October

EMS-GRIVORY, a business unit of EMS-CHEMIE AG Switzerland, has developed a new LDS compatible plastic in close cooperation with LPKF Laser & Electronics AG. The reinforced product, called Grilamid 1SBVX-50H LDS, which is based on the bioplastic polyamide 1010 (PA1010) is now being tested by numerous companies and will soon be used for series production.read more...

LPKF ProtoPaint LDS adds a laser-activated coating to generative manufactured prototypes in no time. The paint system prepares the plastic parts fabricated using a generative method for true LDS prototyping. The plastic blanks can be produced using various generative techniques: read more...

Tight installation space requires space saving solutions. When developing a new pressure sensor for measuring the supply pressure in automotive fuel systems the research community, made up of several companies and institutes, therefore preferred the LPKF LDS technology. The goal: developing a sensor system immune to interference to provide reliable fuel pump pressure readings in cars with wireless transmission to a controller.read more...

MacDermid, the international company specialized in chemicals, has developed an innovative copper-plating method for LDS components. It is a currentless copper-plating process which, unlike the conventional methods to date, consists of a single copper bath.read more...

More 100 distributors and LPKF sales reps from around the world came together at LPKF Laser & Electronics AG in Garbsen from September 7th to the 9th. The regular biannual meeting is primarily intended as a resource for directly exchanging information and opinions.read more...

LPKF AG will be at the productronica in Munich November 15-18, 2011. LPKF will also be presenting new products in laser direct structuring at the worldwide leading trade fair for innovative electronics manufacturing held every other year.read more...