In order to demonstrate that the novel process is a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to proven manufacturing processes in the PCB industry, the research team focuses on the transfer of the individual processes substrate metallization, patterning, electroplating and etching to a roll-to-roll format. With the production of the first conductor path samples on the roll-to-roll pilot line at the Fraunhofer EMFT, the compatibility of the novel technology with continuous production processes could be validated.
The technology can be used, for example, to produce flexible and transparent organic solar cells in a roll-to-roll process which can be integrated into all possible designs. During the project activities, the team has already been able to produce 100 µm wide, galvanically reinforced conductor paths on film substrates for flexible organic solar cells.