3D printer and microdispensing system manufacturernScrypt, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a patent for a new high-speed micro additive manufacturing method. The patent addresses applications that call for a wider material palette or technology capable of 3D printing onto a range of shaped surfaces.
“真正需要一种高速3D打印方法，该方法可以在平坦或共形表面上产生图案，并在多层中建造具有多种材料的3D结构，其中一些可能是导电的，” CEO博士说。nscrypt。
“This patent reflects our pioneering work to solve this problem with micro-dispensing.”
What is microdispensing?
Microdispensing is a method of depositing droplets of ink in volumes of less than one microliter. Without necessarily relying on heat to melt the inks, or the low viscosity inks needed for ink jet printing, microdispensing is incredibly diverse in terms of its material choice. In contrast to methods like SLA that would require multiple vats to switch materials, microdispensing also facilitates multimaterial 3D printing.
Such versatility has earned microdispensing a place across a wide variety of industries. For example fabrication ofsmart devices, electronics,conformal antennasand微流体装置.
Patented multimaterial 3D printing
nScrypt’s trademark microdispensing technology relies on the SmartPump syringe-based dispenser, which is at the heart of the company’s most recent patent. At present, the SmartPump is compatible with over 10,000 commercially available materials of varying viscosity, from liquid inks, through to pastes, epoxies and conductive materials.
特别是nScrypt专利号10059056 B2。”Micro-dispensing Multi-Layered 3D Objects with Curing Steps,” relates to a SmartPump-powered system that can use materials “loaded with nano to micron sized particles, tubes, or strings.”
Three independent claims are made by the patent. First of all, between each microdispensed layer, material is cured by lasers or UV light sources. Secondly, a system that uses multiple nozzles to make multimaterial structures. And thirdly, the potential of curing multiple layers using either a photo, thermal, electrical, inductive, or chemical source. A further sixteen dependent, more specific, claims are also made, relating to pick and place capability, and real time process monitoring.
Other activities at nScrypt
Scheduled for launch in February 2019, nScrypt is also the developer of the NASA-sponsored3D BioFabrication Facility(BFF) which will be installed aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
In other recent news, nScrypt launchednScrypt Cyberfacturing, an in-house additive manufacturing bureau.
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特色图像显示了NSCRYPT 3DN系统中的样本对象。通过YouTube上的AhankTCD照片
