What Conductive Transfers does

Conductive Transfers Limited is a UK-based printed-electronics manufacturer specializing in screen-printed, stretchable, washable, durable circuits laminated onto fabric substrates. The company's platform consists of four proprietary technology lines — ElastaTrode™ (printed circuits for medical smart garments spanning EMS, TENS, and ECG/EMG/EEG sensing, in 2D and 3D configurations), ElastaTherm® (printed heaters initially developed for smart textiles and now applied to automotive seat heating and interior climate control, with self-regulating temperature behavior), ElastaMoist™ (moisture sensors for femtech and healthcare applications), and ElastaSens™ (flexible pressure/force sensors for smart garments and PPE). Intellectual property is protected by granted UK and US patents on ElastaTrode™ and granted patents on ElastaTherm®.

The company serves enterprise B2B customers across four segments — MedTech, automotive, sensors, and wearables — with named customers including Atlantic Therapeutics (manufacturer of the FDA- and CE-approved INNOVO® urinary incontinence garment, under an exclusive licensing and supply agreement announced in 2023), Printed Electronics Limited (long-term wearable-electronics collaborator), and Move4ward (MyGo® soft garment exoskeleton, winner of the Elevator Award 2022 Innovation category). It also engages in academic collaborations, notably with the University of Southampton on Innovate UK-funded projects.

Revenue is generated through four streams: R&D and prototype services (design, manufacture, assembly, and test of smart circuits), production manufacturing (cylinder screen printing of sheets up to 100cm × 70cm on a dedicated UK line), technology licensing (including the exclusive ElastaTrode™ license to Atlantic Therapeutics), and supply of inks and consumables. Pricing is quote-based, with no public tiers, and payment terms typically run 30 days from invoice. Operations are housed in a 1,100m² facility in Barnsley, UK. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Interlink Electronics, Inc., a US publicly traded parent, with leadership comprising Managing Director Mel Revitt and Business Development Director Paul Brook. Strategic positioning is reinforced by The King's Award for Enterprise 2023 (Innovation) and the Medilink UK National Healthcare Business Award for Innovation 2024.

Name

Conductive Transfers

Legal name

Conductive Transfers Limited

Website

https://conductivetransfers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Conductive Transfers is a UK-based printed-electronics manufacturer that screen-prints stretchable, washable circuits onto fabric substrates, serving MedTech, automotive, sensors, and wearables OEMs through four proprietary technology lines. It operates as a subsidiary of Interlink Electronics, Inc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barnsley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. R&D and Prototype Services: Support Lab services for design, manufacture, assembly and test of smart circuits for proof of concept or prototypes. Includes technology consultation and project estimation for hours, materials, and subcontractor work.
2. Production Manufacturing: Full production manufacturing using cylinder screen printing line. Production of printed circuits, heaters, sensors, and electrodes up to 100cm x 70cm sheets.
3. Technology Licensing: Licensing of proprietary technology (patented ElastaTrode™) to partner companies for integration into their products. Includes exclusive license agreements such as with Atlantic Therapeutics for INNOVO®.
4. Product Supply: Supply of inks and consumables from Conductive Transfers and their partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Conductive Transfers designs, develops, and manufactures printed electronic circuits, heaters, and sensors laminated onto fabric substrates using proprietary screen-printing processes. Its patented ElastaTrode™, ElastaTherm®, ElastaMoist™, and ElastaSens™ product lines serve MedTech, automotive, sensor, and wearable electronics customers. The company also offers R&D, prototyping, and full production manufacturing services from its 1100m² facility in Barnsley, UK.

Product overview

Conductive Transfers is an innovative company at the forefront of printed electronics and smart textile technology. Their portfolio consists of four core proprietary technology products: ElastaTrode™ (printed circuits for smart textiles/medical applications), ElastaTherm® (printed heaters for automotive/smart textiles), ElastaMoist™ (moisture sensors for femtech/healthcare), and ElastaSens™ (pressure sensors for smart textiles). They also develop specialized products like MyGo® in partnership with Move4ward. These technologies are primarily targeted at MedTech, sensors, wearables, and automotive sectors. The company offers comprehensive services from prototype to production including design, testing, manufacturing, and supply of inks and consumables, delivered through their 1100m² UK facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ElastaTrode™: Printed circuit technology designed for smart textiles, suitable for electrical muscle stimulation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, and medical sensing applications including ECG, EMG and EEG.
• ElastaTherm®
• ElastaMoist™
• ElastaSens™

Products and services

• ElastaTrode™ Printed circuit technology for smart textiles used in medical smart garments for electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and medical sensing (ECG, EMG, EEG). Available in 2D and 3D configurations with 3D electrodes reducing skin contact resistance. Patented in UK and US.
• ElastaTherm® Printed heater technology for smart textiles and automotive applications. Reaches operating temperatures quicker than wire or mat heating elements, uses less power, is thinner and lighter, and self-regulates at operating temperature, eliminating the need for temperature regulation circuits.
• ElastaMoist™ Moisture sensor technology for smart textile and smart garment applications in femtech, health, and medical markets. Custom-designed sensors use tiny electrodes connected to tracks running to a microcontroller that measures sensor resistance to detect liquids such as water or urine for consumer or healthcare professional notification.
• ElastaSens™ Printed pressure sensing technology for smart textiles. Flexible, thin, and light pressure and force sensors using resistive and/or capacitive measurements, tunable to specific customer requirements. Suitable for smart garments, PPE, and other smart textile applications.
• Support Lab Services (R&D and Prototyping) Design, manufacture, assembly, and testing of smart circuits for proof of concept or prototype. Working closely with client teams across medical, automotive, and wearable markets globally, including technology consultation and project estimation.
• Prototype Testing Services Mechanical and electrical testing using Instron Universal column tester and Keysight LCR meter for simultaneous capture of smart circuit mechanical properties (tensile strain) and electrical parameters (resistance). Includes wash testing to ISO standard using wascator machine.
• Production & Supply

Quantifiable outcome

• Circuits are stretchable, washable, durable, and effective for smart textile applications
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Atlantic TherapeuticscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2023Exclusive licensing agreement and manufacturing supply relationship. Conductive Transfers manufactures and supplies stretchable, washable circuits for Atlantic Therapeutics' INNOVO® product - an FDA and CE approved compression garment for treating urinary incontinence. The license supports scale-up of commercialization activities into core US and UK markets.
• Printed Electronics LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration on wearable electronics applications. PEL chooses Conductive Transfers for their patented method of laminating functional circuitry onto fabric substrates, which PEL considers the most robust and adaptable way to embed electronics into wearables.
• University of SouthamptonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Conductive Transfers on an Innovate UK project. Associate Professor Kay Yang worked with Paul and the CT team, praising their industrial knowledge, experience, commitment, and timely response.
• Move4ward (MyGo®)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConductive Transfers developed and printed circuits and electrodes for MyGo® - a soft garment exoskeleton with built-in printed conductive electrodes. Move4ward won the Elevator Award 2022 using Conductive Transfers technology. The product helps mobility-impaired individuals.
• Interlink Electronics, Inc.coreOthersConductive Transfers is a subsidiary of Interlink Electronics, Inc., a US-based company.
• Innovate UKminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUK government innovation agency that funds collaborative R&D projects. Conductive Transfers has worked with university partners on Innovate UK-funded projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Interlink Electronics, Inc. Parent company of Conductive Transfers and a US-based publicly traded force-sensing and HMI technology company. Directly comparable because it shares the same underlying technology family (printed/flexible sensors and circuits) and serves overlapping end markets in medical, industrial, and consumer electronics.
• TexTrace (Avery Dennison): Avery Dennison-owned specialist in RFID and conductive textile integration for apparel and industrial applications. Comparable in the textile-embedded electronics niche, though more focused on RFID than biometric/therapeutic circuits.
• Axelgaard Manufacturing: US manufacturer of medical electrodes and conductive hydrogel products for EMS, TENS, and monitoring. Directly comparable to CT's ElastaTrode™ medical electrode applications in the same FDA-cleared therapy and monitoring use cases.

Direct peers

• BeBop Sensors: Develops printed/flexible fabric-based sensor solutions for wearables, automotive, and IoT. Directly comparable to Conductive Transfers' ElastaSens™ pressure-sensing technology and shares the same printed-on-substrate approach with stretchable, washable form factors.
• Sensoria Health: Smart-textile wearables company focused on health-monitoring garments with embedded textile sensors. Comparable to Conductive Transfers on the wearable/MedTech smart-garment axis, particularly for ECG/EMG and rehabilitation applications.
• Myant Inc. Canadian smart-textile platform that embeds sensors and actuators into textile products for health, fitness, and automotive use. Highly comparable to Conductive Transfers' multi-product (electrode/heater/sensor) approach to functionalizing fabric.
• AiQ Smart Clothing: Developer of smart garments integrating conductive textiles, biometric sensors, and heating elements. Direct overlap with CT's ElastaTrode™ and ElastaTherm® lines, particularly for sportswear, healthcare, and industrial workwear.

Emerging players

• Vorbeck Materials: US-based developer of graphene-based conductive inks and printed electronics for wearables, RFID, and flexible circuits. Comparable as a printed-electronics materials and applications company serving overlapping end markets.
• Sensing Tex: Spanish smart-textile sensor manufacturer producing flexible, washable fabric sensors for lighting, health, and IoT. Comparable to CT's ElastaSens™ and ElastaTrode™ approaches with a similarly niche European footprint.

Others

• Henkel (Adhesive Technologies / Conductive Inks): Global specialty chemicals company that produces conductive inks and materials used in printed electronics and wearable applications. Comparable as an enabling materials supplier whose products overlap with the conductive compounds CT prints onto fabric.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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