IKEA Runs Two Printed Electronics Innovation Challenges
IKEA is looking into the area of Printed Electronics (PE) for ideas that could transform its operations. As a first step, the company will run two Open Innovation Challenges. The challenges are in the areas of Digital Communication Carriers and E-Labels.
E-Labels: Part of the IKEA way of working is designing and producing products to be sellable in a large number of markets, to avoid product versions and to keep cost down. One way of achieving few product versions, over time, could be changeable product information. The company is therefore looking into electronic labels that can display different product information, depending on which market they are sold on.