Open AccessSeminal Tools for Roll‐to‐Roll Manufacturing
Author(s) -
SchulzRuhtenberg Malte,
Kolbusch Thomas,
Abreu Fernandes Susana,
Wiesner Markus,
Melle Thomas,
Bergfeld Stefan,
Brosda Maximilian,
Schaefer Moritz,
Ivanenko Mikhail,
Ostendorf Andreas
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
laser technik journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1863-9119
pISSN - 1613-7728
DOI - 10.1002/latj.201400018
Subject(s) - throughput , product (mathematics) , computer science , production cost , electronics , manufacturing engineering , production (economics) , process engineering , nanotechnology , materials science , telecommunications , engineering , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , economics , geometry , mathematics , wireless , macroeconomics
Abstract Organic electronics is promising to be one of the groundbreaking technologies to revolutionize our everyday lives by including new functionalities into nearly any item. Cost is the most significant barrier, since new functionalities should not increase the price of the product dramatically. Roll‐to‐roll production is the solution to overcome the price barrier. In combination with integrated laser processes new possibilities are opened up for cost‐efficient, versatile and high throughput manufacturing lines (Fig. 1).