Beneq, MBRAUN to Collaborate on OLED

On April 15, 2014, Beneq announced that it is joining forces with MBRAUN to address the growing OLED market needs by offering turn-key R&D solutions. The goal is to enforce rapid adaptation of Beneq’s breakthrough thin-film encapsulation technology in OLED research and manufacturing.

Beneq and MBRAUN currently have a mutually supportive offering, which will allow customers to get a wider portfolio of products and services from a single source. These products are primarily targeted to those customers with sophisticated needs in OLED research, especially in the area of thin-film encapsulation. For each customer need, Beneq and MBRAUN will work together to tailor products and services that best meet the specific clean environment requirements in question.

MBRAUN has more than 30 years of experience from providing inert glovebox solutions for cleanroom and ultra-cleanroom environments. The core market segments of MBRAUN include universities, OLED research and mass production facilities, lithium-ion battery research and production, high intensity discharge lamps and ceramic lamp production, inert gas welding, as well as pharmaceutical, nuclear containment and chemistry research applications.

Beneq holds a pioneering role in ALD-based OLED thin-film encapsulation research and industrial applications. Beneq OLED tools are widely preferred, especially for their high level of film quality, deposition speed, versatility in multi-mode research environments and user-friendliness. Beneq is a leading supplier of industrial TFE solutions for OLED display and lighting markets. Beneq has also introduced roll-to-roll ALD systems for moisture barrier applications.

“Together, Beneq and MBRAUN will provide customer-specific controlled environment solutions for OLED research, along with academic and corporate needs,” said Sampo Ahonen, CEO, Beneq.