This Workshop focuses on the cutting edge advances on 3D Printing, Digital and Additive Manufacturing approaches for Flexible Organic and Printed Electronics, covering from large area Printing processes to Gas Transport & Vacuum processes for the fabrication of novel nanomaterials in advanced device architectures.

As the world of 3D Printing is evolving, electronics are becoming a new key player. Functional elements such as sensors, biosensors and switches are now being integrated into 3D printed products, paving the way for exciting new markets, applications and opportunities.

3D Printing also encompasses a variety of different manufacturing processes. The processes are all primarily additive, with materials being deposited only where needed, as opposed to traditional substractive processes, like machining. This results in significantly less materials' wastage, which keeps costs and environmental impact down. Also, this workshop connects the Manufacturing with In-Line and Real-Time Monitoring Process and Control approaches to enable low-cost and high-volume manufacturing of Organic Electronic Devices.

Workshop Topics:

• 3D Printing
• 3D Printing and Materials
• 2D to 3D Printing (inkjet, screen, gravure, etc.)
• Additive Manufacturing
• Roll-to-roll printing processes
• Organic Vapour Deposition (OVPD)
• Polymer Vapour Deposition (PVPD)
• Chemical Vapour Deposition
• Vacuum Processes (Evaporation, sputtering, etc.)
• Pulsed Laser processing in OEs (OLED, OPV, OTFTs, RFID, batteries, passive components, sensors, smart devices, healthcare, smart textiles, etc)
• Pulsed Laser nanoprocessing (metal nanoparticles, nanowires, CNT, graphene, quantum dots, etc)
• Pulsed Lasers in smart OLAE packaging (advanced packaging, optical interconnects, waveguides in stretchable materials, light management layers)
• Pulsed Laser systems integration (R2R, large area scanning, registration, diagnostics, hybrid laser, printing)
• Digital Manufacturing
• Processes, Manufacturing & Applications
• Pilot Lines for Manufacturing of Organic Electronics, Healthcare, Bioprinting
• In-Line Metrology for Characterization and Process Control
• Thin Film Metrology and Optimization of Processes

Workshop International Organizing Committee (tentative)

Prof. Zheng Cui, Printable Electronics Research Center, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Reinhard R. Baumann, TU Chemnitz, Germany
Dr. Nico Meyer, COATEMA, Germany
Dr. Jacques Kools, Encapsulix, France

Organized by:

	EU H2020-SMARTLINE: "Smart In-line metrology and control for boosting the yield and quality of high-volume manufacturing of Organic electronics" (www.smartline-project.eu)
	EU H2020-CORNET: "Multiscale Modelling and Characterization to optimize the Manufacturing processes of Organic Electronics materials and devices" (www.cornet-project.eu)
	EU FP7 SMARTONICS: "Development of smart machines, tools and processes for the precision synthesis of nanomaterials with tailored properties for Organic Electronics" (www.smartonics.eu)