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Stretchable sensors

Printed stretchable sensors help bring electronics close to the body. We know that stretchable sensors on flexible materials are a key part of the future of health care, wearables, and IoT devices.

The sensors are more than just pliable and flexible circuits. They introduce a new dimension to flexibility as the sensors can stretch without losing function and can thus be placed close to or directly on the skin.

In recent years, Mekoprint has invested heavily in production equipment and intensive skills development, to master screen printing of electrical circuits on ultra-thin and stretchable foils like non-woven materials and TPU foil.

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CASE: INTELLIGENT INCONTINENCE DIAPER

The world’s first digital disposable incontinence product using wearable sensor technology.

Our collaboration with Abena paves the way for other new opportunities for printing on stretchable materials and development of smart products in various other sectors.

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STRETCHABLE MATERIALS

NON-WOVEN

A non-woven material is thinner than paper and looks like a thin piece of textile. The material consists of fibres placed very close together on a breathable plastic-coated foil. A stretchable, electrically conductive paste is printed on the material. Prints in graphite, graphic colours and lacquer are possible.

The material can be stretched up to 10 percent.

The stretchable sensors are screen printed on roll-to-roll printing equipment. During the production process, it is ensured that the non-woven material is handled without creasing, cracking, or improper stretching, and without shrinking in connection with the curing of the conductive paste.

TPU FOIL

TPU foil (thermoplastic polyurethane) is an ultra-thin transparent stretchable foil. When printing conductive circuit, it is possible to use stretchable conductive silver, graphite, graphic colours and lacquers.

For handling in production, the foil is mounted on a silicone-coated liner which is heat stable throughout the production process.

Stretchable properties of up to 100 percent.

DIGITAL FUTURE

More and more companies work with IoT and digitisation of traditional products to create a new value proposition to its customers. By adding a digital dimension real-time data can be collected and used actively via connection to the user’s smartphone or other mobile platform.

Mekoprint are always happy to act as a sounding board for new and existing solutions, and as a European partner, we are always close. We already assist many leading suppliers in their digital journey – Involved from the first prototype to scaling and cost-effective mass production in high volumes.

The Internet of Things is particularly widespread in smart homes, the care and healthcare sector and industrial applications.

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wearables

In wearables electrical circuits are incorporated into clothing or in applications carried directly on or close to the body. A printed sensor is very suitable as the sensor collects data that the individual can subsequently act upon.

Consumers have largely welcomed the technology in products like smart watches and activity trackers.

The future holds even more wearable products for both consumers and professionals.

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