Printed Electronics.
Flexible printed sensors, UHF/RFID antennas, PTC heaters, wearable technology and NFC solutions — all designed and manufactured at our Clontarf, Brisbane facility.
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Flexible Printed Sensors
Reid Print Technologies has developed expertise in the field of Printed Electronics & Sensors. This includes printing and testing electronics circuits using well-researched expertise on flexible substrates, printable inks and repeatable printing and finishing techniques.
Our in-house printing facility utilises automated screen-printing and large format digital printing. We offer engineering support for design, prototyping and final product manufacturing — with extensive experience in all types of materials and inks, including high specification materials used in the Defence Industry.
- Printed flexible circuits with embedded capacitive switches and backlighting
- Proximity sensors with LED array on flexible substrates
- Capacitive touch sensors on various flexible substrates
- IoT, health monitoring and exoskeleton applications
- Defence-specification materials procurement available
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Reid has successfully printed different types of sensors on flexible substrates. In most instances the printed sensors were customised based on the designs specified by the customer. Our ability to precisely embed and test relevant electronic sensor chips on printed circuitry has been appreciated by our customers and collaborators.
Printing complex capacitive switches on flexible substrates has been our focus in recent years. Based on customer design and requirements, we have successfully demonstrated the process of printing switches for various applications including defence HMI assemblies and medical device interfaces.
Printing & Materials Expertise.
Automated screen printing for functional inks and conductive traces. Quality-controlled printing and curing for reliability and consistency across multiple production batches.
Low resistance printed silver polymers are the most commonly used material for circuit traces — offering the most cost-effective solution for flexible electronics at production scale.
Polyester PET film exclusively from MacDermid Autotype — the industry standard for flexible electronics. Features low electrical resistance and excellent flexibility and conformability.
UHF & RFID Printed Antennas
Reid Print Technologies is a manufacturer of highly reliable flexible printed antennas, generally manufactured on Polyester PET substrates. Features include low electrical resistance, excellent flexibility and easy application using 3M transfer adhesives.
We firmly believe that printed antennas will be a critical aspect of achieving wireless network systems for Internet of Things applications. We have printed production quantities of HF to UHF antennas including UHF Coaxial Dipole, 4.5dBi pole antenna, Cellular GPS, Patch and log periodic dipole antennas.
- UHF Coaxial Dipole & Bi-Squared antenna designs
- 400–600 MHz trans-receiver frequency range
- Flexible polyester PET substrates (MacDermid Autotype)
- 3M transfer adhesive for easy surface application
- Standard connectors or custom punched formats
- Applications: Defence, Aerospace, IoT, Commercial Vehicles
Flexible Antenna Benefits.
More design flexibility than rigid components — can be wrapped multiple times around a cylindrical object and conform to complex surfaces for compact device integration.
Second surface printing gives improved resistance to scratching and chemical degradation. Easier to prepare for harsh internal or external environments.
Printing process manufacturing advantage for high volume production. Custom design for connector attachment to any header or leads format.
PTC Heaters — Flexible & Wearable
Flexible and wearable Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) heaters designed for body-worn, medical and industrial heating applications. Our PTC heaters are manufactured using conductive polymer inks on flexible polyester substrates, providing uniform heating with inherent self-regulating thermal protection.
- Self-regulating temperature control — no external thermostat required
- Flexible and wearable form factors to any shape
- Medical and body-worn heating applications
- Industrial and commercial heating solutions
- Custom shapes and sizes manufactured to specification
- Integration with other printed electronic assemblies
Force Sensing Resistors (FSR)
Custom printed Force Sensing Resistors for pressure and force measurement in wearable, medical and industrial applications. FSR sensors change resistance in response to applied force, enabling precise pressure mapping and load measurement in highly flexible, low-profile form factors.
- Pressure and force measurement on flexible substrates
- Custom geometries and active sensing areas to customer designs
- Wearable and medical device applications
- Integration with printed circuit assemblies
- Exoskeleton and biomechanical sensing applications
- IoT pressure mapping and monitoring systems
Wearable & Stretchable Electronics
Reid Print Technologies designs and manufactures next-generation stretchable printed electronics for wearable technology applications. Our wearable and stretchable sensors are used in health monitoring, exoskeleton systems, defence soldier platforms and connected consumer products.
Our product range includes wearable and stretchable sensors for Defence, Medical, Industrial and Consumer applications used in electronics, exoskeleton and health monitoring devices — developed in collaboration with the University of Queensland, University of Sydney and AMGC.
- Stretchable conductive inks on elastomeric substrates
- Physiological monitoring for defence and medical applications
- Exoskeleton integration for soldier systems
- IoT wearable device development and prototyping
- R&D collaboration with UQ and University of Sydney
- From prototype to production, no minimum order constraints
Printed NFC Design & Development
End-to-end NFC technology design and development services — from concept and prototyping through to production of printed NFC antennas and assemblies. Our NFC solutions leverage the same flexible printing expertise used across our full printed electronics range.
- Printed NFC antenna design and development
- Prototype-to-production manufacturing capability
- Integration with existing packaging and product labels
- Consumer, industrial and medical NFC applications
- Engineering collaboration and full design support
- Screen printing on flexible polyester substrates