The 1-1/2 day event kicks off with a VC panel, "Pitch Your Prototype," and "Getting Started, case studies of maker pros with early stage products. The Innovation Showcase follows, a unique opportunity to casually engage with over two dozen makers who have their cutting-edge products and devices on display. Creating an almost magical atmosphere where hardware innovation and creative genius generates spirited ideation, the Innovation Showcase is not to be missed. Wednesday was an all-star lineup with over 30 speakers representing leading entrepreneurs and thought leaders at the forefront of the maker movement. Investors, industrial designers, product development teams - anyone looking for insight into the early stage companies with the potential to change the global business landscape - should attend.

1. Brent Polishak
Co-founder and president
Beyond 5
@MoleculaMaestro
Things and the Internet

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A little background…

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Wearable OpportunitiesWearable Opportunities
Improve health/fitness awarenessImprove health/fitness awareness
(FitBit, Jawbone, FuelBand, etc.)(FitBit, Jawbone, FuelBand, etc.)
Reduce cognitive overload or distractionReduce cognitive overload or distraction
((Pebble, Google Glass)Pebble, Google Glass)
Personal Customization / UtilityPersonal Customization / Utility
((LunaTik, Tiktok, “Glassware”)LunaTik, Tiktok, “Glassware”)
Personal Wearables - $10 BPersonal Wearables - $10 B
(2016 – Gartner)(2016 – Gartner)
Smartphone Accessory Market - $20 BSmartphone Accessory Market - $20 B
(2012 – ABI)(2012 – ABI)
US Apparel & Jewelry Manufacture - $40US Apparel & Jewelry Manufacture - $40
BB
(2013 – IBISWorld)(2013 – IBISWorld)
WearablesWearables have to seamlessly integrate w/have to seamlessly integrate w/
everydayeveryday physical & digitalphysical & digital tasks and behaviorstasks and behaviors
Relevant MarketsRelevant Markets

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Devices:
Rigid & Bulky
PCBs, Batteries, etc.
Lack Laundering Durability
Water + Air + Heat + Contortion
= Bad
Functionality
Make soft & stretchy devices
Keep’em clean / Make’em cleanable
People:
Soft & Conformal
Stress & Strain variable
Disgusting & require cleaning
Form FactorVs.

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MSE Perspective:
Product Development

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Current electronic forms:
PCBs, Resistors, Antennas
Advantages
-Allows on-the-fly circuit re-design
-Additive-based (minimizes waste)
Disadvantages
-Component connectivity
(conductive adhesives & tape)
Source: the-interactive-book.com

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Thin Film Processing:
Inkjet: .005-.500 /SqΩ
Flexographic: .000002 /SqΩ
Gravure: .000002 /SqΩ
Screen: .007-.060 /SqΩ
Simple Testing/Experimenting Professional Testing/Experimenting
Pen - $9
50 mL - $28
55 /SqΩ
Curing Process:
Thermal & Photo Sintering
(depends on ink)
Price VariesPrice Varies
1 kg >$751 kg >$75

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What you can make:
Stretchable substrates
waterproof enclosures
Advantages
Biocompatible
Highly tunable mechanical properties
Excellent thermal stability and
barrier properties
Source: Fast Company

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Dow Corning Sylgard 184
$40-60 / quart
Simple Testing/Experimenting Professional Testing/Experimenting
Specialized Monomers:
Yield different properties
(More hydro-phobic/-philic, Solvent
resistance, etc.)
Monomer Dependant
>$100 / 500 mL

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What you can make:
Water-, oil-, and
microbial resistant coatings
Advantages:
Easier access to electronics w/out encapsulation
Disadvantages:
Coating-based surfaces are not permanent
Source: Chinese academy of sciences

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Simple Testing/Experimenting Professional Testing/Experimenting
Two-coat set
$170 quart
Specialized Coating formulation
Large product batch processing

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Useful & Informative Internet Stuff
-Mechanical engineering
oriented
-Great for property data,
manufacturer info, etc.
Material science & industry news
- Chemical distributor
(Only sell to professionals)
- Great for chemical &
thermal property data
- Categorize products
by application