Around the Industry

With a turnover of 40 million Euros, GÖPEL electronic has achieved a sales record in the past fiscal year 2019. The strong previous year was exceeded by 2% points, and the number of employees was also increased.

Here come previously impossible devices and structures. The new IDTechEx report, ‘Smart Material Opportunities in Structural Electronics 2020-2030’ has analysed and forecasted a remarkable $200bn materials opportunity by making dumb structures smart. Save weight, space and cost. Eliminate maintenance.

CPI has announced that it is hosting the innoLAE Industry Day 2020, an event uniting large corporates, SMEs and the associated supply chain in the printed electronics industry to discuss the latest commercial developments. The innoLAE Industry Day 2020 event will take place on the 20th January in Cambridgeshire and will feature talks from prominent industry leaders. SMEs will be given the opportunity to broaden their network, form collaborations and pitch their offerings to the industry.

Diversified Plastics (DPI) has released a new whitepaper titled ‘Design and Manufacture the Impossible’. This whitepaper details how Carbon Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) technology allows engineers and manufacturers to explore what has been previously impossible to produce using conventional manufacturing.

Electrolube recently launched to great acclaim, a new range of cutting-edge thermal management, encapsulation resin and UV conformal coating products at Productronica Munich. The new products garnered a high level of interest due to their impressive impact upon increasing throughput and reliability for manufacturers.

Kyocera and TactoTek have announced the signing of a marketing agreement which aims to bring IMSE solutions to several new market segments, including industrial and automotive components, electronic devices, and more. 

Despite the current slowing down of the overall economy, the organic and printed electronics industry continues to grow. This is the clear message to result from the latest business climate survey conducted by OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association). Eighty percent of survey participants expect the industry to continue its positive development in the coming year. 

Altus Group has agreed a partnership with Kitov, a supplier of fully automated inspection solutions. The deal strengthens the Altus portfolio of equipment for the electronics industry, and adds a new dimension to the product range.

As the trend toward miniaturisation continues, and the demand for increasing production time persists, Altus Group is looking at equipment to help make the process easier, including providing innovative UV drying systems. UV coatings and UV adhesives facilitate fast hardening in just seconds, ensure short cycle times and increased production speeds.

Vision Engineering has been awarded the productronica Innovation Award, for its state-of-the-art 3D visualisation product - the DRV-Z1. The productronica Innovation Award 2019 is the third annual award which honours the best innovative new products and manufacturing techniques across six categories.