Printed electronics
Functional layers, flexible substrates, printing and coating processes. From material selection to a reproducible process window.
Technical consulting and hands-on engineering support for companies turning functional materials, sensors and new hardware into a finished product.
Three core areas, plus everything needed to carry them reliably into a product.
Functional layers, flexible substrates, printing and coating processes. From material selection to a reproducible process window.
Development, build and characterisation of sensors, including integration into electronics, hardware and signal processing.
Concept, feasibility, prototype, production readiness. Technical decisions made so they still hold up on the shop floor.
The path from lab sample to stable series production: building processes, securing yield, embedding standards and quality assurance.
Structuring projects, clarifying the interfaces between development, production and purchasing, delivering results. Also available as interim support.
Feasibility studies, analyses and expert opinions. Solid ground for technology and investment decisions.
My name is Stefan Nester. I am an engineer in printing and media technology with a master's degree in Management of Product Development, and I have spent more than ten years working where printed electronics, sensor technology and product development meet.
I started out in applied research, including coordinating an international research project worth nine million euros with partners in South Korea and the USA. After that came product development and technical project management for series products in healthcare, automotive and security.
Most recently I led an interdisciplinary team spanning sensor development, software, hardware, industrial design and production, taking a sensor platform from first concept through to market launch, followed by full operational responsibility as COO of a technology company.
I know both ends: the lab where a layer works for the first time, and the line where it has to work every single day.
No lengthy run-up and no slide decks. First we find out whether I am the right person at all.
Tell me briefly what it is about. Free of charge and without obligation, by phone or video.
You receive a clear framework in writing: objective, effort, timeline and fee.
By the day, as a defined project, or alongside your team over a longer period.
Describe briefly what it is about. You will get an honest assessment of whether and how I can help, even if the answer turns out to be no.