CDA
CDA GmbH, a recognized specialist for complex multi-µ-functional solutions on plastics, and Häcker Automation, a leading engineering manufacturer of universal standard platforms for 3D micro packaging and interconnection, announce their cooperation in the fields of lab-on-a-chip and embedded diagnostic systems.
The goal of this cooperation is to provide the clinical, environmental and Life Science markets with a single ‘one-stop-shop’ solutions specialist, capable of providing the entire gamut of technologies needed to properly address individual customer requirements, in particular in the areas of medical technology, micro sensors and MEMS devices.
Lab-on-a-chip and intelligent embedded diagnostic systems are becoming increasingly important for clinical, environmental and Life Science applications. Sensitive and complex devices can be developed that, due to their compactness, lend themselves well to high levels of parallelization. At the same time, the use of appropriate micro-fabrication processes in their manufacture enables high volumes of components (singulated or as arrays) to be realized at relatively low cost.
For these reasons, the development of miniaturized analytical instrumentation is now a major aspect of research across all of the applied sciences. However, the technologies that can be incorporated into, as well as the manufacture, interconnection and packaging of such systems are all becoming increasingly complex.
CDA and Häcker Automation have recognized that the two companies’ micro fabrication and micro assembly skills, respectively, complement each other exceptionally well. The combination of expertise in micro-optics, printed electronics and precision engineering together with and micro system manufacturing and 3D interconnect assembly will enable the realization of cutting-edge lab-on-a-chip and intelligent embedded diagnostic systems that demand an interdisciplinary and fully integrated manufacturing approach.
