Sustainable Inks, PTC Film Heater Design, Next, Gen Battery Separators, ePaper Advances, Novel Silicone Technology

In this edition, we look into materials science, energy storage, printed electronics, and sustainable display technologies. Joanneum Research introduces Supresil®, a patented technology that optimizes the processing window for platinum-cured silicones (LSR and HCR) without compromising material properties, ideal for 3D printing. Celanese Micromax presents PTC film heaters, leveraging Joule heating and printed carbon pastes for uniform, self-regulating thermal solutions across flexible substrates. AilArian addresses the environmental impact of metal-based conductive inks in biodegradable electronics with a novel magnetic separation technique for recovering silver, promoting both high conductivity and eco-friendliness. Sepion Technologies reveals a new battery separator coating that improves moisture resistance, enhances safety, and reduces manufacturing costs, enabling the use of low-cost cathodes. Finally, E Ink compares ePaper with emissive displays, focusing on energy efficiency, readability, and use cases in retail, public information, and digital signage.

Joanneum Research | New inhibition technology for (Pt)-cured silicones (LSR and HCR) to optimise the processing window without changing material properties - Supresil®
Celanese Micromax | PTC Film Heaters – Materials, Design and Applications
AilArian | Magnetic separation of silver conductive material for fully biodegradable electronics
Sepion Technologies | The Next-Generation of Battery Separators
Eink | ePaper vs. Emissive Displays

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Joanneum Research | New inhibition technology for (Pt)-cured silicones (LSR and HCR) to optimise the processing window without changing material properties - Supresil®

Ulrich Trog

Platinum (Pt)-cured silicones are gaining in popularity, emphasising addition curing over traditional peroxide methods. They ensure purity and efficacy, resulting in stronger and more aesthetically pleasing products. However, when curing is initiated by mixing parts A and B, the pot life is limited (minutes to hours) depending on the type of silicone and temperature. This creates practical and technological constraints such as short processing time, manufacturing waste, difficult reproducibility, and inflexible manufacturing processes. Our patented formulation extends pot life through reversible inhibition of crosslinking. Unlike systems with state of the art inhibitors our inhibitors evaporate readily and completely once processing begins, even at temperatures below 80 °C, allowing normal cross-linking at mild temperatures for rapid and complete curing while maintaining the original material properties. The benefits of using Supresil® are reduced production costs, ensuring constant production quality and enabling 3D printing.

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Celanese Micromax | PTC Film Heaters – Materials, Design and Applications

Andree Maindok

Electrical resistance heating is an efficient way of applying heat directly to the surfaces requiring it. Also referred to as Joule heating, such devices can take many forms. Printed conductive inks and pastes present a versatile approach to apply heater patterns and electronic circuitry onto a variety of substrates materials like metals, textile fabrics, rigid and stretchable polymer films, leather and many more. Providing uniform heating power over a large area efficiently directs the heat to the intended surface without the need for heat spreaders or padding to prevent the heater being seen or felt. The heating elements can be printed with fixed resistance pastes, or positive temperature coefficient of resistance (PTC) paste can be used to reduce power as operating temperature is achieved and to reduce overall power consumption.

What you will learn from this presentation:

PTC – Power as a Function of Temperature: All PTC heaters work on the principle of Joule Heating, where electrical current flowing through a resistor generates heat.
PTC Carbon Pastes – Where Do We Stand? A look at the range of sheet resistivities available today for both low and high voltage power supply applications.
Features & Benefits – No Thermal Runaway: PTC heaters self-regulate, making them safe and efficient with no risk of overheating.
Design Considerations: Understand the dynamics of your PTC heater through powered cycling tests and other assessments that help optimize performance

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AilArian | Magnetic separation of silver conductive material for fully biodegradable electronics

James Claypole

There is a strong desire to remove plastic from printed electronics; both removing plastic as a substrate and also replacing FRPs in traditional PCB assemblies, including many biodegradable alternatives. The challenge then becomes what happens to the circuit material? Circuits made with carbon-based inks lack the conductivity required for many applications. Metal circuits, such as copper and silver, can accumulate in the environment and reach highly toxic levels or enter waterways. We present our unique solution to this problem, using magnets to recover the conductive material, allowing us to provide inks that are both highly conductive and environmentally friendly.

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Sepion Technologies | The Next-Generation of Battery Separators

Peter Frischmann

Some takeaways from the presentation:

Challenges with ceramic coatings: High moisture retention, bulkiness, and limited selectivity.
Sepion’s innovation: A next-gen coating that enables low-cost cathodes, requires less drying time, and performs better with less moisture.
Enhanced safety & efficiency: Thermo-mechanical stability that matches ceramics with 4x less mass and volume.

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Eink | ePaper vs. Emissive Displays

Jonathan Margalit

With the growing popularity of electronic Paper (“ePaper”) and the increasing need to deploy sustainable signage solutions, Jonathan Margalit will review the latest advancements in ePaper technology. With the introduction of new color platforms and sizes, Jonathan will discuss the pros and cons of ePaper technology and go over examples of use cases and deployments in retail, hospitality, public information, DOOH, and others, followed by a Q&A session