Tecnalia Printing Centre covers from the printing material formulation or re-formulation (inks and pastes) to the integration in parts to introduce novel functionalities. Some of the applications targeted are antennas, cable substitution, illumination or printed electronics . The platform has three main printing systems (ink-jet printing; screen printing and microdispensing ) and benefits from the know-how in nanomaterialdispersion/functionalization to adapt the solutions for each system and application. It also profits from substrate modification techniques (chemical, plasma, etc...)and the Plastics and Composites know-how for the embedding of the solution in different parts. It is also important to mentionthe curing techniques available: UV, Thermal, (forming gas) laser and plasma in order to tune the temperatura to the substrate and application.
Coatings and Surfaces solutions
Design and development of materials
Manufacturing processes
Materials and processes in Circular Economy
ink-jet printing
ink-yet print
Micro-dispensing
Micro-dispensing
Plasma etching
Plasma etching
Screen-printing
Screen-printing
UV curing
UV curing
Adapting the inks/pastes for specific applications
Thermoforming/Injection Moulding with flexible printed films
Selection and development of surface treatments for good adhesion and tuned wettability on multiple substrates
Selection of the suitable to technique to print specific inks/pastes for specific applications and ad-hoc curing techniques