Optomec, TEC Bring Metal 3D Printing to U.S. Classrooms

Optomec announced that the company recently established a marketing partnership with Technology Education Concepts (TEC), a leading provider of academic engineering technologies. TEC will market Optomec LENS systems for 3D printed metals and Aerosol Jet systems for printed electronics to universities and technical institutions throughout the northeast U.S.

Optomec Aerosol Jet systems are used to directly print functional electronic circuitry and components onto 2D and 3D substrates without the need for masks, screens or plating. The Aerosol Jet process utilizes an innovative aerodynamic focusing technique to collimate a dense mist of metal nano-particle inks and other electronic materials into a tightly controlled beam to print features as small as 10 microns or as large as several millimeters in a single pass.

“TEC’s longstanding philosophy has been to bring quality commercial and advanced technologies to the academic marketplace in order to enable institutions and their students to contribute to tomorrow’s high manufacturing demands. Optomec Additive Manufacturing Systems are at the forefront of important advancements for Advanced Manufacturing in our future,” said Richard Amarosa, president and founder of TEC, Inc.