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Overview PiXDRO Company organization Why Inkjet printing PiXDRO Products PiXDRO Selective Emitter process
Organisation PiXDRO Installed base (OTB-Solar) >100 PECVD systems 8 Turn-key lines >80 Inkjet printing systems Eindhoven, Netherlands Business Unit DEP X PECVD Deposition Business Unit PiXDRO Inkjet Printing Business Unit Automation Business Unit Research
Printing technologies PiXDRO Material consumption waste Resolution Thick layers 10 8 6 4 2 0 Low viscosity Pre-production cost IJP: Contact free Additive process Digital patterning Low viscosity inks Contact free Material consumption Thin homogenous layers/patterns Thin patterns Productivity inkjet gravure screen print offset flexo
PiXDRO Ink-jet Printing Technology Provide R&D and production tools for functional applications Functional applications Graphical applications Printed Electronics Life sciences Security printing Decoration Textiles Food Labels OLED (Lighting & Display) Microarray ID Ceramics Fabrics Decoration Self adhesive labels PCB Foil circuits Tissue Cards Glass Garments Food process Functional labels Solar PV Medical Passport Foil metal Furniture Shrink sleeves RFID Façade panels Soft wall floor covering Labels 3D components IC backend Hard wall floor covering Self adhesive labels
Inkjet a puzzle of interactions PiXDRO
PiXDRO Product Portfolio & roadmap Architecture / modules; Sheet to Sheet Scripting IP3000 PrintGen Advanced Drop Analysis Print Head integration Elements IP410 GEN 2.5 410x520 IP1300 GEN 5-6 Large 1500x1830 Area IP800 GEN 3-4 730x920 High speed Width xx Roll to Roll LP50 300 mm width Laser integration vision / motion / etc. Process & Product development Flexibility & capability Pilot scale production Productivity & flexibility Production Productivity & cost
PiXDRO s open architecture and module strategy
LP50 Inkjet printer for research and development LP50 base system Accurate 5-axis motion platform Printing area 210 x 300 mm (A4) Print view + Drop view Automated maintenance functions Intuitive Advanced User interface: PrintGen software for print strategy Advanced Drop Analysis Programming via script files Print Head Assembly Easy, Accurate and fast to exchange: (automated calibration) Print Head Assembly (PHA) + Head Personality Box (HPB) Ink supply 3-8 ml, high chemical resistant (metal free) PiXDRO, Konica Minolta, Xaar, Spectra, Trident,
IP410 Inkjet printer for pilot production PiXDRO Target applications: SOLAR thin film OLED lighting / signage Flat Panel Display (color filter, OLED) PCB Etc Features: Gen2.5 (410 * 520 mm) substrates Inkjet +Laser processing Clean room class 100 Benefits: Multi purpose platform Flexibility
Materials and Application Materials: Conductive materials (nano-particle / precursor inks) Polymers, Light Emitting, Ferroelectric Interface layers (PDOT) Dielectric Powders Dopant Etch + plate resist Diffusion masks Si-nano particles (p+n doped) Enzymes Isolating materials from different vendors Applications: SOLAR (silicon wafer + thin film) Thin Film Encapsulation Medical, Healthcare Multi Layer Ceramic Capacitors Passive Printed Memory Security printing OLED (Lighting, Signage and Display)
s SE process / Printing vs. Spray PiXDRO High precision drop placement on demand Constant drop volume. Droplets on hydrophobic material Sprayed Printed
Printing process development Choice of inkjet head Chemical compatibility. Nozzle count (productivity). Developing an ink that jets well Ink formulation. Pulse settings. High frequency needed for industrial application. Ink substrate interaction Wetting of the surface. Drying behavior. Print Strategy Mono, peaks Multi, valleys bad drying uniform drying
PiXDRO Printing the Emitter pattern Fingers / busbars: n++ ink < 50 Ω/ Intermediate area: n ink > 100 Ω/
High Volume production with IP3000 PiXDRO
Applications for IP3000 PiXDRO s Single Step Selective Emitter Mask printing with hot-melt or UV curable inks Contact patterns and dopants with nano particle inks Direct etch printing (e.g. KOH) Various aqueous and solvent based inks Diffusion barriers Laser ablation
PiXDRO from Research to Production Architecture / modules; Sheet to Sheet Scripting IP3000 PrintGen Advanced Drop Analysis Print Head integration Elements IP410 GEN 2.5 410x520 IP1300 Large GEN 5-6 Area 1500x1830 IP800 GEN 3-4 730x920 High speed Width xx Roll to Roll LP50 300 mm width Laser integration vision / motion / etc. Process & Product development Flexibility & capability Pilot scale production Productivity & flexibility Production Productivity & cost
OTB Solar / Roth & Rau Luchthavenweg 10 5657 EB Eindhoven The Netherlands +31 40 2581 581 e-mail: info@pixdro.com