Poly- and perfluorinated compounds have become notorious under the name “PFAS” in recent years peaking in a draft submitted to the ECHA (European chemistry agency) earlier this year to check for a comprehensive ban of fluorinated compounds. Some manufacturers and raw material suppliers already respond and switch to fluorine free products if possible, or discontinue fluorine containing products lines.
microresist technology is also working on sustainable product solutions without fluorine. Therefore, we are pleased to announce a fluorine free development of our bestseller OrmoStamp® which will be commercialized under the name OrmoStamp®FF in the first quarter in 2024. This new version offers further an improved adhesion on polycarbonate-foil.
Another development is concerning our inkjet material InkOrmo. Inkjet printing offers a material saving alternative to spin coating. But the formation of homogeneous closed layers adds another challenge to the design of inkjetable materials. The new prototype InkOrmoPRO_XP which uses OrmoComp® as material basis, combines proven inkjet printing characteristics with the formation of thin closed layers. Direct printing of microlenses and microlensarrays known from InkOrmo is also possible with the new version InkOrmoPRO_XP offering a wider range of processing and applications.
Keywords: Hybridpolymere, OrmoStamp®FF, OrmoStamp®, PFAS, UV-Replication, Inkjet Printing, InkOrmo, InkOrmoPRO, OrmoComp®, dispensing, micro optics