

Will be used to support consumer wellness, brand insights and supply chain protection.

Printed Electronics Now staff 09.29.20

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

Jones Healthcare Group Acquires Custom-Built Aquaflex LX 2350 Label Press

The press expands the company’s capacity to produce customized laser pharmacy labels.

Printed Electronics Now staff 09.02.20

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

Sun Chemical Organizes Strategic Committee to Drive Sustainability in Packaging Market

CPGs are setting ambitious sustainability targets for their organizations with goals of providing high levels of recyclable or renewable packaging as early as 2

Printed Electronics Now Staff 08.12.20

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

STMicroelectronics, Fingerprint Cards Develop, Launch Advanced Biometric Payment Card Solution

Co-development of Biometric System-on-Card (BSoC) platform to offer an efficient and competitive solution to card manufacturers for the banking market.

Printed Electronics Now staff 07.09.20

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Toppan to Bolster Production of Antibacterial Cards for Payment, Access

Cards contain agent that inhibits bacterial growth by more than 99% to support hygienic payment transactions and access control under the new normal.

Printed Electronics Now staff 06.29.20

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

Jones Healthcare Group Opens New Distribution Center Location in London, Canada

Consolidated warehousing supports sheeting operations for enhanced speed to market.

Printed Electronics Now Staff 06.05.20

Breaking News | Printing | Smart Cards and Packaging

Jones Healthcare Group Acquires Custom Koenig & Bauer Rapida Eight-Color Press

The Rapida 106 is will arrive at the company’s London, Canada facility this summer and is anticipated to be operational in October.

Printed Electronics Now staff 05.26.20

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

Jones Healthcare Group Establishes Protocols, Plans in Response to COVID-19

The company said it launched facility visitor health screening protocols, travel limitations and more due to COVID-19.

03.11.20

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

Jones Packaging Inc. Unveils New Identity, Changes Name to Jones Healthcare Group

Company celebrates 100 years serving health and wellness markets.

01.30.20

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

MGI Receives 2019 Oscar de l'Emballage Award

In the "Printing and Digital Technologies" category for its "Enhance your Brand" interactive “smart packaging” application model.

12.11.19

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

Ynvisible, Identiv Partner on Temperature Tracker Products

Companies combining Ynvisible’s EC display technology-based visual indicators with Identiv’s range of uTrust Sense Temperature Tracker products.

12.10.19

OE-A Continues to Bring Future of Printed Electronics to CES 2020

Held annually in Las Vegas, it attracts more than 170,000 attendees from 160 countries.

12.06.19

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

Electronic Shelf Label Market Expected to Reach $2.16 Billion by 2026: Allied Market Research

Market size was valued at $624.7 million in 2018.

11.29.19

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Toppan Presenting at AIPIA World Congress 2019

Event takes place Nov. 18-19 at the Amsterdam Conference Centre Beurs van Berlage.

11.15.19

Conductive Inks and Their End Uses Will Be Focus of Conference Oct. 17-18

Advances in conductive inks, healthcare and production will be among topics at conference in Oakbrook, IL.

10.02.19

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

McKinsey & Company Opens High-Tech Retail Store

Working with Zebra, Smartrac on retail concept featuring new technologies at the Mall of America.

10.01.19

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

Jones Receives 2019 Metro Rx Vendor of the Year

Supplies custom-branded medication dispensing products including adherence packaging, labels, bags, vials, bottles and jars.

09.30.19

Sun Chemical, DuPont, Brewer Science, SEMI Headline Conductive Ink Conference

Sensors and wearables for healthcare, production processes will be among key takeaways from Oct. 17-18 conference.

09.25.19

Conductive Inks Conference Set for Oct. 17-18

Second annual ink conference will cover conductive inks, health care, manufacturing and more.

09.11.19

Conductive Inks Conference to Examine Flexible Electronics, Sensors and More

Second annual conference will feature talks on conductive inks and their use in health care, sensors and much more.

09.04.19

CPI Celebrates 15 Years of Innovation in the North East UK

CPI has now delivered more than 1,700 public and private R&D projects with a value of nearly £500 million.

09.04.19

Second Annual Electronic and Conductive Inks Conference Highlights Latest Technologies, Applications

Conference will feature talks on conductive inks and their use in sensors, health care and more.

08.28.19

Breaking News | Displays and Lighting | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Personnel | Smart Cards and Packaging

Ynvisible Appoints Petteri Strömberg Head of Product Management

Strömberg has more than 15 years of experience in product line management for globally leading companies in the RFID/smart labels industry.

08.16.19

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

Veridos Delivers More Than 74 Million Mexican Voter ID Cards

These identity documents will include 14 preprinted security features, both forensic and invisible to the naked eye.

07.25.19

Breaking News | RFID and NFC | Smart Cards and Packaging

G+D Mobile Security, Crédit Agricole Launch Pilot Project with Biometric Payment Cards

Crédit Agricole is testing contactless payment cards with integrated fingerprint readers in a pilot project with 200 customers.

06.27.19

Breaking News | Smart Cards and Packaging

PAC Packaging Consortium Releases Smart Packaging Sustainability Checklist

Goal is to close the loop for more efficient product and packaging reuse and recycling.

06.25.19

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

Baoshen Places Order for PragmatIC’s Flexible Integrated Circuits

Baoshen has an annual capacity of 7 billion print items and 1 billion RFID labels.

06.21.19

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

Anti-Counterfeit Packaging Market Worth $215.7 Billion by 2027: MarketsandMarkets

Grow at a CAGR of 8.2%.

06.17.19

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

NextFlex Launches $10.5 Million Funding Round

For flexible hybrid electronics innovations in anti-counterfeiting, flexible batteries and hypersonics.

06.10.19

2019 FLEX Korea Highlights FHE Technology Innovations, Opportunities

Will showcase wearables, foldable displays, sensors, flexible batteries, materials and other core FHE applications.

05.22.19

CPES2019 to Highlight Flexible Hybrid Electronics for IoT

The event features 20-plus industry-leading speakers from business, research and academia.

05.02.19

Adhesives, Barriers and Encapsulants | Breaking News | Printing | Research Institutions | Smart Cards and Packaging

IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2019 Award Winners Announced

Four companies were honored for achievements in developing and commercializing printed electronics technologies.

04.12.19

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

Jones Delivering Canadian Cannabis Packaging Insights at Graphics Canada

Session will take place on Thursday, April 11 at 11:30 a.m.

04.05.19

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

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