波兰3D打印机制造商烧结has added a new electrostatic safe 3D printing material to its portfolio called PA11 ESD.
The company’s seventh SLS powder is its first to feature electrostatic discharge (ESD) functionality, which enables the production of conductive parts with dissipative qualities. Sinterit’s latest polymer could open a range of new electronics applications to itsLisasystems, such as 3D printed casings, connectors or fixtures for use in ESD-safe areas.
“The PA11 ESD, bio-sourced from castor oil, is our new proposition dedicated to the electronics and automotive industry,” said Konrad Glowack, Co-Founder of Sinterit. “ESD-safe materials with better thermal properties and dimension stability was something that our clients asked for, and now we are glad to deliver it.”
3 d打印ESD-optimized parts
Within certain applications, 3D printed and electronic components often come into close contact, and if the former doesn’t feature sufficiently dissipative qualities, static electricity can build-up causing sparks to occur. These static bursts sometimes cause damage to the electronic parts, and in potentially explosive atmospheres, outcomes could be much more severe.
ESD-safe materials mitigate such issues by providing a moderately conductive “exit path” for the charge that naturally dissipates any static build-up during operation. Utilizing this technology, all electronics firms have ‘safe areas’ within their production lines, in which only electrostatic-optimized tools can be deployed.
These designated ESD factory zones may provide peace of mind for manufacturers, but they also prevent them from 3D printing replacement parts with conventional polymers. As a result, material producers such asInnofil3D(and now Sinterit) have launched a新系列ESD丝that seek to address this emerging electronics market.
烧结’s static-friendly powder
烧结’s portfolio includes a range offlexible printing materialsincluding three Flexa TPUs and one Rubber TPE, which have each been adopted in a wide variety of sectors. With its latest polymer, the firm has opted to enhance its PA11 Onyx materials with ESD-safety and thermal resistance qualities, to create an even better powder.
As a result, Sinterit says that its PA11 ESD plastic possesses enhanced thermal performance compared to its predecessors, as well as greater dimensional stability. The new plastic powder is also based on bio-sourced castor oil, making it a more sustainable alternative to the chemical-based conductive plastics on the market.
由于PA11 ESD的机械品质，Lisa用户现在可以制造适合于在潜在爆炸氛围中工作的产品的零件。能够安全地生产防爆的组件可以为Sinterit的SLS机器打开各种新应用，在存在易燃颗粒的区域，例如建筑物和车辆喷涂地点。
符合ESD的3D印刷组件在汽车行业也是高度可取的，在该行业中，电子和备件经常在工厂地板上接触。汽车公司大陆, for instance, recentlyacquired a Stratasys Fortus 450mcfor this purpose, and Sinterit’s latest material could enable its users to address this market too.
In addition, due to its functionality, PA11 ESD material is compatible with capacitive touch-screens. As a result, Sinterit’s material potentially creates new applications for its technology in human-screen interactions, and provides it with the ability to deliver better solutions for artificial hands.
烧结is also promoting an upcoming product via its website, which it claims will take post-processing “to the next level,” and make it “easier than it has ever been.” Although the company is currently remaining tight-lipped about the details, interested parties can find out more at the online launch event on December 3rd 2020 at 3pm CEST.
To register for the virtual webinar, just head to the Sinterit website and complete thesign-up form.
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Featured image shows Sinterit’s new PA11 ESD powder alongside a 3D printed electronics product. Image via Sinterit.
