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Notice of Product Name Change – From P-Flex to SustainaCircuits™

SustainaCircuits™ better reflects our commitment to providing the most environmentally friendly and sustainable flexible circuit boards available, significantly outperforming conventional alternatives.

【Advantages of Using P-Flex®】Increase the frequency response of MEMS microphones with flexible substrates

Advantages of Using P-Flex® for MEMS Microphones MEMS microphones are used in various electronic devices including smartphones because of their small size and suitability for mass production. Most of them are surface-mount type and are mounted on PCBs. Types of MEMS Microphones: Top Port Type and Bottom Port Type MEMS microphones have a small hole in the case to capture sound. If the hole is on the top cover side, it is called a top-port type, and if it is on the PCB side, it is called a bottom- […]

P-Flex® Flexible Circuits mounted with a QFP

Held in Shinya Shimizu’s hand is a sample of a P-Flex® Flexible Circuits mounted with a QFP. This mounted sample circuit board (polyimide substrate) is formed in a pattern that allows the mounting of a 0.5mm Pitch QFP, enabling connections to FPC Connectors and making it suitable for use in a flexible variety of use cases. Equipped with a 32-bit microcontroller (48 pin TQFP), the circuit board is designed to control USB signal information and charge status by illuminating LEDs. To ensure h […]

[Inkjet Lab Vol.1] Let’s Make an Origami Crane Fly by Itself!

Hi there! This is Tanaka, in charge of the Inkjet Lab where we will be making things using EPSON’s inkjet machine for R&D. Belonging to the Crafts Department of Tokyo University of the Arts, metal is usually at the core of what I make, be it banging out copper plates or mixing alloys for jewelry. The working environment I was in really had nothing to do with inkjet printers, but the more I learned about the functions and possibilities of the EPSON inkjet machine for R&D, the more I […]

Launch of the Additive Manufacturing Center (2)

Hi, this is Masa from Elephantech. I’d like to follow up on my last article in which I touched upon how we regularly read all sorts of research papers and how we’ve come to realize that there is one key word that keeps popping up in the research conducted by searchers who continue to hack home printers to take on various challenges (we really resonate with your work!) That key word is biosensors. Looking at various research papers on biosensors, we quickly realized that many of them […]

【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 […]