AccuPress Wins Award
September 14, 2011
Dayton, OH
The AccuPress Wins GAA 2011 Golden Cylinder Award
On September 14th, the GAA 2011 Golden Cylinder award for Technical Innovation was given to the AccuPress® MicroGravure System from Daetwyler R&D Corp. At the Awards Luncheon in Chicago’s Oak Brook Marriott Hotel, Udo Dittmar, President of DR&D, accepted the award on behalf of the company.
Mr Bill Martin, President & CEO of GAA, gives the Golden Cylinder Award for Technical Innovation to Udo Dittmar, President of Daetwyler R&D Corp
The market for printed electronics is growing. The advantages of gravure printing for printed electronics are recognized as extremely fine resolutions, high ink transfer volume, and the ability to print on a variety of substrates. Unlike other printing methods, gravure is capable of transferring high volumes of ink at fine resolutions. Ink deposition is not only defined by x and y, but also the depth, z, which benefits printing of thin conductive lines.
Building on decades of experience in the gravure industry, Daetwyler R&D created the MicroStar MicroEngraving system to engrave cylinders for the printed electronics market with cells smaller than 5µm. Recognizing the lack of gravure presses capable of the tight tolerances, high accuracy and layer to layer registration required for printed electronics, DR&D developed the AccuPress MicroGravure System. This high-precision sheet-fed gravure press uses cylinders engraved on a MicroStar system.
The AccuPress System is used for ink and substrate testing as well as limited production. Dr. Margaret Joyce of Western Michigan University’s CAPE states in her testimonial: “Daetwyler R&D Corp is the first company to address the high resolution and registration press requirements required for many printed electronic applications.”
AccuPress systems are in place at the Center of Advanced Printed Electronics (CAPE) located at Western Michigan University, the Palo Alto Research Center, the University of California Berkeley and a multi-national company based in Germany. Another system will be installed in France before the end of the year.
About Daetwyler R&D
Daetwyler R&D Corp is the leader in manufacturing, engineering and software development for the gravure printing market. For 30 years DR&D has provided the gravure printing industry with innovative solutions to improve quality and productivity. Our engineering specialty for nearly 30 years is a sub-micron positional accurate diamond cutting tool (the award-winning Vision 3 engrave head) and the prepress layout software Collage. DR&D has used this experience to design and build the MicroStar™ MicroEngraving system and the AccuPress® MicroGravure Printing system for optics and printed electronics use. DR&D provides the GS827 and GS857 engravers for customers looking to upgrade older equipment at low cost. Daetwyler R&D Corp looks ahead to the customer needs of tomorrow and beyond.
For more information about our services and unique machines for gravure engraving, printed electronics and other high precision applications, please contact us.