MSWtech Test Center Europe

New since 2024 in Nuremberg, Germany, in collaboration with BayflexSolutions: a testbed for flexible and stretchable solutions. Repeat. Measure. Observe.

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Bending test fixture with a flexible sample clamped between rails
FIG. 1Test fixture for repeated mechanical stress

What the testbed covers

Flexible electronics must survive real use. The test center makes reliability visible – cycle by cycle.

  • Analysis of mechanical stress factors

    • Stretching
    • Flexing
    • Bending
    • … and more

  • Data acquisition, synchronised by test cycle

    • Optical data – high-resolution or microscope image capturing
    • Functional data – e.g. electrical resistance

  • Data storage and trend analysis

    All measurements are stored per cycle, so that changes and trends become visible over the course of a test.

Equipment and joint projects

Quality control for flexible electronics by BayflexSolutions, presented together with MSWtech at LOPEC. At LOPEC 2026, MSWtech, SEHO and TH Nürnberg presented test, qualification and reliability strategies from the joint test center together with the Photo-AVT project.

BayflexSolutions flexible electronics quality control system – Repeat. Measure. Observe.
FIG. 2BayflexSolutions test system, LOPEC 2023
Test system with flexible test strips clamped in a fixture
FIG. 3Fixture with flexible test strips
Key visual: Photo-AVT project and joint test center for flexible and printed electronics with SEHO, TH Nürnberg and MSWtech
FIG. 4Photo-AVT project & joint test center, LOPEC 2026
Team at the joint MSWtech and BayflexSolutions booth
FIG. 5Joint booth MSWtech + BayflexSolutions

LOPEC 2026, booth B0.111: photonic-based selective reflow soldering concepts, advantages for flexible substrates and printed electronics, results from the Photo-AVT project with SEHO’s Infrabond system, and test, qualification and reliability strategies from the joint MSWtech–BayflexSolutions Test Center.

Questions & answers

Short, direct answers to the questions we are asked most often.

What kind of stress does the Test Center apply?

Repeated mechanical stress on flexible and stretchable electronics: stretching, flexing, bending and other load types.

Which data is captured during a test?

In sync with each test cycle, optical data – high-resolution or microscope images – and functional data such as electrical resistance are captured. All values are stored and analysed as trends over the course of the test.

Where is the Test Center and who runs it?

The MSWtech Test Center Europe is located in Nuremberg, Germany, and has been operated in collaboration with BayflexSolutions – a provider of reliability hardware and software for flexible and stretchable electronics – since 2024.

How do I request a test?

Describe your samples, the expected stress and the data you need by e-mail to info@mswtech.de or via the contact form; MSWtech will then discuss a suitable test setup.

Test your flexible electronics.

Tell us about your samples, the expected stress and the data you need – we will discuss a suitable test setup.

Send a requestinfo@mswtech.de