EPTATECH | Stretchable Electronics

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a Business Brand by

the advanced finishing partner EPTANOVA leads an extended know-how in EPTATECH can support Clients in evaluation tests and feasibility studies.

providing complete advanced coating solutions to a variety of industries, with companies all around the world.

Samples, also based on Client’s circuit design, can be realized at Eptatech’s premises where screen-building and printing capabilities are available.

Our Business Brands – EPTAINKS, EPTACOAT, EPTATECH and EPTAINKS Digital – develop and manufacture products and applications in the domain of industrial printing inks (screen printing,

Customisation of conductive and protective inks based

pad printing and digital printing), innovative

on specific application requirements is possible.

functional coating and advanced materials technology. We provide our customers with a complete range of innovative products and quality services, designed to

EPTATECH S.r.l. Via Alcide De Gasperi n. 3 22070 Luisago (CO), Italy Phone. +39 031 9090111 Fax: +39 031 920505 info@eptatech.com

offer a tailor-made solution to every demand.

EPTANOVA S.r.L. Via Alcide De Gasperi n. 3 22070 Luisago (CO), Italy Phone. +39 031 9090111 Fax +39 031 920505 info@eptanova.com


Electrical performances: Silver Ink

Sheet resistivity (mOhm/sq/mil)

0-100% stretch 2250 2000 1750 1500 1250 1000 750 500 250 0 0

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Stretchable Electronics Functional Inks

0-100% stretch

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Sheet resistivity (Ohm/sq/mil)

• better printing reliability • full printing production process. No membrane cutting needed

600 Sheet resistivity (mOhm/sq/mil)

• Silver or Carbon Conductive Inks • Dedicated Encapsulant Inks acting as elastic “substrate” printed in combination with conductive inks • Water based, screen-printable inks • No elastic membranes are used. Ink layers are screen printed on a sacrificial polyester support for:

Electrical performances: Carbon Ink

1000 continuous cycles 0-20% elongations

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Application final application of circuits: • on textile by the “transfer printing” technique, commonly used in Textile Industry • as a stretchable “decal” on non-textile surfaces • Self-standing printed circuits can also be peeled-off from the sacrificial support for subsequent handling and assembly. “Structural” Encapsulants standing severe industry environmental tests are available

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• An additional layer of adhesive can be printed for the

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3:14:24

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