Flexible Heaters Manufactured Using High-Resolution Flexography

Many flexible heater products are produced using printing techniques. In all cases, each mass-produced heater is a replicate of the last, making their manufacture well suited for “analog” print manufacturing, such as flexography. The use of high-resolution printing enables the additive manufacturing of custom heater designs – whether they be transparent or have other unique design features. These heaters can be built from “all-ink” materials or from copper micro-wires for additional transparency and function. This talk will provide an overview of the requirements for different heater applications and how these requirements can be achieved with high-resolution flexographic processes. Examples and data will be shared from lab-scale and production scale evaluations.