WALTER PAK SL

Their core work

Walter Pack is a Spanish SME specializing in printed electronics and functional materials for industrial surfaces. They develop haptic interfaces, hybrid printed electronics, and smart packaging solutions for sectors including automotive, building, and consumer goods. Their core capability lies in integrating printed functional materials — sensors, displays, and interactive surfaces — into real-world products, bridging the gap between laboratory-scale printed electronics and mass manufacturing.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 period (2015–2018), Walter Pack focused on building printed electronics capabilities — haptic surfaces, graphene materials, and pilot-line manufacturing for hybrid printed components across automotive, building, and packaging applications. From 2018 onward, their work shifted toward applying these capabilities in more targeted domains: advanced graphene composites for sensors and photonics, and most recently, circular economy solutions for the automotive sector. The trajectory shows a company moving from broad printed electronics R&D toward specific high-value applications, particularly in automotive circularity.

Walter Pack is pivoting from pure printed electronics manufacturing toward sustainability-driven applications, particularly circular design for automotive components — a direction that aligns with tightening EU end-of-life vehicle regulations.

How they like to work

Walter Pack operates exclusively as a participant, never as coordinator, which positions them as a reliable technical contributor rather than a project leader. With 274 unique partners across 25 countries in just 6 projects, they work in very large consortia — typical of flagship programs like Graphene Core. This means they are accustomed to complex multi-partner environments and can integrate into large collaborative structures without friction.

With 274 consortium partners across 25 countries, Walter Pack has an exceptionally broad European network, largely built through participation in the Graphene Flagship and large-scale innovation actions. Their reach spans most of the EU, giving them access to a wide range of research and industrial contacts.

What sets them apart

Walter Pack occupies a rare niche as a manufacturing SME that can take printed electronics from lab-scale prototypes to functional integration in real products — surfaces, packaging, and automotive components. Their combination of graphene materials expertise with practical manufacturing know-how makes them a strong industrialization partner for research-heavy consortia that need someone to bridge the gap to market-ready products. Their recent pivot into automotive circular economy adds a sustainability dimension that few printed electronics companies can offer.

Highlights from their portfolio

• HAPPINESS
  Largest single EC contribution (EUR 715,625) — focused on haptic printed interfaces, representing Walter Pack's core printed electronics identity.
• GrapheneCore2
  Part of the EU's billion-euro Graphene Flagship, placing Walter Pack alongside Europe's top graphene researchers and giving them access to frontier materials science.
• TREASURE
  Most recent project (2021-2024) and a strategic pivot into automotive circular economy — signals a new direction for the company.