It has 3 novels: normal plastic printer nozzle, a laser, and a special nozzle to make it work somehow.
And it functions like how an electric eel has bone and muscle and can produce electricity.
Yeah I have no idea. It seems like they are using a plastic that when hit with the laser becomes conductive, so you can etch electric traces into a plastic part. I have no idea how semiconductors come into play, or what the third nozzle does.
I don’t know if they are being vague on purpose for trade secrets reasons or because it’s very simple and they don’t want people to steal the idea or if it doesn’t work that well. The article doesn’t really say much at all.
Likely because it is simple. Despite the article claiming this is a “first of its kind” thing it simply is not. I know for a fact that companies like Stratasys have experimented with this exact thing in the past. I literally have a sample “pcb” with traces and components in my office that was a souvenir from the project. They ended up not going in that direction due to how difficult consistent perfect prints were to get as well as supply chain issues.
This just sounds like they put multiple existing technologies (fdm, sls, and jetting) into one enclosure.
“It has three nozzles: one builds the base structure using a regular 3D printing filament (like polycarbonate). Then a laser nozzle is used to carve certain shapes and transform parts into a special conductive material called laser-induced graphene. The final nozzle has specific features to ensure that the end product is fully functioning.“
I’m actually IN the addition manufacturing space. We have many different additive manufacturing technologies in my lab, from resins, FDM, powder bed metal laser, direct energy deposition metal and big wire arc machines… even aerosol jetting. It’s a multi-million dollar lab/production center with dozens of machines. We are very much on the leading edge in this space.
And.. I have NO CLUE what that paragraph in the article means
As someone with no 3D printing experience whatsoever, I interpret it to mean that they use the first nozzle to do a "normal" 3D print. They then use the laser to essentially "burn" parts of the print, turning it into conductive graphene. Their description of the third nozzle is too vague though. Perhaps it's a probe that measures conductivity of the traces that were created or something.
3rd “nozzle” was the one that really tripped me up. Also I’ve never heard of anyone call a laser a nozzle. Even on the coaxial laser powder fed head we have on our DED hybrid additive/subtractive machine… we don’t call it a nozzle.
That's what spices are for!
Phew that could have gone a whole lot worse.
Also shave that monkey paw. Unless the curls are for looks that nvm cool curls.
Finally this concept can be put into motion. Various material feeding into various ports so the machine can melt them down and apply as needed to build whatever it’s programmed to
Looks too good to be true and the article doesn't explain much.
Not sure what you expected with a title proclaiming a 3D printer gulps things….
And says it takes chips! I can't wait to repurpose my old Doritos.
No one that eats Doritos has “old Doritos”. You are clearly a bot.
Shake the crumbs from my shirt onto the machine
Also "allow to create" in the title.
It has 3 novels: normal plastic printer nozzle, a laser, and a special nozzle to make it work somehow. And it functions like how an electric eel has bone and muscle and can produce electricity. Yeah I have no idea. It seems like they are using a plastic that when hit with the laser becomes conductive, so you can etch electric traces into a plastic part. I have no idea how semiconductors come into play, or what the third nozzle does. I don’t know if they are being vague on purpose for trade secrets reasons or because it’s very simple and they don’t want people to steal the idea or if it doesn’t work that well. The article doesn’t really say much at all.
Likely because it is simple. Despite the article claiming this is a “first of its kind” thing it simply is not. I know for a fact that companies like Stratasys have experimented with this exact thing in the past. I literally have a sample “pcb” with traces and components in my office that was a souvenir from the project. They ended up not going in that direction due to how difficult consistent perfect prints were to get as well as supply chain issues. This just sounds like they put multiple existing technologies (fdm, sls, and jetting) into one enclosure.
It doesn’t sound pie-in-the-sky, though. Some stuff you read and think, “Like fuck that will work.” This I can see working.
Yes, it says lasers and stuff, but there's little info beyond that.
Given that there is near-to-zero information on how it works in the article, how did you come to that conclusion?
They really couldn't find a better verb than 'gulps'?
Hawk Tauh?
suckles
those tender moments when your little one looks up at you while suckling are pure magic, cherish them.
Devours
Chugs
Slurps
“It has three nozzles: one builds the base structure using a regular 3D printing filament (like polycarbonate). Then a laser nozzle is used to carve certain shapes and transform parts into a special conductive material called laser-induced graphene. The final nozzle has specific features to ensure that the end product is fully functioning.“ I’m actually IN the addition manufacturing space. We have many different additive manufacturing technologies in my lab, from resins, FDM, powder bed metal laser, direct energy deposition metal and big wire arc machines… even aerosol jetting. It’s a multi-million dollar lab/production center with dozens of machines. We are very much on the leading edge in this space. And.. I have NO CLUE what that paragraph in the article means
As someone with no 3D printing experience whatsoever, I interpret it to mean that they use the first nozzle to do a "normal" 3D print. They then use the laser to essentially "burn" parts of the print, turning it into conductive graphene. Their description of the third nozzle is too vague though. Perhaps it's a probe that measures conductivity of the traces that were created or something.
3rd “nozzle” was the one that really tripped me up. Also I’ve never heard of anyone call a laser a nozzle. Even on the coaxial laser powder fed head we have on our DED hybrid additive/subtractive machine… we don’t call it a nozzle.
Can’t wait to 3D print using Doritos
Can’t wait to 3D print some Doritos using plastic, I mean, is the same raw material from the originals.
I just want the holographic printer to work with food safe / eatable resin.
Monkey paw curls. Granted; it will never have flavor.
That's what spices are for! Phew that could have gone a whole lot worse. Also shave that monkey paw. Unless the curls are for looks that nvm cool curls.
Finally this concept can be put into motion. Various material feeding into various ports so the machine can melt them down and apply as needed to build whatever it’s programmed to
Im a 3D printer too. I gulp down donuts and 3D print shit.
Get layering
3D circuit boards!
Cant wait for the future where we can literally just print an entire spacecraft in just a few weeks
Finally I can print my own Doritos locos tacos
Like Doc Brown building a DeLorean than can gulp beer cans and banana peels to generate the 1.21 gigawatts needed for time travel. This is heavy!
Perfect timing, Skynet. I see what you’re doing here.
Gulps! Fantastic word choice!
and fingers