Innovation Theatre
At SPI, the world’s leading suppliers of screen technology showcase their latest advancements in human-machine interfaces, sensitive surfaces, automotive components, household appliances, medical devices, and packaging solutions for plastics and glass.
Visitors have also the opportunity to tingle their creativity by attending the complimentary “Innovation Theatre”, open to all SPI attendees. This dynamic forum features technology users — including printers and brand owners — sharing insights on how screen processes are applied in specific market sectors.
Don’t miss the opportunity to attend presentations by an outstanding lineup of keynote speakers.
Learn of exciting uses for screen both today as well as for future oriented applications; how other uses can stimulate your own process developments.
Would you also like to talk about your product innovation achieved with screen printing? Please contact us with your presentation idea at mb@esma.com
Below are the first confirmed titles:

TITLE | ABSTRACT | SPEAKER |
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Screen printing in the next generation of 5G and 6G antennas | Screen Printing is very versatile and can reproduce electronics in the nanometer to micrometer scale. Using this versatility screen printing enables transparent conductive patterns for the next generation of 5G and 6G antennas. | Sebastian Gepp started as a Process Engineer in the label industry in 2010 and moved into the technology development with a group management function. Since 2018, Sebastian is Head of Development of Printed Electronics at Kundisch and is introducing the company to new markets. |
New frontier: Integrating security into raster printing | The ScreenX raster process enables the integration of logos, characters, or individual symbols as raster dots in the single or multi-color separation process of raster printing. By adapting to the underlying motif, the specific and individually defined raster dot, and the RIP parameters, customer-specific, batch-specific, or year-specific print images are created. This precise customization makes the process difficult to replicate due to its high technical complexity, providing an additional layer of security. This technique allows the production of tamper-resistant and flexibly designed print images, making it particularly suitable for security-critical applications. The process represents a technological advancement of conventional raster methods and expands their application spectrum specifically in the field of security printing. | Jan Rother is the Managing Director of FM Siebdruck Werbung Design GmbH, the developer of the innovative ScreenX raster process. His connection to screen printing began in his youth, working in his father's screen stretching service. After studying business administration and working outside the screen printing industry, particularly in the trade of electronic goods, Jan Rother returned to the field in 2023. Since then, he has focused on the strategic development and alignment of FM Siebdruck. |
Application of screen printing for the production of bipolar plates for fuel cells and electrolysers | Screen printing shows its strengths particularly in small quantities, fast processes and the generation of unique selling prepositions (USP). It is precisely that these attributes are also at the forefront in the production of fuel cells and electrolysers, especially at the production of bipolar plates. By implementing screen printing, preliminary products can be manufactured faster and in significantly shorter product development cycles, resulting in products that perform significantly better and as well offer new product properties. In the field of bipolar plates, the focus is particularly on no or very little permeability and high electrical conductivity – two properties that are not necessarily associated with 3D printing. Here they can be realised in the fields of material, process, post-processing and the QA process chain in conjunction with the adaptation of screen printing. This results in applications in the fields of electro-mobility, hydrogen, fuel cells and electrolysis are not (on the first view) necessarily obvious. With these new approaches, Whitecell AG, together with Whitecell Eisenhuth and Whitecell Systems, is achieving a good deal closer to achieve the goal of emission-free green kilometres. | Eric Klemp holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, earned in 2002 from the Institute of Mechanical Engineering at TU-Clausthal. His professional experience includes roles as Project Manager at Bosch and Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH in Traunreut, management positions at the Direct Manufacturing Research Center in Paderborn, and Managing Director roles at voestalpine Additive Manufacturing Center in Düsseldorf and 4D Concepts in Groß-Gerau. Currently, he has been serving as the Head of the Fuel Cell and Additive Manufacturing Department at Whitecell Eisenhuth in Osterode for the past three years. |
Tailored production with printed electronics: Innovations in elderly care | A key challenge in the development of this medical device, besides ensuring the reliable performance of the sensors, was primarily the cost and scalability of the solution. Printed electronics offer clear advantages over traditional designs of electronic components in this regard. Through additive manufacturing using printing machines, very lightweight, flexible, robust, and cost-efficient electronic components can be produced. Due to their unique properties, they are particularly suitable for use in wearables and medical technology applications. Production on specialised roll-to-roll printing machines enables high-volume manufacturing. | Philip Renners earned his PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Münster. During this time he was also a Scientific Assistant, before becoming Project Manager and Head of R&D at PolyTaksys. As Vice President R&D at Witte Technology since 2020, he is responsible for business development as well as research and development of printed electronics. |
Screen Printing - the unrivaled production technique for industrial parts | TBA | Mike Böing-Messing successfully completed his studies at the International School of Management in Dortmund in 1998. In 1999, he joined the International Sales Department of the family business, BÖ-LA Siebdrucktechnik GmbH. Since 2008, he has been managing the company's business as a Partner and Managing Director. |
Screen Print Innovations is organised by ESMA,
the European Specialist Printing Manufacturers Association
www.esma.com