Henkel to Organize Focus Hours on Printed Electronics Solutions and Partnerships at LOPEC Trade Show

Henkel presents innovative printed electronics solutions for smart surfaces and digital healthcare at LOPEC 2023.

(IN BRIEF) Henkel, an industry-leading supplier of printed electronics materials and services, will showcase its range of functional material innovations for printed electronics and its broad ecosystem of partners at the upcoming LOPEC trade show on March 1 and 2 in Munich. In addition to its solution portfolio for smart surfaces and digital healthcare, the company will focus on novel pad printing solutions for antenna applications. At booth 508 in hall B0, Henkel will also offer dedicated focus hours on a variety of different topics to demonstrate the potentials of printed electronics solutions and applications. Henkel will present its new materials tailored for printed antennas, developed highly conductive inks that enable the efficient 3D pad printing for a variety of antenna solutions. The company will also showcase its growing portfolio for digital healthcare and smart surfaces. The INKxperience Kit including different sensor technologies for leak detection, moisture level sensing and others will be presented, as well as solutions for automotive such as printed heaters and its newly launched sensor demonstrator for healthcare patches and smart diaper applications.

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 25-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel (ETR: HEN3), a German chemical and consumer goods company, will exhibit its range of functional material innovations for printed electronics and its broad ecosystem of partners at the upcoming LOPEC trade show on March 1 and 2 in Munich.

In addition to its solution portfolio for smart surfaces and digital healthcare, the company will focus on novel pad printing solutions for antenna applications. At booth 508 in hall B0, Henkel will offer dedicated focus hours on a variety of different topics to demonstrate the potentials of printed electronics solutions and applications.

“LOPEC is the leading international platform for printed electronics and brings together all relevant global players from research to application,” explained Stijn Gillissen, Head of Printed Electronics at Henkel. “This year we will showcase our expertise with a variety of material innovations and a special focus on novel pad printing solutions for antennas. We will also highlight our partnership network as we strongly believe that close collaborations across the entire value chain are key for future innovations. Together with our ecosystem of partners we aim to further drive printed electronics solutions across industrial markets.”

Henkel will present its new materials tailored for printed antennas, developed highly conductive inks that enable the efficient 3D pad printing for a variety of antenna solutions. The company will also showcase its growing portfolio for digital healthcare and smart surfaces, including the INKxperience Kit with different sensor technologies for leak detection, moisture level sensing and others. Additionally, solutions for automotive such as printed heaters and its newly launched sensor demonstrator for healthcare patches and smart diaper applications will be demonstrated.

To further underline the importance of collaboration and to foster the exchange with customers and visitors, Henkel will organize a variety of focus hours from ecosystem partners at the booth. On each day the company has reserved deep-dive hours for the topics of smart surfaces, digital healthcare, pad printing and antenna solutions and technology partners.

“Pad printing is a proven processing method for antenna applications with advantages in efficiency, design flexibility and sustainability”, explained Aad van der Spuij, Business Development Manager Printed Electronics at Henkel. “In combination with Teca-Prints expertise our novel materials enable innovative printed electronics solutions for integrated antennas, for example in smartphone housings or other 3D shaped devices. The pad printing technology directly responds to the customer demands for further miniaturization or increasing functionalities and offers potentials in markets such as smart watches, semiconductor or automotive electronics.”

Henkel is a top provider of materials and services for printed electronics. Their wide range of Loctite functional inks, including silver, carbon, dielectric, and non-conductive inks, as well as silver chloride inks, allow partners to create customized printed electronics solutions for various industries such as healthcare, automotive, and consumer electronics.

At the LOPEC Business Conference, Melanie Wendrikat, Market Strategy Manager at Henkel for printed electronics, will give a live presentation on February 28th from 04.20 to 4.40 pm. The presentation, entitled “Less hassle, more innovation – successful IoT sensor solutions with printed electronics,” will explore the potential of integrating smart surface designs through printed electronics to create intelligent surface solutions. Wendrikat will highlight recent material innovations and applications, demonstrating how the use of printed electronics materials in conjunction with the right ecosystem partners can lead to the development of integrated and retrofitted sensors that can be adapted to various surfaces, resulting in improved connectivity, monitoring, and data collection.

For more information about Henkel’s innovations for printed electronics, visit booth 508 in hall B0 at the LOPEC trade show on March 1 and 2 in Munich or visit the website at www.henkel.com

Media contact:

Sebastian Hinz
Henkel Adhesive Technologies
Media Relations
Headquarters, Düsseldorf/Germany
+49-211-797-8594
press@henkel.com

SOURCE: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA