PrintoCent Pilot Factory now performs roll-to-roll assembly in addition to roll-to-roll printing. Combines functionalities created through printing technology with silicon-based and other electronic components into a functional end-product. Is automated, and handles entire rolls or any substrate in sheet form, and can be used to assemble a great variety of components, from semiconductor chips size of 100µm to flexible solar panels and batteries.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, www.vtt.fi

PCB West: The Silicon Valley's leading printed circuit design and manufacturing conference: Sept. 25-27, 2012 www.pcbwest.com

DfE Online is a training and certification program in Design for Environment. The self-paced program includes hundreds of case studies, cost-saving tips, energy-efficiency methodologies, and supply-chain strategies. Is a centralized source of technical and business information about substance impacts, material reduction methods, and end-of-life product strategies and tools for measuring environmental trade-offs and monetary ROI. Can be customized.

Technology Forecasters, www.techforecasters.com/dfe-online

EPL Bath is capable of plating 1:25 to 1:40 aspect ratio through-holes.

FlexVIA completely self-contained vacuum plasma system treats innerlayers of flexible printed circuits boards prior to lamination, for improved adhesion and reliability. Features a dual-rack chamber that accommodates up to eighteen 20 x 24 inch panels in a single cycle. Both sides of the flex material surface area are treated in a single-step process enabling a rate of 80 to 120 units per hour. Features a space-saving, compact chassis 1651mm wide x 1283mm deep (65" x 94.5") and a horizontal electrode design to provide material alignment for uniform plasma treatment. Does not require use of temperature control, a blower or fluorine gases. Uses environmentally friendly gas plasma solutions such as argon and oxygen. Loads via two, optimum height, easy-access, front-loading doors with a maximum loading height of 1310mm (51.55").

Nordson March, nordsonmarch.com