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【Ink Discharge Evaluation Service blog : 3】Introducing the Personnel Behind Elephantech’s Inkjet Technology

　This is Saito, in charge of all inkjet technologies at Elephantech’s Additive Manufacturing Center (“AMC”). Inkjet Engineer (saito) I feel fortunate to have joined Elephantech since April 1 of this year. I count DIY as one of my hobbies and, believing that with the right tools I can make anything I want that is man-made, I have so far made shelves, shoe storage boxes, bicycle sheds and the like for my home. It’s that way of thinking that made me feel enthusiastic about t […]

Launch of the Additive Manufacturing Center (1)

Hi, this is Masa from Elephantech. We established the Additive Manufacturing Center (“AMC”) in April of 2020 and, having in June welcomed Mr Kawamoto on loan from Mitsui Chemicals as the center’s director, we’re all set to start operations. Among our existing services is the Ink Discharge Evaluation Service. Mr Saito, who is in charge of this particular service, joined us following a visit to our company on a tour organized by the Imaging Society of Japan. As for the AMC, […]

【Ink Discharge Evaluation Service blog : 2】Video presentation of Epson’s inkjet machine for R&D purposes.

Here is an overview of Epson’s inkjet machine for R&D purposes used for our Ink Discharge Evaluation Service. Epson’s inkjet machine for R&D purposes is equipped with an ink droplet flight path observation function and a printing function. The flight path observation function controls the camera and light source at high speed to capture images of the ink droplets in real-time as they are ejected from the printhead. Epson’s inkjet machine for R&D purposes is also compatible with more […]

【Ink Discharge Evaluation Service blog : 1】Inkjet characteristics and evaluation

Elephantech is advancing the mass-production of P-Flex®, the company’s Flexible Circuits, by using inkjet printing in its manufacturing process. Inkjet printing eliminates unnecessary printing and is environmentally friendly, digital-ready and boasts a high degree of design flexibility. As such, inkjet printing is highly compatible with additive manufacturing methods and its implementation is underway in a broad range of fields. Inkjet printing technology allows for contact-less drawing by […]

The future of electronics：Shifting from "dissolving unnecessary parts" to "printing onto necessary parts"

About Elephantech’s manufacturing method （Pure Additive™️ production） Taking the example of printed circuit boards, the conventional manufacturing method was an extremely long process in which copper foil is manufactured, laminated with film (production of CCL), and laminated with photosensitive materials before the desired copper pattern is achieved by dissolving and discarding the copper foil from unnecessary parts by exposure, development and etching. Our process achieves the desired co […]

NHK WORLD-JAPAN News Broadcast（Summary）

・Many tech companies have a bad reputation for sustainability due to the short lifespans of their products and a lack of recycling. ・But there’s a lesser-known contributor to environmental waste in the industry — the printed circuit board that’s at the core of our electronics gadgets. Making it produces a vast amount of toxic material that needs to be processed. ・We visit a Tokyo startup that’s helping to tackle the problem. It has developed a more eco-friendly way to man […]

NHK WORLD-JAPAN News Broadcast

The contents of an interview the NHK International Broadcasting Station had with us has been broadcast in English on the NHK WORLD-JAPAN News. We have transcribed the contents recently broadcast on NHK WORLD-JAPAN News. The program is no longer available on on-demand TV but the contents can be read in this text. Elephantech-NHKworld (MC) Up next we have global trends. Printed circuit boards are inside all the electronic gadgets we love and use every day. Unfortunately there is a downside, produc […]

[Media Coverage]imagemagazine.com:Epson partners with new startup Elephantech to supply printheads

Imagemagazine.com published an article about Epson partners with new startup Elephantech to supply printheads.

[Media Coverage]Sprinter:Epson partners with new startup Elephantech to supply printheads

Sprinter published an article about Epson invests in printed electronics startup Elephantech.

Focus NEDO No.73 Special Edition NEDO Startup Future

On “Focus NEDO No.73 Special Edition NEDO Startup Future” published by NEDO*, our company was featured as a startup company that manufatures and sells P-Flex🄬, a single sided flexible PCB manufactured with the use of inkjet printing and copper plating. *NEDO: National Research and Development Agency New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization

[Media Coverage] RT:Epson Entering Partnership with a Startup

RT Media Co. Ltd. published an article about Epson Entering Partnership with a Startup.