Micro 3D Printing Makes Tiny Detailed Parts: The Cool Parts Show S3E4
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The well-known benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) include geometric complexity and reduced lead time, but Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) is advancing a potential benefit that is less well known. That is, AM can provide an efficient and accessible means of making tiny parts - parts that are so small it might take a microscope to see them clearly.
A 3D printed electrical connector provides an example. Making the part through injection molding is challenging because of the expertise needed to make a microscale mold, while producing the part on BMF’s fine-resolution 3D printer is straightforward by comparison. On this episode, we talk about AM as an alternative to micromolding and micromachining.
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Thanks guys. I'm in no way related to manufacturing but I subscribed because this is too interesting to pass up. I like the student+teacher format and I've started recording videos at work using it.
You certainly deserve a lot more subscribers for the quality of content you present! Nice work from BMF. Love the precision of the system. Maybe I would take the statement of no support needed with a pinch of salt, otherwise it's amazing work.
@AdditiveManufacturing
3 жыл бұрын
Noted Ehab! To be clear, support IS needed - it’s just that the features are so tiny, the part’s buoyancy within the vat is enough to provide it. A pinch of salt would also help with that buoyancy, but might affect mechanical properties ;-)
In my final year college project I was searching someone could print my design in that size wish I would have had access to such technology
awesome work, thank you!
Are there any services for printing for individuals? Not just companies?
Very interesting video. Were the featured parts printed with readily available resins?
@AdditiveManufacturing
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! We reached out to John Kawola who confirmed that all of the parts shown in this video were printed with commercially available resins.
@mikewaskewicz
3 жыл бұрын
@@AdditiveManufacturing Thanks for the follow up!
Thanks
It's very good technology! Part is very interesting! I want to know, what is this part for? What is its function and where is it installed? Thank you in advance!
@AdditiveManufacturing
2 жыл бұрын
It is an electrical connector for a sensitive electronics component, but we don’t know more than that. The maker of the system this connector fits into asked for secrecy around their product design.
Hello, is there today any AM technology or AM machines that do this kind of microprinting on metals? Thanks
@AdditiveManufacturing
2 жыл бұрын
There are companies offering metal AM technology for precise microscale work. Here is an example: www.3dmicroprint.com/technology/case-studies/
How different is this from old school LIGA !?