Graphic overlays and touch foils High volume printed products

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1 Graphic overlays and touch foils High volume printed products

2 Mekoprint for more than 60 years Mekoprint is a privately owned company with approx. 260 employees and several production sites. We supply the highest standards of electronic products and solutions to customers within industrial, HVAC, medical, automotive and telecom applications in more than 40 countries. The perfect partner is innovative, value adding and globally oriented. It is our goal to become your preferred partner and ensure that you get safely and efficiently from idea to final solution. Mekoprint is the perfect match for international customers with special requirements for product and total concepts within user interface solutions, high volume flexible printed circuit boards, EMC solutions, cable harnessing, graphic overlays, metal nameplates and metal solutions. WE ARE WELL-KNOWN FOR OFFERING Automated high-volume roll-to-roll production with no manual handling. Research and development programs involving new machines, new materials and new techniques. Flexible manufacturing with adapted production facilities. We handle everything from the initial innovation process over testing, development and production of prototypes, to automatic high-volume production, where homogeneous quality and production stability is crucial. Professional service by employees with extensive experience and specialized know-how about printing processes and technology.

Mekoprint - Your global partner We use state-of-the-art equipment at our production units in Denmark and Eastern Europe as well as our partner-bases production in Asia.

3 Mekoprint - Your global partner We use state-of-the-art equipment at our production units in Denmark and Eastern Europe as well as our partner-bases production in Asia. This minimizes cost and maximizes added value for our customers. Our logistics go hand in hand with customer-specific logistics programs. For example, we manufacture components in Asia for direct delivery to our customers factory in the same region. This global setup and network orientation gives you all the advantages of manufacturing both low and high volumes.

4 Roll-to-roll silk screen printing production setup Our roll-to-roll productions setup allows high automation and low costs, which ensures cost saving in the whole value chain. Our highly automated production ensures homogeneous products, robust manufacturing processes and high consistent quality. The roll-to-roll setup also allows us to offer you easy and fully integration in your own productions setup, with options of delivering on rolls for pick and place or even in sheets. Screen printing in our roll-to-toll setup allows for a variety of fully-automated printing and finishing options. Our solutions are always customized in terms of techniques, processes and materials, and match the requirements and specifications of the costumer. We provide you with rolls that can be incorporated directly into your production setup. MATERIALS MOST COMMONLY USED FLEXIBLE FOILS Polyester (PET) Polycarbonate (PC) Polyethylene Naphthalate (PEN) PRINTING PASTES AND LACQUERS Conductive silver Carbon Etch resist Solder mask Dielectric ink Screen print graphic inks Transparent conductive ink Semisolid electrolytes Semiconducting polymers Lacquers Printable adhesives and spacers FOR FINISHING AND POST-PROCESSING OUR OFFERING INCLUDES Roll-to-roll laminating with precut spacers Laser cutting, trimming and perforation lines High precision die cutting with automatic kiss cutting and full-die cutting Rotational die-cutting Cold and Warm embossing Roll-to-roll slitting of products

Smart up-scaling - high precision at low cost Roll-to-roll production of single- and double-sided screen prints is perfect for high volume production where details are essential.

5 Smart up-scaling - high precision at low cost Roll-to-roll production of single- and double-sided screen prints is perfect for high volume production where details are essential. This technology allows high automation and low costs, and enables the production of complex structures with exact precision and replicability. With Mekoprint, you get optimum design for manufacturing and high quality products deliveries on rolls for automatic assembly and incorporation into your production process.

6 High volume production of graphic overlays Click on picture to view production video

Screen printed graphic overlays and display foils Screen printing of graphic overlays and display foils in our roll-to-roll setup allows a variety of fully-automated printing and finishing options.

An example could be an overlay with integrated light diffusion, blackening effect and embossing for key solutions.

7 Screen printed graphic overlays and display foils Screen printing of graphic overlays and display foils in our roll-to-roll setup allows a variety of fully-automated printing and finishing options. We offer production of simple to complex solutions with larger variety in materials or print on both sides of foil. An example could be an overlay with integrated light diffusion, blackening effect and embossing for key solutions. The application of our screen printed products are endless We have several references in the HVAC and industrial automation industry, were graphic overlays is used on pumps, controls and more. The display foils are often used as front solutions for consumer appliances, but any product were a front solution with blackness or light diffusion is possible. Another application of our printed products, is as foil in the processes of In Mould Decoration, were we are able to supply plastic manufactures or likely with cost effective foils in high volume. ADVANTAGES OF GRAPHIC OVERLAYS AND DISPLAY FOILS Cost effective compared to normal interface solutions Blackness when appliance is in off mode Diffusion of light in printed symbols when in on mode Infinite possibilities for simple and complex solutions

8 As the use of touch screens for both consumer and industrial applications increases, so does the popularity of capacitive touch solutions. Mekoprint offers competitive roll-to-roll production of capacitive foils, which constitute a crucial part of the touch solutions. Due to our fully automated printing technology, we are able to deliver capacitive and graphical foils at a competitive price to those produced in low-wage countries.

9 Roll-to-roll screen printed capacitive touch foils Our capacitive touch solutions gives opportunities to expand the touch-sense area, by using a thin polymer foil. This is especially advantageous if your design requires, for example, centered backlighting of symbols. Combining the conductively printed touch foil with a double-sided adhesive, the touch foil can easily be assembled directly to the backside of the decorative front cover. A flexible, foil-based solution with adhesive works especially well in combination with curved-shaped front covers, like an injection-molded and 3D plastic front as often seen in large household appliances. Using a molded plastic front cover is an option for designing a curved interface front surface. By integrating a flexible touch-sensing layer in either PET or PC, this is possible. The touch-sensing areas are simply screen-printed with conductive silver or graphite paste and connected to the PCB via an integrated connecter tail, or customized contact springs. ADVANTAGES OF CAPACITIVE TOUCH FOILS A natural replacement for traditional keys and touch screens. Is in line with the touch trend, and can be a more economical solution than traditional touch screens. A flexible solution. A high level of automation throughout the production chain ensures consistent quality. Lower costs for individual parts contributes positively to a lower price for the complete application. Professional coaching and innovated collaboration (design for manufacturing). Roll-to-roll production and delivery on rolls ready for high automation at the customer s place of production.

10 Mekoprint as the perfect partner With Mekoprint as a partner, you get all the benefits of a partnership, where our extensive experience in the development and production of foil solutions combined, with the individual requirements and product specifications is crucial to your product. PRODUCT-DEVELOPMENT SOURCING PRODUCTION LOGISTICS QUALITY OUR OFFERING INCLUDES Experienced and innovative R&D team handling all processes of product development, testing, final design and prototypes ensuring you sparring in all stages of the partnership. Worldwide sourcing opportunities, offering all needed sourcing options. The teams are experienced in handling sparring on double sourcing, minimum stock, MCQ and lead-time issues. A global and modern production setup includes productions sites in Europe and Asia. Our head quarter is placed in Denmark, but also a trade department in Asia is offered. A dedicated and professional quality team handling and ensuring complete documentation, which allows us to offer option of almost 100% reproducibility. Highly competent and dedicated logistics team allowing flexible and global production. All logistics are managed from Denmark, with experts in handling product flow throughout the world.

Innovation is one of our core competencies Based on a wide range of competencies within technology, materials and product development, we apply the appropriate technology to meet your needs and

11 Innovation is one of our core competencies Based on a wide range of competencies within technology, materials and product development, we apply the appropriate technology to meet your needs and secure the entire value chain with design for manufacturing. Our engineers possess deep technical knowledge and take responsibility from design to development and production of prototypes and for the final production implementation. Through a confidential and open dialogue you are assisted in choosing the right solution to match your specific requirements.

Mekoprint A/S Hermesvej 4 DK 9530-Støvring Tel. +45 99 36 56 00 Fax +45 99 36 56 04 info@mekoprint.

Your dedicated team is ready to answer your call or email.

12 Mekoprint A/S Hermesvej 4 DK 9530-Støvring Tel Fax info@mekoprint.com Your dedicated team Mekoprint is your perfect partner - We ensure that you get safe and efficient service from idea to complete solution. Your dedicated team is ready to answer your call or . Please contact us if you are interested in further information about our solutions and value proposition. Annemarie Duus Area Sales Manager P: M: E: ADU@mekoprint.dk Morten Kjær Sales Manager P: M: E: MKJ@mekoprint.dk For more information please visit

User Interface Products DELIVERING QUALITY SINCE 1952.

User Interface Products DELIVERING QUALITY SINCE 1952. Over 60 years of manufacturing expertise. Privately held company, established in 1952. Estimated 2012: Sales: US$60 Million 93 Employees Worldwide