In the past few days, three production lines of the first phase of Jiangsu Xsignal Technology Co., Ltd. located in the Tianning Economic Development Zone are being installed in the new plant. The new generation of flexible metal grid touch sensor project will be put into production before New Year's Day. At present, more than 400 million yuan of intent orders have been signed.

The flexible screen produced by Jiangsu Xsignal can keep the resistance value unchanged after repeated folding for 240,000 times.

Keep an eye on for 2 years

At last year's "September 28" Science and Technology Economic and Trade Fair, the Jiangsu Xsignal metal grid touch sensor project with a total investment of 60 million US dollars was officially settled in the Tianning Economic Development Zone to empower Tianning's intelligence.

To grasp the economy is to grasp the project, and to grasp the project is to grasp the future. Speaking of the implementation of the project, Cao Zhiwei, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Tianning Economic Development Zone, was quite touched: "We have followed this project for 2 years. It can fill the gap in the country. I hope this technology can promote and drive the entire industry in Changzhou. development of."

It is understood that in 2017, Jiangsu Russell Technology Co., Ltd. made a comprehensive acquisition of Unipixel, a US company located in Colorado, central United States. This American company has a number of patents, and its core product is the Xsence flexible mesh touch screen. According to market research agency IHS, the flexible screen market will expand 250 times in the next 7 years, and annual shipments will increase from the current 3 million to 800 million. At the same time, the total operating income of the global flexible screen market will grow from US$10 billion to US$410 billion. After substituting its revenue, Xsignal News selected the Chinese factory in the Changzhou Tianning Economic Development Zone, hoping to open up the domestic market.

In the face of a huge market, companies can only race against time to build. To this end, Tianning Economic Development Zone has launched "VIP" services, ranging from the site selection of enterprise plants, submission of various engineering construction items for approval, to equipment transportation, installation, and commissioning. The development zone staff are stationed throughout the day. The government thought ahead of time for problems that enterprises did not expect. The government takes the initiative to serve the frontier, speeds up project progress, and actively helps companies solve their worries.

"We hope to provide the best service, strongest guarantee and the best environment for the establishment of high-quality projects and enterprises by carrying forward the spirit of the'shop two', and to help enterprises start production and reach production early," said Cao Zhiwei.

Fill the domestic gap, target "10 billion" within 6 years

In the production workshop, Mike Morrione, chief operating officer of Jiangsu Xsignal, showed reporters the latest samples. It was a transparent plastic film, as thin as paper, and looked very ordinary. However, under the magnifying glass, there is a dense grid of copper wires. "Don't underestimate this film, it can greatly improve the light transmittance and conductivity of the product. At present, the test result can reach a bending radius of 2 mm, and the resistance value remains unchanged after repeated folding for 240,000 times. There is no domestic Enterprises can produce products with the same parameters. If used on a folding smartphone, the stability will be greatly improved." Mike Morrione said.

The reporter learned that this metal grid touch sensor has a wide range of applications, and it can be used in mobile terminals, wearable devices, smart home appliances, smart cars, and industrial touch controls.

Mike Morien told reporters that a few years ago, more than 30 companies around the world devoted themselves to the research and development of this technology, but only three of them finally realized mass production. In addition to Jiangsu Xsignal News, there is also Japan's Fujifilm. Corporation (FujiFilm) and Toppan Printing Corporation (Toppan). At present, Xsignal has owned and is applying for more than 60 technical patents, including technical inventions and core equipment inventions. "Our entire set of equipment is shipped from the United States, and the equipment alone is worth 200 million yuan."

The reporter also learned that during the equipment debugging period, Xsignal has received olive branches from companies such as Xiaomi and Lenovo, and well-known domestic touch film project companies such as Emerald, OFILM, and BOE have also expressed their strategic cooperation intentions.

According to the planning goal, the company's output value in 2023 will exceed 5 billion yuan, and the company will be listed; in 2025, it will become an intelligent manufacturing enterprise with an output value of over 10 billion yuan. "The future of Xsignal is to become the global leader in metal grid sensors." Mike Morrione said.