Cynora unveiled a new flexible OLED prototype, demonstrating yet again the huge potential of OLED technology. Cynora’s new prototype represents a major milestone in the development and use of flexible components, opening new application fields such as smart packaging, for instance.

Prototype opens new possibilities for packaging and lighting industry: The new prototype offers a glimpse of what flexible light-emitting film layers will soon make possible: “Further enhancement will in the near future enable the manufacturing of, for instance, beverage cans, smart packaging or posters that feature light-emitting film components,” Dr. Thomas Baumann ventures to predict. In further step, cynora will therefore tackle the integration of the wiring into the thin film layers.

The major part of cynora’s prototype is made from a liquid solution. Solution-based manufacturing is particularly suitable for mass production because it enables substrates to be coated with thin light-emitting elements quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively using printing processes. “Using solution processing to produce components instead of conventional vapor deposition is a prerequisite for bringing production costs down to a level where flexible OLEDs are viable for mass-market applications,” explains Dr. Tobias Grab, the other cynora CEO. In addition, the cynora emitters used are based on readily available copper precursors which in itself further support the material’s suitability for mass production.