Abstract:
The last several years has seen both Additive manufacturing and 3D printing experience growth of tremendous proportions. While 3D printing is currently used for mostly prototyping, if it were implemented into the manufacturing of actual products, this technology can offer significant benefits over conventional manufacturing methods. These benefits would include saving a great deal of time as well as money on making tools and assembly. The development of 3D printing materials would be required for the transition from prototyping to direct digital manufacturing. This set of 3D printing materials would have a variety of functional properties; including electrical and thermal conductivity, as well as magnetic properties. Nanocomposites would provide an impeccable solution for creating such materials.
This presentation summarizes the recent advancements made by our company in the development of functional 3D printing materials and new methods for additive manufacturing. We have successfully demonstrated, with these developments, that 3D printing could be used for manufacturing a working prototype of a battery as well as a 3D printed OLED light source.