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US 3D printer manufacturer, nano3Dprint, has released a new version to its A2200 multi-material electronics manufacturing system.
The A2200 has a slimmer design and features a smaller material-dispensing printerhead, a paste deposition mechanism, and a better integrated video monitoring system. The new system can 3D print materials more quickly and accurately with these improvements. It also allows users to track their electronic manufacturing processes with much greater clarity.
“The A2200 can produce circuit boards, batteries, sensors, antennas, medical devices, solar cells, flexible electronics, conductors and microfluidics,” said Gretta Perlmutter, Product Success Manager at nano3Dprint. “Our direct-write technology can incorporate strain gauges, heaters, complex antenna geometries and optical components in a 3D print.”
nano3Dprint’s multi-material technology
nano3Dprint, a California-based company, specializes on the design and manufacture of inexpensive electronics 3D printing machines. Currently, the company’s portfolio consists of the A2200 and B3300 3D printer, a more premium dual print system that’s capable of simultaneously depositing different conductive and functional inks onto an existing substrate, in a single pass.
These machines will soon be joined by another in nano3Dprint’s range: the ‘D4200S.’ While little has been made public about the upcoming 3D printer, it’s understood to have been built around the firm’s scanning probe nanotechnology expertise, and it will enable the production of electronics from micro and nanoscale materials.
Utilizing its portfolio, nano3Dprint says it’s possible to invent, design and manufacture electronics with applications in multiple industries. For example, in healthcare, the company promotes its machines as a means of creating life-saving medical equipment. In other areas, it also highlights their potential for addressing the energy sector and wider R&D needs.
Upgraded electronics 3D printer
Thanks to its side-by-side precision filament extruder and material dispensing system, nano3Dprint’s new A2200 system is capable of depositing Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) polymers like ABS or PLA, next to functional inks such as gold or copper. This allows the machine to multi-material 3D print and allows users to create complex electronic devices in desired geometry.
Compared to its predecessor, the new A2200 packs a revised material dispensing printhead that allows for 30% faster print speeds, and overall, it’s capable of depositing inks/pastes with 10% more precision. This redesigned microdispenser can 3D print higher viscosity pasts. These inks/pastes include semi-conductive, conductive and insulating, as well medical-grade silicone, UV cure polymers, epoxies and solvent-based inks.
Elsewhere, to help users monitor print progress, nano3Dprint has replaced the unit’s 0.3 megapixel, 480p resolution CMOS sensor with a more accurate 5 megapixel version. The new sensor’s resolution can be adjusted to 720p or 1080p, depending on adopters’ needs, as can a number of other settings, in a way that allows them to fine-tune and monitor their 3D designs by watching them print in real-time.
Ultimately, nano3Dprint says the level of independent vertical movement possible between the machine’s extruder and its dispensing nozzle, allows users to “print anything on anything.” Application-wise, the firm’s new system could therefore open the door to the more rapid, accurate 3D printing of electronics such as PCBs, wearables, conductors and solar cells.
Pricing and technical specifications
Below are the technical specifications for nano3Dprint’s upgraded A2200 multi-material electronics 3D printer, which is available at a starting price of $4,950.
| Volume | 214 x 56 x 160 mm |
| Printhead | Optimized Dual Extruders |
| FDM Extruders Size | 0.4 mm (1.75 mm filament) |
| Max Nozzle Temperature | 270°C |
| Max Axis Moving Speed | 350 mm/s |
| Printing Layer Height | ≥ 0.02 mm |
| Dispensing Syringe Size | 3 ml |
| Video Inspection System | Real-time Magnifying video |
| Material for Stage | Removable heated mattress |
| Connectivity | Flash Drive or SD Card Direct |
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Featured image shows nano3Dprint’s new A2200 multi-material electronics 3D printer. Image by nano3Dprint.