BANNOCKBURN, IL -- Members of the IPC-2581 data transfer task group will meet with their counterparts on the printing and graphics side at IPC headquarters this week.

Respective IPC-2581 and NPES committee members will explore electronic design and fabrication data exchange, highlighting differences in data transmittal in the printing and graphics arts industries and the traditional electronics industries. A primary goal will be to determine feasibility of some shared means of data exchange, facilitating joint development of printed electronics business.

For information on attending, contact Marc Carter, IPC director of technology transfer, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

NPES, The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies, is a trade association of over 400 companies that manufacture and distribute equipment, systems, software, supplies used in printing, publishing and converting.