Roll-to-Roll UV Imprint Replication
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Offering type ?
PRODUCT:
Component or system, which is commercialized. It is available for ordering multiple pieces and liability is assumed by the provider/seller. Necessary certification of the product was obtained (e.g. CE certification). The product sheet and/or conditions of use are defined.
PROTOTYPE:
Component or system, which has been successfully tested under real or real-like conditions. The prototype is not commercialized as the main purpose is to use it for demonstration and experimentation, including user and market acceptance.
TECHNICAL SERVICE:
Tools and processes and its combination, which are necessary to prepare and test prototypes or products.
- Service
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Market
- AR/VR
- Consumer electronics
- Decoration & Luxury
- Imagers & Displays
- Solar, Energy & Daylight
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Manufacturing Pillar
- Roll-2-Roll
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Technology
- UV-NIL replication
Nanocomp Oy Ltd offers Roll-to-Roll (R2R) UV imprint replication for high-resolution, cost-effective mass production of optical components. This process uses UV curable resin to replicate micro and nano-structures on flexible substrates, ideal for light guides, diffractive optical elements, and microlens arrays.
Offering Description
Roll-to-Roll (R2R) UV imprint replication is a high-resolution fabrication method, which is characterized by a high throughput and cost-effectiveness. In the continuous R2R replication process, an UV curable resin is used to replicate the desired structures from a cylindrical tool to a flexible substrate. It has been utilized in the mass-production of optical components, including light guides, diffractive optical elements and microlens arrays. R2R UV imprint replication has demonstrated the replication of high-resolution micro and nano-structures with length scales far below those associated with the traditional manufacturing technologies of plastics (e.g. injection moulding).
Offering Specifications
- High resolution and aspect ratio
- High replication fidelity at high/moderate speeds
- Tailor-able mechanical, chemical and optical properties of the UV resins
- Thin-film compatible
- Room temperature and low-pressure process
- Solvent-free/solvent-based process
- Single-step lamination and coating of samples possible
