The processing of ultra-thin glass requires specialized handling to avoid glass
breakage during production. Until now, this has been a major obstacle for the
entry of this innovative material into new applications. Therefore, a unique
process chain for ultra-thin glass processing has been implemented at Fraunhofer
FEP: starting with adapted cleaning processes up to the final inspection. The
results have been funded within the project CUSTOM (grant no. AiF 21708 BR)
by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection BMWK
and the project Glass4Flex (grant no. 13N14615) funded by the German Federal
Ministry of Education and Research BMBF. Particular attention was paid to the
evaluation of the influence of process parameters on the strength and reliability
of the coated glass. The process chain and results of the projects will be presented
at the V2023 conference, September 18 – 21, 2023, in Dresden.