HMDP

The HMDP project comprises the delivery, instal­la­tion and main­te­nance of a hybrid mate­rial printing plat­form for the new Printed Elec­tronics Labo­ra­tory in Villach. SAL has been re­searching in the field of printed elec­tronics, with a focus on sensors, for 7 years. For this purpose, an Aerosol Jet (AJ) printing platform, which enables the printing of functional materials on three-dimensional surfaces (5-axis system), was purchased. Thanks to the combination of pneumatic and ultrasonic AJ, fine lines (<10µm) and inks in a wide viscosity range (1-500cP) can be printed. This enables the design and manu­fac­ture of complex elec­tronic elements such as solar cells, coils, batteries, etc.

Elec­tronic waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the EU and its reduc­tion is there­fore an essen­tial aspect of the EU Green Deal of a sustain­able circular economy. The present invest­ment project in the field of sensor tech­nology meets the criteria of sustain­able elec­tronics thanks to the use of sustain­able printing mate­rials and effi­cient processes.

This project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund. For more information on IWB/EFRE, visit www.efre.gv.at.