ContiTech, Saueressig Flexo collaborate in printed electronics

Hanover, Germany – ContiTech Elastomer Coatings has agreed to collaborate with Saueressig Flexo in printed electronics, announced the Continental AG subsidiary on 16 March.

The ContiTech business unit, which specialises in flexographic plates, has teamed up with the printed electronics provider.

“They plan to combine their capabilities and experience to give common customers, such as printers and brand owners, easy entry into the printed electronics field,” said the announcement.

The term 'printed electronics' includes electronic applications manufactured through printing processes. Instead of common printing inks this process uses functional fluids.

“Today, for example, this method is already used to manufacture RFID solutions, sensors and solar cells," explains Armin Senne, flexo business manager at ContiTech Elastomer Coatings. "The opportunities for fast, cost-efficient, sustainable, and eco-friendly production in flexographic printing are wide-ranging in this business."

According to the ContiTech, one goal of the collaboration is to allow print shops to expand their product portfolio by printing electronic components such as printed circuit boards or RFID technology.