Presentation of the offer of the EU pilot line PI-Scale for customised flexible OLEDs lighting and signage, review of OLEDs lighting and signage in different segments

1. VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND LTD
DESIGN, TEST & SCALE NEW
PRODUCTS USING OLEDs LIGHTING
OR SIGNAGE
WITH EU PI-SCALE FLEXIBLE OLEDs
PILOT LINE
Roland Guerre
Business Development Senior Specialist
This project has received funding from the European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 688093

2. PI-SCALE PILOT LINE

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4. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 688093
OUR OBJECTIVES
• PI-Scale is the open access flexible OLED pilot line service
offering customized flexible OLEDs and system integration for
new luminous products.
• Using PI-Scale service enables companies to quickly and cost
effectively test and scale up their flexible OLED lighting or
signage concepts, validate them with their partners and bring
them to a level where they are ready to be transferred to a mass
production facility.
• Establish a sustainable flexible Organic Light-Emitting Diodes
(OLEDs) industry in Europe and accelerate the commercial
adoption of this “bright” technology

5. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 688093
CONSORTIUM
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Institutes:
Suppliers: End users:
Supporters:

6. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 688093
OLEDs MANUFACTURING
SHEET-TO-SHEET PROCESSING
ROLL-TO-ROLL PROCESSING
Each layer is deposited over the
substrate that is made to pass
through a pre-arranged
sequence of deposition
chambers at a constant rate
This structure is gaining interest
as a solution to produce flexible
OLEDs, as it offers the ability to
keep the substrate flat and
minimize damage to the device.
The process reduce substrate
handling considerably.

7. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 688093
THE PILOT LINE

8. COMPARISON OF OFFER

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COMMERCIAL VS PILOT LINE SERVICE
COMMERCIAL PILOT LINE SERVICE
Support new product development through
demonstrators based on OLED lighting
Other
Lighting
Packaging
& Retail
Automotive
& Aerospace
Sports &
Leisure

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OLEDs
§ Flexible OLEDs
§ Customized sizes, shapes and colors, small bending radius
§ Connectors
§ Long strips > 1m (R2R)
§ Transparent (transparent ultra-moisture barrier and substrates w/
and w/o anode)
§ High performance moisture barrier and electrode films
§ Active and passive matrix segmented OLEDs
SYSTEM INTEGRATION
§ Lamination, bonding and system hybrid integration (assembly and
interconnections) of OLEDs of thin film flexible electronics in 2D
and 3D over molded polymer shapes
PILOT LINE
§ Prototyping and pilot production, S2S and R2R manufacturing
§ Technology ahead of that available in mass production, to test
feasibility and design of new features with customers,
§ Consulting with technical experts
COMMERCIAL VS PILOT LINE SERVICE
COMMERCIAL PILOT LINE SERVICE
R2R
Sample length: 1,8m
Roll length: 15m R2R strips
S2S
Substrate: 0,2x0,2 m
Overmolded OLED
§ fixed sizes and shapes OLED with limited
set of colors
§ Mostly rigid OLEDs (LG and Konica
Minolta offers flexible panels)
§ Focusing on high volume applications =
high entry fees to lines
§ No flexibility on production lines (capacity
of million panels/month, $100M fabs)

11. OLED BENEFITS
AND PRODUCT REVIEW

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OLED BENEFITS
Thin, Lightweight, Flexible
Can be incorporated in various structure
Bring flexibility in design with curved surfaces
Uniform lighting even for bent surfaces
Warm Shadow-less
Glare-free
Natural, aera, diffused
The only aera/surface light available
Reduce strain on the eyes
<30° for 100x100 panel
light output and panel life
No harmful radiation
Light in visible spectrum only
Transparent
when off
Low Heat dissipation
Aesthetic design value
Color tunability and mixing
IR
UV
radiation
Green source of Light
Organic: No toxic metals (Mercury free)
Energy efficient (vs incandescent and CFLs)
Less power (vs LED)
Enhanced lifetime

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OLED VS LED
LED with diffuser

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LIGHTING REVIEW
IKEA OLED lamp: Vitsand
7 OLED panels. 700
lumens at 2700K.
77 lm/W /panel (total 7W).
199€
LG OLED lighting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufH1LwIERA
Blackbody flying ribbonBlackbody, O.Loop - Wall OLED LightUIV Chem

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AUTOMOTIVE REVIEW
Audi A8, 4 OLED modules/side,
6 different structured panels, 1 large
red one and 5 yellow ones for turn
indicators
Mercedes 2018 S Class
Coupe/Cabriolet
33 individually controlled
red OLED panels
LG OLED rear lamp
In discussion with Mercedes, Audi, VW
Bentley with electric car
concept with curved
flexible OLED display
Genesis (premium sub-brand of Hyundai)
Concept car GV80 SUV
Long curved OLED display - 22" in size.
(by Samsung)
LG Display collaborated with Korea's car-customizing experts
OLED panels for ceiling and side lighting.
Osram rear light
Displays

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AERONAUTICS REVIEW
LG OLED lighting panel Airbus's future A380 business cabin
Windowsless airplane concept with OLEDs displays
Displays

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LUMINOUS PACKAGING REVIEW
Karl Knauer, HiLight, printed electronics®
2012
Electroluminescence
“Bombay Sapphire" gin by Bacardi
30 national and international awards.
Karl Knauer, INURU GmbH, OLED
first illuminated packaging with OLEDs.
Karl Knauer, INURU GmbH, OLED
The label for Coca-Cola is a prototype;
its light effect is activated with the play
button: The Coca-Cola logo will light up
and unfold its effect even in bright
daylight
Dom Perignon Luminous Label,
a switch on the base illuminates the label for
up to nine hours
Medea Vodka, LED band, pre-programmed with six
often-used greetings to make it easy for you to gift.
Message will scroll for 45 minutes, then automatically
shut off to conserve the battery, which can last up to 20
hours
LED, China OLED, Riyngroup, China
Not OLED based Not OLED based
Not OLED based

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RETAIL REVIEW
Planar® LookThru™ OLED display
Transparent OLEDs display wouldn’t obscure
the products that it’s meant to promote
Philips Lighting panel “Lumiblade”, aimed towards signage and emergency lighting applications
OLED sign offers a much more homogeneous and direct output compared to LED-based signs (size 210x105 mm, 2.5 mm thin, luminance: 800 cd/m2, color
temperature of 4,500K, lifetime of over 5 years). Philips says the OLED offers significantly improved visibility – up to 20 meters.
The OLED itself is a white OLED, and the OEM inserts a thin film with the graphics on top.
OLEDs LEDs
LEDs OLEDs
LG Chem OLEDs. 200x50mm
High Color Rendering Index (>90), which helps to reflex true color of displayed products. OLEDs
are very thin, allow integration within the shelves, which can be very thin too. OLEDs surface light
uniformity is more appealing (no dotted line patterns like with LEDs). Lack of heat preserve
products quality, allow to use nice aluminum shelves, lack of shadow make then more visually
attractive. Reduce eye fatigue for customers and employes, no

19. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 688093
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DEMOS FROM PI-SCALE
http://pi-scale.eu/

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YOUR CONTACTS AT VTT
Roland Guerre
Business Development Senior Specialist
Knowledge Intensive Products and Services
Mobile: +358 40 654 6958
E-mail: roland.guerre@vtt.fi
MarkusTuomikoski
Senior Scientist, Project Manager
Knowledge Intensive Products and Services
Mobile: +358 40 730 9084
E-mail: markus.tuomikoski@vtt.fi
Contact points in every institutes of PI-Scale: TNO, Fraunhofer, CPI, VTT

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