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Press

Recent press releases

• August 12th, 2011
  New DFF Training Workshop "Flat Panel Displays"
  Basics and Applications 2 - Advanced Technologies

  DFF offers a new training workshop for advanced beginners on the basics and application of flat panel displays. Main topics are display production, advanced technologies (e.g. 3D, Touch), display metrology (including a hands-on training focussing on measurement under ambient light) and display driving.The workshop targets at advanced beginners and decision makers in R&D, product engineering, purchasing and marketing, distribution that want to have a better understanding of the "world of flat panel displays".
  The workshop will be held at the University Pforzheim on November 10/11, 2011.

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• June 30th, 2011
  Personnel Matter
  German Flat Panel Display Forum (DFF) confirms its Board of Directors

  During the annual General Assembly in Frankfurt on June 27, 2011, the members of the Flat Panel Display Forum DFF confirmed their Board of Directors. Dr Joerg Winkler, the acting Chairman “Technologies” has been confirmed for another two years. Robert Isele, whose term ended after five years according to schedule handed over his position as Chairman “Application” to Professor Dr. Karlheinz Blankenbach.

  DFF Joint-Chairmen Dr. Joerg Winkler, Chair “FPD Technologies” (Plansee SE; left) and Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Blankenbach, Chair “FPD Applications” (University Pforzheim). (Picture: DFF)

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• May 12th, 2011
  DFF strengthening German companies

  3D, Touch-Technologies and solid state body lighting continue to be trends
  

  This is year 8 for a DFF-initiated German Pavilion at the SID Display Week in Los Angeles. At the SID Display Week, the leading conference and show for the display industry, which takes place in Los Angeles, CA, from May 17 - May 19, 2011, the German Flat Panel Display Forum (DFF) presents 16 exhibitors from Germany. It is the eighth year in a row that the DFF organizes the German Pavilion together with the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA) and the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi).

  SID German Pavilion (Picture: DFF)

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  German Pavilion Flyer with detail information (English, PDF, 566 kB)
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• October 23th, 2009
  Materials and Production Equipment for flat panel display technologies of tomorrow

  Professionals of the European flat panel display industry meet for a symposium at PLANSEE in Reutte/Austria on December 3, 2009
  

  The cost effective mass production of efficient liquid crystal displays enabled the digital revolution in consumer electronics and information technology and the performance limits are far from being reached. Chances and challenges of this growing market for the European companies will be at the center of the discussions at the 32nd DFF meeting (German Flat Panel Display Forum).

  Right: Sputtering targets for the coating of displays, manufactured by Plansee (Picture source: PLANSEE).
  Left: Display application in the field of Digital Signage is a growing market (Picture source: Ströer AG).

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• October 12th, 2009
  German Flat Panel Display Forum (DFF) elects new Board of Directors

  During the annual General Assembly in Munich on September 9, 2009, the members of the German Flat Panel Display Forum (DFF) elected a new Board of Directors. The acting Chairman Robert Isele is confirmed in his office. Dr. Joerg Winkler takes over the position as Co-Chairman from Peter Bullen, whose term ended after four years according to schedule.

  DFF Joint-Chairmen Dr. Joerg Winkler, Chair "FPD Technologies" (Plansee Metall GmbH; left) and Robert Isele, Chair "FPD Applications" (BMW AG).

  DFF Board Members (from left to right): Dr. Joerg Winkler (Plansee Metall GmbH), Hartmut Heske (Sharp Microelectronics Europe GmbH), Gildas Sorin (Novaled AG), Otto Bader (AEG Gesellschaft für moderne Informationssysteme mbH), Robert Isele (BMW AG), Wolfgang Mildner (Poly IC GmbH & Co. KG), Dr. Juergen Wahl (Optrex Europe GmbH), Prof. Karlheinz Blankenbach (University Pforzheim) and Dr. Werner Becker (Merck KGaA).

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