VDL FLOW Information

VDL FLOW is an equipment manufacturer and high-tech system integrator focusing on the development and realization of high-performance roll-to-roll (R2R) and sheet-to-sheet (S2S) production equipment for flexible electronics applications. Examples of such applications are flexible OPV and CIGS solar cells, flexible OLED displays and large-area OLED light sources, thin-film sensors and batteries. FLOW, in the name of the company, stands for Functional Layers on Web. VDL FLOW is a newly established enterprise within VDL Enabling Technologies Group (VDL ETG), The Netherlands, which is part of the Dutch company VDL Groep. VDL FLOW has started under the umbrella of VDL ETG in order to benefit from its existing know-how in handling and positioning of rigid and flexible substrates. This technical heritage has promoted VDL ETG continuously as a leading global supplier of integrated mechatronic solutions in the high-tech industries of semiconductor manufacturing, electronic microscopy, analytical chemistry and medical diagnosis, PV and LED manufacturing. As a system integrator, VDL FLOW makes use of its unique expertise in precision machining, extremely accurate positioning of all sort of substrates down to micrometer and nanometer levels, cleanroom assembly, vacuum technologies, and final integration and qualification of highly complex systems. VDL FLOW offers turnkey solutions that have proven themselves in advanced R&D and pilot manufacturing environments. The business scope of the company widely extends to the system integration of modules and subsystems used in the fabrication of printed and flexible electronic components. The customized equipment can be deployed in key technical areas such as conductive polymers, flexible sensors, thin-film batteries, printed logic circuitry, and generally in any technical domain where the deposition and patterning of functional materials require dedicated R2R and S2S manufacturing processes under extreme specifications.