Optomec Showcases Advances in 3D Printed Electronics at LOPEC

Optomec featured Aerosol Jet printers for 3D printed electronics applications at the LOPEC International Conference and Exhibition. Aerosol Jet Printers are being used to directly print functional electronic circuitry and components onto low-temperature, non-planar substrates, without the need for masks, screens or plating.

The Aerosol Jet process utilizes an aerodynamic focusing technique to collimate a dense mist of material-laden micro droplets into a tightly controlled beam to print features as small as 10 microns or as large as several millimeters in a single pass. A wide assortment of materials can be printed with the Aerosol Jet system, including conductive nano-particle inks and conductive polymers, dielectrics, conductive epoxies, ceramics and bio-active materials. Aerosol Jet systems are used to print signal and power circuits, embedded sensors, conformal antenna, fuel cells, and to dispense conductive adhesives for solder-free attachment of integrated circuits and other components.