Growth is based on innovation which in turn is based on peak competence, knowledge exchange and the interplay between businesses, researchers and public operations, the so-called Triple Helix partnership. Therefore being located in close vicinity of one another gives a competitive advantage, encouraging interplay, teaching, access to competence thus creating business cooperation.
In Norrköping Science Park/PEA Manufacturing resources have been assembled to create a new “incubator” for small-scale production and development of prototypes.
The Printed Electronics area is in a fast development process, moving fast from research to end product. World wide actors involved in this field come from research institutes, manufacturers and possible end-users. Prognoses speak of extensive market volumes for certain areas of operation, above all in the food distribution chain as well as Postal and Distribution service.
The development process of Printed Electronics throughout the world will focus on product development and market adaptation of the following: • Authenticity – tickets, prescriptions, medicines • Displays – smart packaging, smart labels, games, signs and toys
Today’s market analysts provide information of actual, reasonable price levels for various technical solutions which incorporate Printed Electronics: • Displays – 0.50 eurocent/cm 2 • Conductors/aerials – 0.02-0.15 eurocents/cm 2 • Electronic identification <0.02 eurocent/cm 2
