Functional printing laboratory: integrating electronic functionalities where it was not possible to do so until now

• Engineering & Technology

946 430 850

(+34) 946 430 850 (International calls)

A platform for integrating printed electronics onto 2D surfaces and complex 3D geometries, including sensors, heating elements, antennas, lighting systems and metasurfaces.

The facility enables the transition from technical specifications to functional prototypes through ink selection and adaptation, process definition, printing and hybrid integration, curing and functional characterization.

Its main focus is on flexibility, lightweighting and high levels of functional integration.

Equipment

• 2D printing equipment:
  - Dispensing systems
  - Inkjet printing
  - Screen printing
• Specialized 5-axis 3D printing system incorporating:
  - Piezoelectric jetting (PiezoJet)
  - Aerosol Jet printing
  - Microdispensing
  - Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
  - Pick-and-place technology
• UV curing equipment and ovens
• Ink characterization and functional testing equipment

• Development of printed electronic devices
• Integration of printed electronics onto composite materials and finished components
• Functional validation and production scale-up

Aimed at:

• Product development companies interested in incorporating electronic functionalities and whose challenges cannot be faced by conventional electronics.

TECNALIA

Gipuzkoa Science and Technology Park, Mikeletegi Pasealekua, 2, E-20009, Donostia-San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa)

Surfaces and Coatings:

- Electronics and Embedded Systems

- Advanced Materials

Application sectors

• Aerospace
• Aeronautics and space
• Automotive
• Electrical and energy industries
• Railways

Industry plan

• HAZI · Aerospace
• IRABAZI · Automotive components