A two day workshop held on May 11-12will be hosted by Western Michigan University's Center for the Advancement of Printed Electronics (CAPE). The workshop will focus on the fabrication of electronics devices and will feature hands-on exercises using the Center's exciting new AccuPress™ by Daetwyler R&D. The MicroGravure AccuPress with its high accuracy and high resolution capabilities offers the potential to print features as small as five microns pushing the limits of printing to a whole new level.

Persons with current interests in the capabilities of MicroGravure printing for printed sensors, RFID, solar cells, displays, TFTs and other applications within printed electronics should attend. The course will provide the participants with a better understanding and appreciation of printing technologies. Besides MicroGravure printing, other printed technologies such as inkjet, screen printing, and flexography will be covered. A review of the benefits and disadvantages of current printing technologies will be provided, some of which will be demonstrated during the hands-on session. Course participants will also learn about functional inks and other materials for printed electronics and how to better understand how these materials differs from graphic inks.

The printing of electronic materials will be demonstrated utilizing equipment located in WMU's CAPE. The workshop sessions will be held on WMU's Parkview campus. This training event will give your employees, new and experienced, the chance to ask questions and get answers about issues pertaining to your business interests in this new field of technology. With a mixture of classroom as well as hands- and eyes-on printing, the WMU Mastering The Principles of Printed Electronics course will focus on answering questions such as:

• What is the impact of this technology on current consumer markets?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages to the primary printing processes being used?
• What are the differences in requirements for large area electronic printing and microelectronic printing?
• What are the differences in material requirements?
• What do you need to capture this emerging market?
• What are the device design principles of this technology?