Display Week 2010 Attendees Gain Hands-on
Experience with Corning Innovations
May 2010
The Society for Information Display's annual Display Week conference caters to the long-range thinkers who are shaping the future of high-tech displays. That's one reason Corning fits in so well.
The company's technical prowess is widely recognized by the thousands of customers, analysts, and tech media who attend. The conversations in the exibit booth tend to focus on the customer's challenge and some of the creative ways the companies can collaborate on an innovative solution.
One of the big draws at SID 2010 was Corning’s Gen 10 EAGLE XG® glass substrate, which formed a towering backdrop on the far end of the booth. Visitors posed for pictures of themselves next to the 10-feet-by-10-feet sheet of glass, many saying that would be the only way they could adequately describe the size to others. Also a hit was the thin, strong, durable Gorilla® glass – now protecting not only handheld electronics, but also notebooks, slates, TVs, and a wide variety of touchscreen surfaces.
But visitors seemed just as intrigued by Corning's research around flexible glass, with opportunities emerging for reel-to-reel printing processes. They heard about the next generation of thin EAGLE XG – a mere 0.4 millimeters thick, and set to debut in June. They were eager to try on 3D glasses and watch television images jump to life, learning that regardless of the technology that emerges as the consumer's favorite, LCD glass is likely to be at the heart of it. And the unveiling of Corning's G-2000 green laser had visitors lining up to view videos projected onto a blank wall from a portable, handheld device.
Just a few examples of the possibilities Corning experts discussed with SID vistors: Adapting Corning glass for weather-resistant touchscreens in outdoor retail settings; using TV cover glass for closed-circuit systems demanding exceptional strength; and fitting industrial equipment with protective glass to withstand extremely high temperatures.
"This conference gives us a great opportunity to give others in the display industry a close, hands-on experience with our innovations, and hear directly from our people about how they can put our glass to work," said Paul Tompkins, commercial director for Corning Specialty Materials. "There's no substitute for holding a piece of our glass in your hands and seeing how it can be flexible as well as tough. It gets you thinking about all sorts of possibilities, and it's really exciting to be able to work with customers and potential customers on new applications."
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