Category: Metal-Plastic Hybrid 3D Printer
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Multi-material 3D printing technology: integrated preparation of polymers and metals
Existing three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies, both polymer-based and metal-based, can only fabricate (only) plastic structures or (only) metal structures, which severely limits the application of additive manufacturing technologies in electronics such as IOT, ICT and robotics. Electronic devices are usually composed of both functional plastics and metals, including sensors and micro-actuators. They are connected together…
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New Metal-Plastic Hybrid 3D Printer for electronic miniaturization
Building precise metal patterns on complex three-dimensional (3D) plastic parts allows for the manufacture of functional devices for advanced applications. However, it is currently expensive and requires complex processes. To address these issues, our lab is developing a technique to fabricate 3D metal-plastic composite structures with arbitrarily complex shapes. The cured resin is modified to…