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Kodak Partners with MacDermid Autotype

Partnership expands printed-electronics market for polyester-based films

Published

14 years ago

May 27, 2010

Susan Conner Signs of the Times May 2010 Issue

The Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY) has partnered with specialty-films manufacturer MacDermid Autotype (Rolling Meadows, IL) to expand the printed-electronics market for high-quality, optical-grade polyester-based (PET) films in North America and Mexico.
Mark Juba, director of Kodak’s Industrial Films Group, said MacDermid Autotype, which is part of Denver-based MacDermid Inc., a global specialty-chemicals company, has “a comprehensive understanding of specialty coating technology and the requirements of the printed electronics market through a broad and established customer base.”
Kodak’s PET film base and MacDermid coated films can be used in touch and vision electronic applications, including printed electronic circuits, sensors, membrane-switch circuitry layers and other applications requiring conductive flexible layers.
By combining new technology with its long-standing expertise in chemistry and materials science, Kodak is now offering film solutions to many new customers, outside of the traditional imaging market.
For more information, visit www.kodak.com or www.macdermidautotype.com.

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