Cambridge Archives - Packaging Impressions

December 19, 2011Domino keeps growing with promise of labels to come

The Domino label press, its first foray into printing presses, is in the field with the company expecting a flood of orders over the next year DOMINO PRINTING SCIENCES HAS produced a 5% increase in sales for 2011 to £314.1 million, the 33rd year of growth for the Cambridge business. Pretax profits also rose to £57.4 million, up 10%. The company found it tough going in North America and parts of Europe, the UK and Germany excepted, but noted good growth in the developing markets in central Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The company has increased its staff

September 11, 2009Brand Enhancement by Electronics in Packaging

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—IDTechEx has published “Brand Enhancement by Electronics in Packaging 2010-2020 The impending surge in e-packaging.” It concerns the market for electronic smart packaging devices, known as “e-packaging.” According to the report, global demand for these devices will grow rapidly from $0.09 billion in 2010 to $7.7 billion in 2020.

May 5, 2008IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2008 Awards Announced

More than 600 delegates from 28 countries were in attendance at the recent IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe event held in Dresden. The event featured the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Awards in recognition of outstanding achievement, which were given at the gala dinner on April 7. The categories and winners were: • Technical Development Device Award Winner: LG Displays • Technical Development Manufacturing Award Winner: Hewlett Packard and PowerFilm Solar • Technical Development Materials Award Winner: Ciba • Best New Product Development Award Winner: PolyIC • Best Commercialization Award Winner: GSI Technologies • Printed Electronics Europe Champion: Wolfgang Mildner, CEO, PolyIC An independent panel of judges

May 1, 2008IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2008 Awards Announced

February 29, 2008Nano-Terra and Nestec Sign Technology Agreements

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Nano-Terra, Inc., a privately-held company focused on the commercialization of industrial applications of surface chemistry, has formed two technology collaboration agreements with Nestec Ltd. Under the terms of the agreements, the companies will work together to use new techniques to develop and bring to market advanced next-generation pet product packaging solutions and manufacturing processes. “Nestec and Nano-Terra share similar goals—to continually investigate ways in which we can use science to modify existing materials, create more efficient manufacturing techniques, and develop better commercial packaging. Working together, we can enhance both the products’ effectiveness and their manufacture,” said Carmichael Roberts, vice chairman and co-founder of

January 25, 2008New Direction for Printed Electronics in 2008

By Dr Peter Harrop IDTechEx The money spent on printed and potentially printed electronics doubled in 2007, as did the number of organisations participating. There are now about 1500 organisations doing significant work, most of them being academic. In 2008, there will be much more emphasis on commercialisation and many more countries will join the fray. New breakthroughs for European conference The leading European conference on printed electronics, the IDTechEx “Printed Electronics Europe” is part of the only global set of conferences on the subject in Japan, China, the USA and Europe. This year it moves from one centre of excellence Cambridge to another,

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