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XAAR’s Advanced Application Technology  team actively participates in the EC funded project (FP7) Light-Rolls (Grant Agreement n° CP-TP 228686). The project focuses research and development of modular based production units for the seamless, high throughput manufacture of micro-structured, polymer based components and microsystems. The scientific objective aims to realize structures in the micron range and integrate also dies to be assembled in high-speed and parallel by benefit of self assembling. Nanoparticle dispersions used in fast conductive track printing technologies will allow the parallel generation of conductive lines.

These processes comprise the founding elements of the Light-Rolls technology platform with a roll-to-roll philosophy. The manufacturing modules will be integrable, exchangeable, with mechanical, fluidic and IT interfaces, to make it easy and cost efficient to adjust the sequence of process steps to the product to be produced. Besides the translation of processes for high-throughput manufacturing, high yield will be achieved by the application of advanced process control and production IT methods. Lines run without dangerous chemicals and use integrated recycling. For future products a Light-Rolls knowledge base for design for manufacturing will be elaborated. A pilot line will be set-up, tested for fabrication of flexible LED-display systems. Manufacture of other components like Lab-on-Chip or integration of new micro-energy storage components is possible in future to address needs of European industry.

Project website:  www.light-rolls.eu

Light Rolls Partner

Prodintec Spain
microTEC Gesellschaft für Mikrotechnologie mbH Germany
Norbert Schläfli Maschinen Zofingen Switzerland
Centro Ricerche FIAT S.C.p.A. Italy
Design LED Products Ltd United Kingdom
ACP-IT GmbH Austria
Fraunhofer IPA Germany
Xaar Jet AB Sweden
microelectronica S.A. Romania

Project is co-funded by European Community's Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement n° CP-TP 228686

About Xaar

Xaar is the world’s leading independent supplier of industrial inkjet printheads, inks and peripheral equipment to commercial printing and industrial manufacturing markets. Xaar’s innovative technology offers OEM customers and licensees commercial advantage through product differentiation, productivity, and faster time-to-market.

Xaar Contacts

Dr. Werner Zapka, Advanced Application Technology Manager, Tel: +46 (0)8 580 88760, Email: werner.zapka@xaar.com